Honiara's newest upscale hotel located 1.5km from the CBD, offering modern accommodation with direct ocean access. Set in tropical landscape gardens, the property features contemporary rooms, multiple dining venues, and the country's only casino. Ideal for guests wanting quality accommodation slightly removed from the city center.
Coral Sea Resort and Casino sits on Hibiscus Avenue roughly 1.5 kilometres east of Honiara's central business district, positioned on a stretch of shoreline that allows direct sea access from the property grounds. The resort was built as a contemporary upscale development designed to offer a more resort-focused alternative to the older established hotels on Mendana Avenue. Modern construction — open-plan lobbies, clean architectural lines, and tropical landscape gardens — gives the property a feel distinctly different from the city-centre properties.
The accommodation wing holds room types from deluxe standards to suites, all featuring air conditioning, flat-screen televisions, and high-speed WiFi. Ocean-facing rooms on upper floors carry views across Iron Bottom Sound, and several units open onto private terraces connected to the tropical garden grounds. Premium room categories are fitted with rain showers and upgraded furnishings.
Two restaurants serve the property: a main dining venue offering international and Asian cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and a more casual poolside option for lighter meals and drinks throughout the day. The bar operates into the evening and generates foot traffic from the casino, which occupies a dedicated wing and is the only licensed gambling facility in the Solomon Islands. Table games and electronic gaming machines run through the evening on most nights of the week.
A spa offers massage and beauty treatments on site. The outdoor pool set within the tropical garden grounds is among the largest in Honiara and provides a more expansive recreational space than the pool at most competing properties. Conference facilities handle events for corporate and government groups. Airport transfers operate on a scheduled basis.
The resort draws the highest proportion of leisure travelers of any Honiara property. Service is polished and attentive, with dedicated concierge support for activity planning including dive trips, WWII site tours, and outer-island charters.
Amenities
- ocean access
- swimming pool
- casino
- 2 restaurants
- bars
- free WiFi
- air conditioning
- spa services
- free parking
- airport transfer
- conference facilities
Location
Hibiscus Avenue, Honiara, Guadalcanal Province
-9.4401, 159.9612 View on map
Highlights
- Honiara's only casino, operating within a contemporary oceanfront resort 1.5 km east of the CBD
- Spa, large outdoor pool, and tropical garden grounds — the most resort-like leisure environment in the capital
- Two dining venues and a full-service evening bar catering to both hotel guests and casino visitors
- Modern room construction with ocean-facing suites and rain showers in premium categories
- Conference facilities and concierge dive and tour booking for leisure and corporate guests
Tips for visiting
- The casino draws a local crowd on Friday and Saturday evenings; dining before 7 pm at the poolside restaurant allows a quieter outdoor experience before the peak.
- Ocean-facing rooms carry a modest rate premium over garden-facing options but the Iron Bottom Sound views and sea breeze justify selecting them where available.
- Street taxis on Hibiscus Avenue are cheaper than the resort's arranged transfers for the short ride into the CBD and easy to hail during daylight hours.