The Cocos Padang Lodge

The Cocos Padang Lodge is a great choice. The owner of the lodge, Angela, was very friendly and flexible, and staff member Eileen was really nice and great. The apartment was spacious, nice & clean, and very strategically location vis-a-vis restaurants, shops and beach. We enjoyed every minute of our stay, and certainly go back should we travel to Christmas Island again.

Fantastic for our family of 4 adults. Great location, close to the pub, shops etc. super comfortable and clean, plenty of room to relax. Had everything we needed to have an amazing stay. The host was so kind and helpful. We would stay again.

POSITIVES: - Unit was resonably spacious for 2 people, it included one bedroom, living area combined with a kitchen and a bathroom - Kitchen was well equipped (pots, pans and various other utensils), there was a kettle, fridge, microwave and a stove (complementary tea and coffee were provided) - Bathroom was private, but in a separate part of the building, it comprised of a sink, shower, washing machine and a dryer (free toiletires were provided) - Living area included two sofas, table, chairs and, small sound system and TV set - Free WiFi (two vouchers, 20GB each) - Air Con (in the living area and bedroom) NEGATIVES: - Ceiling fan controller in the living area was broken and it was not possible to turn the fan off - NO bug spray was provided and they came in droves (mosquitoes, cocroaches and humongous centipedes!) - No salt and pepper in the kitchen - The sink in the kitchen kept getting clogged - Fan in the bathroom was making a loud, rattling noise and it wasn't very efficient **Taking into account that tropical conditions make it difficult to maintain buildings on Christmas Island, for the price we paid, we expected something better. The whole unit, although clean, looked very old and is definitely in need of refurbishment.

As others have said, this place is across the road from the Tavern which pretty much acts as a night club playing loud music until midnight. When I asked the reception lady if she could unlock the back bedroom in the hopes we could get some sleep, she questioned whether the tavern was even loud and said "did you bring earplugs" and "just walk across the road and tell them they are noisy, they probably dont realise". At 5 months pregnant I'm not going to walk across the road on my Pjs at midnight and ask the tavern to turn down their music, which i am certain they knownis loud. Pretty pathetic service really. Also the lounges were filthy, they smelt wet and sweaty and had a mould looking growth on the arms of the chair. Bed is a small double and mattress is superrrrr hard. No space in room for bags so they have to sit on the small lounge/dining space. Kitchen is old and hotplates were rusty. Location is decent and bathroom is spacious and has free washing machine and dryer which is about the only redeeming quality. We stayed here to support the businesses on the island, but I wish we had booked elsewhere.

Living space is so narrow two people can't walk through at the same time. The couches are so narrow they seem like they are for children. One of the four beds was somewhat comfortable while the other three where rock hard. The walls are just a single layer of material so you can hear everything in the room on the other side and the air conditioner condensers mounted on the walls vibrate the the whole place. It was clean and kept well, but uncomfortable and depressing.