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Reviews of Fatboys Resort

3 out of 5
Fatboys Resort
Babanga Beach, Mbambanga Island

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 16 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Sze Wei

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

cedar

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The thatch roof was old and full of termites, thus termite dust fells from the ceiling all day and night. I woke up with it on my face, in my hair, everywhere. The lighting in in the room is very poor. The room is open so you have mosquitoes all day and night. The chair on the porch was broken. Water drains onto the floor not down the pipe. I told the (new) owner and he said they knew these problems and planned to shut down the unit and put on a new roof. But still took my $175/night fee and did not put us into a nicer room, I would not recommend this room unless you know the rooms have been upgraded.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gaye

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fatboys was amazing! Excellent snokelling, yummy food and the most incredibly helpful and kind staff. You will not regret a visit to Fatboys.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Reservations on 19 Nov 2023
Thank you very much for the review and we hope you'll come back for another visit

8/10 Good

Richard

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Kiyoshi

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Charging price shuld be expressd.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Aaron

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

lindy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outstanding location, beautiful view from our traditional cabin right on the water. Great snorkelling right off the resort. Fabulous seafood & very friendly staff A wonderful experience all round… wished I could have stayed longer than the 3 nights.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Ashley on 23 Aug 2022
Hello Lindy.Thank you very much for taking the time to write this review.We are very happy to know that you have enjoyed your stay with us.Fatboys Resort is always striving to provide a great stay for our guests.Really Looking forward to having you again at the resort.Take care.Cheers.Fatboys Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sensational locaton, being able to dive from your balcony is the best.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Team Fatboys on 5 Nov 2019
Thanks you so much for taking your time to review our property. Glad you've enjoyed your holiday and had a great experience. Hope you'll visit us again in the near future.

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely resort for a few nights
We had a great stay at Fatboys. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the food was great. Our accommodation was spacious with a mosquito net (personal spray and insect spray provided) with a comfy queen bed looking towards the balcony and water, sofa area, bar fridge, jug, 2 jugs of drinking water, hanging rack for clothes as well as an open shelved stand for clothes and a safe. The balcony-2 barstool style chairs and table overlooks the water towards the restaurant and is lovely spot for coffee or an evening drink. The bathroom with slat floor has a stable door - inside was a toilet and hot water shower. The hand basin is outside the bathroom but there is no light or mirror so you are almost in darkness at night There are 2 lights above the bed but no other lighting so it is impossible to sit on the sofa to read, write etc as it gets dark. We stayed 3nights & snorkelled from the restaurant towards the green buoy and surrounds. There was a nice variety of fish and coloured coral and out towards the drop off and green buoy we saw some larger marine life such as humphead wrasse. Conditions & viz varied during our stay & the last morning snorkel presented the best conditions. To improve a guest’s stay would be lighting over the sofa/lounge area; a light and mirror next to the hand basin, repairing the broken “Roman blind” door to the balcony in order to keep the rain out, an undercover clothes line for swimwear, cordless jug, more clothing storage.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Fatboys Resort on 3 Nov 2019
Thank you very much Jacqueline for writing this review, we really appreciate your time. We will surely improve and upgrade this bungalow as soon as we have the chance. We hope you come visit again sometime. Above all thank you very much for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Resort, fantastic people, wonderful food
Food fantastic - staff very friendly and helpful
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Jacquie on 4 Aug 2019
Hi Arthur, Thank you so much for your review of our resort. It was a pleasure having you here with us, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us and appreciated our staff, activities and food. .Appreciate your comments and we encourage you to visit us again. Leana Hola,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location beautiful views nice weather kayaks were fun
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Team Fatboys on 18 Jul 2019
Thanks for your review. We're glad you've enjoyed the location and the amenities we've provided here at the resort. Hope you'll visit us again soon. Leana Hola (thank you very much)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We thoroughly enjoyed our week at Fatboys, the staff are all friendly and helpful special mention to Manu the manager, Lia & Roderick our boat driver/tour guide/fishing god. Thank you all for making our stay wonderful including all of you whose names we don’t know. The bungalow was clean and well set up the bed was very comfortable the view amazing. The fresh seafood is cooked perfectly, the banana fritters are good for dessert. The snorkeling on the doorstep is some of the best we have seen, overall a wonderful relaxing holiday. Can’t wait to go back.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Jacquie K on 4 Jul 2019
Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review! We appreciate your kind words and thank you for sharing this with us. We are so glad you had a good experience and that our staff made your stay more pleasant. Come back and see us soon. Cheers

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A slice of paradise
The perfect piece of paradise for tropical islands in a remote location with great people. The staff at Fatboys are so kind, welcoming, and will help you with anything you need. The food is fresh and the drinks are cold. We stayed in the over the water bungalow which is their newest and nicest room. Three of the four walls are floor to ceiling windows to see the stunning views. You fall asleep and wake up to the relaxing sounds of the waves crashing on the beach. The room can be fully closed to prevent water intrusion during rain. It has air conditioning, electricity, and hot water. The best part is you just jump off your private dock and have great snorkeling right off the room. Do not expect to have good wifi access. You can connect at the restaurant but it is slow and spotty. It was nice to disconnect.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Team Fatboys on 9 Jul 2019
Hello, Thank you very much for taking the time to share your feed back with us. We very much appreciate your comments about Fatboys Resort and it is a pleasure to hear that you enjoyed your stay so much. Thank you and we hope to see you again soon! Leana Hola (Thank you very much)

10/10 Excellent

Max, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, and experience to visit this very interesting part of the Solomons. Excursions to other areas available but expensive unless you can share. Meals very good and plenty of variety for the Solomons.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ginni, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A tropical paradise!
We are a family of 2 adults and our 7 year old son and 8 year old daughter and we all loved Fat Boys Resort. It is an idyllic holiday destination. We spent our days snorkelling in the 29 degree water, boating to deserted islands, fishing, kayaking, standup paddle boarding, swimming and lots of lazing around. We enjoyed walking to the local village and meeting quite a few locals as well as seeing their kindy and primary school. If you go to Fatboys take along some stuff for the school - coloured paper, texters, children's books - anything is gratefully received. It was great for our kids to see another way of living. You can also take a quick boat to Gizo to go to the local markets if you want to stock up on a few food items as the rooms have a fridge. There are lots of day trips you can take with one of the staff and the boat. We did the trip to Skull Island which was a highlight. Also there is great snorkelling of WW2 wrecks including a fighter plane thats easy to see from the waters surface. And a old fishing vessel. Kids loved seeing these. Our kids loved it and enjoyed lots of activity but also just mooching around playing on the pool table, collecting shells etc. We loved the fact that the wifi is patchy so kids are not on screens. Staff are delightful. Everyone is very warm and gentle We would love to go back!
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2017
Response from jacqueline on 7 Nov 2017
Hi ,thanks so much for your wonderful reviews on Fatboys resort. Much appreciated :) We glad you and your family have great time at the resort. Hope for seeing you again on your next visit. Kind regards from Fatboys team and management.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018