- Hotel / Inn
The Sunset, Christmas Island, Pacific Islands
Top 10 Species
1 | Abbott's BoobyPapasula abbotti | All Year | 2-10km |
2 | Christmas FrigatebirdFregata andrewsi | All Year | 2-10km |
3 | Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus | All Year | 2-10km |
4 | Christmas Imperial PigeonDucula whartoni | All Year | 2-10km |
5 | Christmas ShearwaterPuffinus nativitatis | All Year | 2-10km |
6 | Christmas BoobookNinox natalis | All Year | 2-10km |
7 | Christmas White-EyeZosterops natalis | All Year | 2-10km |
8 | Island ThrushTurdus poliocephalus | All Year | 2-10km |
9 | Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta | All Year | 2-10km |
10 | Christmas Island Red CrabGecarcoidea natalis | Oct-Nov | 1km |
The Sunset Hotel
The Sunset Hotel welcomes you to the tropical warmth and unique beauty of Christmas Island.Our superb accommodation is located along the waterfront in the heart of the Settlement district, offering - unobstructed views of the ocean and magnificent sunsets, spacious rooms and a range of facilities to help make your stay with us most comfortable and enjoyable.
Rooms:
Superior Ocean View Rooms (located on the upper floor) offer spectacular views of the Indian Ocean and allow you to capture the amazing Christmas Island sunsets from your private balcony.
■Ocean View Rooms (located on the ground floor) also offer our guests spectacular view of the Indian Ocean from a shared balcony.
■Standard rooms have access to the ocean view from the poolside area.
Sunset Hotel Facilities:
■Complimentary WIFI
■EFTPOS and credit card facilities
■Safety deposit box.
■The Sunset staff are able to arrange:
- laundry
- car hire
■Each room is Air-conditioned and is equipped with ceiling fans,
flat screen television, telephone, microwave, mini-fridge, tea/coffee making facilities, toaster, iron & ironing boards.
■Workstations for business guests
■Complimentary hair-dryers are available.
■Guests of the Sunset are able to use the communal kitchen facilities or the self-service coin operated laundry machines at VQ3 Lodge (located across the road from The Sunset)
■Outdoor BBQ facilities (near the pool area)
■Outdoor Swimming Pool
■Car parking
The Sunsets perfect location is just a short stroll to taverns, cafes, Supermarket, Restaurants and Christmas Island's main shopping area in the Settlement district.
Unwind with a soothing swim in the private pool or cast a fishing line straight off the rocks, directly in front of The Sunset.
Wildlife:
Nearly two thirds of this fabulous island is a national park and up to 7 species of birds found on the island are endemic and found nowhere else in the world. It is the only place that both Abbot’s Booby and Christmas Island Frigatebird can be found nesting, with the booby making its nests high in the rainforest trees.
Around 80,000 seabirds nest here annually and many are very approachable making it a photographers dream.
Red Crabs:
The Christmas Island Red Crab is famous world wide because of the spectacle of millions of these brightly colored creatures setting out from their burrows to head for the coast to mate and spawn in October/November each year. it is estimated that this small islands holds around 43 million crabs.
Come and stay with us and enjoy this paradise island and its very special wildlife.