The Funafuti Lagoon Hotel formally known as Vaiaku Langi Hotel, or Vaiaku Lagi Hotel, is situated in

Funafuti Funafuti is the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu. It has a population of 6,320 people (2017 census), and so it has more people than the rest of Tuvalu combined, with approximately 60% of the population. It consists of a narrow sweep of la ...

, in the

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island nation of

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. The hotel was built in 1993 with financial assistance from the government of

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Features

It is

's only hotel, though there are a few other small lodges without all the hotel amenities. The hotel is a government-owned establishment and has been recently upgraded and refurbished to service

's growing tourist industry. There are 16 guest rooms in the new section, and additional rooms in the older complex. There is a bar, barbecue area and dance floor. “Wednesday Night Buffet Dinner” is a featured event. The dinner is followed by

Tuvaluan dancing Tuvaluan can mean: * The Tuvaluan language, an Austronesian language spoken in Tuvalu, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru and New Zealand * Anything to do with the Oceanian island nation of Tuvalu * Tuvaluan people This article is about the demographic feature ...

Location

The hotel faces the

Lagoon (known as ''Te Namo'' in the

Tuvaluan language Tuvaluan (), often called Tuvalu, is a Polynesian language closely related to the Ellicean group spoken in Tuvalu. It is more or less distantly related to all other Polynesian languages, such as Hawaiian, Māori, Tahitian, Samoan, Tokelauan ...

), overlooking the western ocean.

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Funafuti Lagoon Hotel

Vaiaku Lagi Hotel

{{coord, -8.52366, 179.19479, display=title, type:landmark Hotels in Tuvalu Funafuti Hotel buildings completed in 1993 Hotels established in 1993 1993 establishments in Tuvalu

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