The Seaview Lodge

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Andrew

Good location, great rooms, and friendly and helpful staff.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Fiona

Wonderfully friendly staff
Quiet seafront location with restaurant and bar on site and a short walk from the palace and the town.
I hope to return one day

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Elizabeth

Cozy and Authentic

I always love returning to the Seaview. It's cozy, comfortable and elegant. That its truly Tongan enhances its charm. It's a wonderful place to stay for a night or longer. The staff are beautiful: Kind, generous and thoughtful.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Sally-Nina

Highly recommend staying at Seaview. We had two nights either side of our time in Vava’u . The staff are exceptional, food and cocktails delicious. Definitely our preferred accommodation for our next visit.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Apr 2025

Nicolas Luis

Not worth it !!

The only good thing is the views from the room (if you get the sea view ones), the building and rooms are outdated and smelly. They have provided one little soap for the shower in 5 days - they try to cheap out. In addition, some of their staff have an arrogant attitude. For 200+ Euros a night, Won’t come back, better options available in Nuku.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Keala

We enjoyed our stay in Nuku’alofa because of the Seaview Lodge. Accommodations were great. The best thing about the property what’s the Customer Service we received. I would highly recommend anyone going to Tongatapu to stay at this establishment.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2025

Radoslaw

nice hotel with restaurant, good location in walking distance to the centre and very close to the royal palace; we've been upgraded to the suite, which was very nice - spacious, view to the ocean over the street from the big balcony, air-conditioning (in living room and twin bedroom, not in double room), kitchen (but not really equipped); the down side was the included breakfast - only two pieces of toasted bread an a tiny portion of butter and jam (but you can order something else for a surcharge); very nice staff, good wifi, airport transfers possible and convenient

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2025

Stephen

Friendly staff, when out of their way to help us with information and advise.
Will stay there again.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2025

Dan

As expected. Great

Amazing location and impressive property. Ultra helpful staff. One of the finest places to stay

Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Nov 2024

Peter

We lived in Tonga 40 years ago and the Seaview was our go-to restaurant for special occasions. They now have accommodation as well so we booked here based on good reviews. The restaurant was still very good, but the accommodation left a lot to be desired. They advertise a “continental” breakfast as included, but apart from juice and coffee, all that you get is 2 slices of toast with butter and a meager quantity of jam. We paid extra for fruit salad, which was okay, but should have been included when we were paying over AU$400 per night. They give you two small bottles of water on arrival but no daily re-supply - again should be included. Our room (201) needs a lot of work - broken shower, loose toilet seat, badly cracked handbasin, safe not working, wardrobe door very hard to slide - bed was comfortable though.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Wonderful staff and Beautiful Rooms.

Absolutely beautiful suite. Clean. Well decorated. Staff was friendly and communicative when needed. Very helpful in coordinating a late check in. Helped coordinate transfer to the airport. Wonderful view of the ocean.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2024

Harvey

Easy walking distance to town.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

TASHA

The staff were very helpful and friendly. Loved our suite.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

James

Everything excellent.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2024

Karen

short 1 night stay

The room was nice and clean and well appointed - however overpriced for the quality. The continental breakfast limited to toast and tea/coffee. Other hotels/resorts offer more such as fruit. Sitting area out the front was lovely. Bar open 7 days and the restaurant closed on Mondays/Tuesdays. Travel to and from the airport all overpriced in Nuku.

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2024

Ashleigh

Great location, with an easy walk to the markets, and town. Reception staff were lovely and helpful. Rooms were small but comfortable. Restaurant was disappointing, with the complimentary breakfast being just toast, and they had limited options due to them 'running out', when we went there for dinner.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2024

Louise

Great views

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2024

J Scott

Nice place by the water

Nice place. The restaurant isn't open for lunch, but I had some great fish one night for dinner. Staff very helpful.

