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Reviews of Rarotonga Villas

3 out of 5
Rarotonga Villas
Nikao, Rarotonga

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 41 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Philip was an excellent host. The villa was a few steps from the beach and it was gorgeous. We will be back
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great sandy beach, superb location, the villa had everything we needed and our host Phillip was so friendly and helpful. Can't wait to go back.
Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rarotonga villas
Rarotonga Villas has a beautiful ocean view from room. There are 4 ocean front villas and a separate laundry room shared between villas. Room size was perfect for two of us. Kitchenette has everything you need. Bed is king size and comfortable. They give you 1 bath, 1 beach towel, and 1 hand towel for each persons so you have to do laundry if fresh towels needed as no room service offered for these villas. Beach has bench and table if you want to sit and eat. I personally prefer beach beds to lay down instead (there were 2 in front of our villa but both broken and super dirty). Airport runway is your neighbor! The airport is not so busy, 1 or 2 big jets and couple small airplanes take off and landing daily. My husband likes watching them and not bothered at all but it was annoying to me specially the one at the middle of night! So it all depends on you! There is a convenient store just across the villas which has almost everything. Hosts are super friendly and nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to town well looked after nice beach and great communication with Phil
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right on the beach, no swimming pool so no kids, great hosts, very relaxing and convenient.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019
Response from Phillip on 23 May 2019
Thank you so much for your review - really appreciate your comments and your rating.. Love to see you again soon. Warm regards Your host Phillip

10/10 Excellent

Edi, NZ

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful experience! Perfect location, villa on the beach. Very good snorkeling on site. Lovely breakfast and dinners on the balcony. Lovely owners and very helpful with everything we needed. Highly recommended.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Phillip on 23 May 2019
Thank you so much for your review - really appreciate your comments and your rating.. Love to see you again soon. Warm regardsYour host Phillip

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our villa was well-maintained, modern and in an amazing spot right on the beach front. Facilities were good: we loved the outdoors shower to freshen up after a dip in the lagoon just out the front. Speaking of the lagoon, definitely go for a snorkel right out front! It's teeming with all sorts of interesting marine life, and you may be able to borrow some leave-behind equipment from the laundry room if available. Owners Jane and Phillip are great hosts as well; very friendly, and full of local knowledge to help you get the most out of your stay in this little paradise. They were also generous enough to drop us off at the airport for our transfer to Aitutaki. Although the weather wasn't very kind to us for a large part of our stay in Raro, we still had a good time, partly thanks to the villa being in good condition. One thing to keep in mind: airplane noise can be thunderous. This can be annoying in the early AM, but I won't deduct any points for this as we knew this going in. However if you're sensitive to this, I would suggest looking elsewhere.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Phillip on 23 May 2019
Great! Thank you so much for your review - really appreciate your comments and your rating.. Warm regards Your host Phillip

10/10 Excellent

David, New Zealand

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
New Property Super Clean with good quality Linen. Handy to Town & the Airport Nice Beach
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kay, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We really enjoyed our stay, we had everything we needed right at our door. Would not hesitate to recommend Rarotonga Villas to friends and family.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Contained unit close to the beach
Clean private villa with great views and awesome operators
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were in paradise! The view was fabulous and even included whales. The accommodations were comfortable and welcoming. Phillip and Jane were very attentive to our needs. Hot water was mostly available and needed planning at times but wont keep us from returning.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dae-Jin, Oregon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice villas with excellent snorkeling
Very nice villas with excellent snorkeling. Fish scene is way better here than in Muri Beach
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Lana, Auckland, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet Villa on good location
Great location by the Airport. Close to town and a gas station and super market 2 min walk away. Airplanes coming and leaving added character and excitement to the location. Clean and great decor. Right on the beach. Lovely place to swim. Would recommend to anyone wanting a quiet relaxing convenient place to stay. Would def come back.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Fantastic Experience in Rarotonga
The Villa was great with plenty of space for comfort as well as all the amenities you'd need to enjoy yourself without needing to leave. While the Villa itself was already great, the support staff was exceptional. Jane & Patrick were there to make our stay as enjoyable as possible and I couldn't have asked anything more in terms of increasing our comfort not only within the Villa but in terms of getting around the island as well. I highly recommend Rarotonga Villas. You will not be disappointed!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Gabriella, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lagoon and Views
Fantastic location with fantastic views. Steps away from the lagoon which offered great swimming and snorkelling. I will be back again as I found it simply perfect for me as a single traveller. I have already recommended the Villas to friends.
Lagoon from the balcony
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Phillip, Jo and Jane on 5 Aug 2017
Kia Orana Gabrielle, Thank you for your lovely feedback. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and we are looking forward to seeing you again. Kind regards, (Rarotonga Villas)

