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Orator Hotel
Tanumapua Village, Alafaalava Road, Aleisa, Apia, Upolu Samoa
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#1 of 3 villas in Apia
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Welcome to Orator Hotel, your taste of paradise! Discover 28 villas and other facilites for a relaxing stay: - 15 Double Standard Villas - 6 Standard Villas - 5 Poolside Villas - 2 Deluxe Suites Other facilities: - Bar - Kids Pool - Outdoor Swimming Pool - 2 Restaurants - 24/7 Reception Our prime location means everything is close by: - 2 minutes to Tuanaimato Sports Complex. - 4 minutes to Faleata Golf Course. - 15-minute to Apia CBD - 30mins to Lefaga Beach - 30 minutes to Faleolo Airport. Orator Hotel is the perfect blend of relaxation and adventure. Book your stay with us and discover a getaway where comfort meets the beauty of nature.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Wifi
Pool
Free breakfast
Game room
Karaoke
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Kids pool
Parking
Free wifi in the business centre
Paid wifi
Outdoor pool
Shallow end in pool
Bar / lounge
Coffee shop
Restaurant
Breakfast buffet
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Complimentary welcome drink
Outdoor dining area
Wine / champagne
Table tennis
Board games / puzzles
Kids' outdoor play equipment
Shuttle bus service
Taxi service
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Spa
Gift shop
Non-smoking hotel
Outdoor furniture
Picnic area
Sun deck
Sun loungers / beach chairs
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
Laundry service
Room features
Air conditioning
Room service
Safe
Seating area
Minibar
Refrigerator
Flatscreen TV
Bath / shower
Separate dining area
Iron
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Complimentary toiletries
Room types
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
Family rooms
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Modern
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Languages Spoken
English, Chinese, Danish
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Now that we have returned home, on behalf of my family I wanted to thank you and your staff for making our stay with Orator Hotel such an enjoyable and peaceful experience.
I come from well over 30 years in the customer service industry and during our stay, we noticed that your staff only displayed warm friendly smiles at all times, showed a willingness to always assist us with our luggage, directions of around the hotel, to answering any queries we had. The breakfast was always delicious, empty used plates were never left on our table for more than a few seconds, the breakfast staff were always so lovely and approachable.
The establisment itself is certainly a place that gives a deep feeling of serenity and peacefulness, specifically the reception foyer was always kept clean and in order, the location of the hotel was and is perfect and safe for those who like ourselves, prefer to avoid the hustle and bustle of the township whilst still only a 5-8 minute drive away from the hub.
The villa we were allocated was huge and beautiful with a great size bathroom and shower. We appreciated the cupboard and luggage storage, allowing us to still enjoy the full extent of the villa.
We brought our 86 year old mom one day to have a look at the hotel and she just fell in love with the place. She managed to walk to our villa, having 4 breath stops on the way. Her amazement at the beauty of the hotel far outweighed any gripes she may have had of the distance.
Your reception, porter and bar staff demonstrated consistent professionalism, caring and great team work. Thank you for the welcome beverage on our arrival and particularly for the farewell performance on our departure. We felt very special and humbled.
Last but not least, my family have come away from this awesome experience that they will always remember, reminisce and talk about for many many years to come.
Finally and most importantly this experience included meeting Charlotte Brunt (GM of Orator Hotel) thank you for sharing the Orator space with us all, we were elated to have met lau afioga, making our stay complete.
So on that note beautiful Orator Hotel. Thank you for everything. God bless you all, may 2025 bring you prosperity, good health and happiness.
Soifua manuia
Margaret
I come from well over 30 years in the customer service industry and during our stay, we noticed that your staff only displayed warm friendly smiles at all times, showed a willingness to always assist us with our luggage, directions of around the hotel, to answering any queries we had. The breakfast was always delicious, empty used plates were never left on our table for more than a few seconds, the breakfast staff were always so lovely and approachable.
The establisment itself is certainly a place that gives a deep feeling of serenity and peacefulness, specifically the reception foyer was always kept clean and in order, the location of the hotel was and is perfect and safe for those who like ourselves, prefer to avoid the hustle and bustle of the township whilst still only a 5-8 minute drive away from the hub.
The villa we were allocated was huge and beautiful with a great size bathroom and shower. We appreciated the cupboard and luggage storage, allowing us to still enjoy the full extent of the villa.
We brought our 86 year old mom one day to have a look at the hotel and she just fell in love with the place. She managed to walk to our villa, having 4 breath stops on the way. Her amazement at the beauty of the hotel far outweighed any gripes she may have had of the distance.
Your reception, porter and bar staff demonstrated consistent professionalism, caring and great team work. Thank you for the welcome beverage on our arrival and particularly for the farewell performance on our departure. We felt very special and humbled.
