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4.5 out of 5
Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa
BP 198, Avatoru, Rangiroa, Tuamotu Archipelago

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 130 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 37 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 192 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dustin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, property was clean and upkept and facilities were nice. Views were great with lots of fish. Defiantly would recommend trying this place. the snorkeling all around the resort is fantastic. Only negative i could come up with was the food was limited and taste came up short.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 13 Mar 2024
Ia Ora Na Dustin,Thank you very much for staying at Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa and for your compliments regarding our location and friendly team.All of our staff will continue to work even harder to ensure customer satisfaction, including food options.All of our team is looking forward to seeing you again in our paradise.Sunny regards,

10/10 Excellent

Wolfgang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, fantastic white sands beach, excellent kitchen, very friendly staff
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 13 Mar 2024
Thank you for choosing Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa. All the staff are happy to receive your compliments. We look forward to seeing you again.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Gery

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is a very remote location, so best if you really like to dive and snorkel. Not many places to go to, or other restaurants. Blue lagoon trip was great on a quiet sea day. With the leaky wood loovered side windows, there was so much air leakage that we never got cool. AC was underpowered for that.
Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 13 Feb 2024
Ia Ora Na Gery,We thank you for your high rating following your stay with us.We appreciate your input and we hope to have the pleasure to welcome you in our corner of paradise !Sunny regards,

10/10 Excellent

monica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Incredible location with a friendly, attentive staff. Bungalows are large and well-equipped, some with beach front, others small private pools. Activities are organized every day so you can mix it up, sun, sand and day trips. We’re having an amazing time!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed in overwater bungalow. It was incredible experience sharks swumming under us. Staff was happy and helpful. Food was excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overwater bungalow was fabulous. Very pricey so we just stayed two nights there and additional nights in a garden bungalow, reviewed elsewhere. Still cheaper than Bora Bora. This overwater experience was well worth it for once in our lives. The ten units are laid out in a long arc around a big coral garden that is great for snorkeling though not many from the garden bungalows seem to realize it’s there. Literally hundreds if not thousands of fish of all sizes and colors. Watch from the dock, watch via snorkel, take your pick. And then you get to the room with that glass window in the floor to watch the show below your unit! A giant school of foot long fish seemed to hang out all the time under our unit. Except when the black tipped shark came through. Or the gang of small (young?) dolphins came around to pick off the weakest or slowest in the herd. Nature in the raw. Jumping off the deck to swim was fun too, this old bird got to relive his childhood. Didn’t skinny dip but you could do it here. Snorkeling with the sharks, fish watching from your room, it was worth the price. The exquisite room was for me just the icing on the cake, though others might value the room more and fish watching less. Very large room with king bed and single day bed was very modern very elegant. Stylish furnishings everywhere. Real luxury. Big bathroom with bath and walk in shower. All in all a very pampered experience with that unique fish watching as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 25 Nov 2023
Dear Michael, Ia Ora Na!Thank you very much for choosing our hotel for your stay in Rangiroa.We are very happy to know that you had overall a great experience with our overwater bungalow and enjoyed watching the great marine life living just right under!We appreciate your great review and strong recommendation.We hope that we could have an opportunity to welcome you back again here.With our sunniest regards,Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I get tired of writing reviews for Expedia but I can’t not commend this resort. It is pricey but do you know how far it is to the nearest alternative?? This is remote Polynesia. I have visited several of Tahiti’s islands, this place stands out for quality znd complete experience in a locale that makes that hard to pull off. Rooms are very nicely appointed for a real feeling of elegance. The grounds are a former palm tree plantation so you get a feel of how the old economy worked. Restaurant is absolutely wonderful for a combination of European American and Asian styles on top of Tahitian dishes. Activity center very helpful to go on lagoon cruises dolphin watching etc. staff is very multi lingual. Everyone speaks at least English and French. We stayed in both a garden bungalow and the overwater bungalow. Both excellent but the overwater experience is really something to behold at least once in your life. And cheaper here than Bora Bora.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 21 Nov 2023
Ia Ora Na Michael,Thank you for writing a comprehensive and fair review following your stay with us. Your input is appreciated and we are delighted that our resort met your expectations in every aspects.We hope we will have another opportunity to serve you.Mauruuru Roa!

