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Vaiula Beach Fales

2.0 star property
Beachfront guesthouse for sun and fun

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Private beach, white sand, snorkeling, beach bar
Traditional Beach Fale (2 Guests) | Bed sheets
Beach bar
Private beach, white sand, snorkeling, beach bar
Fishing

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Parking included

Room options

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Traditional Beach Fale (2 Guests)

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate bedroom
7 bathrooms
Rainfall showerhead
  • 4 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Main South Coast Rd, Tafatafa

What's nearby

  • To-Sua Ocean Trench - 18 min drive - 9.7 miles
  • Togitogiga Waterfall - 20 min drive - 7.2 miles
  • Papapapaitai Falls - 26 min drive - 16.8 miles
  • Lalomanu Beach - 33 min drive - 18.8 miles
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Museum - 38 min drive - 25.0 miles

Getting around

  • Apia (FGI-Fagali'i) - 64 min drive

About this property

Vaiula Beach Fales

Guesthouse near To-Sua Ocean Trench
Located close to Togitogiga Waterfall, Vaiula Beach Fales provides free breakfast (local cuisine), a beach bar, and a coffee shop/cafe. With a private beach, surfing, and snorkeling, this guesthouse is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Enjoy onsite activities like hiking/biking, ecotours, and spelunking. Stay connected with WiFi in public areas (surcharge), and guests can find other amenities such as a garden and a bar.
You'll also find perks like:
  • Free self parking
  • A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), smoke-free premises, and a bicycle cleaning area
  • Wedding services, a 24-hour front desk, and meeting rooms
Room features
All guestrooms at Vaiula Beach Fales boast comforts such as separate dining areas.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • 7 bathrooms with rainfall showers and toilet paper
  • Separate dining areas and housekeeping

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (USD 5 per 24-hour period); wired internet (surcharge)

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Bicycle cleaning area
  • Bicycle shuttle
  • Bicycle storage
  • Ecotours
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Snorkeling
  • Spelunking
  • Surfing/bodyboarding

Family friendly

  • Separate in-room dining area
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Lockers

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 7 detached shared bathrooms
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper

Food and drink

  • Separate dining area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 6:00 AM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal and airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 48.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for wireless internet in public areas: USD 5 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
  • Fee for wired internet in public areas: USD 5.00 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 75 per person (one-way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 48.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts mobile payments and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
There is no hot water on site
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

VAIULA BEACH FALES Guesthouse Tafatafa
VAIULA BEACH FALES Guesthouse
VAIULA BEACH FALES Tafatafa
VAIULA BEACH FALES Tafatafa
VAIULA BEACH FALES Guesthouse
VAIULA BEACH FALES Guesthouse Tafatafa

Frequently asked questions

Is Vaiula Beach Fales pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Vaiula Beach Fales?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Vaiula Beach Fales?

Check-in start time: 6:00 AM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Vaiula Beach Fales?

Check-out is at noon.

Does Vaiula Beach Fales provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 75 per person applies.

Where is Vaiula Beach Fales located?

Located in Tafatafa, this beachfront guesthouse is in the historical district, 6.1 mi (9.7 km) from Togitogiga Waterfall, and within 16 mi (25 km) of To-Sua Ocean Trench and Papapapaitai Falls. Robert Louis Stevenson Museum is 20.6 mi (33.2 km) away.

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Vaiula Beach Fales Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 35 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 35 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 35 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gala

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our fale was right on the beach with beautiful views. Free breakfast and supper were delicious.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exactly what I wanted. Quiet, peaceful, two great days of snorkeling.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

claire

Secluded down a very rough track
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely fale on the beach! Such an experience!!! Dave and Nugg are amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was terrible.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

glyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed in a beach Fales and was amazing. Right on the beach the sea underneath us at high tide. Back to basics loved the experience glamping the Samoan way. Star gazing and listening to the waves at night. Beautiful sunrise in the morning and watching the wildlife wake up. Good amenities and food was sort of ok. Would definitely recommend staying here on the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bryleigh

