Tawali Resort

Location: Maramathana Biwa Ward, Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Alotau, PG

Star Rating: 4 Stars

Property Type: Resorts

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Instructions: This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - 9 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Amenities & Facilities

• Meeting rooms
• Free WiFi
• Terrace
• Garden
• Luggage storage
• Designated smoking area
• Concierge service
• Wheelchair accessible
• Picnic area
• Supervised childcare/activities
• Scuba diving nearby
• Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Meeting rooms
• Tours/ticket assistance
• Snack bar/deli
• Free self parking
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Pool sun loungers
• Banquet hall
• Secured parking

Rooms Available

• Family Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Sea View

  1 Queen Bed, 2 Double Beds and 2 Twin Beds

  1722-sq-foot room, furnished balcony with sea views

  
  

  Layout - 2 bedrooms, living room, and dining area

  Entertainment - 40-inch TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, oven, and microwave

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shower, free toiletries, and towels

  Practical - Safe, desk, and iron/ironing board (on request); rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability

  Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Satellite channels
  • Kitchen
  • Interconnected room(s) available
  • Electric kettle
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Separate dining area
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

• Standard Double Room

  1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

  323-sq-foot room, furnished balcony with sea views

  
  

  Entertainment - 40-inch TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service (limited hours)

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shower, free toiletries, and towels

  Practical - Safe, desk, and iron/ironing board (on request)

  Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available

  Non-Smoking

  Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Satellite channels
  • Interconnected room(s) available
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • No rollaway/extra beds
  • No cribs (infant beds)
  • Bedsheets provided

• Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Sea View

  2 Double Beds

  430-sq-foot room, furnished balcony with sea views

  
  

  Entertainment - 40-inch TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Electric kettle, room service (limited hours), and free tea bags/instant coffee

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shower, free toiletries, and towels

  Practical - Safe, desk, and iron/ironing board (on request); cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available

  Non-Smoking

  Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Desk
  • Satellite channels
  • Interconnected room(s) available
  • Electric kettle
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • No rollaway/extra beds
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

