Guest User
October 16, 2023
Our wedding week at the Matavai was superb, couldn’t fault it. The hotel is definitely underselling itself as a 3*, our deluxe clifftop room was very clean, roomy and well air conditioned with a good king size bed a nice fully tiled bathroom and decent hot shower. They could perhaps use slightly firmer pillows, so perhaps consider taking your own if that’s important to you. The pools are great, the water wasn’t as cold as we’d been led to believe, and a lovely spot for whale watching and for sundowners. The breakfast buffet shifted from just being continental to including a cooked option on our second day, which I think was new, and well received by the guests, definitely look to keep that going! The meals at the resort were far better than we had anticipated and had we known, we wouldn’t have brought as many snacks with us from NZ! Prices for food and drinks were very reasonable, the staff were lovely. Siwa did a great job with the wedding organisation, she put on a great event at the resort with lots of extra touches and kudos to the chef for an amazing wedding banquet! Richard the temporary hotel manager was very friendly, always available and on hand to help out. Niue is a remarkable place, quite unique in tourism. You absolutely have to hire a car here, it’s almost impossible to holiday here without one, and the resort organised this for us as well. Niue won’t be for everyone, don’t come here if you want sandy beaches or luxury, but if you want to escape from it all and have some authentic adventures, this is the place! A truly magical & very fun week made possible by the team at the Matavai, thanks guys, we’ll definitely be back!