On the beach, white sand, sun-loungers, beach towels

Reviews of Tamanu Beach

3.5 out of 5
Tamanu Beach
Main Road, Aitutaki

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 125 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 125 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 125 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 125 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 125 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff are outstanding
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Bradley

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our time at Tamanu Beach! The beachfront villa was amazing, large, comfortable, lots of special touches and such a beautiful view. The staff was wonderful and very welcoming. I could have stayed forever!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pretty place. Great view of the ocean. Only thing that did not go well is that I got food poisoning from the buffet.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 13 Oct 2023
Kia Orana, Thanks for the positive review. I am so sorry that the food did not agree with you. I have checked with our team and we did not receive any other complaints at this time. However, I have asked our kitchen to be extra vigilant. Thanks again and we hope to see you back in Aitutaki. warm and sunny regards, Nick

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The welcome and hospitality was exceptional Loved to beach and facilities. The Breakfast was amazing .The only things I did not like were the noisy roosters early am and noise of lawn being raked at 7:00am
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 17 Sept 2023
Kia Orana Jane,Thank you for the review. My apologies for the early morning noise and will advise our grounds team to start later near accommodation areas. Glad you enjoyed the brekkie - we love long lazy breakfasts when on holiday. Meitaki atupaka! Nick

10/10 Excellent

Nelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 17 Sept 2023
Meitaki atupaka - thank you very much!

8/10 Good

Andrea

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property in a nice location for the beautiful sunsets. The downside was quite often they didn't have any cocktail glasses left so you couldn't get your drink of choice.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 24 Aug 2023
Kia Orana Andrea, Thank you for the review. I am so sorry we did not serve the cocktails you were after - there is no excuse. Our team has restocked their glassware. Regards, Nick.

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved everything about Tamanu : it’s authentic tropical island vibe, the delicious food, access to SUPS & kayaks, the beachside pool, spacious bungalow with outdoor shower & friendly staff
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 13 Aug 2023
Kia Orana Jane,Thank you for this review. Our staff always respond well to positive feedback. We are so pleased you found us authentic, we enjoy being hospitable with that distinct Island pace of life. We hope to see you back in Aitutaki soon! warm and sunny regards, Nick

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 23 Jul 2023
Meitaki atupaka! Thank you for the review we will share this with our team!

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 23 Jul 2023
Thank you - Meitaki atupaka

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was amazing! From aunty Nane’s welcoming upon arriving and the entire stay. We love it even more when they would call to check if we were dining in. Staff was accommodating. Our little grand daughter was fascinated bt the car and fell in love with it. Above all we fell in love with everything Tamanu provided! Thank you everyone!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 21 Jun 2023
Thank you Mary - most appreciated. I will let the team at our staff meeting today.

8/10 Good

Fui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 2 Jun 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Tyla

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from GM - Nick on 31 May 2023
Thank you Tyla

10/10 Excellent

Lewis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic experience; staff were friendly, beach was amazing, our bungalow was lovely, our 4 year old had the time of her life. It was the perfect holiday to unwind from the stresses of work and 3 years of covid lockdowns
Response from GM - Nick on 31 Dec 2022
Thank you for this amazing review I will share with our staff

10/10 Excellent

Adrian, Auckland

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and peaceful resort. The bungalows are spacious and well appointed. It would be great if there was better flow between the bungalows and the restaurant/bar.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Response from GM - Nick on 31 Dec 2022
Thank you for this review

10/10 Excellent

JANE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the experience, had all of the experience expected, all amenities were amazing and the walk on the beach was lovely. Other guests were friendly and welcoming, food was excellent, great service at the front desk, first impressions was the experience, thank you to our Cook Islands family who own the resort, well done! Meitaki maata!!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Carolyn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is clean, friendly and reasonably quiet.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Eikura on 2 Sept 2022
Thank you Carolyn :)Hope to see you back again xEikura Henry.

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a wonderful place to come and stay. Spacious rooms on adult side with everything you needed. Swimming pool right at your finger tips with a 2 min walk to beach with nice snorkelling. Breakfast was complimentary and delicious. Along with lots of lunch and dinner options The staff where all very welcoming and friendly. . We arrived around 9am and was welcomed with complementary breakfast. The Island night was amazing and a must if you are there on a Thursday. They have scooters on site which made it great to see around the Island which is beautiful. Looking forward to coming back.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Eikura on 2 Sept 2022
Thank you for staying with us Susan :)We are glad that you had a wonderful experience with us.Hope to see you back again in the near future :)Eikura Henry

10/10 Excellent

Nicki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The setting and the people are great
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Response from GM-Nick on 14 Jun 2022
Meitaki atupaka, Thank you so much we will pass this onto the Team!

