Reviews of Apaula Heights Lounge 3 stars
Apaula Heights, Mt. Vaea, Apia, Samoa
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Reviewed: 12 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe place is beautiful and the hosts were incredibly warm and welcoming. The room was even more spacious than I expected. The breakfasts were absolutely delicious, generous, and a perfect way to start the day. Highly recommended!
Thank you Benedetta for your warm words and thank you for also choosing our place to stay at. We appreciated your positive energy and happy vibes. We wish you safe travels ahead. Fa'afetai lava (thank you very much)!
Reviewed: 1 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe host were amazing and so helpful.
Fa'afetai lava Vai. We really appreciated having you stay at our place. We hope you enjoyed your first visit to Samoa and we also hope that you continue to come back to Samoa to continue the great connections you've made. Many thanks again and safe travels ahead.
Fa'afetai lava Vai. We really appreciated having you stay at our place. We hope you enjoyed your first visit to Samoa and we also hope that you continue to come back to Samoa to continue the great connections you've made. Many thank… Show more
Reviewed: 16 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewGreat breakfast
Appreciate your feedback, Shirley. Safe travels ahead.
Reviewed: 15 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe location is so nice, however the facilities itself need some renovation, cleanliness need to be improve and keep the dog outside from entering the facilities.
facilities were to old
Thank you for your feedback. Please note that for every booking that is made, we inform our guests that we do have dogs on site for security purposes. You are entitled to find alternative accommodation if dogs on site, are not to your liking. It is unfortunate that you raised your cleanliness concerns with us after your 6-7 day stay, which we could have addressed and informed you what had been cleaned before and during your stay. We beg to differ from your views on the facilities as being old, given the studio you stayed in was built in 2022. If you had raised concerns about the history of your room or facilities with one of our staff during your stay, we would have been happy to inform you of the history of our premises. With regards to the value for money, given you had booked just shy of 2 days before your arrival and our rates are very much the same throughout the year without price-hikes for latecomers, we disagree with your rating of value for money. We offer budget-friendly accommodation and we also offered you free-transport/rides to and from certain destinations, which we hope would have also helped with your travel-budget and getting around the urban area of Apia. Safe travels ahead.
Thank you for your feedback. Please note that for every booking that is made, we inform our guests that we do have dogs on site for security purposes. You are entitled to find alternative accommodation if dogs on site, are not to your likin… Show more
Reviewed: 11 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 27 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe stay overall was pretty good. The room had all you need, including a fan and much needed mosquito coils. Big tasty breakfast. The landlady was nice and helpful and cooked a very tasty dinner (dinner available on request). It's about a 15 minutes walk into the city down the hill.
The landlord seemed to have no love for his country and its people, which left me feel strange on the sightseeing tours he offered. Also felt like I was overcharged, especially as I found out that just the taxi fare (without sightseeing) would have been about half the price of what he stated. Personally I would explore Apia on foot next time, or just head out to one of the beach fales right away.
Thank you Corinne for your feedback. Please note that the landlord, was not the landlord of the property, but rather a temporary staff member who offered tours that were separate from Apaula Heights Lounge Bed and Breakfast. We understand that the tour that was offered, included numerous sites between our place and your next destination, which in the tour-guide's opinion, was reasonable as opposed to to a taxi, without stopping at those sites, would have logically been cheaper. The tour-guide also has a love for his country, though his banter may have been misinterpreted as the opposite. Nonetheless, we're glad you enjoyed our big tasty breakfasts and dinner. We are mindful of our guests walking from our place to town, which can be draining thus we serve big meals to ensure our guests have plenty of energy for their adventures in Samoa. We were also glad to provide you with a complimentary late-night dinner upon your arrival (covered by the landlady), given most restaurants and shops were closed during the Long weekend/Public Holiday weekend. We wish you safe travels ahead. Thank you.
Thank you Corinne for your feedback. Please note that the landlord, was not the landlord of the property, but rather a temporary staff member who offered tours that were separate from Apaula Heights Lounge Bed and Breakfast. We understand t… Show more
Reviewed: 7 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewI enjoyed my stay at Apaula Heights Lounge. Josie, the owner, was very helpful and made sure my stay is as good as possible. I really appreciate her waking up early morning just to check me in because my flight arrived in early morning hours. Breakfast was tasty and very big portion. Room was spacious and bed comfortable. I also enjoyed having a fan in my room that really helped with the heat.
Thank you for your feedback, Patricia. It was our pleasure to host you and it was no problem at all, waking up for guests who check in early or later than our usual opening hours. We're glad you enjoyed the tasty breakfast, spacious room, comfortable bed and indoor fan. We wish you safe travels ahead. Thank you.