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2023

Uwe

Very nice place, staff very helpful and kind.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2023

Almond

A beautiful, peaceful spot to relax and have drinks and food. Wi-Fi service brilliant, and room spotless, comfortable and above our expectations. Breakfast slightly limited and confusing, but overall Staff extremely friendly, and tasty food from the restaraunt.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2023

Mary

Good property in Tonga with a great staff who communicated to us before and during our stay. It’s basic accommodations but they have a bar and restaurant and a five minute walk to town.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Aug 2023

syrita

Staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms could do with a refurbishment

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2023

Terry

Staff genuinely want you to e joy yourself and will make plans for you to do things. I was staying for a few days on my way to Ha’apai and didn’t have any plans so then arranging things was nice. Lovely patio to enjoy the breeze and the ocean view. The food is delicious. Short walk to town for ATM. Bit much to do there though.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2023

Brian

Wonderful place to stay for us for a short visit. Comfortable accommodations. Restaurant on premise, and close to the wharf (short ride) for whale dives. Staff at hotel and restaurant were amazing!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2023

Terry

i stayed here to relax before i go in to my whale swinging group. the staff is so nice and welcoming and will plan outings for you. i chose not to do an island tour. the rooms are immaculately clean. i got a wonderful massage to get the long flight kinks out. the woman was excellent. there’s no beach or pool here but the view of the water is nice.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2023

Esther

Had to phone property manager when I arrived and he was a bit rude because I had only booked for one night which wasn't my fault as this is allowed on the website. The owner checked me in and he was polite. Room a bit of a musty smell..needs airing. Also would have been nice to have tea,coffee, milk supplies which is usual in other similar places Ive stayed

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2023

Carlos

This cozy hotel and restaurant has left the best impressions! Hospitable hosts, delicious dishes, beautiful presentation, wide wine list and wonderful dessert. I recommend to everyone! I would like to come back here again and again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2023

Karen

This was our home away from home for our week’s stay in Tonga whilst visiting our daughter. The staff were all friendly and welcoming. Nothing seemed to be a bother and we felt relaxed and well looked after.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2023

Fraser

Continental breakfast was merely coffee, toast and jam which for the cost was atrocious. Apart from that a great stay and highly recommended, but avoid the continental breakfast !

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2023

Aamir

CLEAN. NOTHING NEGATIVE.

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2023

LAVONI

Was in the kingdom for 4 nights. Spent 2 at Seaview. Seen the good ratings and price wasn’t too bad. Upon entry to property: there’s some confusion as to where the front desk is. Property is located on ocean front across street. Convenient location to downtown. Parking signs need to be better, parking can be confusing but u can park across street… on grass if full. Restaurant and customer service is above average in the kingdom.

The room was primarily clean. I felt at peace walking into the air conditioned room. However, the second day i came back, it was off. Anyhow, the room is above standard for any property i stayed at in the kingdom. Bed is super comfortable, i would stay again just for the bed and ocean view and a/c.

There was a dead roach underneath the table that I did not notice till the check out day. Roaches are everywhere in the kingdom, but this property does well to keep them under control. The bathroom setup is nice and tidy. The only complaint is the toilet seat was WOBBLY and I didn’t care to request maintenance because i was only there for two nights. If there is one thing this property can fix is their towels: I’ve stayed at hotels worldwide and have never seen or felt the used towels until this property, if you’re going to charge 200TOP or more a night, let’s give customers BLEACH clean WHITE TOWELS and AT least 2x/per room and also, HEAT DRY THE TOWELS, no one wants sun dried crisp towels. Anyhow, I will be back :) that’s all!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

The lodge is convenience to facilities and services

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Great location near to town, comfortable room, quiet, friendly helpful staff who helped organise a full day tour, snorkelling and kayaking etc

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2020

Scott

Great stay

Great place to stay while in Nuku'alofa! Wonderfully friendly service!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Comfortable, quiet, friendly, good food, very helpful with booking changes, organising day trips etc

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Pleasant stay

Housekeeping and restaurant staff are nice and friendly. Bed is big and very comfortable. Room has a nice decor. Deck is a nice spot for cocktails. Nice view of the water.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2020

Paul

Very good location overlooking the sea. Excellent food, but continental breakfast just toast. Lunch and dinner choices are interesting. Staff are so helpful and pleasant and did everything possible to make our stay enjoyable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Very well presented
Kind staff
Lovely view
Nice room

