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Ratua Private Island Resort
Luganville, Vanuatu · Independent · Core Luxury
French entrepreneur Marc Henon bought an entire two-hundred-year-old teak mountain village in Java and had roughly 100 Balinese craftsmen dismantle and reassemble about 80 structures on this 146-acre private island off Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. The barefoot retreat operates on a non-profit basis, channeling proceeds through the Ratua Foundation to fund education and health programs for local Ni-Vanuatu children.
- 13 rooms
- Opened 2010
- Neighborhood: Sunset Drive
About Ratua Private Island Resort
- Villas have no air conditioning and no door locks, reached only by the private island's own airstrip.
- Henon acquired the roughly 146-acre island off Espiritu Santo in 2005; the structures were shipped and reassembled from 2008 into three villages named Fish, West Point, and South Point.
History
Ratua Private Island is the vision of French entrepreneur, winemaker and philanthropist Marc Henon, who acquired the roughly 146-acre island off Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu in 2005, land that had served as a coconut plantation and, before that, a tribal meeting place. Rather than build anew, Henon bought an entire two-hundred-year-old teak mountain village in Java, Indonesia; from 2008 his teams dismantled some eighty handcrafted structures, shipped them across the Pacific, and had about a hundred Balinese craftsmen reassemble them into three small villages named Fish, West Point and South Point, scattered along the shore.
The result is a deliberately low-key barefoot retreat of roughly a dozen villas with soaring vaulted ceilings, no air conditioning and no door locks, reached by the island's own airstrip. What sets Ratua apart is its purpose: the resort operates on a non-profit basis, with proceeds channeled through the Ratua Foundation to fund education and health programs for local Ni-Vanuatu children. Oriented toward adults and older children, it offers diving, sailing and horseback riding in one of the South Pacific's most remote corners.
Experiences
- Interaction with local ni-Vanuatu staff and local culture — Guests can engage with the local ni-Vanuatu staff, described as integral to the Ratua family, to discover the local culture.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Kids' club
- Water sports
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