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Karen F
Whangarei, New Zealand

Just like a family

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 14 Oct 2022
We arrived at Crown Beach resort on a Wednesday, during the school holidays. We were met with a welcoming ei at the airport and a refreshing drink at the hotel.
Our Villa was right by the pool and the restaurant, but not noisy at all. Possibly due to the child free nature of the resort.
We had breakfasts, dinners, drinks and cocktails in the restaurant and on the beach. The staff were fabulous and seemed to find us the best place to sit for the Island Night experience, the Sunday roast etc. Great to have different experiences on different nights. We enjoyed the Island Night dancing and fire show. The drummers were very energetic and are so talented.
The Villa was well equipped with everything we needed- I appreciated the fresh jug of water in the fridge each day. Our day trip to Aitutaki, meant with the early start that we would miss breakfast in the restaurant. Someone kindly prepared a breakfast for us, so we could eat before we left. Staff were fabulous. They work really long hours, and are still happy to make time for each and every guest. Be aware of roosters that also enjoy the hotel. We would definitely stay here again, because of the awesome lagoon, the fabulous staff, the delicious cocktails, the proximity to everything, and the relaxing spa massage I had before leaving the resort . Thank you to the receptionist who waved us off as we got into the tour bus to go to the airport- you made us feel like we were one of the family.
Date of stay: October 2022
Room Tip: Villas 10,11 are right by the pool and restaurant.
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Responded 1 Nov 2022
Kia Orana Karen F
Meitaki for taking the time to review your stay at Crown Beach Resort & Spa. We are overjoyed you had great stay with us. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your Villa, Island night dancing & fire show and the many different experiencers on different nights, breakfast, dinners, drinks and cocktails in the restaurant and on the beach, relaxing spa massages and most of all the fabulous staff. As for the Roosters and the chickens, here in Rarotonga they are free range and unfortunately as hard as we try to keep them off of the property, there is not much we can do as they are abundant and wander freely.
Once again, we thank you for your positive review and we look forward to welcoming you back to paradise!
Kia Manuia
The Crown Beach Resort & Spa Team
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Reviewed 20 September 2022 via mobile

We had friends staying here so it was lovely to come for an amazing sunset, great friends and a wee boogie on the dance floor. Beautiful friendly staff who went out of their way to ensure you had a good time. The ares were really nice and private.

Date of stay: September 2022
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Crown Beach, General Manager at Crown Beach Resort & Spa, responded to this reviewResponded 24 September 2022

Kia Orana 391lucindaj,

Meitaki for taking the time to review your experience at Crown Beach Resort & Spa. We are overjoyed you had a lovely time. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed the amazing sunset, great friends and a wee boogie on the dance floor and most of all the beautiful friendly staff.
Once again, we thank you for your positive review and we look forward to welcoming you back to paradise!
Kia Manuia
The Crown Beach Resort & Spa Team

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Reviewed 12 September 2022

we stayed here for a 7 night break and loved the place, as some of the reviews say the resort is looking a little tired in places but given the last 3 years I expect that this will be rectified as soon as they can get back on their feet with tourism now starting to return to normal. We stayed in Villa 4 and found it to be a little tired but well kept, clean and comfortable the only let down was the shower head that desperately needs replacement.
The staff on site are fantastic, they are all helpful and happy all of the time but particularly the Bar/restaurant staff - John, Ruth, Jone, Marz, Xenia and Sekove, all of these could not do enough for us and made out holiday so very memorable.
My wife and myself would most certainly return and are in fact going to book soon for next year.

Date of stay: September 2022
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Thank E1687HYandym
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Reviewed 28 August 2022

Although we didn't stay here we did visit numerous times for thier outstanding Happy Hour Cocktails. These were incredible and were served in an awesome environment. These cocktails were yummy and were a great price. The staff were lovely and we enjoyed there sense of humor! If you don't go anywhere else on the island, this resort is in the top 2 cocktail venues around!

Room tip: Any room done the front facing the reef would be awesome.
Date of stay: August 2022
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Crown Beach, General Manager at Crown Beach Resort & Spa, responded to this reviewResponded 7 September 2022

Kia Orana Colin W
Meitaki for taking the time to review your experience at Crown Beach Resort & Spa. We are pleased to hear you visited us numerous times for the outstanding Happy hour Cocktails. We are overjoyed that you enjoyed and found the cocktails incredibly yummy at a great price served in an awesome environment and most of all the lovely staff.
Once again, we thank you for your positive review and we look forward to welcoming you back to paradise!
Kia Manuia
The Crown Beach Resort & Spa Team


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Reviewed 12 August 2022

When we checked out of the property, we had a wait of 3 hours until our booked transfer at 1pm. There was a Raro Tours driver that turned up to transfer another couple at 10am. We asked if we could be transfered with them. The driver was downright rude to us and refused to take us. The reception staff noted this exchange and felt sorry for us. Lucky, who was a new employee on reception, called her husband, who was a night security employee at the same property, and had finished work that morning at 7am, and asked him to come and take us to the airport. As luck would have it, he was on his way to do the grocery shopping. We were whisked to the airport quickly. This is a great example of the"above and beyond " attitude that makes customers recommend others to stay there. Well done Lucky, you are a star.

Room tip: Roosters can keep you awake sometimes.
Date of stay: August 2022
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Thank johngW8641OV
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Reviewed 1 August 2022

Crown beach is a beautiful place to stay in Rarotonga. We stayed, as a couple, in one of the private pool suite villas. The accommodation was fantastic. Beautifully furnished, lovely outdoor seating, your own pool, outdoor shower for return from the beach and stunning interior design in the room. We had our own mini bar, separate toilet from the bathroom, double shower and a bath. We couldn’t fault the room we stayed in.
The food and beverages were delicious. Some of the best cocktails I’ve had in Rarotonga.
The staff were welcoming and friendly. However, Sam went above and beyond our expectations. Sam was always so welcoming, friendly and helpful. Thank you Sam for making our stay with Crown beach resort so wonderful.
The only negatives/improvements we believe would make this place even more beautiful would be improvements to the gym facilities and cleaning the overgrown weeds and beach front.
The gym has holes in the floor and the equipment is very run down. It’s a shame as it lets the rest of the beautiful resort down.
The beach front has a lot of glass and debris which could be groomed, like other resorts, to make it safe to walk on and make the resort look well kept.
There is also areas at the front of the “beach front villas” that need gardening attention. They are very overgrown and take away the beauty of the coastline and resort.
Overall we would stay at Crown beach again. It was beautiful and a relaxing place for couples to get away.

Date of stay: July 2022
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Thank LexiCuthbertson
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