Lagoon View Villa | Terrace/patio

Reviews of Etu Moana Boutique Beach Villas - Adults Only

4 out of 5

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 49 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Travelled with partner
What an amazing place to stay. Lovely gardens, quiet, delicious fresh breakfast, and a very helpful host!!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nikol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice staff very helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
piece of paradise. The staff are extremely friendly and warm. The place spotlessly clean. We couldn’t have ask for a better service. We got married here and they’ve organised it so well. Love this place and will highly recommend and we will certainly come back.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property, excellent service, friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Fabulous!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Etu Moana Team on 14 Oct 2023
Meitaki for visiting magical Etu Moana! We hope to welcome you again some day!

10/10 Excellent

Scott, Asquith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the best places I have stayed in the last 40 years of travel!! Beautiful, stunning. The hosts Jeff and Tiffany were incredible.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from The Etu Moana Team on 14 Oct 2023
Meitaki for your kind words! We are thrilled you enjoyed Etu Moana so much. We hope to welcome you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Crazy Good! Warm , Inviting atmosphere. Layed back but immaculate. Thank You Etu Moana❤️ True Paradice
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Garry

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from The Etu Moana Team on 30 May 2023
Meitaki Garry! We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay at Etu Moana. We hope to welcome you back again.

10/10 Excellent

Cynnelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff, great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from The Etu Moana Team on 29 Apr 2023
Kia Orana,We are so happy you enjoyed your stay! Thank you for choosing Etu Moana for your celebration. We look forward to welcoming you back!

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beachfront accommmodations pleasant with pleasant outdoor furniture and privacy
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Tiffany on 4 Mar 2023
Kia Orana Susan,Thank you for the review. We hope you are both enjoying your travels!Meitaki,Tiffany

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved our time here, it was so relaxing. Jane and Steve were great hosts, happy to organise anything we needed. Honesty bar was really handy, and it was good to be able to eat there a couple of times. Would love to go back one day.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cornelis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning location. Great people very friendly and helpful. Nothing was ever a bother. E Scooters were lots of fun.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean Beach. Maintained gardens. Beautiful clean villa and your own deck. Pool and bar area was a lovely amenity. Staff and Manager were exceptional.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Jane on 4 Jul 2021
Kia Orana, It was an absolute pleasure to welcome you to our very own paradise. Thank you for your lovely comments, Aitutaki has reopened with such positive energy. Etu Moana team are really loving being integral to making a difference. It would be wonderful to see you again! Jane

10/10 Excellent

Paul, UK

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beach front property, very well equipped also ideal for water activities.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Bluestar on 5 Apr 2020
meitaki Paul, glad you enjoyed your February stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely loved our stay at Etu Moana. The resort was awesome, as were the staff. It was intimate and relaxing. Would definitely go back.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019
Response from BlueStar on 20 Oct 2019
Thank you we are thrilled you enjoyed your stay, we look forward to your return.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
To many wild chicken made difficult to sleep at night. Very bad internet. Rooms to dark. The rest was ok and draft was friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from bluestar on 29 Sept 2019
We are sorry the local chickens were annoying for you, they are part of the landscape and we do not have control as we do not 'own' them. We have generally good internet for a small and remote pacific island, last week we did have problems with the internet which were island wide and not our problem within our control. Our 'dark' rooms are with low lighting and dimmers along with dark bathroom tiles, this is for the contrast from the bright exterior of the island/lagoon and for a romantic setting. We are sorry it was not to your liking. Thank you for taking the time to share your review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from bluestar on 25 Sept 2019
thank you, meitaki

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden gem in paradise
Worth upgrading to an absolute beachfront villa - you've gone all that way afterall! Nothing compares to the stunning white sand beaches and water in the most beautiful colours of azure and turquoise that we marvelled at daily from our spacious villa deck. The staff were friendly and helpful and we loved the free snorkeling, kayak equipment, bikes and delicious morning breakfasts and the honesty bar by the pool. WIFI was sketchy which forced us to switch off and enjoy long walks on the beach, afternoon cocktails and snorkeling/kayaking/ bike sessions.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from bluestar on 1 Sept 2019
Meitaki Dana, we are thrilled that you enjoyed your Absolute Beachfront Villa during your recent stay at Etu Moana, Aitutaki, especially making use of the snorkelling, biking and kayaking on offer. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back again and thank you for taking the time to review your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot, wonderful beach and position. The only point was not having a restaurant within the property
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our stay of 5 nights was superb. This resort is small and very friendly with quality ! The beachfront bungalow was fantastic. Lounging on the balcony listening to the waves breaking on the reef and watching the humpback whales ....heaven. Pip & Nick are excellent hosts and a great team guarantee your stay to be effortless and relaxing . A really memorable stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from bluestar on 1 Sept 2019
Meitaki, thank you for sharing your views on your recent stay at Etu Moana Villas. We are really glad that your stay was so memorable.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful villas and setting and very friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from bluestar on 25 Aug 2019
'meitaki atupaka' - thank you very much, we are so glad you enjoyed

