Club Tara Island Resort

I want to start by saying that our (my travel partner and I) impression of this place is far better than what we expected after reading the sadly bad reviews Club Tara has gotten, so we want to try to leave an as accurate review as possible to help future travelers. What I think is good to have in mind is the following: - The price you pay is good (quite affordable) - It is spacious, CLEAN overwater villas (hard to find something like it in the same price category) - If you compare to Maldvies for example where it easily cost 500-1000$ a night or more yes you will find the facilities run down and might get dissappointed (they could use some renovation, which I think slowly is ongoing) - The location is immaculate, you are in a tropical paradise with turquoise and emerald green lagoons all to yourself (and other guests of course) to play around in (kayaks available, though they are also old they are still functionable) - The service: staff here, as I can read from others as well, they do everything to make sure your stay is perfect, I couldn't ask for more. They welcomed us so warmly and also waved us goodbye like family members, and catered for vegan food as best they could as well as other requests we had - The jacuzzi: don't expect too much of this, but is there and they do fill it up on request if you want a foamy bath with perfect views (just ask for it) - The food: very good and affordable, and perhaps things have gotten better in terms of waiting (some wrote they waited an hour) as we always were served shortly after ordering - The pool: we didn't use this as we were always in the lagoon We had 3 lovely days here, and I could easily live with a little rundown villas to explore something like this - and really, it is not that bad, on the inside they are clean and nice, and big windows to enjoy views of the lagoons. They also arranged transfers to and from the airport/mainland, just let them know in advance.

The place is awesome. The location is really beautiful and the bath tub looking out is very special. The food is fairly affordable and tastes good. We really enjoyed our time here but need to adjust expectations

This is a wonderful little resort. Yes, the facilities are a bit rundown due the typhoons and earthquake happened here not to long ago, but the staff is amazing, and the location is unbeatable!!! Fantastic!!!! If you stay here, go to Sohoton cave with there’s tour. You pay probably a little more but you will get to the lagoon way before the bog groups from the surrounding main islands. You will swim alone with the jellyfish and the nature is unbelievable without any noise. Food was ok, you dont come here for culinary experience. Thank you club tara!!! Annabel, Hazel, Lenis and all the crew! Great job!

Excellent location, wonderful wildlife and spectacular scenery. Bats, jellyfish and snorkelling at Club Tara were highlights! Staff attentive to our needs and keen to sort any issues that arise. Very helpful, please commend the manager. Good to see maintenance in action.

The location was phenomenal. This is the prettiest place on earth. The size of the room was also amazing. The staff were very helpful arranging tours and boats.