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Finding Hotels in the Solomon Islands
Finding Hotels in the Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands are not like major tourist destinations, and it can be difficult to find contact information from hotels in the Solomons online. Many of these are not on booking.com or other major international booking sites, and if they are, often have out of date fees and take large commissions. To help you, here is a comprehensive list of all the hotels in Honiara, categorised by budget. We recommend messaging via WhatsApp or email to confirm accurate prices, as they do fluctuate depending on the season and whether there are any events. You may also get discounts for paying cash on arrival, and for being nice!
After many discussions with the amazing staff at Tourism Solomons, we've collated a list of almost every accommodation provider in the Solomons. Click on the above links to access these contact details! If you know of another accommodation or village stay contact person we've missed, please message us via the Contact form so we can add them to the site.
The Benefits of Booking Via Text and Paying Cash on Arrival
The Benefits of Booking Via Text and Paying Cash on Arrival
For all accommodation in the Pacific, I recommend to contact the accommodation directly. They will usually give you a cheaper price than booking.com or agoda, as these websites take 10-25% for themselves. In the Pacific, small budget accommodations are usually locally owned, and these hosts usually are very happy to organise your booking via WhatsApp, text, for Facebook Messenger in order to save money on the booking platform commission. In addition, some parts of the Pacific are very remote and it is hard to get regular ATM access. For these communities especially, paying cash on arrival is drastically preferred over online purchases.
In addition, by booking via online messages, you do not have to pay a deposit beforehand and this gives you the freedom to cancel or request to change room if what you had booked wasn't up to standard. I have only booked online via Agoda twice in the Pacific, and both times I regretted it. The Pacific is home to the most welcoming and interpersonal people you will ever find. By booking via text, your accommodation host can also recommend you transport options, local guides, or local secrets of their own before you arrive. When staying somewhere particularly remote, I will always ask if the host needs me to pick something up in town for them (as remote areas can be hours away from shops). Usually, they request either rice, fresh vegetables, or meats, which they then deduct off the cost of my stay. In offering to collect groceries for them, you may be saving a member of the family potentially hours of travel, demonstrating yourself as someone who shares their community values, and securing fresh produce for their family to enjoy a healthy dinner that night.
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