I had an absolute fantastic excperience at the Madang Lodge. It doesn't look much from the front, but once you are through the gate, you are greeted by very well manicured tropical gardens, with a real 'South Pacific' feel to the whole place.

I stayed in the Garden Rooms which were perfect for what I wanted. There were more luxurious rooms, but of course these cost more. I would probably peg the Garden Rooms as 3 star accomodation.

The restaurant at the front of the grounds it literally Ocean front, with sweeping views of deep blue ocean and coconut palms...beautiful.

I also saw the 'back-packer' accomodation, which looked very good value. Although there are no dorms, it is fan only and shared bathroom facility, with very basic twin bed room.

The only thing I would suggest there is room for improvement at Madang Lodge was the apparent lack of tour information. It appears that most of the tours, diving, trekking, etc. was mainly handled from the Madang Resort. Maybe there just isn't the tourism demand to warrant two tour operators in town? But it would have been great / handy if I could organise all my tourist 'stuff' from the Lodge instead of the resort.

Overall though I fantastic stay and would highly recommend. I definately hope to be back one day. Thank you Madang Lodge.

PS. It is almost impossible to get around Madang township after 6:00pm. There are no taxis, and it it not advisable to walk around the town after dark. If you need to be somewhere else for dinner or drinks, make sure you pre-arrange a driver to take you there and pick you up. Therefore, plan to spend most evenings at the Lodge for dinner &/or drinks.