Our stay at Sanctuary was wonderful. The service at the bar and for meals was fantastic. Meli and Akqu were the best their friendliness and helpfulness and overall awesome service made the entire trip. The beach and snorkelling out front is the best on the island. Highly recommended.
Kia Orana,
Thank you for your 5-star review.
We are pleased to hear you had a wonderful stay an you enjoyed your meals and the snorkeling directly in the front of the resort as well as the warm hospitality from our staff, in particular from Meli and Akuila. These two staff members are our superstars!
Thank you again for choosing to stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Kind Regards,
Haimona Browne
Resort Manager
Friend’s birthday
We had a fantastic time. Staff were friendly and helpful. Breakfast was lots of fruits, toast, croissants, mini muffins. Also hots cakes, cereals with yoghurts. We danced in the evening in the outside bar. We had beachfront studio, with a view of the beach. Small table with two chairs and enough wardrobe space. Coffee, tea with a jug. Water jug, glasses and wine glasses. Outside were lounger to watch the sea. The resort had a swim up,bar with loungers around the pool. We enjoyed using the kayaks and swimming in the blue sea.
Kia Orana,
Thank you for your 5-bubble review.
We are thrilled to hear you had a fantastic time with us and you enjoyed the beachfront location, your Beachfront Suite and the meals. I am happy to hear you enjoyed the kayaking as well - bucket list ticked off indeed lol.
Thank you again for choosing to stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Yours sincerely,
Haimona Browne
Resort Manager
We previously stayed at the adjoining Rarotonga Resort but opted for Sanctuary this time as it is Adults only - however you still enjoy access to all the the Rarotonga has to offer
The two resorts are on a beautiful marine sanctuary lagoon offering the ideal setting for fabulous swimming, stand up paddling, kayaking and snorkelling with an abundance of tropical fish
The rooms are beautifully appointed “island style” the onsite restaurants and bar offer first class food and beverages and the staff are outstanding
Kia Orana Vicki,
WOW thank you so much for the wonderfully generous review and for taking the time to share your experience of staying at both our resorts. The Sanctuary Resort is Adults Only and has the only island swim up bar. The location of both our resorts offer our guests a truly amazing experience and the opportunity to explore the marine sea life in the surrounding waters.
Thank you for your kind words about our wonderfully friendly staff. I will be sure to share your comments with them. We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your time with us, as well as all activities we have on offer.
We look forward to welcoming you back to our beautiful stretch of paradise in the future.
Warm Regards
Kerry Morton
Resort Manager
Quite disappointing
The rooms were smaller than expected but the place does have a nice beach
The pool is near the entry so cannot overlook beach and have a pool swim. The bar is also back by the entry. A beach bar would have been a nice addition.
I was unaware that is connected to the Rarotongan hotel
It is adults only section
Breakfast was expensive and disappointing with limited service. Ie had to order from the bar
Kia Orana,
Thank you for taking the time to post a review of your stay with us.
We have detailed images and descriptions of our rooms and swimming pool online.
The Sanctuary Rarotonga – on the beach is the only adults-only resort with a swim-up bar pool on the island. This offers two separate spaces to offer our guests two different experiences; the beach and lagoon and the tropical garden swim-up bar & pool. Also, if it is windy but sunny, the protected pool offers our guests the opportunity to be outside but not in the wind. The swim-up pool bar is the ideal place to cool off with tropical cocktail in hand.
Table service is available at Sanctuary.
Our breakfast rates are also in line with other resort restaurants and cafes around the island.
Kind Regards,
Haimona Browne
Resort Manager
We stayed at the Rarotonga resort and Lagoonarium but we also used this sister resort.
We left today and we used the facilities of the Sanctuary on many occasion.
.We had our evening meal here a couple of times and it was very peaceful.
The pool was lovely and very quiet. The staff cannot do enough for you. The area is very clean and well kept.
A fabulous place to unwind right next to the amazing Lagoon and additional facilities of the Rarotongan resort.
Kia Orana,
We are incredibly grateful that you took the time out to leave us a 5* review! We take pride in knowing our customers are happy with their experience and we really appreciate it!
It sounds like you had a wonderful stay at the Sanctuary, and it was a great complement to your time at the Rarotonga resort and Lagoonarium. The peaceful atmosphere and friendly staff make for a relaxing and enjoyable experience. And the fact that it is located right next to the beautiful lagoon provide a truly unique experience. I'm glad to hear that you had a memorable time at the resort and enjoyed all our facilities.
It's always great to hear positive feedback and I'm sure our staff will appreciate it.
We look forward to welcoming you back to our beautiful stretch of paradise in the future.
Warm Regards
Kerry Morton
Resort Manager
