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March 17, 2024
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.