Funafuti Lagoon Hotel — Hotel in Funafuti

I stayed for 7 nights and paid AUD132/night. Staff: services always come with smile and everybody is friendly. Thank you!

Room: spacious with AC but far from clean. Coming to a sticky and smelly floor on the first day. At certain hour in the evening 2 little mice start running around, I used cockroaches spray to keep them away around my bed - at least. On the next day, nobody’s coming to clean the room or change the towels/sheet. I dont mind using towels multiple times, but at least I need the room to get cleaned. Apparently, cleaning schedule is once in 2-3 days. Starting on Day 3, water dripping off my bathroom ceiling. I informed the cleaning lady but she only replied yes, no more comments. Looking at the stain on the bathroom ceiling, seems that the leakage has been there for sometimes.

Food: breakfast option is limited to cereal/bread/pancake. We need to pay separately for eggs (AUD 2/egg). Fruit and veggie are super rare.

Laundry: On that 2nd day, I also asked for laundry as I went through multiple transits and connecting flights, I had 3 pcs of clothes for laundry but the clothes did not come back until the 5th day + multiple reminders.

Internet: wifi is only accessible in the lobby

Overall this is clearly not worth the price, but considering limited options for accommodation in the island I would say it is...

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