Last but not least, my family have come away from this awesome experience that they will always remember, reminisce and talk about for many many years to come.
Finally and most importantly this experience included meeting Charlotte Brunt (GM of Orator Hotel) thank you for sharing the Orator space with us all, we were elated to have met lau afioga, making our stay complete.
So on that note beautiful Orator Hotel. Thank you for everything. God bless you all, may 2025 bring you prosperity, good health and happiness.
Soifua manuia
Margaret
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Date of stay: January 2025Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Charlotte Chan Mow Brunt, General Manager at Orator Hotel
Responded 9 Jan 2025
Talofa Margaret Thank you for your feedback and we appreciate your business. We are also grateful our staff made your stay enjoyable as well. We hope to see you again soon. All the best for 2025. God Bless
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We booked 3 rooms, 1 room you could tell was recently upgraded, the other two were not. That being said, all rooms were clean and comfortable. The property is lovely, but what made our stay memorable were the friendly and helpful staff. Anna and Aiga, and a young man who all worked the front desk were friendly and helpful.
When we visit we like to stay at locally owned and operated hotels, and this one was great. We did have Sunday Brunch - and it is supposed to be to be a buffet- unfortunately many of the main dishes did run out very quickly. Food was delicious, but we were disappointed that after only being open for about an hour, we had just got there and many of the dishes were already empty.
Would definitely stay here again.
Hopefully next time the lovely gift shop will open.
When we visit we like to stay at locally owned and operated hotels, and this one was great. We did have Sunday Brunch - and it is supposed to be to be a buffet- unfortunately many of the main dishes did run out very quickly. Food was delicious, but we were disappointed that after only being open for about an hour, we had just got there and many of the dishes were already empty.
Would definitely stay here again.
Hopefully next time the lovely gift shop will open.
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Date of stay: November 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Room Tip: If you go to the Sunday Buffet, go early, the food runs out!
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I didn't stay here this time, but came for the the Sunday lunch buffet.
This buffet is the best on the island.
They do all the local favourites prepared to the highest standard.
The service was friendly and chef Mani does an outstanding job.
The owner Charlotte is lovely and welcoming, and the property itself is beautiful and not too far from anything you need.
Highly recommend
This buffet is the best on the island.
They do all the local favourites prepared to the highest standard.
The service was friendly and chef Mani does an outstanding job.
The owner Charlotte is lovely and welcoming, and the property itself is beautiful and not too far from anything you need.
Highly recommend
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Charlotte Chan Mow Brunt, General Manager at Orator Hotel
Responded 17 Sept 2023
Thank you for the great feedback and we are always trying our best for the last 13 years to promote Sunday Toonai (lunch) here our hotel. Much appreciated.
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We paid 85tala for food that was poor quality. The lasagna tasted like plastic, the Palusami was undercooked, and there wasn’t much variety of desert. The poi was very runny. If you’re charging 85tala, at least have some lamb, or pork; quality food. I could have gone to paddles and bought great quality meals for less than that price. Very disappointing.
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Date of stay: December 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Charlotte Chan Mow Brunt, General Manager at Orator Hotel
Responded 11 Dec 2023
Thank you for your feedback and much appreciated
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I was trying to give this place a chance as it is close by to my house. However, the last few attempts at dinner have been disappointing.
The garden is nice but that is really the only positive. Probably a good place to have an after work beer.
Food is below average but acceptable if you are after generic pub food. However, on both visits at least part of the meal was cold.
Staff are friendly but horribly incompetent. On one occasion they messed up the bill and it took half an hour to leave. Both visits saw the order messed up. I asked for vinegar for my chips and recieved a small bowl of dishwashing detergent. Unfortunately I didn't notice until I had already put this on my chips! It took at least an hour to get the horrible taste out of my mouth! They gave me a couple of free beers, but my learning curve is likely not shallow enough to return in the near future...
The garden is nice but that is really the only positive. Probably a good place to have an after work beer.
Food is below average but acceptable if you are after generic pub food. However, on both visits at least part of the meal was cold.
Staff are friendly but horribly incompetent. On one occasion they messed up the bill and it took half an hour to leave. Both visits saw the order messed up. I asked for vinegar for my chips and recieved a small bowl of dishwashing detergent. Unfortunately I didn't notice until I had already put this on my chips! It took at least an hour to get the horrible taste out of my mouth! They gave me a couple of free beers, but my learning curve is likely not shallow enough to return in the near future...
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Went for the Sunday toana’i and paid $85. The food was very basic for the price. For $85 youd expect to have lamb, pork or some steak. They only had chicken and some pork which was mostly fat. Not many options for dessert
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Date of stay: December 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Charlotte Chan Mow Brunt, General Manager at Orator Hotel
Responded 11 Dec 2023
Thank you for your feedback and much appreciated
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I got married at Orator in October and it was everything I wanted AND MORE!
