Sleep area · Honiara
Point Cruz
First-timers: the market and the harbour front are a short walk; choose a hotel with a 24-hour desk, a generator and a car door.
Price band
$$
Desk
24 h
staffed 24h
Bags OK?
Yes
15 m from Car to the door
Night walk
lighting unknown
flat, no steps
Morning out
4–8 min
to Point Cruz, Central Market & Mendana Avenue
Rules in force · 6Broken pavements and heat
- Solomon Islands ↗Many nationalities receive a visitor permit on arrival with an onward ticket, but rules vary: check Solomon Islands Immigration for your passport before booking.
- Solomon Islands ↗Most land and reefs are under customary ownership: pay custom fees for visits, snorkelling or diving where asked, and ask before using a beach or taking photos.
- Guadalcanal (Honiara) ↗In the wet season (Nov–Apr) rivers rise and roads flood: keep the day flexible.
- Honiara ↗Broken pavements and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Honiara ↗After dark, take a car door to door; do not walk between clusters.
- Honiara ↗Honiara has seen civil unrest in the past: avoid crowds and demonstrations and check your own government's travel advice before you book.
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First night
From Car to the door: 15 m, flat surface. Desks around here are typically staffed 24h. 28-inch bags: easy. Morning to Point Cruz, Central Market & Mendana Avenue: 4–8 min.
Take Pre-booked hotel pickup or airport taxi to the door at 23:20. Bed by ~00:12 (+1) (p90).
Open the arrival contract →Take Pre-booked hotel pickup or airport taxi to the door at 22:40. Bed by ~23:32 (p90).
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Area facts
- Reception
- staffed 24h · forwarding not accepted
- Walk to clusters
- Point Cruz, Central Market & Mendana Avenue: 4–8 min
- Night lighting
- unknown
- Taxi drop-off
- door
- Fits
- family · age70
- Lodging tax
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Cons
- Pricier than the outskirts; power cuts are handled by generators, not always at once.
- Do not walk after dark.
Within walking distance
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.