Stay Report: Lamana Hotel, Port Moresby
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The hotel is located up on a hill, and the drive
up is not that great, but once you enter into the hotel property the view
changes. You pull up into the lobby of
the hotel, with the check-in desks and the business center on the left, and
straight ahead is the restaurant. I
never made the reservation myself so I am not sure of the booking process (the
company always did the booking), but I never had an issues when
checking-in. After you receive your key,
you head outside the main door and turn to the right to head to the rooms. It is an open-air property so access to the
rooms is outside.
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There are two sets of rooms available – the first
set are updated and while the second set have not been updated. The layout for the rooms were generally the
same though, but the updated rooms are nicer and have a standard comparable to
Western-style hotels. As you enter the
room, on right is the bathroom while on the left is the closet. The close was standard and provided space for
storage and hanging clothes. Each bathroom
had a sink, a toilet, and a shower; the updated rooms had an open tub with a
‘rain-shower’ showerhead. Further inside
the room, on right was the bed with side table.
Some rooms have two beds (bigger than a single but smaller than a
double) while other rooms have one bed (bigger than a double but smaller than a
king). The beds are comfortable and you get a decent night sleep. Across from the beds, against the left side
of the room, was TV (mounted on the wall), and a luggage space underneath the
TV that connected to the desk. While
both rooms were laid out the same way, the main difference between the two is
the decor and feel of the room - the older wing looks very well for 1980's
while the updated wing is very modern and nice. For that reason, the
older wing rooms are not as comfortable.
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There are many facilities at the hotel for the
guests to enjoy. There is an outdoor
pool, a gym, a restaurant, a business center, the complimentary shuttle, and a
nightclub. The gym is nice, with good equipment
and a trainer; you can get a good workout there. The pool is outdoor so the operation is
dependent on the weather. The restaurant
is very good, especially for lunch, with the Indian buffet, and the moussaka my personal favorites but beware the service is a bit slow at the restaurant.
The hotel does not provide free wifi but you can purchase wifi cards
which can access the internet throughout the hotel. You can also access the internet through the
business center, which houses two computers in a room near the front desk and
provides 30mins of free internet time to the guests.
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There is also a very popular nightclub (the Gold
Club) on premise and this place is very packed on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday nights. The music can go on until 2am so if noise bother you, ask for
a room away from the night club.
Overall, it was a pleasant stay and a nice
relaxing time at the Lamana. The updated
rooms are nice, the access to the internet is appreciated, the restaurant
provides good food, and it is within walking distance to a big mall/grocery
store. The hotel is also well-known in
the area so many locals know of the hotel (and the club) so it’s a good meeting
place. The only negative is that is far
from downtown, there are cabs available; however, the hotel is close to
embassies and Parliament.
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