Super helpful, service was awesome and my guests who stayed at Orator thoroughly enjoyed their stay . Especially my Papa who still raves on about how gorgeous the reception area, complimentary brekkies and service was.
Thank you very much Charlotte and Leata for the great comms with me and making my day absolutely beautiful!
Super helpful, service was awesome and my guests who stayed at Orator thoroughly enjoyed their stay . Especially my Papa who still raves on about how gorgeous the reception area, complimentary brekkies and service was.
Thank you very much Charlotte and Leata for the great comms with me and making my day absolutely beautiful!
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Date of stay: October 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
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Great food. Every morning we had breakfast. Their famous Sunday Toona'i was awesome. So many options to pick from. Staff was very friendly. If you're looking for a private place away from Apia with all the hustle and bustle this is the place to be.
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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I have really mixed feelings about this hotel. It is a lovely garden setting with beautiful flowers and pathways around the resort, and the rooms are clean and very spacious (I had three beds in mine). The bathrooms are clean and spacious, and had hot water which seems to not always be the case in Samoan accommodation. There were a couple of bugs/lizards in the shower but that doesn't bother me - it is Samoa after all. The air con worked fine, and was a god send, as was the mosquito netting on all the windows. There was an indescribable weird vibe in this hotel, and it seemed very empty and like I was the only person there a lot of the time. I made a last minute booking online and was then told I could not stay there as they were fully booked. After arguing with them, they suddenly said it was ok for me to come. When I arrived it seemed there was no one else there, despite the large amount of villas/rooms they seemed to have. I can't figure out what this was about. More guests arrived the next day, but they still seemed to not be anywhere in sight for more than 5 minutes. There were always alot of staff working at any time and they would always meet my requests. It would be great if hotel information could be put in the rooms - ie a menu for the restaurant/bar, details of when you can get breakfast, services available etc, as it was a bit of a guessing game. It seemed that the staff thought I was perhaps weird for travelling alone, and a big deal was made by every person I met about me being alone which made me feel uncomfortable and I felt like I had to explain myself and be met with weird stares all the time. A staff member even asked me why I chose to stay there and said she was surprised I was staying there, and surprised I had come to Samoa. Another staff member told me I must be rich because I could afford to stay there. Again that made me feel very uncomfortable. The food was good, and I was pleasantly surprised by the number of vegetarian options they had on their menu. There was free bottled water and a fridge in your room, which was very much appreciated. The bar sold a range of cold drinks to purchase also.
One male staff member was overly friendly, and when I was in my room, came up the stairs on my balcony and sat at the table outside my door, and proceeded to talk to me through the half open window as I sat in my room - for a solid half hour or more. Other staff members walked by, and spoke to him in Samoan, laughing... but did not seem to tell him to go away, so they knew what was going on and I didn't feel comfortable talking to anyone about it, nor did I feel comfortable telling him to go away, so I tried to make out I was very busy and told him to get back to work, which he ignored. He seemed like he was just being friendly and wanted to make friends, but it made me very uncomfortable, and he made a point of finding me around the hotel, and even stood by my table pretty much the entire time while I ate lunch in the restaurant which made me very uncomfortable. He asked questions about my boyfriend and asked whether I have any friends back home for him etc. I don't want him to be in trouble as I think he was just a nice boy, but for someone from a Western country this behaviour is unnerving and unprofessional. Other staff members were hanging out in or on the balcony of other villas during the day and night, and whether or not this is normal and the villas were empty, it did make me feel like there were no boundaries and I didn't feel like I could fully feel secure in my villa. There were a couple of dogs and cats roaming the grounds, and it is unnerving for a foreigner to have wild and sick looking dogs sitting on their porch, but I do understand that this is not necessarily something the staff can control. A staff member told me the kitchen does feed the animals some times, which made me happy.
This hotel is beautiful and the rooms are clean and spacious, and the food is good and plentiful, as are the cold drinks and free bottled water, but I do not recommend it to females travelling alone and I would not stay there again, with or without others. I cannot put my finger on it, but there is just a strange atmosphere and I see this has been noted in other reviews too. Thank you to all the staff who assisted me during my time there.
