Manureva Nui Eco Lodge

The lodge is walkable to a large grocery store, the town center, and the waterfront with many Moai and the museum. Carolina and Manuel made my visit to Rapa Nui extra special, and I highly recommend staying here. Carolina met me at the airport with a lei and took me for a short drive around the city so I could get my bearings. She helped arrange tours and suggested restaurants and other sights. She also made a different breakfast each morning, taking my dietary restrictions into account and timing breakfast around my plans. It was tasty and plentiful. My room was comfortable and clean, with air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and wifi. I stayed Nov 13 - 17, 2019 and had a wonderful experience.

I can’t speak to the room, but the owner, Melchor, handled our reservation in an unprofessional way. He canceled it months in advance, just 3 weeks before our trip. When we contacted him, he first said Viajes Falabella had confirmed the reservation, then said Viajes Falabella might have sold it. After we asked several times for confirmation, he said he’d canceled it to supposedly do work at the hotel. His proposed solution was for us to move our vacation to the island’s low season. I found that disrespectful and unprofessional, since people plan vacations months ahead, request time off, and arrange the schedules of two adults.

I stayed here with my wife and mother and have very fond memories of the hotel. I’d booked a room with three beds, but Carolina, the owner, kindly offered us separate rooms instead. She was always kind and attentive to what we needed. I highly recommend the place.

The rooms are spacious and the location is nice. They also have mountain bikes and jeeps for exploring the island, and offer a nice breakfast. Service was excellent and everyone was very friendly. The drawbacks were that there was no Wi-Fi and the bathrooms needed a little more cleaning.