FAMILY ACCOMMODATION

Aretai & Are-a-Matatui

If you are not staying at Paradise Cove with your children, or Ranginui's or Ootu, then this is where you should stay.

Aretai has 3 villas, 2 beachfront, 1 just behind.  They start from $300 for couple, then $50 for each extra person.  Full kitchen facilities, very spacious.  Great swimming and snorkelling beach, not on the central lagoon but has a beautiful sunset.  I have read amazing reviews about these places, that the hosts are incredible, with scones on arrival!

Our family are most likely to stay in the beach front Are-a-Matatui villa. Their other villa is just behind it and is $460 per night, 2 bedrooms each with their own bathroom.  very spacious and a slight step up from Aretai Villas.  The landscaping and private beach here is beautiful.  Not on the central lagoon side but beautiful and safe all the same.

I would love to have Scott and Fliss and family in one of these villas, Paul and Holly and kids in another, and Chelle and Craig and family in another.  Then all the cousins are close to each other, Sacha and her kids will be close by at Paradise Cove, and Ros, Gene and kids are pretty much next door.  Karl you would also squeeze in here pretty easily but if you prefer kid free space then Paradise Cove will be better and keeps you close to us - if you want to be!  At this stage the only other children coming would be your "big kids" Sonia.

I would also like to book these ASAP so please think carefully about your choices.