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extremely Disapointing
Close to the beach but flea ridden villa, very limited hot water, rude staff, over charged the accomodation and certainly not to a quality standard. I was told that the villa was around 150sqm but in fact it was more like 70sqm at best. Don't put a beach chair on the sand you will get growled at.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Jo , Phillip and Jane on 5 Aug 2017
WOW! This must be the worse ever feedback we have ever had! We have chosen not to defend your awful accusations that are incorrect in every-way, but instead, we are sorry that you have clearly confused our 3.5 star accommodation for a five star accommodation. In future, it is highly advisable to read before you book.

10/10 Excellent

John & Cherie, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place to stay.
We only stayed a week but definitely will be back. Beautiful view & so close to the beach. I like that we could cook our meals in house & then enjoy eating outside on the deck with the view of the beach. Nice & close to town. :)
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2017
Response from Jo,Phillip and Jane on 5 Aug 2017
Kia Orana John and Cherie, Thank you for your lovely feedback. We really appreciate it. We are looking forward to having you stay with us again. Stay well! Kind rgards, Jo

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great bungalow right on the beach
Great place to stay in Rarotonga...close to town & the balcony is the perfect place to watch the sunset each evening...or better still sit on the beach right in from top you. Phil & Jane are great hosts, nothing too much trouble. Do not let proximity to the airport dampen your enthusiasm for this place...there are only 1 or 2 big planes a day and it is fun to watch them land. Get a rental car so you can come & go and easily enjoy the island. In the words of the great philosopher Arnold Schwarzenegger "we will be back".
Stayed 13 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value, on the beach, great hosts
Phil and Joanne were incredibly nice (everyone says that, and it's true). Extremely clean and well-maintained. Only drawback: ceiling fan does not manage to cool the place well enough (no AC). Proximity to planes taking off and landing was a plus for me.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Sydney, NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous comfortable villa on the beach
We loved staying at Rarotonga Villas. It is literally right on the beach and the villas are clean, spacious and comfortable. There are only three on the property and no kids, yay! The owners are lovely as well. There's everything you need in the villa for cooking etc if you don't want to eat out for every meal, and a BBQ on the property as well. We didn't really mind being so close to the airport, it was more the crowing roosters that annoyed us but they are all over the island and have nothing to do with the actual villa haha. Highly recommend and we will definitely be going back!
View from our balcony

8/10 Good

Nicki, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Much better than camping !
We chose this place because it evoked the laid-back vibe of camping without the grovelling and discomfort of doing it rough in a tent. It's not fancy BUT everything is thought of , from insect screens to comfortable beds , tv and a dvd library , good outdoor seating and a well equipped kitchen. Also really appreciated the thoughtfull choice of breakfast supplies .

10/10 Excellent

Myr, Auckland, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise Retreat
A delightful find via Wotif when my now second-preferred accommodation was unable to take me for my full 10 day stay on the island. Within walking distance (or a couple of bus stops) to a selection of restaurants when not inclined to use the kitchenette facilities

8/10 Good

Ken, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent, but....
Our unit was close to the water with a great view of the reef and sea. Water in the lagoon was warm and there were a few fish to make snorkelling a pleasant experience in a safe environment. The rooms were clean and spacious and the staff were extremely attentive and anxious to make our stay a pleasant one. The major bonus for us was the fact that humpback whales swim by between August and October and we had the pleasure of spotting them many times during our stay. On several occasions they breached the surface and the result was spectacular. However, there is a problem in the neighbourhood of local or roaming dogs. They can get into fits of barking between each other and no one seems to have any care or control over them. It was so bad the first night that we stopped at the local hardware store to buy some expanding earplugs to try and relieve the situation. The airport was next door but there are only one or two big jet flight each day so that was no problem really.

10/10 Excellent

jules, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fabulous stay
Such a great villa, perfect for our small family (2 adults, one child). Situated on a great beach for snorkelling. Shallow water, perfect for kids. Great view of planes landing ( only a few a day so quite a novelty). Phillip and Jane are lovely and really helpful. Definitely hire a car or scooter, easy to drive here and only 40 mins around the island. Would definitely stay at Rarotonga villas again and would certainly recommend to others.

