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Sea Change Villas

4.5 star property

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Villa, Beachfront | Living area | 40-inch plasma TV with satellite channels, TV, DVD player
Villa, Beachfront | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated
Villa, Beachfront | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated
Villa, Beachfront | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Reviews

10 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Rarotonga
  • Takitumu Conservation Area
    7 min walk
  • Tikioki Beach
    4 min drive
  • Vaima Restaurant & Bar
    3 min drive
  • Rarotonga (RAR-Rarotonga Intl.)
    27 min drive

Room options

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Villa, Lagoon View | Private kitchen | Full-size fridge, microwave, stovetop, dishwasher

Villa, Lagoon View

  • 1011 sq ft
  • Lagoon view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Villa, Beachfront | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Villa, Beachfront

  • 1011 sq ft
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Full-size fridge, microwave, stovetop, dishwasher

2-bedroom Lagoon View Executive Villa

  • 1991 sq ft
  • Lagoon view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 2 King Beds

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Full-size fridge, microwave, stovetop, dishwasher

3-bedroom Lagoon View Executive Villa

  • 2153 sq ft
  • Lagoon view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds and 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed and 4 Twin Beds

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Aerial view

The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Lagoonarium

On private beach
Pool
Parking included
Restaurant
4.0 out of 5, Very Good, (403)
The price is $254
per night
$292 total
includes taxes & fees
Jan 9 - Jan 10
The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Lagoonarium

About the neighborhood

Rarotonga

With a stay at Sea Change Villas in Rarotonga (Takitumu District), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Muri Beach and Takitumu Conservation Area. .This beach hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Maire Nui Botanical Gardens and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Tikioki Beach.

What's nearby

  • Tikioki Marine Sanctuary - 4 min drive
  • Muri Lagoon - 5 min drive
  • Te Vara Nui Village - 6 min drive
  • Aroa Beach - 7 min drive
  • Muri Beach - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Rarotonga (RAR-Rarotonga Intl.) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Charlie's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Trader Jacks Bar & Grill - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪Sails Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Shipwreck Hut - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Palace Takeaway - ‬17 min drive

About this property

Sea Change Villas

Luxury hotel on the beach, with 15 outdoor pools
Sea Change Villas offers 15 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature private pools and DVD players. Rooms open to balconies or patios. These individually decorated accommodations have separate sitting areas. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 40-inch plasma televisions come with satellite channels. Accommodations at this 4.5-star hotel have kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries.

In-room wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks and safes; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include espresso makers and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and in-room massages can be requested.

15 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are couples treatment room(s) available. Services include massages.
Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 15 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring private pools and plasma televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Kitchens are outfitted with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, and microwaves. Satellite programming and DVD players are provided for your entertainment, while wireless internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include concierge services, wedding services, and a picnic area.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include laundry facilities, a library, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi (NZD 20 per stay)

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: NZD 95 to 195 per person
  • Couples/private dining
  • Private picnics

Things to do

  • 15 outdoor pools
  • Bicycle tours
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Kayaking
  • Library
  • Mountain biking
  • Paddleboard
  • Snorkeling
  • Water sports equipment

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • On the beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Couples treatment rooms
  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 1 floor
  • 12 buildings
  • Built in 2004
  • Electric bike charging
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch HDTV with satellite channels
  • DVD player
  • Private pool

Food and drink

  • Blender
  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Ice maker
  • Kitchen
  • Limited room service
  • Lobster/crab pot
  • Microwave
  • Restaurant dining guides
  • Separate dining area
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Living room
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Guests must transfer via Airport shuttle to the property; guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 3.5 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open Monday - Saturday (9:00 AM - 4:30 PM) and Sunday - Sunday (11:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Guests will receive an email 2 weeks before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
To guarantee check in between midnight and 6 AM, guests traveling on overnight flights must book for the night prior to arrival.
Please note that the 2 Bedroom Garden View Villa with Private Pool and 3 Bedroom Garden View Villa with Private Pool are located across the street from the beach
This property offers coach and VIP airport pickup and dropoff transportation on request, when requested at least 72-hours in advance of arrival. One-way coach transportation is NZD 17 per person when traveling through the domestic terminal, and NZD 27 per person for the international terminal. One-way VIP transportation fee ranges from NZD 120-190 based on number of guest booked (maximum 6 guests) when traveling through the domestic terminal, and NZD 140-230 for the international terminal. Coach transportation is only available for flights arriving or departing during the listed front desk hours Monday-Friday.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 11 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 11 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately NZD 95 to 195 per person
  • Fee for in-room wireless internet: NZD 20 per stay (rates may vary)
  • Airport shuttle fee: NZD 40 per person (one-way)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3.5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Children 11 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Sea Change Villas
Sea Change Villas Hotel
Sea Change Villas Hotel Rarotonga
Sea Change Villas Rarotonga
Sea Change Villas Resort Rarotonga
Sea Change Villas Resort
Sea Change Villas Hotel
Sea Change Villas Rarotonga
Sea Change Villas Hotel Rarotonga

Sea Change Villas Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 47 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jeniffer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is one of our best stays in Rarotonga ever! The host are friendly, and the amenities in the villa have everything.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful, clean, great service, great beach!

