We made the mistake of staying in the "garden Room"; we regret it and would not do it again. The Garden Room does not have a garden or garden view, the window opens onto the gravel carpark, which means that you get to hear the staff conversations and be floodlit by vehicles as they come and go from work. The room itself appears to be the old reception or managers office. It shares a wall with the existing reception and office, which means, again, you are privvy to the staff conversations as they go on into the night.
Then there is the service: we enquired about a ride to the airport and were quickly introduced to a cab driver. We did not expect a complimentary airport lift, but were disappointed to notice that we rode all the way to the airport in a paid cab and followed directly behind the LeVasa van escorting other guests to the airport for the same flight. There was space available, and I confirmed that the other guests were not paying a fare.
The resort itself is pleasant to look at, and most of the rooms might be grand. But at $200+ SAT, the Garden Room is an unpleasant joke that should be removed from the option list in my view. This money could get you a cab to the beaches, a beach front fale, and Samoan hosts. another alternative is the airport lodge nearby.
Although it is not a saving grace, the breakfast was excellent.

Pro: very confortable oceanfront fales with ensuite bathroom and shower, exzellent service
Con: quite expensive Restaurant with mediocre Food (Local food like fish was good but European dishes were not recommendable), As quite isolated no true alternative for dining out. Tropical breakfast Not very filling and every extra has to Be paid for quite dearly.
All in all if you realize that you will spend quite a bit of money on top (we spend about 800nz
Dollars for 6 nights) It is a relaxing Place to stay

We decided to treat ourselves to a resort stay for the last night of our 2 week holiday in Samoa. We caught the midday ferry from Savaii and arrived right on the dot of 2pm and were promptly shown to our Sunset villa. The staff were so friendly that it felt like we had stayed here before. We loved our villa. It was huge and clean and decorated nicely. We enjoyed swimming in the pool but weren't tempted to swim in the ocean here, as we had spent two weeks on pristine beaches and the beach here wasn't as nice. However the scenery was. We saw bait fish and manta rays jumping out of the water and loved the sight of fishermen in their outriggers, sailing past. We jumped into a kayak and went out exploring. It was a lovely way to spend the afternoon. We also jumped on pushbikes and went for a late afternoon ride through the local villages. It was one of the highlights of our whole trip. We could hear children singing, see fishermen selling their wares and generally just see village life as we rode by. It was a wonderful way to interact with the locals.

We thoroughly enjoyed our last sunset. It was very special watching the sun set over the ocean while we drank our "happy hour" cocktails. Our dinner was probably the nicest we had in Samoa. It was expensive but we had expected it to be because of the location. After dinner we went into a lounge room and watched Samoa play in the World Cup.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. I would recommend this as a stopover point either at the start or the end of your trip as it is only about 15 minutes from the ferry and 20 minutes from the airport. The only thing we could fault with our stay was the cold showers. We were looking forward to having a nice, hot shower for our trip home but, alas, it wasn't to be. We were pleasantly surprised with the tropical breakfast which was included in our room price. We weren't aware that we had a complimentary breakfast.

Disapointing....you cant swim here and the water smells bad...even when you are sitting by the pool you can still smell the water.Beautiful gardens and lovely pool area....but all I wanted was to enjoy the peaceful surroundings - alas no - very loud music played non stop so loud that we found it difficult to hear each other. I asked if they could turn it down and the restaurant manager had a look like thunder on her face.
The garden room is actually a room attached to the main welcome area. By one side of the bed the bedside cabinet is a electicity box so you hear the electric hum all night... want a Noisy and not private if thats what you are wanting dont do the cheap option.
Very expensive to eat there. $55 tala for a fish meal compared to about $35 tala everywhere else we went. My husband and I both got tummy bugs there after eating dinner.
Breakfast was the smallest tropical breakfast we had the 2 1/2 weeks away...I couldnt eat the fruit as it tasted like someone had chopped it on the onion board and the other bit of fruit had bad bits in it...and 3 very thin halves of bread...if you wanted a second cup of coffee - you are charged $5 for that as well.
Dont expect to be allowed into your room early as well....On the dot of 2pm they let you in even if the rooms are empty and you have been up since 3am to fly there....I heard its for sale....They definately dont understand about customer service.. The other thing was is that the power goes off about 2 in the morning for a few hours so the fans stop working..and the water in the taps,,,.we had a little torch which was helpful since we were up all night with a tummy bug.
There were people stopping there for a few hours to wait for their plane to enjoy the pool $20 tala each and another $20 tala each for the taxi to the airport which is 6 ks away....I comparison we went to Aggie Greys resort close by and enjoyed the facilities for the afternoon and they kindly dropped us off for no charge which was nice of them. We had lunch and a great pizza there before catching the plane home....Lovely restful grounds and pool area....Not cheap for food but it was nice!!!.