CORAL MOTEL & APARTMENTS

Coral Motel and Apartments is now working close to full accommodation potential and is the preferred choice for a great number of people due to apartments being very large, self contained with full kitchen facilities and private balconies.

Our emphasis is not so much from within the tourism industry but rather, the extended stay and longer term guests such as business people, workers on employment contracts, religious groups, missionaries, etc.

This shift has been a deliberate tactic by us, enabling us to move away from the “over servicing” of the tourist market and filling a void which we saw as evident from our first days in Vanuatu. This shift has seen a significant increase in occupancy which is averaging at 80% per annum.

The Coral is conveniently located and the closest accommodation to the International/Domestic Airports and also within easy access of town and CBD. This is a great motivator for people to choose us ahead of other Budget Motels/Hotels.

Coral Motel is a quiet place with no bar or restaurant to keep the guests awake late into the night with undue noise and disturbances. Although we have Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority (VIPA) approval for both restaurant and bar facilities, we have chosen not to enter this field at this time.

The Coral is in Cyberspace with its own website www.coralmotel.com  and also listed with various other web sites = vanuatutourism.com; spto.org; travelmaxia.com; vanuatu-hotels.vu; globetrotters.co.uk; tripadvisor.com = which are adding to our e-mail inquiries and bookings. We also take pride with numerous and continual repeat bookings and bookings from personal referrals.

The Lonely Planet Guide has given us the “thumbs up” and we take bookings from Europe and USA due to this. We are popular with tourists heading to the outer Islands and returning, due to our convenient location to both Airport and CBD. Although we advertise a small fee for return airport transfers, we rarely charge this which is a significant bit of PR.

We now have building plans drawn up, with development approval (from 5th August 2007) for seven two level, one bedroom apartments to be built strategically behind our existing apartments in “terrace” style.

Currently, eight of the ten apartments have been freshened up with new paint, new furniture, new linen (Sheridan), new 2-door fridges, new TV’s. Two apartments have been left “as is”, except for new linen, new TV’s and fridges. We had new cable TV systems installed plus a DVD channel and carry an extremely comprehensive DVD library, all of which is controlled from the manager’s residence behind the main office. All wood balustrades have been replaced with the best quality Vanuatu hardwood. All kitchens to be replaced with full timber in Rosewood on a room by room basis beginning mid June 2007.

All maintenance carried out has been to the best standards with a “replacement where possible” policy by us and all the staff. This policy has seen us progressively moving forward bringing the premises up to standard, rather than a “return to fix it again & again” mentality. We can be assured our guests have a stress free stay with us and possibly put us at the head of their list for their next visit, if they chose to return and also recommend us to their friends, family and business associates.
 

We are including our beautiful little wooden yacht, built in 1960 at Smith’s Boatyard in New Zealand by Smith himself to one of his designs (resembles Hereshoff) and after launching, the yacht was reputedly sailed to Florida, USA then back to Fiji, New Zealand and followed up with a journey to Vanuatu, where she now resides. She is 26’11” in length 5’ draft with a full keel. Construction is of tongue & grooved Kauri Pine and with tiller steering. Has a mooring in Port Vila Harbour and can be enjoyed when taking a break from work.

AUD $1,650,000 W.I.W.O.