Hôtel Fenua Mata'i'oa

“Highly recommended stay”

This stay was truly amazing, the only thing I regret is that we were only there one night. The atmosphere cannot be captured in photos, but think boutique white lotus. We stayed in the princess Keona suite, which was impeccably furnished. I loved the attention to detail and the way the decor blen… lisää

This stay was truly amazing, the only thing I regret is that we were only there one night. The atmosphere cannot be captured in photos, but think boutique white lotus. We stayed in the princess Keona suite, which was impeccably furnished. I loved the attention to detail and the way the decor blended plants and the outdoors inside. We did not experience the mosquitoes, but my husband woke up early and opened the windows, and a friendly cat crawled in and curled up at my feet. The breakfast service was lovely, delivered right to our room. Afterwards, we enjoyed some snorkeling off the dock.

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“Fond memories”

So, a bit dated. But, I was just looking at 6 year old photos from our stay at Fenua Mataioa hôtel in 2/2019. While I have been fortunate to stay at some great hotels, in some memorable places, around the world; in hindsight sight, none surpasses the fondness I have for the lovely time spent at thi… lisää

So, a bit dated. But, I was just looking at 6 year old photos from our stay at Fenua Mataioa hôtel in 2/2019. While I have been fortunate to stay at some great hotels, in some memorable places, around the world; in hindsight sight, none surpasses the fondness I have for the lovely time spent at this lovely place. Thanks for the enduring wonderful memories! I need to plan a next visit.

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“Amazing beyond words!”

My wife and I stayed here for our honeymoon, and this place was absolutely amazing! It is a truly unique and original place with a lot of soul. Everything looks like somebody with an artistic eye spent careful time on it, down to the smallest details. The staff were all extremely helpful and friend… lisää

My wife and I stayed here for our honeymoon, and this place was absolutely amazing! It is a truly unique and original place with a lot of soul. Everything looks like somebody with an artistic eye spent careful time on it, down to the smallest details. The staff were all extremely helpful and friendly. We stayed in the Prestige Overwater Suite, so we had a bungalow for our bedroom, a separate private bungalow for our bathroom, and the two are connected by a covered kitchen/seating area. What a cool experience it was to wake up in the morning, make some breakfast and coffee in our separate kitchen (you can also order breakfast from them if you want to), and then sit on the private deck and watch the sun rise. And of course, a drink on the deck as the sun sets was a must-do every evening as well. I will say that part of the "realness" of this resort is that nature has not been sterilized out of it, so there were mosquitos and geckos. It wasn't much of a problem for us, but if somebody was very sensitive about those sorts of things, they might have a bit of a hard time. There was also a cat that graced us with her presence periodically throughout each day, so we felt like we had a pet for our stay. We kind of miss the cat now.

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“Quaint”

The hotel is old style vs a contemporary resort, meaning traditional thatched roof and walls. It also abounds with original art and statues. The downside for us was the hotel is rather isolated so you need a taxi or rental car to get anywhere. There is one restaurant that is walking distance but th… lisää

The hotel is old style vs a contemporary resort, meaning traditional thatched roof and walls. It also abounds with original art and statues. The downside for us was the hotel is rather isolated so you need a taxi or rental car to get anywhere. There is one restaurant that is walking distance but that’s it. The hotel offers very limited choices for breakfast (nothing is included in your room, not even a morning cup of coffee). They do not offer lunch or dinner. We only saw one other couple at the hotel, for a few minutes, the entire 6 days we were there. Maybe if you are a loner this would be a plus. Lastly, we did not appreciate dealing with the owner. Within hours of completing our booking we realized our flight arrived after the last ferry so we needed to alter our stay by one day. She would absolutely not honor our request so we had to pay the extra night.

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