Nayara Hangaroa

Room was very nice with a separate shower and tub, large bedroom area and outside patio area with Adirondack chairs. Property is large with plenty of area to walk around. Pool looked inviting but weather was too cool for us to swim! I appreciated their efforts to reduce waste and they gave each guest a refillable water bottle so we could fill up before we departed on daily excursions. Excursions were excellent - they gave a big map and explain everything you will see. Make you appreciate the cultural significance of the what you see. Service was uniformly excellent throughout the resort. My only criticism is the food choices for lunch and dinner. Breakfast buffet was fine but for lunch and dinner each day we were offered 2 choices and they were limited. Like tuna pesto and quinoa. I understand their effort to use local food sources but the food selections were just pretty limited. And often lunch and dinner were very similar.

Comfortable accommodations. Town is walkable from hotel. Staff were engaging, friendly, and helpful. Ate at the dinner restaurant more than the lunch service and dinner was excellent. We were there 5 nights and one daily special would have been nice for the rotation. The menu is ample but again a single daily special would be a lovely addition. Service in the bar was a bit slower (a note that service on the island in general is not rapid) and the food was not quite the same level as the dinner restaurant. Breakfast had a good variety as well. If you get a package with tours they are arranged upon arrival and for very good reason - flight delays are common due to wind. We had an eight hour delay the day of arrival but had luckily given ourselves enough time on the island that it didn't interfere with plans (four full days plus two half days for arrival/departure). Rapa Nui is a special and beautiful place to visit. If you are considering a stay I would highly recommend Nayara Hangaroa. Tour guides were all wonderful and we mostly had Teva who was excellent. They are currently offering dance performances on certain days at the hotel and I wish we had looked more into that over Kari Kari. Animals (mostly horses and dogs in the town area) roam the island freely but are well taken care of and do not cause a safety concern (they are not strays). Don't listen to heat index weather calculations online - it is humid and even with ample breeze will most likely feel much hotter than the posted temperature (at least in summer months).

This was a very nice organized hotel with excellent food. They have very good guided well organized tours with knowledgeable people. The hotel is close to the ocean and is very close to town - 15 minute walk. The staff are very friendly and the rooms are an good experience in themselves.