Hotel Hare Uta

The hotel boasts a beautiful garden, pool, and attentive staff. Guests enjoy a delicious breakfast and spacious, well-maintained rooms. Convenient location near the airport and town. Some rooms offer private balconies.

My dad and I went on a two week trip across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and finally to Rapa Nui! I can honestly say that the island was my favorite part of the trip! Hotel Hare Uta was amazing! It was set on a beautiful property. Our cabin was up on the hill, and had magnificent views of the grounds/sunrise/sunset each morning. The staff were extremely friendly and responsive. They helped us with special requests, especially at the restaurant where I had specific food needs. Our excursions were not booked with the hotel, but through an outside company, so I cannot speak to how they handle those. I will say that they did a great job of communicating with our tour guide though. The pool is beautiful and they offer spa services as well. There were a few things that I do want to note, not necessarily as negatives, but just as general information you may want to know before booking this hotel: 1) If you have an upper cabin (like us), they have amazing views but are up a long path that can be hard to navigate in the dark. This was not an issue for us, but could be for someone with walking/eyesight needs. 2) There are animals that free roam on this property. We were often awakened by roosters as early as 5 am, and they continued making noise throughout the day. 3) The rooms are situated in a cabin that you share with another guest (each cabin has two rooms). You share a common room (seating room and kitchen area/fridge/water cooler) with these guests. 4) The shower is an open glass shower door that is not inside another room. As I was traveling with my dad, this presented some privacy concerns for the two of us, as the set-up was inappropriate for a father/daughter pair. We took turns being in the room when someone showered, but if we had known this, we likely would have booked somewhere else (which is a shame because we LOVED this hotel!!). We suggested to the hotel staff that they get privacy screens in the future, that they could assign to guests, if needed. They did provide us with a dark towel to cover the shower door with too. 5) A tsunami occurred the first night we were there (we were awakened by the alert on our smartphones). As people who do not live near the coast/have never experienced a tsunami, this was alarming to us and we were not sure what to do (were we in a safe location or did we need to evacuate to higher ground?). The front desk is unable to be reached at night, and while we tried calling the emergency number several times, it was always busy. We did not find anyone until around 7:30 am the next morning who said that the hotel was in a safe area, and we did not need to move (which is why they did not contact guests), but we wish that someone had told us this sooner so we could have slept after getting that alert. Again, I am not writing this list as negatives, just general information that you may want to know before your stay. We were very happy with our stay here and would do so again. If not, I would not be giving them a 5 sta