Top 20 Travel Destinations: Rabaul, PNG Where to Stay in Rabaul Rapopo Plantation Resort Why you’d want to stay here: Good price, amazing view, comfortable rooms, organized tours Negatives: Sometimes there are power outages, but you can expect that in PNG

The choices of good accommodation in Rabaul are pretty slim. However, you won’t be disappointed with the Rapopo Plantation Resort. My family of four stayed in a room with a two double beds. The resort is actually on a former site of a Japanese fighter airstrip, but now is a gorgeous tropical garden.

The best part about Rapopo is that it is located right on the beach. You get the most amazing views of the volcano smoking in the distance, especially at sunset. The rooms are pretty basic, but elegant. They almost have a Zen inspired feeling. There is beautiful polished timber from the local area covering just about every surface. The bathroom of our room was amazing.

It had this beautiful marble sink and was completely tiled. The rest of the resort has some nice carved wood masks and poles, giving a bit of a traditional PNG feel to it. I am glad that they didn’t overdo it and make it tacky. There is a restaurant attached to the resort which has outdoor seating with a view of the ocean. The sea food dishes are good, but it isn’t exactly the best food in the world.

What’s also great about the Rapopo is that they offer all sorts of tours- snorkeling, WWII history, fishing, volcano tours, and cultural.