10/10 Excellent

Lori lynn

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spectacular! Private on beach with full view of ocean. Very clean and a great host. Snorkeled a lot they have snorkel gear, kayak and sups. Saw lots of good stuff snorkeling. A must stay. We will be back.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing beach villas
Amazing villas with private pools. Comfortable and clean. Staff was helpful with arranging tours and being flexible about checkin and prepping for the trip.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A few ups and downs
We arrived and upon checking in we were told that our booking had been cancelled by the hotel by mistake even though I had been emailing them in the lead up to our arrival. To their credit they were able to check us in for our 4 days however this meant moving into 3 different rooms during the 4 days which wasn’t feet convenient for us but at least we had somewhere to stay. Steph was really apologetic and tried to do her best to compensate us and we were actually able to see the different types of rooms they had but it wasn’t an ideal situation. The rooms were really spacious, clean and had great amenities and were in a really good location. Only downside of the second villa we were in is that it’s totally open and some people walking along the beach would come right up to the villa and be looking in while we were inside
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tania

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Doris

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Devon

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to unwind from the world. Could be improved if there was a bar or restaurant either on the premises or very close.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners and staff couldn’t have been any more helpful and friendly. The villas have quality bicycles, paddle boards, and kayaks that are free to use and plentiful. We will be back!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

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Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Cat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing stay at sea change
Had a lovely stay at sea change villas. They were very accommodating on our final day when they could not provide a late check-out. The villa itself was very comfortable and well equipped, and the facilities available made the stay very relaxing and easy.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Having your own private pool was wonderful in the 30 degree plus temperatures. Other than the roosters, this is a very quiet and peaceful location with good beach access. Please note, however, that if you are staying in the Lagoon View Executive Villas that claim "you can enjoy watching the breaking of the waves on the reef from the front deck" that actually due to palm trees the view is VERY limited. The basement game room was also very musty, probably due to the significant amount of rain they had before we arrived. We also killed 6 cockroaches during our stay so make sure you are okay with that too. Some advertisements for this place also indicated free wifi - this isn't true and you will need to pay for it. We would still recommend this resort as compared to many others found on the island.
Stayed 15 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alysha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect honeymoon get away
We went for our honeymoon and we loved every minute of it.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, They had complimentary kayaks,paddle boards, laundry, bicycles, also fridge stocked with eggs bread and fruit juice
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful in every way. Staff were extremely helpful
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Steve, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place is amazing! Spent 4 nights in a beach front villa, it was a great finish to our two week stay in the Cook Islands. Will definitely be back and stay for longer next time.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Eugenie, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent service and perfect location and complete privacy. Definitely will be coming back!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Duncan, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Private week at the executive lagoon villa
We have just returned from a wonderful week long retreat at the sea change villas. Kudos to the team that Beverley and Craig have put together in this little slice of paradise, they were all very welcoming, approachable and professional in all of our dealings with them and can't recommend them enough. The executive villa itself was private, very spacious, well furnished and comfortable. The outside area is secluded, well laid out and makes for an easy transition from ocean to pool.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Dave, Vancouver, BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great waterfront villa on a beautiful island
My wife and I enjoyed staying in our large villa that provided all the amenities that we needed and more. The staff were very friendly and very helpful, which made getting oriented with the island that much easier. They were a pleasure to deal with and I appreciated that they asked for our flight details before our trip and arranged a pickup and drop-off upon my arrival and eventual departure. The staff also provided a listing of restaurants and excursions that offered inclusive transfers to, and from, our villa, which ensured we got to where we needed to go and had a ride back afterwards. The villa was spacious and well maintained. The appliances appeared to be new. The units and grounds were always clean. The accommodations included snorkelling gear, aqua shoes, kayaks, paddle boards, bikes, etc., so plenty of recreational activities to choose from. There was an in-suite kitchen and communal BBQ for those days that you chose to eat in. We enjoyed our stay and the service that the staff provided. We would definitely go back.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Marcelle, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do yourself a favour and stay here!!!
Stayed in Villa no 7 - what a treat. Clean, beautifully furnished with everything you need. Pleasantly surprised at arrival to see breakfast items in the fridge as well as a bottle of wine. Having my own pool was just luxury. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Bathrooms are huge with double shower and lovely. The villa was pristine. You don't need a scooter - just flag the bus outside on the road.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017