10/10 Excellent

Shona

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved everything about the property and the location, the staff were friendly and willing to help, dining was awesome, the swimming location, and our accommodation just a short walk to the beach. Loved it, would definately stay there again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2022
Response from GM-Nick on 14 Jun 2022
Thank you so much for the review. Now the threat of Covid is passing -and we are looking to bring back masks and snorkels. Some of our guests saw eagle rays and turtles in front of the hotel this week past. Look forward to welcoming you back. warm and sunny regards, Nick

10/10 Excellent

Tania

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a beautiful resort, will definitely be back. Staff very accommodating and went out of their way to make our stay the best
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from GM Nick on 17 May 2022
Kia Orana Tania, Thank for the kind review, I will pass this on to our team. After two trying years this encourages our staff immensely. Meitaki atupaka, Nick

8/10 Good

Wendy

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very spacious with air con. It had a great sized deck with a table and daybeds. Also an out door shower. The only negative was we had no hot water and asked twice for it to be fixed but it never happened. We did however receive a credit so happy with that.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from GM-Nick on 18 Apr 2022
Kia Orana Wendy, Thank you for the positive review. We do sincerely apologise for the lack of hot water. This was due to a faulty hot water califont, our maintenance team have installed a new unit and are checking on other units that may require replacement. With 2 years of little revenue our deferred maintenance is now an immediate priority. Meitaki atupaka and we hope to see you back in Aitutaki in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Upoko

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They cater for families 💜
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2022
Response from GM-Nick on 12 Apr 2022
Meitaki atupaka - thank you for the review.

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed in a lagoon front bungalow , fantastic outlook. Woukd be nice to have insect repellant coils on the deck to keep mosquitos away
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Response from GM Nick on 16 Sept 2021
Kia Orana Thanks for your review...we are very blessed to be on the sunset side of the island...top tip to visitors holidaying in the South Pacific - choose the sunset side you are always in the lee of our SE tradewinds..and how many of us on holidays wake up for sunrise?? Re: mossies we have plug in zappers and we can provide coils on request. However we don't encourage this as some have left burn marks on the decking.... Thanks again for the glowing review and we hope to see you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely setting in Lagoon
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021
Response from GM-Nick on 24 Aug 2021
Thanks for the review. We hope to see you back in Aitutaki soon! Meitaki atupaka

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great rooms, very friendly staff, good food when we ate in restaurant
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021
Response from GM - Nick Henry on 13 Aug 2021
Kia Orana, Meitaki atupaka for the review - I will post for on staff noticebard.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021
Response from GM - Nick Henry on 8 Aug 2021
Kia Orana, Thank you for your review of Tamanu Beach Resort - I have passed this on to our staff. Meitaki atupaka, Nick

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful property, with easy access to the beach, to the pools, very tidy and the staff is just so exceptional and accomodating. The restaurant is top quality too and the Island special dinner is just amazing, both in terms of food served and show. The only point where there is still a bit of improvement is the pace of serving in the restaurant, bringing all at once after waiting sometimes for a while. It would be nice, for example, to have the cocktails before the mains (with maybe some coconut chips or other snacks) rather than at the same time.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Response from GM - Nick Henry on 8 Aug 2021
Kia orana, Thank you for our review of our Resort. I have taken on board your constructive comments and will work with our bar and wait staff to "refine" and improve this area of service. Especially the cocktails.. Meitaki atupaka, Nick

8/10 Good

Corne

Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Kaylea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Response from GM - Nick Henry on 20 Jul 2021
Kia orana, Thank you for the review of Tamanu beach. Our local team are still getting into the swing of things after a looong hibernation. We look forward to hosting more kiwis in beautiful Aitutaki. meitaki atupaka, Nick

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
3 Nights/4 Days of Bliss
The fact that transport to and from the airport is included in your stay is a really nice touch (although we felt we left too early for our departing flight). Our time at Tamanu Beach started with the Sunday BBQ Buffet. It was nice to eat close to home and it was a really good value with some local dishes. Sadly, no entertainment. We had a 1 bedroom and thoroughly enjoyed the outdoor shower & day beds. Our view was more of the pool than lagoon but we did see the water through the trees. Bungalow it's self was fine, yes some fixtures were a bit old but all in working order (except TV). Bed and pillows were comfortable. This space could easily fit more than 2 adults. This location really is one of the best on the island. Our friends were at Aitutaki Private Lagoon and had terrible wind & were quite isolated in terms of location. Tamanu Beach is amazing!! SUP, kayaking and bikes provided, no snorkels due to covid but great fish & marine life with healthy coral. We thought this was an adult only venue however there were some children during our stay. We had breakfast provided and were allowed to order anything off the menu so much better than continental buffet provided at other hotels. Also, there are 2 wings of the hotel so if you can't find any lounge chairs, bikes or kids are being loud, walk to the other side :) Overall we really enjoyed our stay and would stay here again!! In the times of Covid, I thought service was great & stay was relaxing.
view from 1 bedroom, (lagoon view) deck
other pool
paddle boards & kayaks right on beach. palm trees for shade
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from GM-Nick on 24 Aug 2021
Kia Orana, Thank you for the review. We finally got back into the swing of things 15th July with our first Island Night and BBQ night entertainment following Sunday. Just prior to borders reopening we changed our family policy to allow children on one wing of the Resort. The Bungalows pictured are branded 1 bedroom bungalows. They used to be tagged lagoonview, but as gardens grew we changed their description. My apologies if this is still being advertised as such. Good news, we recently got digital broadcast TV across Aitutaki, so on your next visit you can stay up to date with news and events on TV. Thank you for the warm sentiments I will pass these onto our team. Meitaki atupaka, Nick

