Hôtel Fenua Mata'i'oa

This stay was truly amazing, the only thing I regret is that we were only there one night. The atmosphere cannot be captured in photos, but think boutique white lotus. We stayed in the princess Keona suite, which was impeccably furnished. I loved the attention to detail and the way the decor blended plants and the outdoors inside. We did not experience the mosquitoes, but my husband woke up early and opened the windows, and a friendly cat crawled in and curled up at my feet. The breakfast service was lovely, delivered right to our room. Afterwards, we enjoyed some snorkeling off the dock.

My wife and I stayed here for our honeymoon, and this place was absolutely amazing! It is a truly unique and original place with a lot of soul. Everything looks like somebody with an artistic eye spent careful time on it, down to the smallest details. The staff were all extremely helpful and friendly. We stayed in the Prestige Overwater Suite, so we had a bungalow for our bedroom, a separate private bungalow for our bathroom, and the two are connected by a covered kitchen/seating area. What a cool experience it was to wake up in the morning, make some breakfast and coffee in our separate kitchen (you can also order breakfast from them if you want to), and then sit on the private deck and watch the sun rise. And of course, a drink on the deck as the sun sets was a must-do every evening as well. I will say that part of the "realness" of this resort is that nature has not been sterilized out of it, so there were mosquitos and geckos. It wasn't much of a problem for us, but if somebody was very sensitive about those sorts of things, they might have a bit of a hard time. There was also a cat that graced us with her presence periodically throughout each day, so we felt like we had a pet for our stay. We kind of miss the cat now.

So, a bit dated. But, I was just looking at 6 year old photos from our stay at Fenua Mataioa hôtel in 2/2019. While I have been fortunate to stay at some great hotels, in some memorable places, around the world; in hindsight sight, none surpasses the fondness I have for the lovely time spent at this lovely place. Thanks for the enduring wonderful memories! I need to plan a next visit.

Waterfront manta rays We stayed at the Princess Lokelani room. It was steps from the water. We saw a manta ray there and lots of fish. (Note that there is no actual beach as the whole island is enclosed by a coral reef). The hotel is very unique and has a stellar breakfast that they bring to your room. We loved the common area, it's very distinctive and comfortable. We borrowed canoes and found the manta and shark area ~10 mins away. There are boats and tours that travel from all over the island just to go there. The hotel is close to solid restaurants and has parking. Main drawback is mosquitos given the room is surround by greenery - come prepared.

Fantastic view that you can see stingray and many fish right in front of deck. Staff is friendly, and an adorable cat came to our room every day.

Very unique and quiet place that was perfect for us. Would have been nice with a restaurant on the property. Only thing I would suggest to improve is to put a regular door for the toilet. Since everything is in the same room the curtain does not keep any smells out of the rest of the room.