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The Islander Hotel

3.0 star property

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Cabana Couples | Premium bedding, Tempur-Pedic beds, individually decorated

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Pool
$182
$159 nightly
$182 total
Total with taxes and fees
Dec 14 - Dec 15

Explore the area

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Main Road, Panama, Rarotonga
  • Place, Nikao Beach
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Punanga Nui Market
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Muri Beach
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Airport, Rarotonga (RAR-Rarotonga Intl.)
    ‪3 min walk‬

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8.6 out of 10
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  • 484 sq ft
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Rarotonga

In the heart of Rarotonga, The Islander Hotel is within a 5-minute drive of Punanga Nui Market and Cook Island Christian Church. .This beach hotel is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Rarotonga Golf Club and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Cook Islands Library and Museum.

What's nearby

  • Nikao Beach - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Punanga Nui Market - 2 min drive - 1.0 mile
  • Cook Islands Library and Museum - 4 min drive - 2.2 miles
  • Black Rock - 5 min drive - 2.4 miles
  • Muri Beach - 18 min drive - 8.7 miles

Getting around

  • Rarotonga (RAR-Rarotonga Intl.) - 1 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Palace Takeaway - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Trader Jacks Bar & Grill - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Shipwreck Hut - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Ka Kite Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Tamarind House - ‬5 min drive

About this property

The Islander Hotel

Beach hotel with outdoor pool, near Punanga Nui Market
The Islander Hotel offers 11 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Tempur-Pedic beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)). Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and in-room massages can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include deep-tissue massages, sports massages, Swedish massages, and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Your Tempur-Pedic bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Relax and unwind with massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including a nightclub and an outdoor pool. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Wind down with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges or 2 poolside bars. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Islander Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Late night fare is available from room service (during limited hours).

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Street parking available
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 poolside bars
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Concerts/live shows
  • Evening entertainment
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room babysitting (surcharge)
  • Mini-fridge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • On the bay
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • In-room massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Reflexology
  • Sports massages
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 steps to reach entrance
  • Front entrance ramp
  • No elevator
  • Tile flooring in public areas
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • Built in 2004
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding
  • Tempur-Pedic mattress

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Late-night room service
  • Mini-fridge
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: NZD 100
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: NZD 100

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [Islander Hotel's Tiki Bar after 5pm.]
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room; children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 25 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: NZD 100 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: NZD 100 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 25 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Islander Hotel Rarotonga
Islander Rarotonga
The Islander Hotel Hotel
The Islander Hotel Rarotonga
The Islander Hotel Hotel Rarotonga

The Islander Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 228 out of 555 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 169 out of 555 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 91 out of 555 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 43 out of 555 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 555 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very freindly and helpful. The Island night was great and food and menu delicious. Love the location of the Islander and enjoyed being able to sit, have a great coffee, see the sea and work on my laptop during the day. thanks so much
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Huia

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to rest and refresh after a late flight in. Easy walk from airport and 24 hr service. Great views at breakfast.
Breakfast views from the Islander motel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for stopovers before flying off to an island. Across the road from the airport. Great food and drink menu
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Information

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic cultural night, lovely friendly customer service, great for the young adults though as hula bar us right next to the rooms :) loved this place food was yum
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Solomon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Late arrival into RAR. Easy, short walk from the airport. Very clean and comfortable room. Perfect for an overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Subhash

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Friendly staff and great service. Rooms were nice and clean. Free Wifi. Memorable cultural night show too.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walkable location from airport after long flight. Very convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Wei

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Velmor, Hinchinbrook

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff once you are able to locate them. Not a lot of signage that you are actually within The Islander Hotel as it mostly showing the restaurant and bar. Music coming from the bar is audible from my room but they are reliable in finishing at 11pm.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice room but noisy. No black out. Some staff very nice, except in the bar. No beach to swim. No chairs around the pool to sunbathing. Some nights kitchen closed. Close to aiport. There is a beach that you can go walking. Also there is bus in front of the hotel that goes around the island.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We got in late at 2300 hours. Staff were waiing for our arrival. We had booked food from the menu for our arrival. Which was waiting in our room. Delicious. Room.was.clean and aircon on, so room was.nice and cool. 😊
Tuna sashimi
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ram

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
TV not working no remote hot water jug not working air conditioner not good not enough hand towels
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Metua

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Everything was fine with the room. Just the loud music from the hula bar kept us up late, when trying to sleep for our flight the next morning.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place amazing staff
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a convenient spot. When you come in late from a flight just walk across the road to stay. Also you can leave your bags there after check out for $5 if you want to fill in time before your next flight. It was great too when I returned from a domestic flight and had a long wait for my international flight I sat in the restaurant and had a nice meal and watched the Whales passing by.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A really great find on Raratonga

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place, very short walk from the airport, good food.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Deidre

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very accommodating for a 3am check in and easy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Adam

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I really wanted to give this place a good rating. First, the positives. - Food: The restaurant was excellent. I ate there a few times and every meal was wonderful. - Bar/Lounge: It's a great environment, looking out on the ocean and sheltered from the full sun most of the day. A nice place to sit and relax with a nice drink. - Room: Room was clean and functional. A little dated but well serviceable nonetheless. - Staff: The staff were all extremely friendly and a pleasure to interact with. Now the bad: - The noise. The damned bloody noise. Despite not mentioning it on the listing and getting a message from the hotel that the party bar is only on one night a week, it was every night until late, right outside the rooms. If you want a party hotel then this is the place. If you want a quiet undisturbed stay or need early nights for any reason then this is not the place for you. - The pool: The pool is bang in the middle of the restaurant, which is quite busy at all the times you might want to relax by the pool. It's not really conducive and nor did it feel comfortable to swim in while restaurant goers were eating their meals right next to the pool. - The airport. It's right near the end of a runway so the departing jets are noisy. I didn't think it would be so bad until the 3AM departures started mid-week. So just after the party bar has shut down and you've finally wound down and got an hour or two of sleep you get woken up by the roar of a large jet taking off.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good conveniently placed stay. Bit difficult initially to find entrance to reception from road ( the place just looked like a bar). Good stay overall, nice food and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raewyn Jane

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were so helpful, food choice was great, with everything from fresh fruit, seafood, choice of meats, & pizza, all at reasonable prices. Best of all was the open dining area with views out to sea where we saw whales nearly every day. Highly recommended
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2025