The Commercial Centre guest house at Craig Cove has been operating for many years and is only 15 minutes walk from the airport ideally for tourists arriving by air, and backpackers passing through the island.
Accommodation and Food
The Commercial is a modern guesthouse with generator electricity in the evenings. There are three bedrooms; two have a pair of bunk beds and a single bed in each, one has a double bed and a single bed. The main door is lockable. There are no mosquito nets in the guesthouse and apparently no mosquitoes at Craig Cove.
The guesthouse has a shared shower (bucket shower) and modern flush toilet (bucket flush). You have to haul your own water from the rainwater well behind the guesthouse. Bring your own bath soap and towel. The guesthouse kitchen has a gas cook top and a basic set of saucepans, plates, cups and cutlery.
Services and Suggestions
There are two stores at Craig Cove. Fresh local bread is available and often fresh fish. The Commercial Centre store has beer and alcohol. Craig Cove has markets on Tuesdays, when the L/C Brisk comes. Also on Tuesdays, a restaurant behind the Commercial Centre sells meals with rice. The Commercial Centre includes a National Bank of Vanuatu branch (open on Tuesday and Friday). There is a Post Office and a Police Station by the main road outside of Craig Cove. Along the coast, Baiap Village has a medical clinic.