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good hotel on middle of no we are
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 21 Nov 2023
Thank you Mike for your great recommandation and for staying with us.We are glad to hear you enjoyed our resort and the atoll life.Mauruuru Roa!

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Corene, Eagan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Hotel was conveniently located close to the airport. The property was beautiful, however needs improvement as far as the rooms go. Mattresses are terrible and the bedding is most likely the original. There were stains on the comforter and it made it difficult to sleep on. It looks like they updated the bathroom area and that was nice. A/C was perfect! There was also a lot of burning of trash and debris that brought in thick smoke everyday. It was nauseating.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jabari

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
The staff was excellent. I believe this is the best accommodation on Rangiroa. We stayed on the shore and overwater. Definitely preferred overwater. Less ants/mosquitoes.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Khaled

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Kia Ora was absolutely fantastic in every way! The staff is the most friendly and kind staff you will find! This was our 2nd trip staying at Kia Ora and opted for the overwater bungalow this time at the recommendation of another reviewer. Definitely less bugs staying in the overwater bungalow! We missed having a hot tub this time, but it was a trade off as the views were better and as stated less bugs! The only thing that could make the property better in my opinion would be if the overwater rooms had hot tubs as well! Our stay was 10 out of 10 and we didn’t want to leave! Can’t wait to come back!!! Mauruuru!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Shonda M.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely resort and staff
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

christophe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The natural beauty of area The well groomed landscape on property
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 30 Jun 2023
Thank you for your stay and for your warm recommandation.We hope to welcome you again.Mauruuru Roa!

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This property is spectacular. The grounds, food and service are all outstanding. Our unit was amazing as well. If you have any doubts about committing to this place, let them go. You'll have an incredible experience here and on Rangiroa, worth every penny.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 20 Jun 2023
Ia Ora Na Eric,We highly appreciate your great feedback regarding your stay at Hotel Kia Ora Resort & SpaWe are delighted you enjoyed your experience and we are grateful for your recommandation.We hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one.Mauruuru Roa!Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa

10/10 Excellent

Chad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Heaven on earth, fantastic property and location close to the Tuputa Pass and daily activities for all! Love this place and hope to come back someday!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 17 Jun 2023
Mauruuru Roa Chad for your recent stay and for your great review.We hope you will come back in our small paradise,Sunny regards,

10/10 Excellent

rhett, laguna beach

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location is beautiful and the hotel never seemed over burdened with too many guests. They did a good job with the food considering their access to supplies and ingredients (best, not to go into the tuomotus thinking you'll get the best meals of your life). The service was great. We even left our kindle in our room the day we left and Heidi (sp) made a point to deliver it to us (before we realized it was missing) at the airport just before we took off. We'd recommend the booking the "aquarium" and drift snorkel from the hotel even if you are an avid scuba diver. This was an easy, relaxing and exciting experience with lots of black top sharks, large eels, countless fish and very large spotted eagle rays with 100 feet (33 meters) of visibility.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 13 Jun 2023
Ia Ora Na Rhett,Thank you for taking the time to write such a lovely and detailled review of your experience at Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa. All our team is delighted you enjoyed every aspect of your stay with us.We work hard to make sure our guests feel comfortable all through their stay and we are so glad we succeeded.Mauruuru Roa for your great recommandation ad we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you again in our small paradise.Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa

10/10 Excellent

Evren

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 12 Jun 2023
Mauruuru for your stay and your great rating!

10/10 Excellent

Byron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful setting with overwater bungalows with great views of sunsets and the sea.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 25 May 2023
Mauruuru Roa for your great review and thank you for your stay with us .

