Vaea Hotel Samoa

Pros: Cleanliness of the rooms, pool and outdoor dining area, location and security of the property. Host were friendly and helpful and it was easy to walk to local cafes/restaurants/shops for a bite to eat. The breakfast included in the rate was wonderful. Cons: Wifi not factored into the room price, unable to use the pool area whilst waiting on room to avail and property signage was not easily visible to locate when we were being transferred from prior property.

We were arrived about 7pm on Saturday night and the "pick Van" let us Waite for an hour and by the speed limit of 40 km it were already 9 o clock. and we were hungry. Lucky for us Lupe the manger rang the only restaurant open and drove us there ( Pizza) the hotel is ok but that's all. The breakfast was Not something to write home about. Just white bread bread, butter and jam except we were getting fried eggs - the only of 4 hotel that gave us eggs without charge. When we us to come down about 08 o ' Clock the eggs were very cold. the pool were fine, but there were no internet at all. We liked Lupe.

My wife and I stayed 5 nights, arriving by taxi from the APW Airport before 5PM. Note; a pre scheduled shuttle is available at 26 WS tala. We were greeted by our hostess who verified our names/prepayment and provided the room key, 2 bottles of cold water and a small carton of milk for coffee or tea. She referred all questions of car rental to searching various Apia providers and offered a free sim card in absence of wifi. Upper floor room #8 was tiled with a queen bed, new refer, desk with hot pot & coffee, then TV with 8 channels(most religious supporting Australia/NZ news). The tile bathroom had a new sink and toilet, a large walk-in shower without a curtain, small bars of soap and quick hot water. The AC was cool and quiet, adjusted with a remote control. A sliding glass door opened to a balcony with table/chairs and a beautiful view over the garden pool and the busy Lalovaga Avenue to the homes perched on Mt. Vaea. The 7:30AM breakfast included fresh fruit, lemonade, pancakes, cooked eggs, toast with peanut butter/jam, regular coffee and sporadic pastry. The quiet host tended the office, maintained the clean pool, gave us new bulbs for our bedlamps and rented room routers. We appreciated the hotel’s adult atmosphere with the ‘no children’ policy. We walked 100m west to the modest Foodlands/Alan’s supermarkets, 1 km north to central Apia’s cathedral/American Library, over to ENT cafe/car rental and the nearby produce market.

You can really see the love that has gone into creating this fabulous boutique hotel. Lupe and Dean are kind and welcoming hosts and we had some great chats with them looking out over the beautifully lit garden. The room was very comfortable and we fully enjoyed some afternoon dips in the pool. This will be our go-to spot if we stay in Apia again. We think it’s far more enjoyable than the big resorts where you’ll never get the personal attention to detail that you’ll find at Vaea Hotel. Excellent value and an unforgettable stay.