Manea on Muri

Property is clean and tidy but slightly run down but is in a great location and good value. Overall I enjoyed my stay

We loved our stay at Manea. The bungalow was really clean and by the lagoon. Wendy is very friendly and very hospitable, she has always made sure we had everything we needed and was kind to let us do an early check-in and late check out due to a time mistake with our flight. We will recommend Manea, especially for independent travelers and the ones who would like a self-contained accommodation for a reasonable price.

There are a couple of good points with this property, but they don’t outweigh the downsides. I’ve written many reviews over the years and try to always be objective to help others decide. By way of context we booked this accomodation last minute (2 days out) as our travel agent stuffed up our original booking so we didn’t really do enough research before confirming this place. The Location The property has direct access to the upper end of Muri beach (just around the corner past the rugby ground) and they provide a couple of stand up paddle boards and kayaks to explore the lagoon with. It gets quite shallow at this end of the lagoon so you really need to check when high tide is if you want to snorkel or swim. It was nice to be able to walk down the beach and back each day to get food, but you will need footwear for the first part as it is quite stony. The Accomodation Because of the location being on the end of Muri beach, you are more in amongst residential homes, and it is quite noisy. There are many roosters which crow throughout the day and night, the chickens sleep under the villa and next door they are building a restaurant so there is a skill saw and hammering going from about 8 in the morning at the moment. We stayed in the 3 bedroom unit (Unit 5) which definitely does not have the advertised specs of the other units and which the website and the travel agents confirmation mentions, e.g there is no rain shower, safe or TV (not that we usually want one on holiday). It said that it was renovated a month prior, but this still seems to be mid rennovation as it is very run down. The balcony and outdoor furniture especially are in need of serious repairs. Inside the furniture is also outdoor in nature and somewhat damaged. The kitchen cupboards are water damaged and sometimes nearly off their hinges. Unlike the other villas, this unit has glass louvre windows and some of the mosquito covers were broken or missing. Whilst the sheets were clean, the beds and pillows were very uncomfortable and one of the Kings was 2 singles pushed together. There are fans in most rooms and an aircon unit in one bedroom upstairs but it is broken. Shared Areas The photos of the shared areas on websites are quite out of date as these are also now quite run down, sometimes hazardous with holes in the decking surrounding the pool. The photos of the pool do not emphasise how small it is, it’s more a plunge pool. There are four loungers, with no padding and they are also somewhat broken. It is not really enough for the 7 units that they service. There is also no shady areas near the pool. Services Don’t expect much customer service. There was no transfer pick up from the airport so we had to pay additional $20 cash per person for a taxi. The room was supposed to be serviced on week days. It was serviced whilst we were out, but only twice about 4 days apart and this was just to drop off a couple of towels (not enough for everyone), make beds and empty kitchen rubbish

If you are looking for a cheap no frills place to stay than this is it. Its no Hilton and could do with a spruce up here and there but it's got air conditioning in the bedroom, a wee pool, handy to the beach and shops. Don't expect too much and you won't be disappointed

The property is right on the Muri lagoon and there are awesome tropical fish to be seen right outside your doorstep in the lagoon when snorkelling!

Our unit was family unit 5, its needs work around the outside and inside of the property. There was rusty nails from a pulled down shed laying around that kids could stand on and old roofing,

We loved it. Close to others resorts. Very cozy. They give us water bottles some delicious fresh fruits. I will definitely recommend this place to family and friends. Thanks Micheli

Lovely place by the Muri beach, still a bit construction there but I was able to use the swimming pool and beach, free kayaks were provided. Wendy and Sharon who runs the place are two lovely women. There is a grocery shop less than 5 minutes walk, some restaurants as well. I would definitely stay again there.