Little Polynesian Resort

“Wonderful place”

This is a small resort but so perfect for a quiet couples holiday. The staff are friendly and always welcoming. The rooms on the beach are just amazing. The restaurant has great food and a decent selection of wine and cocktails. Can’t wait to return.

“Highly recommended”

Excellent location, rooms, food and service. Beautiful separate rooms, adults only. Very private with excellent daily sevice. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff, who are extremely friendly. Highly recommended- we keep returning as we cannot think of any place we would rather holiday!

“A little paradise”

This was the sixth stop on our long awaited round the world trip which was organised with help from Turquoise who put together an amazing itinerary. We flew in from Auckland after celebrating my birthday and crossed the dateline around 6.30pm. So we landed in Rarotonga around 9pm the day before my… lisää

This was the sixth stop on our long awaited round the world trip which was organised with help from Turquoise who put together an amazing itinerary. We flew in from Auckland after celebrating my birthday and crossed the dateline around 6.30pm. So we landed in Rarotonga around 9pm the day before my birthday (crazy!) We were greeted at the airport with flower garlands and water bottles and driven to the Little Polynesian. It was very dark and everything en route was closed and quiet. The hotel is halfway round the island at the very south (the airport is on the northern tip) so the drive took around half an hour. We were met by the manager and shown straight to our beach bungalow in the dark and given a welcome drink. We unpacked and went straight to sleep. Next morning (my birthday again!) we woke up to the most beautiful view of palm trees, the beach and ocean right outside our window - paradise! The bungalow had an indoor and outdoor shower, twin sinks, huge bed and seating area, a fridge and tea / coffee making facilities. The outdoor terrace had two sun loungers. Unfortunately these had thick, porous mattresses that soaked up any rain (we did have a day of rain and a few showers during our stay) and we were unable to use them most of the time (thin, mesh type loungers like the ones by the pool would have been better). We had breakfast at the poolside restaurant each day which was limited without additional payment, but was plenty enough for us. One day we went on the Aitutaki day trip (highly recommended) and had to leave before breakfast to catch the flight and one of the team made sure we had a platter of fruit delivered to our room the night before so we could put it in our fridge (very thoughtful). We enjoyed cocktails and light lunches by the pool and had dinner there also. Florence and/ or Thomas were always there to make meal times special - such helpful and friendly staff. We ate at Charlie's Bar one evening (book early!) which is a 5 min walk down the road. A great busy atmosphere with great food, views and darts! (check it out!) We also visited the botanical gardens across the road which are worth a look (they have a small cafe there). We didn't hire a car (it would take about an hour to drive around the whole island) as there is a bus service that goes right around the island. Overall we really enjoyed our time at Little Polynesian. It's a small and beautiful resort with the most wonderful staff, excellent food and a relaxed vibe. It's not a flashy 5 star resort, but is a simple, down to earth boutique hotel that captures the local Rarotonga mood perfectly! We had a wonderful 6 nights there celebrating my (second) birthday!

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“A lovely quiet piece of paradise !”

Everything you could need for a quiet relaxing private stay in paradise. Superb restaurant with lovely people and we can certainly see why this restaurant is one of the best on the island. Our second, with more to come stay at Little Poly x