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Reviews of The Passage Villas

3.5 out of 5
The Passage Villas
Main Road, Ngatangiia – Muri, Rarotonga

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 21 reviews" "
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9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spot, great views and it felt very homely. The beach isn't swimmable really but we got to see whales at one point, and it was super close to swimmable Muri beach. The villa was tidied and refreshed each day and they gave us great advise for places to go to eat and activities. The only problem we had was the office was never attended and when I tried calling them I couldn't get through. Perhaps a doorbell would be helpful as I didn't want to go up to there house and disturb their privacy. Again, lovely hosts when they were available, they gave us snorkeling gear to borrow too. Highly recommend!
Stayed 12 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Michele & Svein on 14 Nov 2023
Kia Orana Tracy and familyIt was lovely having you all stay with us, and we miss seeing the children swimming in the pool each day. Sorry about our office not being attended each day, we are such a small property with just the two of us manning it, we are more than happy for guest to come up stair as I actually run my office from here and we are mostly around somewhere on the property or leave our phone number on the notice board if we are out. We are so happy you enjoyed your stay with your two adorable little boys, all the best for the remainder of the year, Merry Xmas and Happy new year, Kia Manuia from Michele & Svein

8/10 Good

Logan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Svien and Michelle were absolutely lovely, and have the property to match. The villas were well maintained and in a spectacular location right by the water. Would never get tired of waking up to that view. The room was very comfortable, and had both a fan and a heat pump for those hot days/nights. The hosts were very friendly and made some great recommendations of places to go and things to do. Could not recommend this place enough. They really had all the bases covered with a relaxing pool and even had a bar onsite for people to use. A
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Michele & Svein on 14 Nov 2023
Kia Orana LoganIt was such a pleasure to have you guys stay with, glad you enjoyed our property and your stay on Rarotonga. You boys were no problem at all and it was good to see you make the most of your stay. Thank you so much to taking the time to post a review for us. Take care and all the best from Svein and Michele

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an experience. Spent 5 days relaxing, listening to the waves and watching the whales from our villa Michele & Svein are incredible hosts, felt like staying with family. They gave us lots of recommendations and let us in on a local secret involving pastries... Exactly what my girlfriend and I needed as we didn't plan anything and turned our phones off for the duration of the trip Highly recommend and will be staying there next time in Raro
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Michele & Svein on 17 Oct 2023
Kia Orana JesseThank you for choosing the Passage Villas, it was lovely meeting you both. We are so pleased your stay was exactly wha you needed. We love that you loved our island and our unique little spot. Love to see you back some time, Kia Manuia from Michele & Svein

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the place to stay if you want an authentic Rarotongan experience while still being close to Muri and snorkelling areas. Seeing whales every day was an unexpected highlight! Our hosts were incredible- knowledgeable and always helpful. Would highly recommend.
Response from Michele & Svein on 10 Aug 2023
Kia Orana Helen and familyThank you for staying at the Passage Villas; I am so pleased you enjoyed seeing the whales while they visit us this season. It was lovely to see you girls get together and experience Rarotonga. Love to see you this way again some time.Kia ManuiaMichele & Svein

10/10 Excellent

Rajiv

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Michele & Svein on 17 Jul 2023
Kia Orana RajivThank you for sharing some of your time with us at the Passage Villas. It was lovely to meet your family. It was great to see you make the most of your time here on Rarotonga. All the best, Kia Manuia from Michele & Svein

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The oceanfront location is spectacular, the only sounds are the ocean and the occasional rooster. It is safe and quiet, nice to sit oceanfront, there is limited beach entry. It is close to Muri village, island bus transportation is available, however a car would also be good.The room could use shelves or drawers for storage, we had to use the extra bed and living room chair to store our clothing. The AC stopped working and ventilation was difficult, the lanai door was open but there isn't much opportunity to open other windows for free air flow. Owners are on the property and are friendly and helpful. However, somewhat cavalier in charging your credit card early.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2023
Response from Michele & Svein on 1 Jun 2023
Kia OranaI would like to apologise again about the admin error and the early processing of your accommodation deposit, I did offer to refund this to you at the time and process at the correct time. We apologise for the air conditioning not working, however this was not bought to our attention which would have been ideal rather than hearing about this in a review, our maintenance tech was on the property that week. This particular villa is very well ventilated with sliding door and both sides have double slide back windows. We are happy you enjoyed Rarotonga and it was a pleasure meeting you both. We do appreciate all reviews and will grow from them. We hope you enjoyed the complimentary last day late check out and this made it easier with such a late flight and long trip home to Hawaii.Kia Manuia Michele & Svein

10/10 Excellent

Murray

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
More than adequate for my stay
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Response from Svein & Michele on 18 May 2023
Lovely having you stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Mikaela

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Helene

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Fantastic stay at The Passage Villas. Michele and Svein were great hosts with the best local recommendations. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Michele & Svein on 13 Oct 2022
Kia Orana RachelSo lovely to have you and your family stay with us, and we are super pleased you enjoyed your holiday. We do so love it when our guests get the best experience and make the most of our little island and our peaceful little spot in Paradise.

