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THE HOMESTEAD AT SAMOAN HIGHLAND HIDEAWAY - PRIVATE 25-GUEST MOUNTAIN ESTATE

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A large, white, two-story house with a central tower, surrounded by lush gardens and palm trees.
A spacious living room with a dining area, wooden furniture, and a kitchen in the background.
A two-story house with solar panels on the roof, surrounded by dense vegetation.
A two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by lush greenery and flowering plants.
A two-story house with a balcony, surrounded by tropical vegetation and rocks.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Private garden
    A rare find — relax in the peaceful, private garden space.
  • Unmatched views, unforgettable moments
    Guests like the location for the scenic views.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet
  • Washing machine
  • Onsite parking available
  • Non-smoking

Explore the area

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Apia, Upolu
  • Place, Faleata Golf Course
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Fugalei Fresh Produce Market
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Place, Falemataaga – The Museum of Samoa
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Airport, Apia (FGI-Fagali'i)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 5 - Lower Level

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom #2 - Main Level

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom #3 - Lower Level

1 Double Bed, 1 Single Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom #4 - Lower Level

1 Single Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Master Bedroom - Main Level

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom #1 - Ensuite to Master Bedroom

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom #2 - Main Level

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom #3 - Lower Level

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Office
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Apia

Located in Apia, this holiday home is in a rural area and by the sea. Falemataaga – The Museum of Samoa and Robert Louis Stevenson Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Faleata Golf Course and Papaseea Sliding Rocks. SPACE Samoa Performing Arts & Creative Excellence and China Aid Arts and Culture Centre are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and snorkelling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with ecotours and hiking/biking trails.
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Map
Apia, Upolu

What's nearby

  • Faleata Golf Course - 6 min drive - 6.4 km
  • Fugalei Fresh Produce Market - 13 min drive - 13.4 km
  • Samoa Cultural Village - 14 min drive - 14.1 km
  • Falemataaga – The Museum of Samoa - 14 min drive - 14.1 km
  • Apia Park - 16 min drive - 15.5 km

Getting around

  • Apia (FGI-Fagali'i) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bistro Tatau Restaurant - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Georgies Pizza - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪The Curry House - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Nourish - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪DMC - ‬13 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is THE HOMESTEAD AT SAMOAN HIGHLAND HIDEAWAY - PRIVATE 25-GUEST MOUNTAIN ESTATE pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at THE HOMESTEAD AT SAMOAN HIGHLAND HIDEAWAY - PRIVATE 25-GUEST MOUNTAIN ESTATE?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at THE HOMESTEAD AT SAMOAN HIGHLAND HIDEAWAY - PRIVATE 25-GUEST MOUNTAIN ESTATE?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at THE HOMESTEAD AT SAMOAN HIGHLAND HIDEAWAY - PRIVATE 25-GUEST MOUNTAIN ESTATE?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is THE HOMESTEAD AT SAMOAN HIGHLAND HIDEAWAY - PRIVATE 25-GUEST MOUNTAIN ESTATE located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within 6 miles (10 km) of Faleata Golf Course, Lake Lanoto'o and Mount Siga’ele. Papaseea Sliding Rocks and SPACE Samoa Performing Arts & Creative Excellence are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 20 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 20 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 20 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 20 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Tim & Maria were the most welcoming hosts - they went above & beyond to make our stay comfortable & relaxing. They gave us so much tourist advice which helped us around both Upolu & Savaii. Would highly recommend Samoan Highland Hideaway.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Highly Rated Hide-a-way Stay

Tim and Maria went above and beyond to accommodate! The hospitality shown during our stay was exceptional. Definitely recommended!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacation

Great place to stay. Definitely need acar. Beautiful grounds. Hosts Tim and Maria are great
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacation

Beautiful property. Great house to stay in with heaps of beds and room. Great water pressure in showers which was an awesome bonus. Very clean. Hosts Tim and Maria are great.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Jungle Paradise

The home was spacious and accommodating for our large family. The front living area + patio was a great gathering space at the end of the day. Friendly neighbors stopped by with fruit and food, making our stay even more enjoyable.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jan 2024
Leilani and family were great guests. Welcome back any time.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hideaway

