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Tropical Sands

Beachfront apartment for sun and fun

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Private kitchen
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Courtyard
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Outdoor space

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Muri Village (4 minutes away), Rarotonga
  • Muri Lagoon
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Te Vara Nui Village
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Muri Beach
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Rarotonga (RAR-Rarotonga Intl.)
    ‪13 min drive‬

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  • Beach view
  • 48 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

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  • Beach view
  • 96 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Villa with Sea View

  • Ocean view
  • 80 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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About the area

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Located in Takitumu District, a neighbourhood in Rarotonga, Tropical Sands is in the suburbs and on the beach. Muri Beach and Takitumu Conservation Area reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Maire Nui Botanical Gardens and The Perfume Factory. Bergman & Sons and Cocoputt are also worth visiting. Kayaking and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and ecotours nearby.

What's nearby

  • Muri Lagoon - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Te Vara Nui Village - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Muri Night Markets - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Muri Beach - 5 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Tikioki Marine Sanctuary - 6 min drive - 4.8 km

Getting around

  • Rarotonga (RAR-Rarotonga Intl.) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Charlie's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Trader Jacks Bar & Grill - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Sails Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Shipwreck Hut - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪Palace Takeaway - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Tropical Sands

Beachfront apartment for sun and fun
WiFi in public areas, laundry facilities and tour/ticket assistance are available at this apartment building. Self parking is free. Other amenities include a garden and a picnic area. Each apartment features WiFi and a furnished patio, plus a kitchen with a fridge and a stovetop. Added amenities include a private garden, a flat-screen TV and premium bedding. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
Tropical Sands offers 5 accommodations with a safe and complimentary bottles of water. Rooms open to furnished patios. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. Accommodation at this 3-star apartment has kitchens with full-sized fridge/freezers, stovetops, kitchenware and utensils and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include baths or showers, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Rarotonga apartment provides wireless Internet access (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)) for a surcharge. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and a ceiling fan. An iron/ironing board and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.

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

Amenities

Kitchen
Parking included
Laundry
Outdoor space

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: NZD 85

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Key retrieval, private entrance

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Shuttle transfer per adult: NZD 25.00 (one-way)
  • Shuttle transfer per child: NZD 20.00 (one-way), from 12 to 18 years old
  • Cleaning fee: NZD 35.00 per accommodation, per stay.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for in-room wireless Internet: NZD 50 per stay (rates may vary)
  • Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: NZD 50 per stay (rates may vary)
  • Airport shuttle fee: NZD 25 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: NZD 20.00 (one-way), (from 12 to 18 years old)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: NZD 85 (subject to availability)

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, debit card or cash deposit 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 and cash
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Frequently asked questions

Is Tropical Sands pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Tropical Sands?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Tropical Sands?

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at Tropical Sands?

Checkout is at 10 AM. Late checkout is available for NZD 85 (subject to availability).

Does Tropical Sands provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of NZD 25 per person applies.

Where is Tropical Sands located?

Nestled on the beach, this Takitumu District apartment building is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Avana Harbour and 2 mi (3.2 km) from Muri Beach. Muri Lagoon and Koromiri are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Tropical Sands Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 74 out of 114 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 114 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 114 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 114 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 114 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

9.4/10

Communication

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Very friendly hosts. Beautiful location and view. Clean and comfortable room.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Angelina

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Unfortunately was without water one day, hot water another day due to work being conducted on another unit forgot to turn back on. In heavy downpour roof leaked beside bed. 3 singles travelling 2 had to share a double bed as no rollaway available. Was quiet except for roosters. On the seafront but not ideal to swim.
Stayed 11 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
This is a beautiful resort within close distance to shopping, bus stops and driving distance to the nearest beach in Muri. You also get so see beautiful art done by local artists including the owners Kanoe and Rudy all around Tropical Sands and within the rooms. We had the best time and both Rudy and Kanoe were so welcoming and kind and helpful. Very clean rooms and they were eco friendly and sustainable with organic rubbish separated from general waste and plastic. This place is an artists dream with location close to the ocean so you get nature, sand, sea and art in a beautiful location. The best stay for us!. Meitaki ma'ata to Rudy and Kanoe we highly recommend Tropical Sands to anyone traveling to Rarotonga.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tessa

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
We had a wonderful stay at tropical sand and definitely would come back. Kanoi and Rudy were very caring, friendly and wonderful hosts. Grocery store and options to eat are within walking distance and we also saw whales at the private beach at tropical sand. It was just perfect. Thank you so much ! Best Wishes Paula and Tessa
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tessa Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
We found it perfect for a quiet getaway.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Nice hosts
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Lovely hosts, nice cabin very close to the beach and easily walkable to Muri.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Latesha