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely small resort on a gorgeous turquoise lagoon
My husband and I spent 5 glorious nights in a villa with private pool and garden. The villa was huge with a traditional Polynesian style design. We had an amazing private deck with a good size plunge pool, lounge chairs and a covered seating area with table, chairs and couch. Outdoor shower and bathtub set in a completely private walled garden. Truly fabulous, I honestly was relieved to NOT be in an overwater bungalow as they did not have nearly the peace and privacy that our villa had. We could see the swaying palms during the day and the stars at night. The staff were excellent, friendly and efficient and lots of activities to be arranged for you from the hotel. The full day Blue Lagoon tour by boat is a must, worth every penny. We enjoyed biking around the flat island (it was hot but no hills:) and exploring the small villages. Loved the Gaugin Pearl Farm tour and the wine tasting at Vin de Tahiti. The hotel will evidently undergo a major renovation soon adding many overwater bungalows which will greatly change the unique small resort feel. Too bad, as what makes this a special place to visit is that it is relatively unspoiled, not full of huge resorts.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Byron

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful water views. Great overwater bungalows!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beach front property. Restaurant has not much to offer for dinner. we stayed for few nights but last we decided to go out for local food which is better and cheaper. Lunch menu has more variety. snorkeling right from the shore for fun more than seeing variety of fish as other islands we stayed.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Noela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We thoroughly enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the activities (pearl farm and the blue lagoon are absolute musts), the Polynesian nights and outstanding colors of the water. We definitely would come back
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Georgia

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 2 May 2023
Mauruuru Roa!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would stay here again!
It was an AMAZING stay to say the least. Nice and quiet. A short walk to a small store and dolphin viewpoint. I was not a beach enthusiast but this place made me one.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 17 Apr 2023
Ia Ora Na Dear Guest,Thank you for your kind recommandation, it is our pleasure to read how you have enjoyed our small paradise.Looking forward to welcoming you again.Mauruuru Roa!

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic. Would highly recommend to anyone traveling to Rangiroa.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 14 Apr 2023
Ia Ora Na Andrew,Thank you for your warm recommandation, we are happy to read you had a great time and would love to see you again in our paradise.Mauruuru Roa!

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was a beautiful tropical paradise. Such a quiet, relaxing, safe and calm atmosphere. I would definitely recommend anyone to go visit and make sure to stay in an Overwater Bungalow!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 12 Apr 2023
Ia Ora na Shane,Thank you for your amazing review. We are thrilled to read you really enjoyed your overwater bungalow experience as well as the rest of hotel facilities.We hope to have the pleasure to welcome you back for another great experience among us.Warm regards from Rangiroa !

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ishwaria

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely stunning views! Crystal clear waters, full of a wide variety of fish, well-appointed rooms, hot tubs on the beach attached to the beach bungalows. Well-stocked with water equipment (snorkels, kayaks, etc.). Our entire family had a blast. Peaceful, serene environment! Staff were very helpful with arranging our tours and recommendations for places in town.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our dream honeymoon
Rangiroa Kia Ora was incredible. From the room, to the food, to the service and the activities they offer. I had high expectations for our honeymoon and our trip met every one of them. As an LA foodie and having fairly luxury tastes and standards, I guarantee you will enjoy your stay! Make sure to work with the activities desk to plan an excursion to the blue lagoon and another to coral reef. Also have them set up a trip to the wine cellar and pearl farms. Give yourself some time to snorkel and walk the shore on your own (10 min walk up the street to Tiputa pass, you will see dolphins jumping in the waves). If you’re cocktail people like us, Taïna the bar tender is a beautiful person inside & out who goes above and beyond to make you feel at home. The hotel restaurant has something for every taste and is high quality, special shout out to the morning buffet!! If you’re looking for a sign or you’re on the fence, this is it, you will not regret your choice.
View from the dock
Tiputa pass
Infinity pool
Resort Lobby
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 2 Mar 2023
Ia Ora Na Thomas,We thank you for your recent stay and for taking the time to leave such a beautiful review.We are so glad that every aspect of your stay met your expectations and we hope you will keep long lasting memories of your honeymoon in our paradise.Thank you again for your stay and we hope you will visit us again in the future.Mauruuru Roa,Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa

