Moana Sands Beachfront Hotel

Great stay. Wonderful friendly and informative staff. We had a studio on the beach front so could just step off the patio straight onto the beach. Continental breakfast was ok but more variety could be better especially if you stay for a longer period.

A small hotel with only 17 rooms meant all the staff got to know us and were extremely helpful. The greatest asset of this hotel and site is the beach and snorkelling. Walk out of your room down the beautiful sandy beach and there is amazing snorkelling or kayaking. We saw a huge number of tropical fish and a turtle. The hotel supplies all you need for snorkelling or kayaking at no cost. The snorkelling from the beach was almost as good as the "paid" options available via commercial operators and was easily suitable for all the family. One family member was able to stand in the water and view tropical fish while his feet were still on the ground. The onsite restaurant serves amazing pizza at a reasonable price. A really quiet hotel, generally between 10pm and 8am there was little noise. Our room had the most incredible views out to the reef, photos on the website matched, what we experienced. One down side was the parking on the side of the road, at times this was full as staff also parked in this area. The building is in need of some maintenance. We would definitely stay here again - based on the access to a beautiful sandy beach, fantastic snorkelling on the door step and quiet location.

Wish we had booked for longer despite WiFi connection being bad! But it was good being out of touch with the world. Lovely place, Lovely people.smiles, smiles, smiles all the way. Staff could not have gone further out of their way to help in all matters. Enjoyed the meals and especially the presentation. Chefs great, reception great. If we weren't Octogenarians we'd be back in a shot.

Nice friendly staff, great location right on the beach and our balcony overlooking the sea, there were free kayaks and snorkeling gear. We would have liked to have bicycles to ride too but we certainly can't fault the place (reception was willing to organise from elsewhere for us.) Our room was cleaned daily, and was comfortable and roomy. Reception always helpful. The restaurant on the property was also good! We liked the convenience of being close to Muri Beach, but not right in the middle of the crowd there. We also thought the beach was better here at the hotel then other places on the island...just be sure to get the Beachfront Hotel, as there are several properties with similar names in this chain and area.

We stayed for 7 nights in a top floor studio, waking each morning to stunning views of the lagoon. The room was fine, quite large and with everything we needed. The bed was comfortable. The included continental breakfast was unchanging and a bit drab, but other breakfast options were available for purchase. The restaurant staff were friendly and helpful, as was everyone else in the hotel. A minor criticism would be the housekeepers, who would randomly arrive to do the room at any time between 9 and 5 each day - some regular pattern would be better. We very much enjoyed the surrounding area, although eating options within walking distance are a bit limited and the hotel is located at the very south of the island. We ended up hiring a car as the bus service, while fun, friendly and inexpensive, involves quite a bit of waiting. All in all we would highly recommend Moana Sands Hotel.