Thank you for your feedback, Patricia. It was our pleasure to host you and it was no problem at all, waking up for guests who check in early or later than our usual opening hours. We're glad you enjoyed the tasty breakfast, spacious roo… Show more
Reviewed: 26 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewI loved the little wooden cabin, like a Wendy house, with its sunny deck overlooking Apia; and the outside shower surrounded by tropical plants. The bed is firm but very comfortable. The breakfast is huge and varied, with lots of fruit, real coffee and decent bread. It's not far from the centre, you can walk in 15/20 minutes down hill, though you'd probably want a taxi coming back. (It's not on a bus route)
If I wanted to nit pick i could say that despite being set quite high up above the town, the noise drifts up in the evening - music from a club or bar, a church service. The acoustics are surprising. But it still has a peaceful air. The property is home to a large pack of dogs, which might be something to consider if you're nervous around them. They didn't bother me while I was there and didn't seem to bark much. There are a few mosquitoes around, and holes around the door where they could come in, but I only heard one in the room. Quite a few outside. Bring repellent.
Thanks for your feedback, Mary. We appreciate your detailed feedback as it is very helpful for both us as hosts, and prospective guests at our property. Despite being a 15/20 minute walk from our place to town, the noise from town is still able to travel up to our neighbourhood. The noise, however, is often musical (especially Church music) which is a testament to the lively culture in the urban areas of Samoa. We wish you safe travels ahead. Thank you.
Thanks for your feedback, Mary. We appreciate your detailed feedback as it is very helpful for both us as hosts, and prospective guests at our property. Despite being a 15/20 minute walk from our place to town, the noise from town is st… Show more
Reviewed: 23 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewCentral location and very warm host
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Thanks for staying at our place, Jian. It was great having you stay at our place. Insightful conversations! We wish you well on your travels ahead.
Reviewed: 15 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 28 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewAmazing host that made our family stay comfy and home-like. Our children loved and enjoyed the freedom. We all enjoyed the beautiful breakfast, that was made with love. Though there is no aircon available, our beds were super comfy and clean. My family appreciated the extra effort we received to make our stay very pleasant. The best host to have, highly reccommended.
Thank you to you and your family for staying at our place. We appreciated having you all stay at our place, especially the children as we are a very much a family-oriented homestead. Thank you again and hope to see you all back in Samoa again.
Thank you to you and your family for staying at our place. We appreciated having you all stay at our place, especially the children as we are a very much a family-oriented homestead. Thank you again and hope to see you all back in Samoa aga… Show more
Reviewed: 9 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewBreakfast was very good. Different ever morning that we stayed (3j Nice room overlooking the town. Bed was good. Had shower outside near our room and it was nice to shower amongst the flora.
Walking to the property at night. The neighbourhood dogs could be an issue for those that don’t like dogs. Just take a taxi in the evening.
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your acknowledgment of our breakfast and our outdoor-shower with flora. Because we are in a residential area and neighbours are exposed to security-breaches, this has lead to our area having many dogs. We do encourage our guests to take taxis if this is a concern for our guests.
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your acknowledgment of our breakfast and our outdoor-shower with flora. Because we are in a residential area and neighbours are exposed to security-breaches, this has lead to our area having many d… Show more
Reviewed: 3 December 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewGreat place to stay! Nice clean room with fan. Very large house with common areas. Amazing breakfast - so much food! Very friendly owners who can arrange airport pickup, tours of the island, and more. You can walk to Apia town in about 10 min.
Bathroom/shower is outdoors, but still pretty nice/private.
Thank you Lauren for your feedback, not just for our accommodation, but also for our services in arranging airport pickup and tours of the island. To keep in touch with Samoa's unique environment, our bathroom/shower for our double-room-with-seaview, is outdoors but still private for room guests only.
Thank you Lauren for your feedback, not just for our accommodation, but also for our services in arranging airport pickup and tours of the island. To keep in touch with Samoa's unique environment, our bathroom/shower for our double-… Show more
Reviewed: 29 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewThe staff are friendly and professional. The sea view is beautiful and they really are accommodating to your needs, I’d highly recommend!
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Many thanks Edward. The sea view of the Apia Harbour, is something we do not take for granted at all. We hope to see you back in Samoa again. Safe travels ahead.
Reviewed: 28 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 13 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewApaula Heights was centrally located in Apia. We really enjoyed the hospitality of the host and their family. They greeted us when we arrived and prepared an amazing breakfast for us during our stay. The shower and toilet are located outside the room, but you get very good privacy. Would be happy to return in the near future. Thank you for having us.
Talofa Albert. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for also staying at our place. We are glad to hear you enjoyed our hospitality and even more glad to know you would be happy to return in the near future. We wish you both enjoyable and safe travels ahead. Take care and fa'afetai lava (thank you very much).