The best place we have stayed in, in Samoa. Beautiful home and grounds. Plenty of room for a big group. House was clean and had everything that you need, like you were in your own home. Tim was helpful and went out of his way to make our trip memorable. Thank you for having us, will definitely look to stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jan 2024
Perfect guests = quiet, respectful, clean, communicative & thankful. A pleasure having Vao and family as wonderful guests. We highly treasure your feedback on those areas where we can improve our guests stay including Wifi and barbecue availability.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Exceeded expectations

Tim and Maria were incredible hosts, going beyond expectations in helping us obtain medical care for a stuck child during our stay. Fruit was delicious, flowers beautiful, house spacious and Tim and Maria extremely friendly. Only improvement be air conditioning.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our families wonderful stay at Highland Hideaway

Wow, from arriving to leaving this beautiful place, has been a great experiences for my sister and myself families, group of 7 adults. House is so spacious and open with a great balcony looking out to a well maintained Samoan garden. Good size kitchen to cook in, which was excellent for in house cooking, which we enjoyed, with the shops close by to buy food. Maria and here family provided outstanding service and guidances that made our stay at this place such a wonderful experiences, that we will not forget, and we plan to come back to this place, it is a great platform to base from to explore this beautiful country . Maria and Tim thank you for your hospitality, highlight to our trip.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Aug 2023
Glenn and Families, Maria said that your group were the "perfect" guests and it has been such a pleasure to be your hosts. We are so glad you enjoyed the house, property and grounds. We do indeed look forward to having you come to stay with us again at anytime. Cheers, Tim and Maria
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hidden piece of heaven

We had the opportunity to stay at both of Tim’s properties while in Samoa. Both houses were above and beyond our expectations. The main house is roomy and could fit much more than our family of 5. The balcony is to die for. The property is beautifully manicured and couldn’t be any more stunning. Tim is an absolute pleasure to work with and made us feel right at home. The property will be our first choice if we are looking for a place to stay in Samoa again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Jan 2024
What a fabulous review Amy......thank you. Likewise, you and family were the perfect guests. We look forward to having you back and hope your plans for Samoa work out perfectly well. Cheers, Tim and Maria
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beyond Expectations

We had a beautiful stay and Tim and Maria’s home. They were so welcoming and accommodating throughout our stay. The grounds were immaculately kept by gardener Ioane. Great big space for families. Clean and tidy and kept nice and cool with fans in every room. Well equipped kitchen, great washing machine and restful living areas. Hosts were wonderfully polite and easy to communicate with. Poor cellphone reception if you don’t plan on driving to town daily. Wifi available but not always reliable. Otherwise not a single issue with our stay. We would absolutely recommend this stay to other families!
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2024
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Perfect match 'Home away from Home'

WOW! Better then the photos. On arrival, we were greeted by Lena & Tepora who were both very welcoming. All the amenities were up to standard and the up keep of the gardens were amazing! The location was perfect and suited our needs, very private and well away from the main road. BUT, as the owners have mentioned, make note that the shared drive-way is very rocky and you will be best to have a 4WD or similar .We all enjoyed our stay very much and would definitely recommend this property to small & large families. Thank you to the ladies Lena & Tepora for the great hospitality. We hope to see you again on our next trip. Regards Lydwina T (New Plymouth, NZ)
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Mar 2020
Lydwina, Thank you so much for the tremendous review. Tepora and Lena will be most appreciative. We look forward to seeing you again, Cheers, Tim and Maria
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The premises were clean and perfectly appointed to meet our every need. The gardens are beautiful and maintained. It was the perfect hideaway. Because the house is in the Samoan highlands it escapes the heat of Apia. And it’s isolated location it was the perfect location to just relax and unwind.The Kitchen is fully equipped with backup contingencies in the unlikely event of a power blackout.Tim and Maria are wonderful and welcoming hosts and went out of their way to ensure we were comfortable.The balcony was the perfect location for a morning cup of tea or coffee or just listening to the birds. But it does get hot through the day. We loved our stay and when we plan our next trip to Samoa, the Samoan Highland Hideaway will be at the top of our list for accommodation
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2026
Archival

8/10 Good

Loved the kindness of the people. John was great!

