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Reviews of The Samoan Outrigger Hotel 2 stars

On the Cross Island Road, Motootua, * Apia, Samoa

#8 of 20 hotels in Apia

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 238 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    8.3

  • Staff

    9.6

  • Value for money

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: 3 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good location, nice to have a pool. Friendly staff.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location friendly staff

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 April 2024

    7.0
    Homie, comfortable and very peaceful.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The safe in my room was not working.

    I love the friendly staff, very approachable and kind. The location was really good for me and easy to get around. The breakfast was basic but very delicious, I would love to see the famous panipopo on the menu though. Despite sharing bathroom and toilets, it was very clean. I feel at home at Outrigger.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Happy staff

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Was not told of key deposit online when booking and wasn't expecting to pay this. No air con but thay was my fault for not reading the booking properly.. they did bring us another fan as the ceiling fan was broken. Womens shower door upstairs doesn't close with a good thump

    Staff were lovely and helpful. Breakfast was cute and yummy. The beds in our room were amazingly comfy and helped get a great night sleep even though it was hot. Place was very tidy and clean. Would recommend!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2024

    8.0
    Great value for money.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were wonderful and so helpful. My bags were lost for 2 days and they organised transport and pick up for me from the airport to get it. They were so warm and lovely. Rooms and areas are so clean and the gardens are pretty.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2024

    8.0
    OK but a long drive after flight
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I booked for two, but when we arrived, I had to pay a further 110 Tala because they said I had only booked for one ? When I showed them my booking the following morning, they refused to refund my 110 Tala. I'm not sure whether this is booking.coms fault or theirs??

    It's an hours drive from the airport which is great if your wanting to go to the trench and waterfalls. The breakfast although extremely basic was lovely for a morning snack. The pool looked nice but doesn't open till 9am so we couldn't swim before we left.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Better bedding and linenes - more upon request, please. Water pressure in shower was horrible and I needed more towels but the staff would not provide them to me.

    Overall a very nice property and staff for the money. I would stay here again for an event or business but maybe not a realaxing vacation.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful Falé in Apia
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful place, confortable Falé, really good breakfast and lovely staff !

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 January 2024

    7.0
    A good find.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel was ok for our needs. However, I found the noise coming from the gym across the road made it hard to relax in our room. Others may not be bothered by it. The lack of parking and having to park our rental car on the road was a bit of a concern as the hotel is on a corner of two busy roads.

    The staff were friendly. The breakfast was awesome and we were impressed. Having a pool was really good too. The rooms were acceptable for our short visit and were clean and tidy. The hotel suited us for a two night stay. The staff was what made our stay great. Thank you.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 January 2024

    7.0
    Great location, great staff, great breakfast.
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No air conditioning in foyer or our bedroom.

    Staff were wonderful, attentive and helpful.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 January 2024

    9.0
    Stay was comfortable and we were grateful for the air conditioner in the room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 12 nights

    Due to my disability, I was unable to climb the stairs but the I was grateful for being in the downstairs area which I believe was cooler and it was closer to the pool and breakfast area. Perfect.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 December 2023

    8.0
    Family of 6 and baby
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beds were a double in the air conditioning rooms. Queen would be better.

    The clean air con rooms. Breakfast was good. It is a small provider which means you don't get lost in the numbers as a guest. We had an outdoor fale and two air conditioning rooms. I originally booked the upstairs rooms which look lovely but got the air con rooms. Thought this was a down grade, but it turned out it was better, especially for baby.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 December 2023

    8.0
    Cosy stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The pillows are in need of a change, there’s smell to it. UV lamps can be used to kill mosquitoes and bath curtain has to be changed, there’s a mouldy smell. Would be good to let guests know that there will not be any shampoo/conditioner provided as well as hair dryer.

    The staff were so hospitable I felt like it was one big family! They go all out to help you and cater to your needs. The hotel has a kitchen for use and laundry service is available for a fee too.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 December 2023

    8.0
    Very positive and hoping to be able to rebook one of the fales next week for our last few days in Samoa :-)
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only thing that would have been nice in the room we stayed in was air conditioning but we did have 2 fans .

    The staff at the hotel are exceptional , they were all so accommodating and friendly .

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 December 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great staff, friendly and knew the area and could advise on taxis, sites etc. very impressive breakfast and great pool.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 December 2023

    8.0
    Great holiday and picked the right place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights

    requested 2 single beds, this was unavailable although promised at time of booking. Compromise was to sleep in non airconditioned room first night - not good! Then insert a single bed into a small room with a double bed already. Space was limited but acceptable.

    The location of the Outrigger was fantastic with lots of eateries close by. The staff were wonderful. Always friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 November 2023

    9.0
    Peaceful, well cared for, comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The accomodation is well set up, cleaned regularly and has excellent staff who were friendly and happy to assist or answer questions. The fale huts were beautiful, and quite comfortable with good air flow even though the weather was hot. Breakfast was simple but tasty. Coffee or tea, and a plate with egg, bread/breakfast biscuits fresh tropical fruit and samoan porridge. It was tasty and filling. The accomodation is a little further from the city, but it was quiet and peaceful and taxis are quite cheap in apia. Overall we had an amazing time and couldn't really think of anything that we would hope to see improved.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 1 night

    Loved staying in the fales nestled in the beautiful tropical gardens behind the pool. The fales were large with comfortable beds and verandas over looking the pool. The staff were all friendly and super helpful. If I ever go back to Apia I would definately stay there again.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2023

    8.0
    An oasis. Lovely pool and garden. Clean comfortable with helpful staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I wanted to pay by cash but the money was taken off my card.

    Good location, attentive staff. An oasis in the city with a lovely garden and pool. We even got a take away breakfast including coffee when we left fir the airport at 2am.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 November 2023

    8.0
    A nice comfortable place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Not really a complaint. But maybe they could have umbrella's available for guest (especially now with the wet season, guests may get caught in thunderstorms if just going a few hundred metres to nearby restaurants. Perhaps they could have a qty of snorkel & goggles available that could be hired or loaned to guests for use when visiting beaches, caves.

    The staff were helpful and pleasant especially when needing to use taxi's (they gave suggested fare that you should pay) and suggested places to visit on the various islands. Daily breakfasts were different every day, local fruit a treat. Not located far from town, can walk or catch taxi.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 October 2023

    8.0
    Good location in Apia
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom a bit dated, and no shelf to put things in the shower

    Friendly and helpful staff. Breakfast. Some decent restaurants within walking distance

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 October 2023

    8.0
    Clean and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very clean and the staff very helpful, close to good restaurant and caffe and the swimming pool area and garden well looked after.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 October 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Samoan Garden Fale
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I've found some hair in my bed...

    The location is great and peaceful, the fale was nice same for the staff

    Stayed in October 2023

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