Coral Sands Apartments

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2026

Kate

We left this hotel early because it was so awful and lost NZ $2700 that never got refunded. Broken window that couldn't be closed, noisy from traffic and travellers coming and going, sofa beds uncomfortable and not made up with bed linen for our arrival late at night, generally runs down and neglected, owners unhelpful and not interested in our feedback.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Deb

We loved coral sands - Jane and sue the new owners were very welcoming and helpful. The resort is in a great location and is lovely and quiet. The amenities were great too and new mattresses were so comfy! Beach is great and lots of restaurants/cafes in walking distance. We will definitely stay again

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2026

Christine

Our one bedroom apartment (#7) was just as described and had all the amenities we expected. The Samsung Smart TV was a lovely surprise, and very welcome when we had two days of torrential rain.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2026

Rebecca Ann

Great wee spot. Well stocked units and a comfortable bed. Lovely hot shower. Thanks for having me.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2026

Tim

First impressions. Easy to find, Great location, Tidy appearance from the car park, and the pool looked so inviting. Our apartment was nice and tidy and plenty of room to spend time outside. Wifi in the apartment was really good. We meet Sue who was looking after coral sands, she was very approachable and was more than happy to have a chat and suggest places to visit. We had Cereals, milk, bread, tea and coffee provided on our arrival. The kitchen is well equipped to cook a meal if thats what you would like to do. Rooms were clean and tidy. Nice private outdoor area at the back. Lounge and dinning had more then enough room to relax. There is a bbq area which looked nice but didn't actually use. Also Laundry provided.
We would not hesitate to stay at Coral Sands Apartments again.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2026

Taff

Check in was simple, and email was sent from manager before arrival. Sue was there everyday to ensure we had everything we needed.
Apartment was clean and tidy.
Apartment size was great with kitchen including hob and microwave, and blender.
Location was close to scooter/car rental and Woos grocery store.
Beach was not the best for swimming with a lot of Coral, but do not let this put you off. You are very close to amazing swimming spots.
There are snorkeling gear and kayaks available.
Would I say again.......Absolutely
It's not a luxury resort, I you are looking for that, go to the Rarotongan (it will cost you and $3000 more).

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2026

NALAKA MAHANAMA JAYATHILAKE

Value for money

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Jarrod

Everyone was so nice here, it's right next to the beach, spacious & clean with good wifi.10/10 Would stay here again. Thank you for the hospitality!

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2026

Chris

Everything we needed for a family of 5, including welcome supplies, beach towels, reef shoes and umbrellas. The pool was great and 50m from the sand and reef.
The only thing missing was air con. You have to pay extra for air con. per day. We tried to go without and it was really hard to sleep, even when it was raining outside and the fan was on high!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2025

Betty

The rooms were clean, and the apartment setup was excellent. The pool was an absolute lifesaver in the Rarotonga heat, and overall, we had a very pleasant stay.

We were unaware that air conditioning comes at an additional cost. The owner later informed us that this is stated on the Coral Sands website, but we must have missed it. This was unexpected, as we have not encountered extra charges for air conditioning at any other Pacific island hotel we’ve stayed at.
During the trip, I became unwell due to mosquito bites, which made managing the heat even more crucial, so having air conditioning became essential.

If you’re considering Coral Sands, it’s worth factoring in the extra charge for air conditioning, especially during the warmer months or if you have health needs that require a cooler environment.

Aside from that, it was a comfortable and enjoyable stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Jim

Wonderful stay. Staff excellent. Nice view on the beach

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2025

Kristina

We are a family of 5 and this accommodation suited us perfectly. Geat amount of space in the appartment, clean and tidy. Awesome location with just meters from the absolutely stunning beach. Would highly reccommend this place!!!

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2025

Marcus

We had a beautiful island holiday and the Accommodation was perfect.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

jen

Perfect set up for we needed. Clean beds. Fresh towels available when needed.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Melanie

There's great snorkeling at the beach out front and two awesome beach bars in easy walking distance !

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Lenore

The rooms were clean and you supplied us with those small things you tend to forget e.g. torch, spray, breakfast items. Hearing the ocean from our window was magical..
The whole complex is compact and private. Loved, loved our stay. Wish we could have stayed there for the entire holiday as the next motel was so disappointing.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2025

Silke

Fantastic location, good facilities

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2025

Lawrence

it was okay, it is a little bit worn

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2025

Vanessa

Great low key relaxed location - on the beach, tidy facilities and all the things you need for a self contained stay. Definitely go back

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

Shelly

The property is beautiful. Owners were very friendly. Cleaning was excellent. Definitely needs new mattress. The room I stay when we sleep we both roll in middle as Mattress was loose. Wake up every morning with bad back. I book room for 5 days so I expected at least the tea coffee enough for five days for two of us. Was enough for two days . Owner was very generous and he even left a loaf of bread for us. I would definitely recommend this apartment and if I make another trip than will return to this apartment. The price I paid for my stay was definitely worth it. Location is excellent and views to.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2025

