Palm Grove

The hotel lies on the south of the island with the most beautiful beach. Set in a lovely garden with houses around the pool. Beachfront houses have perfect oceanfront views. We had a spacious two bedroomed apartment which fulfilled all our needs. Would definitely have return. There was only one negative point,which would only apply to our apartment, and that was the smell of cigarettes every morning from the communal area next door where the hotel employees assembled prior to work begin.

Die alage ist super, Die Hütten sind einfach aber schön. Beim Check in war es allerdings nicht sauber. Das Personal ist mäßig freundlich. Schnorcheln geht dort sehr gut. Genügend Liegen. Schöner Strand.

Schöner Gartenbungalow mit tollem Strand in 100 Meter Entfernung!

Enjoyed the peace and quiet and the very prompt housekeeping service every morning. Very highly recommended accomodation to stay at. Meitaki maata for your hospitality.

We loved the location, the pool area, our garden studio was perfect! We had everything we needed for our holiday

When we booked this through wotif the photos of this unit weren’t pictured via either palm grove website or wotif. When we arrived and were informed of the unit it was not at all what we intended. The feeling at the time was that we had been cheated, and false advertising forced us to believe something that wasnt, the unit is dated and right next to the road. We will not book through wotif again. However with this being said, Palm Grove does not deserve a bad rating, the unit was clean, facilities were great, location was great and service from staff was excellent. Wotif is entirely to blame.

The unit was very clean and the bed comfortable. The cleaning and maintenance staff were very friendly, nice people. The restaurant staff were the same and the food was great and reasonably priced. The office staff tended to be a bit humourless and the wifi almost nonexistant. Otherwise we really enjoyed our stay there and would recommend it

Great location, friendly staff and good restaurant. Beautiful beach!!! Reception closing at 5pm weekdays and half day Saturday and not at all Sundays was a little annoying when you had a quick query.

Palm Grove Resort was a great escape. Reasonably well maintained, given it’s humid tropical climate, the grounds and pool area are beautiful. A new bbq arrived during our stay. The beach furniture, kayaks, snorkels and fins were all well maintained. The rooms could use some updating. Some had received partial renovations in the kitchen and bathroom areas and others had not. Some appliances were newer and others were starting to rust. I also found it difficult to cook, unless you just bbq’d. Larger pots and microwave bowls or casseroles would help out here. AC worked well, but was rigged to go off when you left the room. The beds were very comfortable. Maid daily service included making the bed, a towel change, sometimes a sweep, garbage removal, but not any wipe down of surfaces in the bathroom, shower, vanity, coffee or dining tables during our 9 day stay. The Sunday BBQ and Friday Happy Hour were great, as was the music supplied. Food at the restaurant was good. An adequate breakfast was included and given this is not the norm on the island, was appreciated. The front desk did a good job at coordinating airport transfer, wifi purchase, snorkel rental and outings. They also rented scooters. There is a car rental a couple of blocks away along with a reasonably well stocked convenience store. Rarotonga is very remote, with sporadic wifi only in HOT SPOTS There is one TV channel and life becomes the beach, relaxing and socializing.

I loved my stay here. I stayed in a beachfront studio and it was perfect. To go to sleep hearing the waves every night was divine and the beach area and snorkelling were both very good. I would definitely stay here again.