Place which makes you feel rich The best place on Raratonga. It’s located in Muri, just in front of most famous and the most beautiful lagoon of whole island. In Muri there’s night market 4 times a week so if you want to try local food not for “tourist price” that’s the easiest place to go. Market is located 5 minutes on foot from hotel so you don’t have to wait for bus or rent a car just to eat dinner. Two houses away are lagoon cruises departing points so we got every morning a bit of live music for free. Also, around 10 min on foot there’s Te Vara Nui - “island night” entertainment, the only one with stage on water. Beaches on Raro are public but the land in front of them is not so access to beach is a bit tricky if you don’t have accommodation with direct access. This hotel has desk overlooking lagoon and stairs to beach so from your bed you have like 1 minute to beach :) Hotel itself is tiny but that’s its great advantage. It is very private - 5 bungalows for max 2 people, with “only adults” rule and pool just next to beach it makes you feel like you are in place for billionaires, when you actually didn’t have spend that much. Bungalows have huge verandas with chairs and table, where you can have breakfast enjoying ocean or mountain view. Rooms are very spacious, high ceiling with underside of roof open, fan (you really need it to sleep), big comfy bed, love seats just amazing - so comfy I could sleep in them. There’s bathroom on one side and kitchenette on the other, behind bed. There’s everything you need in kitchen if you decide to cook - even mixer to make smoothies from fresh local fruits. I have read in description of the place there would a welcome local fruit if available and I thought it just for show, when actually we got a bowl of local bananas (banana tree was just next to our veranda) and limes. Room is equipped with everything you might need - there’s chair pillows for chairs on veranda and on desk in front of beach.

Stayed in March 2024

No air con

The property had an excellent location on Muri beach. Right next door to the night markets. The snorkelling and kayaks were a great addition! Fruit on arrival which was a lovely touch. We liked the fact we could cook our breakfast in the mornings as the room had a small kitchenette

Stayed in April 2024

Very cosy and exactly what the website said it was! Very clean and the location was perfect in Muri. The staff were helpful and always available.

Stayed in April 2024

Some type of air conditioner

There was no breakfast, however the location was great. Was able to snorkel ever day and saw turtles and tropical fish.

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing

We loved everything about the place and staff. Loved it and will return soon I hope Thank you so much Siam and Harry I hope I got the names correct Hugs from both of us

Stayed in March 2024

Air con would've helped me deal with the heat wave, instead the pool and beach compensated for that. So no real complaints about our stay

Location was spot on. Close to Muri beach excursions. Beachfront with a pool. Rooms are spacious, comfortable and clean.

Stayed in March 2024

The only thing we could fault is no air con and lack of natural light in the bathroom and kitchen. I’m not sure what it’s like outside of a heatwave but it felt like we couldn’t catch a break from it in our unit and using the lights in the bathroom or kitchen added to the heat.

Location - couldn’t believe how close everything we ever needed was. Markets and LBV do exceptional food and right at the doorstep, koka was 2 doors down! Privacy - the villas are positioned in a way that tenants could all be on their decks and not see each other. Sian and Harry were so respectful in terms of giving us space as well. Servicing - the cleaner stayed on top of all the linen/towels and cleared our recycling/rubbish every second day. She always said hi and kept our place immaculate! Facilities - we made good use of the airer, safe, fridge, stove, kayaks, pool chairs. Property - so well kept, tidy, beautiful, loved and the most gorgeous plants everywhere! Maintained like no other place we’ve seen on the island in a week!

Stayed in March 2024

No air conditioning.

Location was amazing.

Stayed in March 2024

Trying to sleep at night without any cooling or aircon was tough.

It was a lot more private than many other resorts, close to food places and beautiful spot on the beach. Watching the sunrise from the pool was a highlight! Friendly helpful staff

Stayed in March 2024

Great location, Sian and Harry were wonderful hosts, our room overlooked the water, it was perfect 🥰

Stayed in March 2024

Prime location, kayaks, and snorkels are available at location for free. The room was very tidy and serviced every day. The staff were very friendly with great suggestions and very accommodating.