Talofa Albert. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for also staying at our place. We are glad to hear you enjoyed our hospitality and even more glad to know you would be happy to return in the near future. We wish you both enjoyable … Show more
Reviewed: 12 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewBeautiful view of Apia. Away from the town centre and in a quiet, residential area. Only a 10 minute walk to the town centre though. Really nice breakfast included. Very friendly and helpful owners.
Talofa Stephanie. Thank you for choosing to stay at our place and thank you also for your feedback. We appreciate your comments about our place being in a quiet, residential area as we are a simple Bed-and-Breakfast living amongst locals within our neighbourhood, as opposed to being a hotel or resort. Glad to hear you appreciated our really nice breakfast too as well as our staff. We wish you both safe and enjoyable travels ahead. Take care and fa'afetai (thank you).
Talofa Stephanie. Thank you for choosing to stay at our place and thank you also for your feedback. We appreciate your comments about our place being in a quiet, residential area as we are a simple Bed-and-Breakfast living amongst locals wi… Show more
Reviewed: 5 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewBeautiful views, very calm and quiet, lovely outdoor shower, great staff, amazing included breakfast, cute dogs:
The doors to our fale didn’t close or lock properly. Fortunately nothing was stolen, but I would’ve felt more comfortable and safe if we could lock the doors.
Talofa Megan, thank you for your feedback and for staying at our place. We're sorry to hear about your experience regarding the fale-door. We have informed our staff to demonstrate to guests how to lock it as it can lock, just in a unique way. Thank you again.
Talofa Megan, thank you for your feedback and for staying at our place. We're sorry to hear about your experience regarding the fale-door. We have informed our staff to demonstrate to guests how to lock it as it can lock, just in a uniq… Show more
Reviewed: 27 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewBreakfast was amazing
It was pretty rough looking.
Talofa Kim, thanks for your feedback and staying at our place. Appreciate your comments about our breakfast. As for our place being "pretty rough looking", not long after you checked-out, we commenced renovations to our place. Thank you again.
Talofa Kim, thanks for your feedback and staying at our place. Appreciate your comments about our breakfast. As for our place being "pretty rough looking", not long after you checked-out, we commenced renovations to our place. Tha… Show more
Reviewed: 17 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewBeautiful location amongst the trees. Easy to get to via taxi, or even walking. Incredible views, very friendly staff, comfortable beds.
No wifi or aircon (the fan was ok but needs cleaning/replacing). Also the dogs on the first night were very noisy.
Talofa Robin. Thank you for your feedback and thanks for staying at our place. Appreciate your comments on our place. We do notify our guests prior to checking-in that we do not have WIFI but can purchase a simcard from our local telecommunications' companies to access internet. We also notify our guests in advance that we do have security dogs on sight and no aircon. Being based in the beautiful area of Apaula Heights, it is common to see our local animals roaming around, including dogs. All part and parcel of living communally in Beautiful Samoa. Thank you and hope to see you in Samoa again.
Talofa Robin. Thank you for your feedback and thanks for staying at our place. Appreciate your comments on our place. We do notify our guests prior to checking-in that we do not have WIFI but can purchase a simcard from our local telecommun… Show more
Reviewed: 14 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewThe experience. The views. The Hospitality.
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Talofa Timani and much appreciated you staying at our place. Fa'afetai lava (thank you very much).
Reviewed: 10 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewStaff very welcoming and helpful. Accommodated or late arrival and helped organize transfer from airport. Breakfast both mornings were fresh and tasty. Amazing view.
Can get a bit noisy with dogs barking
Talofa Laura and thank you for your feedback and for staying at our place. We do notify our guests in advance that we have security dogs on sight, which is very much apart of living communally in Beautiful Samoa. Thank you and we hope to see you again in Beautiful Samoa.
Talofa Laura and thank you for your feedback and for staying at our place. We do notify our guests in advance that we have security dogs on sight, which is very much apart of living communally in Beautiful Samoa. Thank you and we hope to se… Show more
Reviewed: 9 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewThe property has everything you need and a lovely view of Apia!
Everything was great except perhaps the dogs barking during the night.
Talofa Seamus and thank you both for staying at our place and your feedback. We do notify our guests in advance that we have security dogs on sight and our area, very much like the rest of Samoa, live with numerous dogs and other animals. All part and parcel of living in Beautiful Samoa. Wish you both safe travels in future.
Talofa Seamus and thank you both for staying at our place and your feedback. We do notify our guests in advance that we have security dogs on sight and our area, very much like the rest of Samoa, live with numerous dogs and other animals. A… Show more