My wife and I visited Rarotonga this past Xmas and had such a relaxing and enjoyable time that I felt i needed to share it with others ------ this is not my normal style to write comments but when your experience go beyond what you expect for the price, then I guess its nice to share them.The villa at Rendezvous was all we could wish for, clean, everything in its right place, quite, peaceful and with a lovely private pool. The service was great. Dining out was easy since we arranged a small rental car with plenty of choices of restaurants. The sad part was having to leave anyway our hosts really looked after us and delivery to the airport was timely and efficient.

I must say I enjoy returning to Rarotonga and on the last trip we stayed at the Villas for a few days that gave us everything we were looking for. A peaceful spacious private Villa with steps to the white sand beach and a lovely plunge pool within the courtyard. Chad and his wife looked after us and serviced the Villa as regularly as we wanted plus provided that extra touch of fresh tropical flowers and fruit. Answers to queries or arranging activities were carried out in good time and we had a 'wonderful smooth' holiday. Rarotonga continues to impress with its cleanliness and great range of restaurants and at the end a nice farewell touch where we arranged a late check out to 6:00pm and were allowed to stay in the Villa until our flight departure.

It's hard to fault the location when you pull back the curtains in the morning and all you can see is beautiful blue water. The interior is also really nice, spacious and well laid out.

It has a great front deck with a nice little beach out the front however the problem was the wind blew directly onshore for the entire duration of our stay, so we didn’t use this deck once. I have since learnt that the trade winds blow from the South East throughout July & August (directly onshore at Rendezvous) & therefore we spent much of our time driving to the other side of the island which was sheltered. The back deck was also sheltered which is where we spent a lot of time. At this time of year, I don’t think I would recommend the Villas. Last time we visited Muri Beach it was in April and we had no problems with wind.

My main gripe however revolved around the booking system. Clearly reading other reviews, there is an issue with the Rendezvous Villas booking system. We booked for 5 nights + a late check out for which we paid additional for. A day before checkout we received 3 phone calls telling us that we had made a mistake with our booking and there were people due to arrive before we left. We were blamed for the stuff up and when I explained the late checkout had been arranged via email (including being paid for and flight detail provided), the response was that they were not privy to this information, despite us receiving confirmation from the reservations manager. In the end it didn’t adversely affect us but did leave a bit of a sour taste.

Despite these minor inconveniences, we still really enjoyed our stay and would recommend it, albeit with a few "howevers…”

Just got back after a 5 day stay.

The villa was very well appointed, clean and well maintained - with pretty much everything you need for a luxurious, private and relaxing stay. Incl - large well furnished rooms, high quality fit out, well sized bedroom, very nicely appointed bathroom, aircon + ceiling fans, fully equipped kitchen, your own pool in private sheltered courtyard, a large comfortable lounge with flatscreen tv and surround sound system and a good sized deck overlooking the fantastic lagoon ie. absolute beachfront.

The villa is located on the beach and you can step off your private deck straight onto the white sand beach, with views of the sea/lagoon from basically every room. Waking and going to sleep with wthe sea lapping at the shore only metres away was great.

Location was also very private with a max of approx 8 or so people walking past on any given day. The beach - our beach! - was great for a swim, snorkel (lots of fish only a little way out) - there is coral in the lagoon - so reef shoes make it easier to get in/out of the water. Snorkel gear and kayaks are included with the villa.

Location is good also with shops, restaurants, car/scooter rental places and tour options close by ie. walking distance. Definitely recommend hiring a scooter so you can travel the raro way : )

The staff - Chad and Marisha - were polite, friendly and helpful. Transfers were included with our stay and we dropped into the supermarket on the way from the airport to the villa so we could do a little shop. Room was turned over on the 3rd day. We also took advantage of the late checkout for a small additional fee - which effectively gave us the best part of another day. Overall very happy with the service/staff.

Liked - The quality and privacy of the villa. The fantastic beachfront location.
Disliked - Nothing - other than having to leave. : )

Highly recommended.