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing

Loved staying here. I had the beachfront villa that faced East for those beautiful tropical sunrises. The accomodation had rustic charm - wooden shutters, comfortable cane furniture. A big bunch of home grown bananas as a welcome. Lovely pool and friendly hosts Sian and Harry.

Stayed in March 2024

We had a back inland facing villa which was very hit as didn’t get in sea breeze - suggested to hosts more powerful fan or second fan required. But other than that liked everything !

Perfect location - max ten guests no kids - perfect pool - great equipment- really nice hosts - natural gardens - tranquility- great beach - proximity to everything- the perfect little place

Stayed in March 2024

Fantastic place! Very clean, loads of room, nice and quiet with a great view. Great location right by the beach front. Pool was really nice. It was really nice to be able to use the kayaks. The location was perfect too. Plenty to do nearby. Hosts were really friendly and helpful.

Stayed in February 2024

The one & only thing that i would say would be no Airconditioning ! But in saying that we found the afternoon breeze cooled the villa down.

Absolutely beautiful boutique accommodation right on Muri Lagoon. Spotless accommodation, and it exceeded our expectations. Sian & Harry were both awesome and do a great job. We stayed in Villa 2, which i would definitely stay in again with its views overlooking the pool and the lagoon.

Stayed in March 2024

Excellent location, friendly staff. Very tidy with everything you needed

Stayed in February 2024

Nothing

It has the ambiance of being private. As the word says - Hideaway. The location itself is perfect as it is close to town and has takeaway shops and convenience store if needed. Beach has beautiful white sands and water is perfect for the water activity. View you get from the unit was spectacular. The cottage is perfect in size and is equipped with all that you need when staying up there. Harry was very accomodating and helpful. Units were cleaned daily and Ofelia did wonderful job at it Amenities like kayaks lounge chairs and snorkel gears were provided. Overall, the place is indeed worth coming back.

Stayed in February 2024

There is nothing bad to say!

Location is excellent, within walking distance of 24 hour shop, cafe's, restaurants, night markets and lagoon cruises. Direct access to beach plus bonus private pool. Nice boutique style accommodation with all amenities you could need. Hosts are extremely friendly and helpful.

Stayed in January 2024

The location of Muri does face into the prevalent winds on the island, however this isn’t a complaint about the property.

Boutique self catering adult only accommodation offering comfortable villas & privacy. Excellent facilities & helpful on site host/manager Harry. Beachfront on Muri Beach lagoon and walking distance to convenience shop, cafe, sailing club, Te Vara Nui and larger resort properties. We really enjoyed our stay at Hideaway and would recommend it.

Stayed in January 2024

Location. Facilities provided very good for a self-contained stay. Quietness and privacy. Cleanliness of inside and the surroundings. Helpfulness of staff.

Stayed in December 2023

Nice quiet location by the beach, walking distance to amenities shop and Muri night market for dinner. Beautiful big room, cooled by fan and breeze from the lagoon, island style. Nice pool at property. Given late checkout , nice bonus on last day.

Stayed in December 2023

There was not much I didn't like, if I had to pick something, I would say it can get noisy if you don't like the sound of the beach, it didn't bother me but if you need quiet to sleep, don't get the villa right on the beach front. ,

I have stayed at many different places in Rarotonga but value for money, this is the best I have found, I love that I woke up and right out the door was the best view, I loved that everything was in walking distance, I would totally recommend this place to all my friends and family. The cleaner is amazing and so friendly... love, love, love ❤️

Stayed in December 2023

Only thing that was not great was that the spring mattress on the bed was too soft.

Staff was very nice and helpful. Room was very clean and had all the amenities I needed, plus it was in an excellent location.

Stayed in December 2023

Great location, walking distance to many of the attractions. Our villas were facing the mountains and this was awesome so we didn't have wind when sitting outside. Staff were amazing and the rooms very comfy and clean.

Stayed in November 2023