Moana O Sina — Hotel in Tualauta County

We stayed for 3 days in May 2018. Our purpose to American Samoa was to visit the National Park. We booked our reservation several months in advance - and also intended to rent the car through the property. When arriving at the airport to get the car key from the restaurant, they did not have us on record. Oh no! After a few phone calls, it was decided that they could still host us, and it would be a couple hours for a car. We took a taxi to the property. In a couple hours - they arranged a car to be brought to the property. That being said - it could have been a real disaster, but they did their best to make it happen - and it did. ||||Because of the issues above, we did not stay in the main building, rather, we were in an adjacent building that they took ownership of in more recent times. It had a main non-air-conditioned family room with tv and kitchen, and then an air conditioned room with bathroom. It would have been nice to have the tv in the air-conditioned portion of the space. The island is hot and humid. One would think you would have some ocean breeze - but only really by the pool.||||Unfortunately for our stay, there was no hot water in this adjacent building. But, really - not having the hot water wasn't a problem as frankly - the cold shower felt nice after a hot day of hiking! ||||The breakfast every morning was very nice with cereal, toast, fruit, juice and/or coffee. Our hostess was fantastic and we enjoyed talking with her. Nearby was the KS Mart, which also has a very nice adjoining restaurant fantastic for dinner. We loved the grounds - just beautiful. The pool very inviting on a hot afternoon/evening. Sunrise - gorgeous. We happened to be there on a day when smaller cruiseboat arrived - so seeing it come in at sunrise was very special.||||One clear night, we went out to watch the stars. Laying on some of the lounge chairs - seeing the starts above, and hearing the waves crash on shore...where else can you get that sort of peace and beauty?||||Finally - what really made this stay special were the dogs. We love dogs - and these three made us feel at home. Knowing that dogs are a problem at some points in the national park, we brought Trader Joe's dog treats with us...the dogs at Moana O Sina absolutely loved them. ||||If ever back on American Samoa, we would absolutely...

There is nowhere else quite like this in American Samoa. As other reviewers have said, the location is dramatic, but it is quite isolated. We had the bungalow. I think that we were upgraded, perhaps because we paid for five nights, the last one of which was really just so that we could have a late evening departure for our red-eye flight to Honolulu. The nearest road is a half-mile hike away, past seemingly friendly dogs. The road in question is one that runs past the end of the airport runway. The nearest shops are another mile away. Pago Pago, with its post office and better restaurants is a good 30-minute drive to the east. We had thought that we would not need a car for the whole time we were staying at the hotel, but really one is absolutely indispensable. Luckily, the hotel was able to provide one for our complete stay, and we could drop the vehicle off at the airport, before our flight. The bungalow can apparently flood during a southerly storm, as it is located in the lowest spot of the resort. The room is about 25 square meters (5m x 5m), including a bathroom (with a bathtub) that measure about 3.75 square meters. The room has a comfortable, firm, king-size bed; 2 small night tables with lamps; a flat-screen TV on a table; a desk (145 cm x 68 cm) with a shallow drawer; one armless chair; a wardrobe; and a small refrigerator, microwave, kettle, and 2 cups, glasses, tumblers, and sets of cutlery. For luggage storage, there was only a small bench (70 cm x 30 cm), we had to put our suitcases open on the floor, hoping not to accommodate any insect hitch-hikers. Alas, a cockroach DID get into my suitcase, so I inadvertently transported one to Hawai'i. We were not given a key to the bungalow, but after asking for one, it was provided. Breakfast is decidedly continental, with nothing apart from toast, jam, and fruit. ||We met the owners briefly (the husband joked that he "was just the gardener"), and, to pay for our stay, I dealt with the redoubtable Madam on our last day. Before arrival, communication with the hotel was never speedy. I usually had to re-send my emails to obtain an answer. For security, I telephoned my credit card details to Jona, who took my reservation. In terms of staff, we mostly dealt with Marie, who was very friendly...

What an amazing accommodation! We stayed here 4 nights in November and we would have loved to stay longer! While we never met the proprietor (Isabel was away during our stay), our host was named Marie and her friendly Filipino demeanor was just wonderful. She made our stay all the more pleasant!||||Each morning we enjoyed our fresh fruit breakfast in a detached open air pavilion. Breakfast was included in the room rate; there was cereal, toast & delicious home-made coconut butter, fresh papaya, bananas, kiwi, oranges, and pineapple||||The 4 acre property contained the main building with rooms, a large open-air fale, a series of other detached buildings, a beautiful garden, a massive courtyard, a large and small pool, and a number of great places to sit and watch the tide crash and flood shallow tide pools near the rocky beach (don't worry there, is a little spit of sand there, too!). This is also a great place to watch the sun set and the stars begin to appear!||||We had a very large, spacious, comfortable room that was well-maintained and very clean. The main room had a large bed, desk with chair, multiple other chairs/sofa. The bathroom was decent-sized and comfortable. And we had a wonderful balcony that looked out over the property grounds!||||If you are looking for a rental car, during your stay, just ask, and they will be able to...