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful stay at Etu Moana. It was perfect for our holiday.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2019
Response from bluestar on 25 Aug 2019
thank you so much - we are thrilled that it was 'perfect' for you at Etu Moana Villas

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a lovely place to stay, helped by fantastic weather
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from bluestar on 25 Aug 2019
wonderful - sunshine and warmth always help however we are glad your stay was lovely.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous villas, great arrangement and people. Only "down" was shower temperature could have been warmer, but in the tropics it's not really issue
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Pip on 28 Jul 2019
Thank you, we are pleased you enjoyed your stay at Etu Moana, apologies for the hot water, we have tweaked this now and seem to have hotter temperatures, sorry for the inconvenience.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, amazing villas, very friendly staff and managers that made you feel like family, and attentive service!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from pip on 8 Jun 2019
Thank you, or meitaki, for your review. We are so happy that your stay was so positive. We appreciate the feedback and hope to welcome you again. 'ka kite' from the team at Etu Moana

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place
We loved everything about it. Would stay again. If you can, upgrade to absolute beachfront villa.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019
Response from pip on 8 Jun 2019
Thank you for sharing your comments on Expedia. Agreed the absolute beachfront villas (or the beach views) are worth it. we hope to have the privilege to welcome you again to Etu Moana and to Aitutaki.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful place to get away from it all. No noise, no activities, very few people. This is not for your party-goers but perfect for endless relaxation. Good snorkelling right off the beach and deep enough for a swim also.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Pip on 1 May 2019
Meitaki, thank you, we are glad you enjoyed the serenity, snorkelling and swimming. Indeed a perfect 'away from it all' location. we hope to welcome you back for another Etu Moana stay.

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place!!!
We had a fantastic time staying on Aitutaki at Etu Moana! What a great, quiet, relaxing 4 nights. Was easy to bike over to the other side of the island to the Aitutaki Lagoon. They have kayaks and SUPs on both sides of the island to use. The breakfast was fresh and healthy. The sunsets were amazing!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Pip on 1 May 2019
Meitaki, thank you for your review and sharing your experiences. We are thrilled that you had a fantastic time on our island and at Etu Moana Beach Villas.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Pip on 3 May 2019
:) Awesome, thanks

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The grounds were beautiful. Our bungalow on the beach amazing. Close beach walk to restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Pip on 12 Feb 2019
We are thrilled your stay at Etu Moana was pleasing.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Amanda, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful accommodation and idyllic setting. Friendly staff, very well run by Paul and Kirsti.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Trev, North queensland. australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A dream come true for us both
Possibly the best holiday we have had in sixty years. The level of care and attention to detail was remarkable. This resort is the way the Cook Islands is portrayed in the brochures.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ian, SYDNEY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous quiet, boutique beach side bungalows
Right on the beach with ample swimming area, kayaks, paddle board and reef shoes (a must). As the agents say whisper quiet. Beautiful, low key bungalows. Downside was the the limited free wifi, only day time reception service, no food service for lunch and dinner (particularly in wet weather, as we were).
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Svend

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from The Etu Moana Team on 22 Jun 2023
Kia Orana Svend,Meitaki for your review. We are so happy you enjoyed our little piece of paradise!

10/10 Excellent

Hiroyuki, Adachi ward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from The Etu Moana Team on 22 Jun 2023
Kia Orana Hiro,Meitaki for your review. It was a pleasure to host you!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Das Team war extrem freundlich und hat immer geholfen wenn Fragen aufgetaucht sind. Sie wollten immer nur das Beste und haben super Empfehlungen (Tours, Restaurants) gemacht. Wunderschöne Bungalow auf einer traumhaften Insel. Diese Ferien bleiben uns noch lange im Erinnerung
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Pip on 12 Jan 2020
wonderful, thank you very much for your positive review, so glad you enjoyed your stay at Etu Moana Beach Villas.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ronny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Simple Einrichtung, überall Moskitonetze, Klimaanlage vorhanden, Filmangebot
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Response from bluestar on 29 Sept 2019
Thank you for your feedback, we are sad you found the decor and fly-screens not to your liking - we are tropical villas and the fly-screens are to assist with the few flying insects, for your utmost comfort. We hope you enjoyed the beautiful location and ambience. Meitaki atupaka

10/10 Excellent

Sara, Bergamo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bellissime ville che si affacciano su una spiaggia bellissima! Tutto è molto curato e molto easy, e questo ti fa sentire subito coccolato ed a tuo agio, senza nessuno stress o obbligo, come ci si potrebbe aspettare da un resort di questo livello! Personale gentile e disponibile ! Il nostro breve soggiorno è stato perfetto!’
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Bluestar on 25 Aug 2019
Grazie mille, we are thrilled that you enjoyed your short stay at Etu Moana Boutique Villas. Thank you for taking the time to share your positive words, we are so happy that you have great memories of your time here at the villas and on Aitutaki.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
freundlich und nett, easy und relaxte atmosphäre, toll lage
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Pip on 14 Feb 2019
vielen Dank

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Location to stay, Villa 3 was awesome! The Stuff very friendly and helpful. All in all a very relaxing and astonishing Holiday.
Stayed 14 nights in Apr 2018