Tanna Volcano View Treehouse — Hotel in Tanna

Beware cockroaches in the simple rooms, and open windows/ no locks (or handles from the inside) Bucket showers and janky toilets, hand washing carefully with a bucket and alternating hands (and annoying *ss roosters early in the AM). Food was good, though by the last morning - despite repeatedly telling her (since I was the only guest) to have breakfast at 830 or 9, she woke me up at 7am for no good reason. Even after I was clearly still asleep and told her to give me another hour or two, by the time I went down, the food was cold and she clearly just made it whenever she wanted to. Transport there was dependent on his relative who also took a ton of other people, and transport back was very difficult to arrange. Considering tourists pay 10x or more what a local pays, for the exact same ride, it shouldn't be counted as a "private taxi"- we ended up with a ton of people on the way back to town again also. There's nothing else to do in the area, and you definitely can't hear or see the red of the volcano from the room, like...

An amazing experience staying with Robert and Lina. You could not be closer to the entrance of the volcano and hearing it rumble at night is an unforgettable experience. The treehouse is basic but very comfortable and the meals your hosts cook for you are delicious and huge helpings. Robert makes things very easy, picking you up from the airport and explaining all the activities with great detail, we would have needed a far longer stay to do them all! We climbed the volcano (recommend walking up yourself for amazing views and changing landscape) and then across the Ash Plain to the Sulphur Bay hot Springs which were both amazing experiences, especially the volcano (closest you can to an active volcano in the world). Robert and Lina have great advice and directions on all these and more to do. Can't wait...

Robert's family is nice and our kid liked playing with his kids. But the fact that he relies on others to transport his guests makes mobility difficult except for going to the volcano which is right across the road. Most of the people he relies on to arrange transport are his family and they own their own guesthouses and so prioritize their own guests over Robert's which leaves you in a pickle and sometimes even stranded as happened to us. they also do not always communicate cost of services adequately. On top, clan disputes and wonton system means many opportunities are closed or not communicated to his guests and limits your potential to experience all that Tanna...