This was our 6th stay at Coconuts Resort in the past 10 years - this time in a 1br beach fale. We always get the “meal deal” which is very convenient and such good value! This occasion was for my 50th birthday held in the only on-site restaurant where the staff set up a beautifully decorated dinner table for us. We had family & friends who stayed elsewhere but joined us here for dinner and they all swore to come back and stay at Coconuts with us next time! On-site is a library, gift shop and lovely spa & beauty treatment facilities. On a previous trip to Samoa we arrived very early in the morning on the direct flight from Brisbane so we booked our accommodation at Coconuts from the day before which proved to be most wise. It was fabulous to check in right away, unpack our bags and refresh in our room before going to a lovely cooked breakfast. We love the staff here - on this visit they were Brian, Lina, Tasi, Lae, Lolina, Luisa, Tara, Toni, Totu, Tala, Lino and many others who are all the most beautiful friendly people you could ever want to meet. Of course we will be back again... …
My girlfriend and I intended to stay at Coconuts Beach Club for four nights. Tasi showed me around the property and took half an hour to chat. I really appreciated her hands-on concierge during the booking process. I showed a slightly cheaper price on booking.com and they honored it without question. I paid for the room in advance, and the staff was clear that it was non-refundable, which seemed totally fine at the time.. Two days before my arrival, following New Zealand's first confirmed case, the Samoan government started imposing flight restrictions to the already two dozen or so countries with Coronavirus. My girlfriend was unable to fly, and at the last minute, I booked a flight and left Samoa the morning before our reservation began. I didn't have high expectations to get much or any money back given the non-refund policy, but Tasi worked with the international management team to refund almost all of my original reservation. Traveling in the South Pacific often means disruptions from cyclones or other disasters, and not all properties are willing to see the bigger picture and put their customers first, so I appreciate that Coconuts Beach Club did the right and fair thing. Not all resorts or businesses are so flexible. I'm saddened that we didn't get to stay here as the property is stunning and seem to have the nicest rooms in Samoa. I appreciate that they lessened some of the stress of my last minute travel disruptions.…
The location was nice but there's no point taking the over-the-water fales as you can't access the water directly from them. The beach was great but could be used at or near high tide only. We saved ourselves about $US1000 by NOT taking the expensive food and drinks package. There were the usual tropical experiences such as cockroaches in the bathroom at night but they were good runners. Our fale had a leaky roof which was only evident in heavy rain and the leak was perfectly positioned to drip onto our faces as we slept. I was interested to read about the trauma experienced by Deepak D in his review. We had exactly the same experience. Our plane arrived about 6 a.m. and we hadn't slept. We tried to kill time in Apia and arrived at the resort at midday presuming that they'd simply give us early access, as most expensive resorts would. Instead they told us lies about how the room wasn't ready (the resort was less than half occupied) and made us wait in an airless room at 36 degrees and 100% humidity for two hours. It was an exercise in meanness on their part and the manager made it 100 times worse by trying to tell us they were doing us a favour. The experience was insensitive and grossly incompetent and marred our whole stay there. And when the manager responded to Deepak's review she continued to show that she just doesn't get it. Did I enjoy my stay? Yes (apart from the first two hours which were hell on earth). Would I return? Never.…
Stayed during the festive season and had a great time. The location of the resort and in particular our overwater bungalow made the sunsets absolutely magical. Thank you Bryan, Tasi and team for giving us the “Returning Nuts”benefits. i love the location of the resort where it is not too far from anywhere you want to go in Upolu.
Recently we stayed at the Coconut beach club resort: Caution about ocean: The currents in the ocean are often dangerous. Staff at the hotel have told us stories of how they have saved several people's lives. We narrowly escaped one time. Often there is only person who can come with you at some cost for snorkelling/surfing s tours. Be very careful and safe is all that we can say. Check in and sleep on sofa: The hotel policy would ask for extra payment for early check in (USD$125), even if it is only a few hours. There are no other options after a long flight that arrives early morning from Brisbane. We slept on the sofas of the library for about three hours. This was an off season and there were only a handful of rooms booked, however the hotel would not give you even few hours free - even though we had booked expensive overwater villa. Check out was at 4 am - however that does not count towards early check in. Safety about your money: This is disgraceful for a luxury hotel like Coconut beach club resort. One day we left a wallet on the side table and went for breakfast. We stayed out a bit longer and on return found that money was stolen from the wallet. As we had limited Samoan tala ($), we knew exactly, how much was there in the wallet. We complained to the management, who then refused the money.There is a locker in the room. Please lock away all your valuables. It is not the responsibility of the hotel for the valuables. . Please be safe and enjoy. …
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