It’s hard to find a place big enough to House 10 adults. There were beds for only 9 so one had to sleep on the floor and the downstairs beds were small. It’s a very nice home and we adjusted well and had a great time. We loved sitting out on the large balcony in the cool of the evening a gazing at the glorious stars. We especially enjoyed the fresh fruit from the plantation tha John brought us.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2017
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Amazing Property- Perfect for Large Family

Our large family group just came home from staying at this amazing property in Samoa. It is just minutes from downtown Apia and is nestled in the hills just above making it about 10 degrees cooler than staying in town. It was clean, well appointed and Tim and Maria are the most enchanting hosts. We felt so pampered with daily visits to check up on us, deliver fresh produce from their garden and a wonderful woman who tidied up for us. It was magical! We watched the glorious sunrise and sunset on the balcony- where we also did daily Yoga ( they even had mats for us!). We will definitely return again and cannot recommend this place high enough!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Mar 2020
Thank you so much for the most glowing review Angela, Vince, Jim and family We felt that you were part of our family and look forward to your visit with us again.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

HOLIDAY GETAWAY

me and the family really enjoyed our own space and quietness from everything There was plenty of space for 8 adults and 1 pre teen so everyone had space to themselves Maria and her helpers were amazing kind and helpful with anything we needed anything Loved staying here and we definitely come back or recommend the beautiful house to other visitors
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Mar 2020
Joan and Friends, We appreciate having lovely guests such as yourselves, you are a credit to the industry. Maria also enjoyed your visit very much. We would love to have you again. Cheers, Tim
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful - a home away from home

My family had a great stay in this beautiful, well kept home - we like to thank our host Maria who made sure we were all comfortable & safe - always made sure any amenities that was needed eg extra fan, rice cooker, Maria would attend to straight away - she would drop whatever she is doing to do this. Maria was always helpful and a pleasure to chat to. It was good to have a dryer (main house) and Maria did not mind when you would use it (day or night) - loved the solar system invested in both properties and the house was very spacious ( we had 7 adults and 4 kids ). The road going to Hideaway would be the only issue but our kids enjoyed it bouncing side to side thinking it was a ride :) Thank you Tim & Maria - we have recommended this home to friends & family and hopefully when we return again would definitely stay here. Ps Our kids are missing the dogs Snowy & Excel
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Mar 2020
Joan, Thank you so much for your lovely review. Yes Maria is a great people person. Look forward to seeing you again. Cheers, Tim
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A small price for comfort.

Tucked away in Aleisa, we were greeted by the lovely Maria (owner). Clean Home which contains everything you need and more. A plantation of pineapples, pawpaw, avocado and bananas we had access too. Internet reception wasnt great but plenty of books to read. A safe place with friendly night security and grounds maintenance team.
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Mar 2020
Florence, Glad you loved the home. Yes Maria would make you feel welcome. Thanks for the great review. Cheers, TIm
Archival

8/10 Good

Slow pace of life off the beaten path

Had a great time in Samoa at this property. Everything as advertised, safe secure property with comfortable amenities. More than expected spaciousness. Spent two weeks here seeing Upolu and enjoyed it. Tepora & Lena were helpful and friendly, as was everyone else we met in Samoa. Property was very beautiful true to photos, wonderful grass driveway. Kitchen was well equipped with gas stove, modern fridge, etc. Only a few over the air channels on the TV, but one showed a movie most every night. Corner store available right nearby within walking distance (limited) and large supermarkets available in about 20-30 minute drive. Only concerns was lack of fans (only two rooms had ceiling fans) but Lena was able to get us a portable fan, and of course, the ever present tropical bugs. The screens do a good job keeping out the flying ones. A clothes dryer is available at the fale, but the house has a line in the yard and lines under the carport to dry despite the rain. The road from the main sealed road to the driveway can be a bit rough after seasonal rains, so enquire as to conditions.
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Mar 2020
Dennis, Thanks so much for the review. Hope to have you back again. Cheers, Tim
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful

Loved everything about this rental home. The homeowners were so sweet, accomadating and always made sure we had everything we needed. We fully intend to use this rental again for future travels to Samoa.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
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