Angela Jane

Well presented, friendly, easy to comminicate, private and all amenities you need. A super place to spend your holiday. Thank you.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Laurence

Highly recommended, my whanau had a great time at Coral sands appartments, Island is small it’s very easy to get anywhere

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2025

Paul

Brent was an absolute legend from day one, checked in to see if everything was ok throughout our stay.
We would definitely book again if and when we come back to Raro.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2025

Douglas

Great apartment. Nice pool. Great sunsets. Great owners. Great value.
Not far from town.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

Michelle

It was perfect my son and I had our own individual apartment which suited sustainable living with a lovely salted pool to swim in all day & nigh & our own beach access was very nice the currents are a bit strong but we enjoyed that and sunbathed on the sand if you like. independent living where you can be quiet without all the crowds of people, the coral sands is the perfect place to stay there is just enough people that you felt like it was a small family community not the big hustle and bustle of over crowded hotels. Brent & eve are wonderful people with very helpful staff 👍

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2024

Teresa Dawn

I highly recommend the Coral Sands Apartments. With just a 30 sec walk to the beautiful beach where you can swim, kayak or snorkel. Or the pool right outside your apartment for those who want a more secure option. Friendly and extremely helpful staff who go the extra mile to ensure you have a wonderful safe. Brent and Eve are super super lovely. Loved having my name on the door as we entered too. I will definitely be coming back soon

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2024

Andrew

We will be back...nice modern up to date apartment.
Thank you

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2024

Sean

Great communication, comfortable and walkable to near by beach bars and restaurants

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

Rhyannon

The property had everything we needed for a self catering holiday. Everything in the kitchen is in good condition and well thought out. The knives are even sharp.
The hosts communicate everything about the property and now have internet included.
The Pool is great for the family and having the beach so close is great for small kids.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2024

Kylee June

We had a great stay at Coral Sands. It has everything you need for a relaxing holiday - pool, clean rooms, laundry facilities, bbq and it’s at the footstep of the ocean. The location is great too - close to the town and many good eateries are within walking distance. It was lovely to see other families staying and enjoying themselves. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, as were Brent and Eve (the owners). Thanks for a great holiday!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

06 Jun 2024

Paula

This property sadly has little going for it, apart from its staff who communicate well when they are there. It is tired, and overpriced 23 star at a push, sadly it has little going for it.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2024

Coral

First time to Rarotonga Had a great stay.. The hosts were so friendly and helpful. Let us have a late check out. Their staff were great as well. . A nice little walk to the beach and the pool was so well used.. We loved staying here
Thank-you

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

01 Aug 2023

Miriam

The good part is the property was clean and the areas around and the pool was handy. The service people were very helpful and friendly.

The owner does not live onsite but there are cameras everywhere outside.

We spent 3 wks there. My biggest complaint is the beds were hard as. 3wks is a long time to sleep on a hard bed. The double bed couch is NOT suitable for 2 adults. I would honestly say that is for 1 adult or 2 children. However that couch bed is also hard and you could feel the springs. We did communicate this but the solution we got was not suitable either. Also just a tip it would be great if you could explain to your customers that they need to book an extra night if they are arriving at 1.35am on jetstar. Yes its on the website but in the excitement of going on holiday it could be missed. This is basic customer service, its called looking after the customer.

If i could have got my money back i would have moved. To be honest we will never stay there again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2022

Charlotte

Accomodation woukd leave you to it, offering help or services every other day to check in, but overall were simply very relaxed and left us to our lovely getaway.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2022

Susan

Very disappointing

I stayed in unit no. 7 which was located away from the other apartments and should not have been rented. It had the electrical box for all the apartments so was often getting a knock on the door to check the box. I had to remove worms from the room, and it wasn't as advertised. The other rooms looked ok so I'm saying don't rent no. 7. Very disappointing as I had booked 3 weeks there.

Self

2/10

Poor

04 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Communication by host really poor . Did not realise there was no onsite manager. We’re there in middle of flooding and tropical storm and they were more concerned about a park bench that floated away than communicating with their guests on safety and finding out how we were . No one to meet us on arrival and we were left to find our room which had the wrong name on the board outside. They arrived half an hour after we got there then gave us a key that wouldn’t fit the look. By this time our luggage was in our room and we were locked out. Told the host who was onsite at the time and she drove off to go to their other accommodation and forgot about us so we were left locked out of our room for half an hour then had to ring and remind her we will still waiting to get in. Place is on the market and they were more focused on trying to sell the property to guests than making sure guests we were comfortable and looked after. They came and went at different times and seemed disinterested. The only time I hopped in the the rusty para pool for a swim the owner stopped by to clean it . Started cleaning it while I was in there and didn’t even bother to ask if it was ok so I ended up having to hop out. We had an aircon unit in our room which we werent told about usage of. If we wanted to use it had to pay $15 a day for the facility. We were only told this by another guest as there was nothing on the property information about this. I would definitely not recommend this property.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Great proximity & access to beach. Appreciated the chilled water, fruit juice & fresh bread to start us off. Easy bus round island. Our unit was pretty old & tired & could have done with a good overall clean. Comfy bed.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2019