One male staff member was overly friendly, and when I was in my room, came up the stairs on my balcony and sat at the table outside my door, and proceeded to talk to me through the half open window as I sat in my room - for a solid half hour or more. Other staff members walked by, and spoke to him in Samoan, laughing... but did not seem to tell him to go away, so they knew what was going on and I didn't feel comfortable talking to anyone about it, nor did I feel comfortable telling him to go away, so I tried to make out I was very busy and told him to get back to work, which he ignored. He seemed like he was just being friendly and wanted to make friends, but it made me very uncomfortable, and he made a point of finding me around the hotel, and even stood by my table pretty much the entire time while I ate lunch in the restaurant which made me very uncomfortable. He asked questions about my boyfriend and asked whether I have any friends back home for him etc. I don't want him to be in trouble as I think he was just a nice boy, but for someone from a Western country this behaviour is unnerving and unprofessional. Other staff members were hanging out in or on the balcony of other villas during the day and night, and whether or not this is normal and the villas were empty, it did make me feel like there were no boundaries and I didn't feel like I could fully feel secure in my villa. There were a couple of dogs and cats roaming the grounds, and it is unnerving for a foreigner to have wild and sick looking dogs sitting on their porch, but I do understand that this is not necessarily something the staff can control. A staff member told me the kitchen does feed the animals some times, which made me happy.
This hotel is beautiful and the rooms are clean and spacious, and the food is good and plentiful, as are the cold drinks and free bottled water, but I do not recommend it to females travelling alone and I would not stay there again, with or without others. I cannot put my finger on it, but there is just a strange atmosphere and I see this has been noted in other reviews too. Thank you to all the staff who assisted me during my time there.
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Date of stay: July 2014Trip type: Travelled solo
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After reading reviews on trip advisor, I thought that management would've fixed this... I was proven wrong. Upon arrival, we were left waiting as they could not find the key. They opened the room for us, but when we wanted to go out and explore, we realised they hadn't given us a key. When we asked for a key, staff were left scrambling and gave us the house keeping keys. The house keeper arrived the next Morning and demanded the key back which we refused until we were given a guest key.
When we went to the pool, the lights mentioned in a review were still floating about (the review was written approx 1 year prior to our check in) and water was very murky. Something minor... But maybe Orator needs to get their signage for pools spell checked as cargo is not gargo (lol) and no "P" in the pool may need to be rewritten. We ordered from the dinner menu, we ordered curry which was $38 per plate, we spent $76 on food that tasted disgusting. Our water went out on the 2nd day, they told us that it would be fixed in the next few minutes, it ended up taking the whole day... This could've been communicated to us, but instead we had to keep calling reception to try and get answers. The tv was very blurry which would hurt our eyes and the room advertised and paid for was not what we received, I paid less at Aga Reef and got perfect service. We had no fan, aircon was hot, service was bad and the hotel did not follow it's own noise curfew when hosting functions. Oh and the fruit platter was non-existent. They even tried to say upon our departure that I did not pay, I had to show them the receipt I was emailed. I won't be going back there, even if I was desperate.
When we went to the pool, the lights mentioned in a review were still floating about (the review was written approx 1 year prior to our check in) and water was very murky. Something minor... But maybe Orator needs to get their signage for pools spell checked as cargo is not gargo (lol) and no "P" in the pool may need to be rewritten. We ordered from the dinner menu, we ordered curry which was $38 per plate, we spent $76 on food that tasted disgusting. Our water went out on the 2nd day, they told us that it would be fixed in the next few minutes, it ended up taking the whole day... This could've been communicated to us, but instead we had to keep calling reception to try and get answers. The tv was very blurry which would hurt our eyes and the room advertised and paid for was not what we received, I paid less at Aga Reef and got perfect service. We had no fan, aircon was hot, service was bad and the hotel did not follow it's own noise curfew when hosting functions. Oh and the fruit platter was non-existent. They even tried to say upon our departure that I did not pay, I had to show them the receipt I was emailed. I won't be going back there, even if I was desperate.
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Date of stay: January 2015
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Sorry airport transfer is not included. Its $30tala per adult per way from n to Faleolo international airport. Thanks
"Book a table for toonai early on, and get there EARLY to get a table inside with A/C. it gets VERY crowded very fast."Read full review
"Cabins were located further from the bar and dining room, so good for quiet repose."Read full review
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$132 - $296 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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SamoaUpoluApia
NUMBER OF ROOMS
28
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Frequently Asked Questions about Orator Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to Orator Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Samoa Cultural Village (6.0 km), Immaculate Conception Cathedral (6.0 km), and Robert Louis Stevenson Museum (5.9 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Orator Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free breakfast, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Orator Hotel?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Orator Hotel?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Orator Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Paddles Restaurant, Nourish Cafe, and Milani Caffe.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Orator Hotel?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Does Orator Hotel offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers meeting rooms, a banquet room, and conference facilities.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Orator Hotel?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Chinese, and Danish.
Are there any historical sites close to Orator Hotel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Samoa Holidays and Events (7.2 km).
Is Orator Hotel accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.