My fiancé and I travelled to Vanuatu in March to celebrate our engagement and spend a little quality time together away from work. While most of the trip was spent staying in Port Vila in a resort, I'm so glad we made time to spend a few days with John & Linda in Baynan castle - it was absolutely magical.... More

Having spent almost 3 years on remote PNG islands I new roughly what to expect in Vanuatu. I initially booked the tree house for 3 nights, It was nice sitting on the balcony of the tree-house at night with a Tanna coffee watching Mt Yasur. I ended up staying for two weeks. Rather than travel around Vanuatu and see a... More

A stay at Banyan Castle is only a couple of notches above primitive camping, so just be prepared for that and you will have a great time! The location is very close to the volcano, and very beautiful. Others reviews tell about John and Linda (very nice), so I will focus on some practical things I wish I had known... More

I was met at the airport but one of the drivers and taken to the 1.5 hours to the Banyan Castle. (2500vtu), where I was met but John and Linda. They showed me to the upper treehouse with postcard views of the volcano. The huts are basic and made of local materials, the walls are woven bamboo, and the roof... More

I recently stayed at Banyan Castle with a couple of friends on a girl's trip away in Vanuatu. We are in our twenties and have been to places like Cambodia and India, so we're used to basic accommodation. There ground bungalows and two tree houses. One high, and one even higher. We booked the higher one. It's about three stories... More

Amazing price for the transport. Old building without maintenance. Garbage in the middle of the bungalows. Crackers and peanut butter for the breakfast, crackers and a tin of tuna for the picnic during the waterfall tour. 20 litters of water for the toilet of all the guests. No toilet paper. Black plastic on the top of almost all the roofs.... More

We travel a lot, are used to basic accomodation and are sure not the people that need anything special in particular. But our experience of our stay at the Banyan Castle was not just disappointing, it was pretty much exactly what you don´t want to experience on your travels. The accomodation is very basic, which could be alright, even considering... More

I travelled with a friend in August. Airport pick up was arranged beforehand and we got a lift to Banyan Castle (around 1.5-2 hours). On the way we crossed the ash plain and could see and hear the volcano erupt! Linda and John were really nice and welcoming on arrival. The food was tasty (basic though), I'd recommended taking some... More

We stayed for 3 (wonderful) nights at Nauhiu Banyan Castle Bungalows in June this year. This minute 'village' (resort) is comprised of a series of intricately woven and built grass huts and two treehouses - one of which is located about 8metres off the ground in a huge Banyan tree. You are literally up above the canopy of the trees... More