Barbara

Quiet, secluded and only a short step down a leafy pathway to the ocean. Beautiful. Nice pool if just want to lie in the sun. Charming, helpful hosts. Would we return to Coral Sands? You bet we will. Xx

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Beachfront location. Toilet seat needed attention, a pack of Tissues would have been helpful

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely quiet clean property just off the beach. Nice surprise to have a few extra goodies waiting in the fridge. Helpful staff and proprietors.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

This place had everything we wanted and more. It was clean and spacious. Had a nice pool, Brent was knowledgeable and helpful, and the breakfast supplies for the first morning were a great touch

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

What we liked was the privacy to be left alone to do our own thing. It's not a large place but was very comfortable for 2 of us. Brent and Eve were contactable by phone and they responded immediately to what we needed. In our case it was a blown kitchen light bulb. There is no daily cleaning, but we did this ourselves without any concern. We never went swimming as I felt the pool was not that large and was mostly used by families with children. Plenty of ocean to swim in though. Roosters were annoying and our room was on the main road so very noisy due to traffic. Just shows how busy Rarotonga is. There is no restaurant or bar at this place but there is a kitchenette if you don't wish to eat out. We preffered eating out as it gave us a chance to see and review different places each day. Overall loved and enjoyed our stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Small number of apartments, nice and quiet. Parking was a little busy as most had cars rather than scooters.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2019

GeoffandGlen

Great smaller property well located at the beach and just a few mins by car or local bus from town. Apartment very well equipped with extras including pre-paid local phone, blender in kitchen, ample initial supplies in the kitchen (juice, bread, cereals, butter, jam, salt n pepper). Snorkel, mask and beach towel with free access to Kayak and book/DVD lending library

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Spacious, self contained apparment, with private outdoor space. Hosts very helpful. Even provided beach shoes and snorkel to use.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Enjoyed the whole holiday staying at Coral Sands. Clean apartment with everything you need for a self catering holiday. Loved the pool. Secure property to stay at.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

It was awesome that guest were given their own mobile fone to use for your stay to contact the hosts if you need anything and free calls & txts to any local numbers, it was really handy calling friends and family on the island

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2018

Peter

A pleasant, clean, comfortable apartment. Absolutely fit for purpose, and we would be happy to stay there again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

I loved staying here, because it was super clean, very close to the beach in a quiet neighborhood. They organized a pick up and drop off ($15 each way), stopped at a supermarket on the way, and showed us some restaurants close by. The room had a mini fridge, a good size kitchen with everything you need to cook with and a good strong shower. There were a loaf of bread, 1ltr milk, a bottle of juice, spreads, coffee and tea (complimentary), the water from the tap was treated and tasted great!!
It takes only 30 seconds to the beach on foot, and it was almost like a private beach, I only saw a couple of people walking by or swimming, which made it so perfect for me, because I don't like big resorts where there are lots of kids and smokers around me (no offense). I had a coffee in the morning and a glass of wine at night, reading a book and listening to the waves on the beach.....
They also have two kayaks, life jackets and beach shoes, snorkeling masks, DVDs and books, BBQ area, a small swimming pool (28degrees-nice!) all free to use. They even gave us a mobile phone with some credit, so we could ring up to make restaurant reservations and book activities. Internet is not free, air-con is not free, no restaurants in the complex....but I didn't need them at all. There are some resorts nearby where we can just walk in to enjoy their facilities. The temperature was just right, quite hot during the day, but cool in the evening. I definitely stay with them next time I go back.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2018

Andrea

Great place with great extra touches

I'm so glad we stayed at the Coral Sands! It's spacious - living room with kitchen and eating table, and a nice size bedroom as well as nice size bathroom. One of us slept on the fold out sofa in the living room (none of those fold outs are really comfortable, and this one was no worse than others). The furnishings are pleasant and the kitchen was stocked with everything we needed for the first morning. We really also appreciated that the water was filtered, so we did not have to buy drinking water. The fridge even had a container of the water, so there was always cold water on hand. Another great touch was the local cell phone and phone charger. That way we had a local phone, and didn't have to get SIM cards. This was a group trip, and two of our group stayed in two different hotels not far away. We saw their rooms and they were clean and pleasant, but awfully cramped. You really didn't feel like being in the room for a bit of rest from the heat, or just hanging out a bit before going off to dinner. There's no question that we will go back to the Coral Sands next time on Rarotonga.

Friends