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately some of the facilities were not available and we had not been notified. We had counted on the snorkel equipment being available as advertised and it wasn't. With the great snorkel area right at the doorstep, this was extremely frustrating. Emailed our concerns on our first day to the property but got no response. They claimed it was due to Covid and not being able to be sure to clean it properly between uses but other properties didn't seem to have that problem. No excuse for not updating website. The snorkelling available here was the primary reason we chose it.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from GM - Nick Henry on 20 Jul 2021
Kia Orana, our sincere apologies for the lack of notice regarding snorkelling equipment. We have since updated website and other media to advise this change. We take the advice from our Health experts seriously and are determined to do our part to prevent COVID19 spreading into the community. We will not amend this policy until our Ministry of Health gives us clearance. Snorkelling equipment is available for sale in stores downtown.

10/10 Excellent

M. L.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from nick on 3 Feb 2020
Thank you for your review, Meitaki atupaka, Nick

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Standard conditions. I was not yo trilled about it
My stay at Tamanu was ok. I was not too impressed by resort.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our villa was well appointed and having absolute beach front was a bonus. The restaurant prices were a bit expensive but very well presented.
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Likes: beach views, privacy Dislikes: no screens on windows (i.e., openijg windows lets both breeze and insects in)
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Nick on 28 Nov 2019
Kia orana, Thank you for your review. I will get maintenance to check but all windows and doors should be screened. Meitaki atupaka, Nick

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Nick on 30 Nov 2019
Meitaki atupaka

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Nick on 30 Nov 2019
Meitaki atupaka

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is ok. Very nice and comprehensive staff
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Nick on 5 Aug 2019
Thank you very much for the positive review. This helps our staff improve and maintain a good level of service.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tamanu, your perfect south sea island stay!
Great location, beautiful beach and lovely accomodation. Staff made us feel welcome getting our room ready early and giving us a complimentary late checkout. Weekly island night was fun with great buffet and cultural entertainment. Bikes, paddle boards and kayaks are provided.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019
Response from Nick on 28 May 2019
Kia orana, Thank you for the review of Tamanu Beach Resort. When we can we try and get our guests into their bungalow as soon as it is ready. Very glad you enjoyed the Island Night buffet..hope to see you back in Aitutaki. Meitaki atupaka, Nick

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
From the welcome... To the Hotel location, welcoming service at airport and reception, to the knowledge of culture and the helpful hospitality staff and pacfiic day beauty spa services...The experiences were all excellent! Thankyou Tamanu
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Nick on 7 May 2019
Meitaki atupaka for your warm review of our resort. The team are striving for improvement all the time. Hope to see you in Aitutaki again, Nick

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay!
We spent 6 nights there recently. Great layout of bungalows, we did not have direct beach access but it certainly felt like we had! Recently refurbished bungalows are perfectly summarised by the hotel's motto - casual luxury. I have never had such a feeling that I'm staying in a luxurious hotel yet it feels very casual and laid back. The only thing that could use some improvement is the restaurant - food was good, with attentive service, but is not on par with general high quality feel of the hotel. Finally, reception staff was absolutely amazing taking great care of us. We have not used the day spa, so cannot opine.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019
Response from nick on 8 Apr 2019
Kia orana, Thank you for your review of our small resort. We still have some small cute additions to make to the rooms. It is a never-ending process...but we make it fun. The Restaurant service will improve with all staff completing a Kia Orana servce course last week and our new energetic Restaurant manager keen to implement new initiatives...watch this space, warm and sunny regards, Nick

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Beautiful setting Restaurant service and food poor
Stayed 12 nights in Mar 2019
Response from nick on 2 Apr 2019
Kia orana, Thank you for the review. Our new restaurant Manager cant wait to initiate new menu. I am sorry you did not have a good dining experience. 9 times out of 10 we get good feedback on the meals...Meitaki atupaka, Nick

10/10 Excellent

DennIs

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Perfect Retreat
Situated along a beautiful beach on amazing Aitutaki, Tamanu Beach offers a delightful and delicious escape. From the moment you’re greeted by the smiling staff you know your in good hands. Spend the day snorkeling in the crystal clear lagoon and then enjoy the sunset at the beach side restaurant featuring tasty local fare. You can even rent scooters right at the hotel and explore the postcard perfect Aitutaki. It’s Moorea 25 years ago, before the cruise ships, tourist buses, and pricey resorts. Relaxing & rare, the Tamanu Beach is the perfect retreat
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Nick on 2 Apr 2019
Kia orana, Wow what a glowing review for our resort and our Island. I will pass this on, Meitaki atupaka, Nick