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

17 Oct 2019

Andrew

It was severely overpriced and mainly charges tourists a significant markup (both for the room and the restaurant). The shower door was not fully sealed, so there's always a puddle after the shower. We also caught a cockroach in the washroom on the second night. The room was nowhere close to soundproof. Every morning we were woken up by guests walking down the hall on the wooden floor. There was an issue with our satellite tv that the staff failed to rectify throughout our stay. It was only able to show 2 channels (1 was a religious program channel). We flagged it immediately on the first night and the staff tried to fix it but was unsuccessful. The next night, the non-religious channel lost the graphic. They gave us extra internet voucher codes but obviously that's not a good substitute.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff and well run in a quiet area within walking distance to town.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2019

Kate

The property was clean, the staff was very friendly and helpful. They made the stay more enjoyable.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

In front of the sea, close to Royal palace and city.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2019

Philip T S Chua

Good location and beautiful lodge

Excellent location, friendly and helpful staff. Very nice room, lobby and patio. Face the sea but no beach. Great food for dinner but basic complimentary breakfast which is toast only.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2019

Sara

Easily the best place to stay on Tongatapu.
The staff are so lovely and helpful and really made our holiday the best it could be.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Old world comfort.

Great find for getting stuck without a flight out especially on a Sunday when NOTHING else is open. Good food friendly service.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

It’s a genuinely nice place to stay for the money. I booked a standard room and they upgraded me to their own suite with a balcony looked out the Pacific Ocean. Thanks Seaview for a great room very beautiful and I had most unforgettable times here. Everything’s in this resort is very clean.The staff are incredibly friendly & helpful and very accommodating. Great location too near to everything.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2019

Lorna&Jim

We felt so welcome during our stay at Seaview Lodge - stayed for four nights and just didn't want to go home. We had breakfast each day and ate dinner there two of the 4 nights - the food was superb. The staff were all very friendly and helpful and even went the extra mile when I misplaced my phone and they arranged for it to be delivered to me at the airport prior to departure - wow! We would highly recommend Seaview Lodge to anyone visiting Nuku'alofa.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2019

Rebecca

Beautiful setting, quality room. Clean and modern. Everything you would expect from an international hotel. Staff A++ friendly and helpful. If you stay here you have to try the restaurant, the food is exceptional! A very fine dining experience.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2019

Verified traveler

The ocean view with King was too small for a King and felt crowded. The refer is in a cabinet (noise I presume) with no ventilation so it ran 100% and did not cool. I left the cabinet door open when we left to cool it and switched off the refer at night (too noisy even when closed up). The restaurant was awesome. Beautiful garden and breakfast terrace. It is not an American continental breakfast with a full spread of possible quick foods but merely coffee/tea and toast. They should relabel it as such. I expressly told them to NOT clean our room but the maid came in anyway so I was not happy that our personals were out. They need to get door knob signs that say \"Do Not Disturb\" and in Tongan. We will return here on our next stay.

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2019

Carol

Perfect location

Loved the view and the staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2019

Tracy Dean

Great place to stay in Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Seaview Lodge is excellent. The caring and friendly staff is what makes it so special. The room in which I stayed was very comfortable and quiet. The restaurant is good and offers a complementary continental breakfast, and it's possible to upgrade to some other options for a reasonable price. I hope to have the opportunity to stay at Seaview again. I totally enjoyed my stay.

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

I like the beach front view and quiet at night. The staff is very helpful and nice. The cleaning lady is extremely helpful and very nice. Always asking what we need and kept our room very clean!

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2019

May

Outstanding!

