Home > Poppy’s on the Lagoon ReviewUpdated: January 6, 2021
Poppy’s on the Lagoon – Tranquil, stylish, and water’s-edge, with a rare beach.
Poppy’s on the Lagoon – The Basics
Poppy’s on the Lagoon – Amenities
- Pool: 2 pools: 1 for adults and 1 for families, each admirably distant from the other.
- Spa: The modest but impressive spa offers the usual massages and other treatments.
- Fitness Center: None.
Poppy’s on the Lagoon – Food and Drink
- Restaurant & Bar: The Leaf Restaurant is renowned across the island for western favorites like banana pancakes, and is a great place to try traditional food. The menu is a little limited, but the themed buffet nights are certainly worthwhile.
Poppy’s on the Lagoon – Rooms
- Room Types: Lagoon View Studio • Beachfront Spa Bungalow • Garden View Bungalow • 2 Bedroom Lagoon Suite • 3 Bedroom Beachfront Villa • 3 Bedroom Lagoon View Apartment
Poppy’s on the Lagoon – What’s Nearby?
Best Nearby Restaurants & Bars
- Retreat Seaside Resort – Low-key expat hangout, with pub meals, daily specials, and happy hours. About 300m down Captain Cook Avenue.
Local Transport
Poppy’s on the Lagoon – What’s Nearby?
Unlike other resorts in the immediate area, Poppy’s is located alongside the water.
The Leaf Restaurant offers a range of meals, often using locally-grown organic vegetables.
The small jetty into the water is also used for lounging about.
Very rare along this side of the peninsula, the resort features a small but serviceable beach.
The resort faces Erakor Lagoon, which is nothing like those found in Fiji and Tahiti. Narrow, with mangrove banks about 200m away, the water resembles a river.
Poppy’s is a beach resort, yet along a suburban street in the capital.
Villas and bungalows are dotted around the lawns and tropical gardens.
Dominating the resort is a gigantic banyan tree, with a treehouse the size of an apartment.
The adults-only pool is some distance from the main pool.
The main pool alongside the water’s edge is popular with families.
Among the accommodation options are three-bedroom apartments.
Some of the villas and apartments are clustered together, perhaps too tightly.
The lounge rooms are simple but spacious, with some furniture with a tropical flavor.
The second bedrooms are also nice, with some traditional art on the walls.
Some of the larger villas contain a dining table.
The main bedrooms in the standard villas are simple but comfortable.
Almost all accommodation features a kitchen or kitchenette.
Some of the villas facing the pool and water don’t actually have sea views.
The Navara Restaurant in the Coconut Palms Resort is about 500m from Poppy’s.
Worth the 750m stroll up Captain Cook Avenue, Mangoes Restaurant offers a delightful setting and excellent food.
The Melanesian Resort, about 1km away, offers a couple of decent restaurants and bars.
The Retreat Seaside Resort, about 350m down the road, has a pub-style setting and tasty western food.
Only 20 minutes on foot, Port Vila is pleasantly positioned alongside the harbor.
The capital offers several souvenir stalls along the main street.