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
We had such a wonderful time here! Right on the beach with incredible sunrises & sunsets. Friendly, welcoming and helpful hosts. It's more rustic & authentic than staying in a big fancy resort, we really enjoyed it and can happily recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Hotel liegt nahe bei Muri Beach. Entweder in 4 Minuten mit dem Scooter oder in 20 Minuten zu Fuß. Rudy und seine Frau sind exzellente Gastgeber und können sehr gute Tips für die Insel geben. Unser Aufenthalt war trotz 2 Tagen Regen wunderschönen. Versucht einen der Bungalows mit Meerblick in der ersten Reihe zu bekommen. Der Blick ist klasse.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely friendly, privately own resort with ATM, good ship and Petrol few min walk away. We booked 5 nights and after checking plenty of another hotels extended for another week)) Great value for money and super hosts.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was lovely,quiet and, safe. The bed was a little hard, lovely hosts, Rudy and Kanoe. Ngaa mihi
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

TOSHIKO

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

ステキなお宿でした。

キッチンがあり、近くにストアがあるのでとても便利でした。 お庭やインテリアの飾り付けがステキで、手作りのようでしたが、とてもアーティスティックでした。 オーナーさんは、とてもフレンドリーでしたし、またぜひ宿泊したいです。
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
My unit was right on the beaachfront. It was not always easy to find the owners when I needed to to. There was no hot water after the first day.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

DAWSON

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

Amazing place to Stay in Rarotonga

Amazing View...lovely host close with grocery shop...
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The homely relaxing environment supported by the friendly and helpful releaving management plus access to scenic beach
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Orrsrus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The nighttime hermit crab festival on the lawn was awesome. The grounds and folks that ran the place were nice. Beds and accommodations were not high end, but pleasant and acceptable. I’d stay there again.
Stayed 12 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Irf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rudy and Kanoi are wonderful hosts. The property is very well maintained and has many artistic touches.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Murray

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

Great Value, Clean and comfortable stay!

Amazing experience in an amazing location! Great Value. Had the privilege of enjoying our morning coffee while watching whales play and breach just a short distance from the beach. Rooms are always spotless. Same as the property. Rudi and Kanoi are always helpful and friendly. Very close to a new grocery/gas station and walking distance to Muri. I am a happy return customer, and would recommend anyone visiting the Island to stay at Tropical Sands.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Stacey, Vancouver, BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For us, great location, bicycles were available for free and we took advantage to go exploring!!! Coffee down the block was great for breakfast and the gas station nearby had great selection for cooking at the room. Bacon, eggs, salad and chicken to name a few things. Bus stops right there so that is perfect as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fantastic location for families or groups. Not 5 star, but friendly hosts and other guests make up for it!
Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alan, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great property to relax at close to ocean with great view of mountains. Owners present when needed and very friendly and helpful. A place to stay many days for sure. Felt like being home versus at a hotel.
Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Rose, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Pleasant unit close to beach

Very clean, well equipped units look out onto garden and have their own sheltered porch with seating area from which you can see the sea. Good access to shops and within walking distance to Muri village. Nice to have filtered water on tap when many other places in the same price range need you to boil water or buy it. Friendly hosts who were knowledgeable and responsive to requests. Very pleasant place to spend a week and excellent value for money as very reasonably priced. Would have liked better beds, but otherwise a very good place to stay
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Carron, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Lovely Villa but...

Arrived at night 10pm Raro time and was pleased with layout of the Villa. Nice open plan kitchen, lounge/bedroom and a seperate bathroom. Everything was really nice and clean and there was a really good breeze. Security was on all windows and we felt ourselves and our stuff was safe. Woke up the next morning to find that there was a building site next door and they started at 7.30am, everyday that we were there. The building site meant that more than half of our view of the beach was covered by framing from the new buildings and the rest was pretty much covered by palm trees. When booking we liked the idea that little children werent going to be around but the owners grandkids (4 & 2 I believe) were there. When we introduced ourselves there wasnt really an apology but a they are our grandkids so what can you do about it. The owners were friendly and were able to help us get to a scooter place so we could hire one. We found contact with them was at the minimum which suited us but was surprised too find other guests were continually contacted by them and not always in a friendly manner.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Neil, Ballina NSW Australia

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

Waterfront bungalow with amazing sunrise

Despite some atrocious weather we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Tropical Sands and when or if we get to return to Raratonga it will be our preferred accommodation destination. Our hosts were friendly and helpful, the accommodation was awesome right on the beachfront and between the use of the bycicles provided and the public bus stop at the resort entrance we had no trouble getting around Raratonga. A holiday that will long be remembered
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

The Greens, New Zealand

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

Right on the beach

Clean and comfortable. Amazing views, beautiful well kept gardens. Meet all our expectations. Hosts friendly and approachable. Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2018