4/10 Poor

Jimmy

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
N/a
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 24 Feb 2023
Mauruuru Roa for your recommandation.We hope we will have the pleasure to welcome you again in the future.Sunny regards,

10/10 Excellent

Eva

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great beach, warm and clear blue water, lovely bungalow with hot tub, beach and sunset views, the best service of all the places we stayed - warm and friendly, fun Polynesian show, good food.
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 29 Dec 2022
Ia Ora Na Eva,Thank you for sharing such a wonderful review of your stay at Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa !We are thrilled to read you had an amazing time with us and we hope to see you again in our paradise.Sunny regards,Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Jersey City

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had the most wonderful time in Rangiroa. The resort was incredible, the staff were wonderful, and the diving exceeded everything we hoped for. My only critique is that the food options are limited and not super impressive…just okay. For such a remote island, it isn’t a complaint, just something to be aware of. We would absolutely return in the future.
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 6 Dec 2022
Ia Ora Na Mary,All our team is delighted to read you had an amazing time at our resort and enjoyed every aspect of Rangiroa island.Indeed our small atoll has only few options for dining outside the resort.We cannot wait to welcome you again,Sunny regards,Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Thibault

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Feeling to be ripped off.
Very disappointed for this price range to encounter such a old and not maintained hotel. When on all the hotels of this beautiful Island the bikes are free to hire. In this hotel you have to pay 15$ for 2h! The pool wasn’t usable for our all stay, it was brown. The staff is really nice but not trained properly. The furnitures in the room and the outside furnitures, sunbeds… date from 1990. The food wasn’t good and the prices are high. The snack menu is limited to 3 sandwiches. When you charge this kind of money you expect a good service and amenities. Which is really not the case here. The diving club in the hotel is 2 times more expensive than any other club on the island. Save your money for somewhere worthing ot.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 18 Oct 2022
Ia Ora Na Thibault,Thank you for taking the time to review your recent stay at our resort; we are really sorry to hear that your stay did not meet your expectations.Our bicycle park is managed by an external company which explains there is fee. Maybe some guest houses do propose bikes for free but we can assure you that the other hotel on the island is renting out bikes as well, so it is not so suprising.We received daily very good comments on our food and cuisine also we are very surprised to read your disappointment.During your stay , on your first days, we indeed had a technical issue with our main pool and our maintenance team was actively working on it and this issue was fixed the next day.We sincerely regret that you did not enjoy your stay in our hotel and hope that your next vacation will be more pleasant.Sunny regards,Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa

10/10 Excellent

colleen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is beautiful and the snorkeling is really good on site. Also walkable to Tiputa pass to watch the dolphins at sunset and check out a few local restaurants and grocery stores. Staff was lovely also.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 18 Oct 2022
Ia Ora Na Colleen,Thank you for your great review following your stay at our resort.We are glad to read you enjoyed your holiday in our beautiful island and that you were able to discover the best of it.We hope we will have another opportunity to welcoming you again,Sunny regards,

10/10 Excellent

Sheila, Kenmore

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Kia Ora once again provided an exceptional experience. Staff were friendly and over the top helpful. Beautiful, clean and super close to Tiputa Pass. We had a fabulous time and would return in a heartbeat.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa on 16 Aug 2022
Ia Ora Na Sheila, It was our pleasure to welcome you back and we are thrilled to read you had a great time once again at our resort. We cannot wait to welcoming you one more time! Mauruuru Roa!

10/10 Excellent

Blake

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay here. We opted for the private villa over the overwater bungalow and were happy we did so. It is like a house with a fenced-in yard and mini pool. The place is beautiful and the staff is very nice and accommodating. Close to two dive shops (we used Yaka). Overall a fantastic experience. Only drawback is the food is just ok, except for the lunch chow mein which was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022