Rarotonga: Etu Moana (Hotel)

0.3 business

Address: Po box 123, aitutaki, Aitutaki , Rarotonga , Cook islands

Email	onthebeach@etumoana.com
Website	www.etumoana.com

Lonely Planet review

These lavish boutique beach villas are rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the best places to stay in the Cook Islands, and rightly so. The eight thatch-roofed villas have been finished to the very highest standards, including Tasmanian oak floors, granite countertops and lofty roofs.

Opened in 2003 and run by a friendly Canadian couple, it's the kind of place where you just know everything's been painstakingly thought out - hand-carved ornaments and decorative details have been custom-made by local artists for each villa; there's a beautiful tear-drop pool complete with rock garden, sun-shaded tables and a lavishly-equipped 'honesty bar'; and each villa has access to the property's own in-house entertainment system for those inevitable rainy days in paradise.