The hotel was fine, but the service was exceptional. They treated us like family. We were there to care for a family member who had gotten ill. They did everything they could to accommodate us and make our stay pleasant.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

It have a good sea view and the service staff is relatively nice. However there seems to be quite a number of ants.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Walking distance from town. Nice hotel. Nice people. The Ancient Tonga tour & the Oholei were the best activities.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

The Seaview is a unique hotel right across the street from the ocean. Wooden sculptures grace the hotel at every turn, and hang from the ceiling as you climb the stairs to your 2nd floor room.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Trying not to over-react. I stayed here for 2 nights, along with a co-worker. Reports are that this was formerly a very nice place to stay, excellent quality. That was not our experience. Staff are nice, but both our TVs had no signal; WIFI was good signal, but restricted by requiring you to get a 250MB voucher (free), which goes fast, given with an admonition to use for business (not personal). This is not a normal condition on Tonga anymore. Apparently, they still pay by the MB, but int'l travelers need fast and unlimited WIFI use guys. Our AC worked, but not strong. Small fridge OK. Beds large. Toilets large. Bath towels stiff & rough, but surprisingly other towels were nice (fix that please - tumble them). German cockroaches running around, but not many (always some bugs in islands). Shower OK. Not a luxury hotel, just OK; basic for int'l travelers. Free cont. brekkie is just toast & coffee/juice. Restaurant is pricey compared to others; didn't really try it out. Nearby dogs like to bark/fight much of the night; kept us up (should do something about that).

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2018

Boris

Nice clean hotel with beautiful sea view near the Royal palace

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2018

Ray

Good location, helpful friendly staff.
Room was large and comfortable king bed.
Dogs outside were quite noisy at times

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2018

J

Amazing place to stay

This is a great little hotel. The staff are fabulous and nothin his too much trouble. The hotel is centrally located near the palace and right on the waterfront. Would stay here again in an instant

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2018

Kerry

Lovely Lodge

Friendly, welcoming staff, great setting, peaceful but close to town

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2018

J9

Stayed for a week for work purposes, so did not get to do the tourist things. Room was comfortable and deck area was lovely. Great TV reception and number of channels (for down time).

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2018

Andrea

Will be back!

Absolutely wonderful accommodation. The beds are huge, the location is perfect, the rooms are well maintained. The staff are very friendly and go above and beyond!

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2018

Andrea

Will be back!

Absolutely lovely staff who went above and beyond to ensure our stay was comfortable. The beds are huge! Perfect location and view. Highly recommended

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

great location, food delicious

All staff were lovely and very helpful. Had a great meal from the restaurant, one of the best meals I've ever eaten, delicious.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

excellent location close to restaurants in town, overlooking the waterfront in Nuku'alofa. Staff were friendly and helpful, food at the restaurant was good, and my room was clean and comfortable. Would definitely stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Cute Old world style by the sea

A really nice staff, right on boardwalk by the ocean, convenient to town but out of the hustle and bustle. All the conveniences and nice restaurant and deck for dining or a drink .

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2018

Brownie

The staff went out of there way to hel with my arrival time as well as I had a early departure time they opened the kitchen and had a breakfast ready for me.

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2018

Leanne

In town hotel with water views

We stayed here twice for a total of six days. While our initial greeting was abrupt, when the full time staff showed up they were great. Helped us with cat rental and day trips. Even gave us a nice late checkout on our last day. The outdoor eating space is lovely and the rooms are excellent

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2017

gaelle

best hotel in tonga

The place to be whyle in Tonga.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2017

Chanelle

Nice bathroom and bed

The room was nice,bed was good, bathroom was really nice. Room was abit small. View wasn't the best. Workers were abit rude. Wouldn't go back and stay purely on the customer service only.

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2017

thomas

The location is great, 2 blocks west of the palace, and away from the noise of downtown Nuku'alofa. Breakfast on the deck was gorgeous with the view of the islands offshore. The staff, especially Willie and Charles, is gracious and funny. WiFi was a hassle and dinners are disappointing. Good restaurants, like Little Italy, are nearby.

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2017

Ian

Good hotel right on the sea front

As in the name the hotel is situated right on the sea front within easy walk of the city centre. The one down side being there's no actual beach. The staff are really friendly and helpfull. The room was good with an enormous bed. Food in the restaurant is delicious and not over priced.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

good location. Tremendous staff. Food was above average

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2017

Danielle

Great service

Nice quiet location across the road from water
Close to Palace and short walk to town
Food is amazing
Staff friendly and helpful
Upgraded on the second night from the garden view room to the two bedroom suite with kitchen, dining, lounge room and large balcony overlooking water so special
Rooms clean and modern
Only negative is hot water sometimes doesn't last long