10/10 Excellent

Ted & Doris, Melbourne Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place smack on the beach... Paradise...
Great place right on the beach front... Out of the bungalow walk 10 metres and you are swimming in a wonderful safe lagoon.. At the time we went we had the beach virtually to ourselves. Our host Phillip could not have more accommodating in any thing we needed be it about were to eat, what to do , activities happening on the island etc. In a word FABULOUS and would recommend it to anyone wanting a quite break from our fast paced world.... As General McArthur said WE SHALL RETURN..

10/10 Excellent

Carl, Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for money
We really enjoyed our stay at Rarotonga Villas. Phil was a fantastic, helpful host. The villa was modern and beautifully presented; the beach was quiet and great for swimming and snorkeling. Great value for money - if we return to Rarotonga, we'll definitely stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Delightful spot right on the beach.
We enjoyed 6 wonderful days at Rarotonga Villas. Phillip was great. He met us at the airport and gave us a little tiki tour so that we could get our bearings. That was really useful. The villa was beautiful with quality linen, towels, crockery etc. We even enjoyed the planes up close! We recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location right on the beach .planes going right over a real novelty.The owners are very nice people .The beach is one of the best in Rarotonga.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxury on the beach
Great privacy, service and accommodation. We hired a car which was easier as although it was close to one shop it gave us more flexibility to explore the island. Although not noted on the website the TV does have a built in DVD player which was great for night times as not much on the Rarotonga TV channels. Thank you so much for a perfect week!

10/10 Excellent

Kelly, Nampa, Idaho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely beach front property
Lovely beach front property with updated fixtures. Well maintained and close to shopping, restraunts and public transportation. The price was very reasonable considering it's' ocean front setting. We would book again for our next vacation.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding value for money
Very happy with our stay. Will stay again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

pave , nz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach front villa
It was an awesome place and phil was great i rate this 10/10 for the accomodation, facilities and environment. A great first international trip. Will be back next year for sure

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely new facility, closes to the beach.Phillip couldn't have been more helpful.Would visit again.

8/10 Good

John, Rotorua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy living:
Wonderful experience. Friendly Phil was always on hand to assist if required. Only 4 bungalows. Very laid back set up, close to town and restaurants. Perfect if you prefer to do your own thing as opposed to a Resort. Shops nearby. Scooters hire nearby and great fun, highly recommended. Phil picked us up from the Airport and showed us around town, where to eat, hire vehicles etc.

6/10 Okay

odette, nz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ok place, beach front a bonus
The planes landing meters away were very noisy, even late into the night.. We tried to make a game of catching the planes, but the 3am plane on our last night was too much

8/10 Good

A & R, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
affordable luxury in paradise
Ideal couples retreat on the beach. Philip the host is warm and welcoming. The villas are modern, clean and well equipped. We were so comfortable here we didn't want to leave. We rented a motorbike to get to town and around the island. Everything was very relaxed and easy. Viama restaurant is a must. Occasional plane overhead more a novelty than issue.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay. Planes coming into airport normally not to load Staff are awesome, friendly, and very helpful

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise on the Beach!
Love it— Right on the beach with a nice sized room with good cooking facilities (just don't leave food out #ants). Corner store is near but I had a rented car so was able to drive to the main supermarket. Prices were surprisingly good— I wouldn't not bother with the amount of food that I took this time, just bring luxury items. Room really nice although there is no Air Con. Ceiling fan however does the trick. Would defiantly stay again, outstanding value for money.

10/10 Excellent

mitch , s

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great villa on the beach
Great villa , great surf out d front , everything u need is there , Phil is very helpfull too , villas are new n immaculate , n felt like our own little private getaway

8/10 Good

Calvin, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
highly recommended
Extremely friendly hosts, great location and amazing morning and afternoon views!

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!
We recently stayed at these villas and had an awesome time. Our host Phillip, was extremely helpful, knowledgeable and very accommodating. The villas were spotless and quite close to the eateries of the NW coast of Rarotonga, as well as right on the lagoon on the protected side of the island. Fantastic sunsets! The bus passes right at the front gate but we hired a car for convenience. We'd strongly recommend Rarotonga villas as a self-contained alternative for the budget conscious. Very close to the import, but we got used to the planes (3 - 4 per day) passing so close and low.