10/10 Excellent

catherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful 11 night stay. The view from the villas was wonderful and sitting on the front deck one morning we had the wonderful experience of seeing whales right out from our accommodation. We were told about all the local events and places of interest by our hosts even down to the local bakery that makes the best croissants. With happy hour once or twice a week it gave us a good chance to meet other visitors staying at this small 8 villa accommodation. We stayed in two different ocean view villas during our stay, 5 & 6 nights and both had their really good points. We would recommend this accommodation, only one thing against it is that you can’t swim right outside your villa but you are only a short distance from the beautiful lagoon. You WILL ENJOY this accommodation.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Michele & Svein on 28 Aug 2022
Kia Orana CatherineThank you so much for the loverly review, the whales are still here and our guests have been blessed with their presents every day so far. We have had some much needed rain in the last week, but not too much just enough to water the plants and the temperatures are very pleasant. We are genuinely very pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and we love getting to know such loverly people, makes our job very enjoyable.Take care and all the best.Kia ManuiaMichele & Svein

10/10 Excellent

glen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great stay
We had a great stay. Hosts were super engaging and the place was very nice and quite - car is a good idea if you want to get around to restaurants and sandy beaches. We had a great time would recommend to anyone
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Michele & Svein on 25 Jul 2022
Kia Orana Thank you for taking the time to give us a review. We are in a lovely secluded spot, super glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Yes! it is a good recommendation to book a car online before arrival, with the high volume of visitors vehicles have been difficult to get if you expect to hire one on arrival. Thank you for the recommendation, all the best to the family, stay well, Kia Manuia Michele & Svein

10/10 Excellent

Simmi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was right on the beach, you can see the sun rise every morning. The best part was how lovely the hosts were. They really made us feel welcome and did everything they could to make us comfortable. Such a wonderful couple.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Michele & Svein on 14 Jul 2022
Kia Orana Simmi Thank you for your review, we so enjoyed you both staying with us. These ladies were so adventurous, they got out and tried everything, happy to see you enjoyed your holiday and hope to see you again sometime.Kia Manuia Michele & Svein

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Michele & Svein on 8 Jul 2022
Kia Orana Thank you so much for posting a review, we really do appreciate the time people take to do this and also the response to the service and product we offer, we will endeavour to strive to continue to improve and make sure everyones experience if exceptional. Meitaki Ma'ata (kind regards)

8/10 Good

Hamish

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Owners were very friendly and helpful
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Michele & Svein on 30 Jun 2022
Kia Orana Hamish Thank you for taking the time to post a review, it was lovely meeting you both and catching up for cocktails in our little bar. Thank you for being such lovely guests who always mixed with everyone. Cheers Michele & Svein

8/10 Good

Nenad

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Road sign should be more visible, so people can notice that beautiful place stright away.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Michele & Svein on 27 Jun 2022
Kia Orana Thank you for taking the time to give us a review. It was loverly having you visit, and we are pleased you enjoyed our secluded little spot on the ocean front. All the best for the reminder of the year and hope you get to do more kite surfing lessons. Kia Manuia Michele & Svein

10/10 Excellent

Zoie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Michelle and Svein were wonderful hosts. It was the perfect spot for a Raro holiday. The villas have everything you need , stunning views and a good location to Muri beach .
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Michele & Svein on 10 Jun 2022
Kia Orana Zoie Thank you for the review, it was such a pleasure having you both, great energy and fun. So nice to see these two young ones make the most of every activity and minute of their stay. all the best for the future, cheers from Raro

10/10 Excellent

Jared

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our stay here, the room was great and we were very comfortable. The ocean view was memorizing and having the air conditioning was a real plus when the days got really hot. Most of all the owners Michele & Svein were so welcoming and they went out of their way to help us out, they gave us with food when we arrived and had none of our own, they drove us places until we were able to arrange our own transportation and they also put together a lovely night where we could share some drinks with them and other guests. Overall I'm really glad we stayed here and I'm happy to recommend them to anyone.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Michele & Svein on 27 Apr 2022
Kia Orana Jared Thank you for your message, it was loverly having you and your beautiful partner stay with us at the Passage Villas, we are happy you were comfortable and enjoyed your holiday, great to see you all out making the most of all the activities you can do on Rarotonga. It was fun having you stay. Stay well and all the best, hope to see you visit our shores again soon. Kia Manuia Michele & Svein

10/10 Excellent

Rochelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property has new owners that have refurbished and improved the previous set up. The villas are spacious and well appointed with lovely, fresh decor, substantial kitchen facilities and air conditioning. The grounds are tranquil - a fabulous, deep pool that is set amongst tropical flora and fauna, as well as an accessible BBQ, an outdoor bar for an evening drink or cocktail, seating alongside the reef, and access to a private beach only metres away. During our stay (9 days), the hosts were welcoming, friendly and accommodating. Fresh produce and breakfast supplies (milk, tea, coffee, bread, spreads, cereals, fruit) were waiting in the room on arrival. The outlook from the villas to the ocean is spectacular! While we were there, we experienced a tropical cyclone where the waves rolling in were magnificent! As the weather settled, so did the ocean, where it became clear and much more still. Exploring the reef and the surrounding area of the property was fabulous! Lots of little hermit crabs and other wildlife kept us amused for hours! This section of the island is the perfect spot for whale watching later in the year. There is a small shop across the road if you need basic provisions, or a little further down the road there is a gas station, larger shop and takeaways. In the other direction, Muri is only minutes away. If you are looking for accommodation that’s away from the busy, larger resorts, this is the place to stay!
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2022
Response from TPV on 30 Jan 2022
Kia Orana It was such a pleasure having this loverly family visit and so happy they enjoyed our property and the island, they were such good sports and did not let the weather deter them from making the most of everything. Thank you so much for the review and do hope to see you again sometime soon. Meitaki Maata (kind regards) Michele & Svein