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Reviews of JJ's Retreat

3.5 out of 5
JJ's Retreat
Vaiganaua Road, Rutaki, Rarotonga

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 13 reviews" "
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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Erin Te

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds, lovely pool and has all amenities that are needed in self catering accommodation. Friendly hosts.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Selina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property beautiful. Hosts are fabulous. Cookie and Harley are cool also. Would reccomend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The peacefulness of the property was superb. Hosts, Jaime & Jason just fabulous people, couldn't do enough for us, The villas were very comfortable and as self catering, they were equipped with everything one could need. The villas were spotless. Can't say enough...
Stayed 15 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Jaime on 7 Oct 2022
Thank you both for being such amazing guests, looking after our villa and enjoying a few laughs. Both Jason and I are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and welcome you back anytime!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2020
Response from JJ on 28 Mar 2020
Thank you so much...most appreciated!!!!!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very nice hut with lots of amenities. The kitchen is really well equipped, they provided also some basic stuff to get you going. It's very clean and we were not so much bothered with bugs like im other places we stayed in the Cooks. It's a bit off the main road so you do get a lot of privacy and there are some beautiful gardens around.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from jjs1 on 10 Sept 2019
Thank you for your review!!! We are glad you have an enjoyable time with us. We do try to make sure that everything is available for self catering, which makes it alot easier on our guests. We pride ourselves in our gardens and glad you spent some time relaxing and taking in the scenery.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The secluded environment was great. Felt like you are on your own. No kids policy works for us even though does not really bother us either. All essential items were provided which was good to see.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from JJs on 26 Aug 2019
Thanks for your review! We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us, hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019
Response from JJandJ on 15 Apr 2019
Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again in the near future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 villas set in beautiful gardens with a pool, ladder access. Identical villas, 1 bedroom with kitchen, 2 hobs, microwave, fridge freezer and bathroom basin, toiket, large shower. Outside deck area with 2 loungers, 2 chairs and table outside shower. Really clean on arrival with bed made and towels 2 toilet rolls and toiletries. No cleaner or fresh towels or sheets all week which was a downside. Half hour walk to local supermarket. Bus passes end of road every half hour.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Liv & Tony for Rarotonga Retreats on 7 Nov 2018
Thanks for your review. JJ's Retreat is advertised as self-catering and not serviced, we do have a laundry onsite for guest use. Thank you very much for choosing JJ's Retreat for your Rarotonga holiday and we hope that one day we may see you, or your friends, back this way again .... Kia Manuia from Paradise, Liv & Tony for Rarotonga Retreats

10/10 Excellent

colleen, edmonton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely gorgeous place
JJ,s retreat is amazing. I honestly can’t fault this place. The grounds are outstanding. The villa is gorgeous. Super clean. Beautifully decorated. We had a blast here. Just left the property last night. It has its own swimming pool. Very quiet place. I 100% recommend this place. It was approx a 20 minute walk to the Aroa beach which is one of the best snorkelling spots on the island which has a nice fish and chip restaurant there and the dive centre and bike & car rental. It’s super close to the Rarotonga beach club & spa hotel. This location is just up a side road from the waterfront but it’s worth the walk. Very decently priced. You will benefit if you have a bike rental ($12 down the road let day) or a car. There is a bunch of fruit trees on the property that you can pick fruit from. Bananas, mandarin oranges, mangos, lemons etc.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Liv Johnston for Rarotonga Retreats on 25 Apr 2018
Thank you very much for choosing JJ's Retreat for your Rarotonga holiday and we hope that one day we may see you, or your friends, back this way again .... Kia Manuia from Paradise,

10/10 Excellent

serena, melbourne,australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little paradise
We stayed for 9 nights in this wonderful corner of paradise,5 minutes walking distance from the beautiful beaches and from shops/restaurant/bars.clean and fully equipped,I recommend to stay at Jj while in Rarotonga
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2017
Response from JJ's Retreat on 10 Nov 2017
Thank you so much for your feedback Serena, we really appreciate it! Hope to see you back sometime in the future :) Vanessa & James

10/10 Excellent

Christine , Vancouver BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Bungalows in Paradise
We had a wonderful time at JJ's. It is a very detail oriented bungalow retreat, with a lovely yard and mountain back drop setting. We were there from June 12 - 23 2017. James and Vanessa could not have been more gracious and generous. What awesome hosts, and what an awesome place. Thanks so much!
Stayed 12 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

sal, new Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing
This is the place to be for a very relaxing time. Hosts are excellent. 5min walk to beach. Outstanding facilities.
Stayed 12 nights in May 2017