"Very spacious, clean, central and excellent staff. For the price we paid, I was impressed with the service and the staff was great. Very flexible with checking out time. Love the location, walking distance to every restaurant"

"We loved our stay here. We loved the simple Tongan style accommodation. There are only 3 fales set in beautiful tropical gardens where guests are allowed to pick their own pawpaw and coconuts. It is private, secure and quiet, set beside the best snorkelling beach in Tonga with the use of kayaks. The coral is amazing to the right of the beach but you need to be careful to go when it’s calmer and lower tide. We saw whales swim past from the family unit we were staying in. The flying foxes (bats)...

"We absolutely loved everything! Service from Losa was exceptional!! Please tha k her again from us. Our stay was too short but we definitely will be back again."

"The hotel is very good. The boss is kind, and the service people are very kind. The location is fabrastic."

"My adult daughter and I made a great decision in picking The Friendly Islander for our accommodation on Tongatapu. From the very start Papiloa’s team aimed to make your stay the very best possible. When we arrived over two hours early for check-in it was not a problem. When we wanted a really late check-out was not a problem. When we couldn’t get on tours, due to very short notice, it was not a problem – Papiloa took us on private tours to see tourist sights, many other places of interest and...