Guest Reviews

• Anita (10/5): - I loved our stay here!! We were there for a week, and it was hard to leave. Amazing staff and property!
• Chantal (6/5): - Amazing flora and fauna, incredible diving. Amazing scuba team. Very poor reception and management. Food good
• Steven (10/5): - Beautiful location with reef right off property. A little bit like going back to camp but thats part of what made it so relaxing
• Malcolm (10/5): - Tawali is amazingly positioned on a remote coastal paradise. All the creature comforts you could hope for, comfortable beds, spectacular balconies and amazing activities. Even as a non-diver there was plenty to do and enjoy. Friendly staff and an impressive chef. What a privilege to experience this place! Thank you Tawali.
• Leanne (2/5): Not able to check in - Was not able to make it to the hotel due to airline cancellations. Could you please cancel my itinerary, and if I could get a refund?
• Timothy (6/5): - The diving
• Samuel (10/5): - Outstanding service, every single staff member made us feel welcome. The resort is spectacular and the diving incredible!!! The food was delicious and the rooms beautiful. Thank you Tawali!!!
• Judith (10/5): - Thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. Resort was excellent and Milne Bay is a stunning area to explore.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - The staff were very friendly and accommodating. The Diving was excellent. Well run dive operation.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - ホスピタリティが素晴らしい！アロタウが大好きになりました。食事も美味しかった。
• Jared (10/5): Amazing spot - Great location.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - The location of the resort is in an absolute paradise. Very beautiful, very tranquil. There are a lot of amazing activities to do while there, and my tour guide was great. The resort is nice, and the staff are friendly. The only problem was the female manager. She demanded that I pay for the accommodation, even though I had already paid online at the time of booking with lastminute.com. I showed my receipts for payment and she still demanded that I pay “in cash” for the room. Since the credit card machine wasn’t working I paid for my tours by bank transfer (so there was a record of payment) but refused to pay again for accommodation. The female manager was rude and unprofessional. Beware of her trying to charge again.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Very relaxed atmosphere and beautiful location between jungle and see. A real escape!
• Jo (10/5): - We stayed for three nights, primarily for diving. The resort is in a remote location on the beautiful East Cape of Milne Bay. It was an easy journey from the airport to the boat (approximately one hour) through picturesque villages by the coast. The boat ride to Tawali is approximately 15-20 minutes. All the resort staff were very welcoming and made every effort to assist us during our stay. The dive master, Alfred, is very knowledgeable and was great to dive with. Our visit to Hiliwau Village was also a highlight. It included a visit to a skull cave and waterfall. Highly recommended and am looking forward to our next visit.
• scott (10/5): - Tawali is paradise. They pick you up at little airport and take you by van and boat to secluded resort cut out of jungle. They treat you Sooo good. I had a fishing expedition planned with an Aussie outfitter that got cancelled due to weather so cousin and I went to Tawali as we were already in Alotau. Great choice! They took us 2 fishing everyday and we smashed them! Captain Charlie and mates are awesome and know the waters. Just the views of island mountains take your breath away. We caught trevally, yes GT’s, coral trout, red bass, list goes on. Bring fish back and they cook them for you. It’s a dive resort but they cater to whatever you want. I did a mountain hike. They have great security and keep you very safe. I read some reviews about bandits but Tawali has a bunch of guys now nobody is going to mess with. We fished 20 to 40 miles of coastline and offshore, safe as could be. My cousin left after his stay but I stayed and got PADI scuba dive certified and went diving which was incredible! Nosaki was my instructor, very tough and thorough as it should be but she made it sooo much fun. They took me back to airport after my 11 day stay, png air flight was delayed and I would have missed Port Moresby connection but Nosaki stayed with me and helped get flight changed and I made it. PNG is an out there place do if you go, go to Tawali. It is an established gem with a strong reliable local network of locals to take care of you!
• HIROMI (8/5): 素晴らしいハウスリーフ - ここは何と言ってもハウスリーフが素晴らしいです。 スノーケリングで十分楽しめます。 スノーケリングで、ナポレオンやイルカが見られました。 私は見れていませんが、運がよければ、クジラやジュゴンも現れるようです。 周辺のダイビングポイントももちろん素晴らしいのですが、ダイビング時は天候に恵まれず、残念でした。 それでも、モブラやバッファロー、サメ（オグロメジロザメ？）などが見られました。 無料でカヤックも借りられ、近くの無人島まで行くことが出来ました。 8歳の息子は大喜びでした。 アクセスは、アロタウ空港から陸路1時間半、船で20分くらいと不便ではありますが、これもアドベンチャーと割り切ればそれはそれで楽しいです。 お湯の出はあまりよくなく、食事は高いです。プールは塩水です。 リゾーターの方にはお勧めしませんが、キレイな海を求めている方にはお勧めします。 子供にはとてもやさしいです。
• Trent (10/5): - Pristine Tranquility !!! When You look at the website, sometimes You have to downgrade Your expectations of a place when You get there, Not with Tawali, this place is set in one of the most beautiful places we've ever been to. The rainforest comes down to the water and the Resort is perched up on a limestone cliff about 60 feet above the house reef, (a great place to snorkel) the rooms were very spacious and comfortable and looked out over a quiet bay that was just Gorgeous, add to that the Dolphin pods that played there a couple of mornings at about 6.30 am and We were in a slice of paradise. You can't get there by road, which is a good thing (helps keep it unspoilt). The 15 minute boat ride was fine and All the Staff were Very helpful and courteous, nothing was too much trouble the whole week we were there, We could not fault Anyone or Anything, Well done to the whole team !!! We did the Skull cave and waterfall wall with the 2 hour walk back through the Villages on the way back, Gilbert Our guide was from one of the villages and did an excellent job of answering all Our questions and telling us all the history of the area along the way. The diving experience was Breath taking, with All of the spots We went to were amazing !!! Clear water !!! No broken coral, a wide range and plenty of critters, with All the Staff on the boats looking after Us both in and out of the water. We will be going back in two years. Well done Management !!! you have a great Team !!!
• Miroslav (8/5): Excellent - Best location, excelent food, on room a little bit noisy aircondition. PNG Digicell 3G covering OK
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Excellent staff and service. Had a great time doing 10 dives on their main dive boat. Local dive crew were excellent giving proper briefings with maps of dive sites and you felt that safety was a priority for them. Great place to stay.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Amazing place with world class snorkelling on the door step
• Steve (10/5): Great food, great staff, great accommodation. - It's a very relaxing resort. You can kayak, snorkel and dive. Like most of PNG it's safe but you can only go out of the resort with a guide. Skull caves are worth a visit.

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