루이나 비치 리조트(Le Uaina Beach Resort)

Love the staff and their private beach and restaurant truly amazing experience the only hiccup is that it is miles away from everywhere but if you want a very private and peaceful location this is it and super cheap, the rooms are basic and could do with updating but otherwise it was just divine!

We love Le Uaina! The staff were so friendly, gentle, kind and knowledgeable about the area. The resort has lovely gardens. Food is good. A nice pool for the kids to swim in. Ocean is interesting for snorkelling. It is a few minutes walk to Piula Cave and about 20 minutes walk to Falefa Falls and the locals enjoy a chat with you while you are out walking. Buses to Apia go past the resort. There is a little shop across the road from the resort. A very relaxing place to holiday.

We stayed at Leuiana Beach Resort also called Le Uiana Beach Resort, in March 2024. Situated on the north coast of Upola island, Samoa, the hotel is on the eastern edge of the settlement of Lufulufi. It’s about 20km from Apia, the main and only town. It’s 54km from the international airport, a journey of around 90 minutes (island wide speed limit is 35mph/56kph) Just for reference, the first picture on TripAdviser bears little resemblance to the grassy covered area between the accommodation and the sea! The hotel has a variety of room options and we stayed in a Superior Beachfront room. If I were to come again, I might choose the Ocean Front villas as they are more private, have more shade and have steps directly into the sea. Our Superior Beachfront room was large and airy, had a fan and air conditioning. The room was very clean and comfortable with a patio, desk, 2 easy chairs, open front storage and a small fridge. Wifi was generally good although we did experience minor outages. The bathroom is large and has a wonderfully large shower. There is a bar/restaurant on a deck partly over the lagoon and the food, although from a limited menu, is good and tasty. Some items on the menu, primarily fresh fish, weren’t available as fish stock around the island is surprisingly poor due to over fishing from unregulated foreign fishing fleets. Without exception, all the staff are friendly and helpful and unfailing polite. Whilst were stayed, apart from weekends, there were few guests. I guess the remoteness of Samoa accounts for that largely. Casting a critical eye over the hotel, I would note that some of the hotel infrastructure is a bit ‘tired’. The rooms are well cared for but wooden sunloungers, need some TLC as do the handrails on the steps into the sea. Some tiles are missing from the three swimming pools and the floor in the restaurant needs some attention. The north coast of Upola is still recovering from the 2009 earthquake and tsunami so there is no beach, but at mid to high tide you can swim safely in the lagoon. The coral on the inner reef still hasn’t recovered, but it is slow,y regenerating. That said, I’d highly recommend staying here if you want peace and quiet and sea view.

We went with a group, and booked both 3bdrm suites. The staff, the food and the service was all so amazing. The resort is a lot more beautiful in person than in the pictures and is also a walk away from piula cave. The staff always welcomed us with a smile and went above and beyond to continuously accomodate to us The only reason we checked out was because the suites were booked out. Highly recommend, we'll be coming back! Faafetai lava

We stayed here when it was the older Le Uaina over 10 years ago. Sadly it was better then than now. This time we were 5 adults, 2 kids, 1 baby. We stayed in garden villa, it was run down: the rooms definitely are not good. Yes good aircon and bathroom. But the walls had homes, paint jobs not completed. One of our villa air con had to be fixed. The Beds you can fill the springs. The mattresses for our kids. We have better ones in the village. They didn’t clean our villas at all whilst we were there for the weekend. It was mission for new towels, due to swimming, you had to return a towel to get a new one which is quite silly. Even that, took ages to replace, we would finish showering and still be waiting. The food for breakfast could have been better but it was ok. The dinner options was average. Not good quality nor sizing. The staff were probably the best thing. Always smiling and very polite which was nice. The fiafia night was awesome. We enjoyed that but very short compared to other shows we’ve been to. But service and processes were quite poor and lacking a lot of love. We had a better time 10 years ago. We only came back to see the new renovations. Probably won’t stay again. Totally needs an upgrade in everything.

Wonderful staff, felt absolutely taken care of despite them being quite busy. The bar staff especially were so kind and gracious. They were funny and so helpful with my kids as well. Everyday was greeted with smiles and great food. I only wish we were offered to have the room cleaned more often.

This hotel says it’s 20mins from the city, it’s not, so be mindful of that. It’s a long way out around the coast, there’s a little shop across the road, doesn’t sell hot food, local convenience store. You need a car to stay out this way, cave pools are right next door so that’s one bonus. This place is tired. Reception staff were amazing and very helpful. Restaurant food is very very average, you kind of have to eat there as there’s nothing at all close by! I don’t rate their food… Breakfast 7:30-9:00 included. Wait times for all good were next level LONG!

The staff were amazing and the deck overlooking the water is definitely a highlight. We stayed in 3 different rooms - lily pond, garden villa and beach side villa. The garden villas were poorly maintained and in need of some love (TVs not working, air con not working, shower head missing, insecure door locks) the other 2 were better maintained but could also do with some TLC as could the pool. Lots of positives but attention to detail with things like milk for tea and coffee and 24 hour access to drinking water, consistent shampoo and conditioner in each room (some had none some 1 of each and others 2). Great location and a comfy enough base - the staff made the whole experience.

Wonderful stay. We were a party of 6 and booked 3 different rooms. Poolside, garden villa & ocean villa. We weren’t fussed as we had the air con, a fridge to put our beverages in and a bed to sleep on. The pool was a lovely welcoming especially after a full day out in the humid weather. Swimming in the sea was however the highlight of our stay. There is a ramp easy access to the sea. I do suggest wearing reef shoes as some parts are rocky. We would definitely stay here again. Thankyou Le uaina for accommodating me and my family. Faafetai lava