Tai Roto Bay

Friendly and welcoming from the moment we arrived at the airport and met Tairi (I hope I’ve spelt your name correctly!) to our meeting with Cheran. The property was lovely, peaceful, and thoughtfully planted for privacy, with just six villas set around a gorgeous lagoon. Our room, Villa 3, a lagoon and garden view villa, had a lovely outlook over the lagoon. It was beautifully decorated with tropical flowers when we arrived. We liked that it was walking distance to Outu Beach and restaurants - Koru Cafe, the Boat House Bar and Grill and Blue Lagoon. Breakfast delivered to our room was good, and we appreciate that gluten-free cereal and bread were provided. We enjoyed using the kayaks and exploring the area, and we enjoyed our visits from Shadow the cat, who spent much of the day on our deck chairs. One suggestion- perhaps provide umbrellas in the villas, as one night we needed an umbrella to walk to the restaurant and the office was closed. Fortunately, we spotted Tiari, who had returned to work to settle new guests in, and she happily lent us hers – it teemed down, so we were very grateful. Overall a relaxing and enjoyable four-night stay.

Everything about Tai Roto Bay was great. All the staff were super friendly and helpful. Cheran booked bikes, restaurants for us, the breakfasts were delicious and catered for gluten free. The villas are private, and are very comfortable. The beach in front of the villas has kayaks and paddleboards to use freely or you can laze on the loungers with a book. After 7 nights stay, we did not want to leave. We will definitely be returning to this special place.