Liked: Staff & service
Loved my stay here. Long dirt road down to a wonderful beach. Hosts were above great. Amenities are what you’d assume for an off grid place. Underestimated the sound of the waves at night but it was all apart of the experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Didn't like the rough driveway into the property
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I’m not one to usually review but i loved this place so much. It is set up to be an authentic Samoan and exceeds expectations . We were so lucky too with the other travelers who stayed there as we all got along and helped each other . Sina the cook and matriarch was amazing and for the price it is such great value. Put away your needs for luxury for a bit and experience something magical ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Eli

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hostess was lovely and made tasty meals for breakfast and dinner. They didnt supply any drinking water, not even with meals and there was no way to access snacks or refreshments as advertised. But there were no activities (boat charter, snorkelling gear, etc) as advertised. They were surprosed when we areived as hadnt been expecting us. The place was deserted except us, so no opportunities for socializing. The road to the property was in very poor repair, and the property was tidyish, but not well kept. We left a day early and found somewhere else to.stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Fiona

Liked: Staff & service
Sina, our hostess was fantastic. She was accomodating in all aspects, whether it was to cook special meals or move us from one Fale to another. Nothing was too much and we could not have asked nor expected more from this wonderful lady. Unfortunately, we were eaten alive by the mozzies and bugs so had to move on to a place with fly screens.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Staff & service
Sina made us so many filling meals and her laugh was wonderful. The facilities seem typical for beach fales -- a bit like upscale camping with communal restrooms, showers without hot water (or shower heads for that matter), mats with sheets and mosquito nets. However, the fales were on the most beautiful beach we saw in our two weeks of exploring with Vaiula as our home base. We were disappointed that Nug's bar wasn't open except for one night, but enjoyed talking with Nug and David (the owner and Matai) as well as with another neighbor and his kids.
Stayed 15 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ellie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
3 of us stayed here & we had the absolute best time. Everyone was so kind and the meals were absolutely delicious every night/morning ! One of their sons took us on a guided walk to an underground cave with a pool to swim in at the end which ended up being one of the coolest things we did & would highly recommend! Their dog bouncer is also the cutest. The only thing to note is that there is no cafe or bar anymore like the website says that serves pizza, smoothies etc. Only serves cold beer which was fine, just a little different to what is on the website. Beside that everything was excellent & would love to go back one day 👍
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Gillian

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely property on a lovely beach but standards have slipped after the storm. Food was VERY limited for a beach fale. And lack of attention to small things - like often no toilet paper, no soap or hand sanitizer at the toilet basin, a grubby dinning fale, no help to put up and down heavy canvas tarps when it rained etc There didn’t seem enough staff to manage the workload but we appreciate that Sina did her very best. Hope the rebuild goes well as you have a lovely location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kerri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our family of 2 adults and 2 teenagers stayed one night in a beach fale. We loved it so much we came back later in our trip and stayed an extra 2 nights. The beach fales are basic with a mattress pillow sheet and mosquito net provided. They are clean and have the sea breeze as air con. The fale closest to the water is older and a bit more rustic however we loved it the most as we literally had the water lapping at the base of our fale posts. We were provided with a lantern for lighting. The breakfast provided is simple, a variation of fruit/ bread/eggs/ tinned spaghetti/ pancakes with tea or coffee. The dinner is cooked fresh each night, with a mix of western/Samoan food served on the plate. There was always enough food on our plate to be filling. The toilets and showers are clean. BYO towels. The beach is beautiful. We loved our stay and would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Marjorie

Stay in fale on the beach

When I arrived the lady didn’t seem to know I was booked in and wanted me to pay again. Luckily I had a printed copy as no wifi- when she saw on the paper that my booking included dinner as well as breakfast she kept saying I hadn’t paid enough. Eventually she must have checked and then had to bring the mattress, sheets and mosquito net to set up the fale for me which was right on the beach which was what I wanted. It was pretty basic - no lights but I had a torch- showers were just cold but no problem. I liked my fale on the beach but the other ones back from the beach were just a square tiled floor with posts at each end, iron roof and sides wrapped with plastic sheeting with advertising on it- they were not very authentic and glad I wasn’t sleeping in one of them. Overall I enjoyed my stay here - the dinner was just okay and breakfast was better.
At low tide on the beach
My bed set up in the fale
With the net down
It was a very high tide so water came right up under the fale
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Kris

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Szabolcs

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michelle

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Melanie

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Marie-Laure

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nous ne sommes pas restés à Vailua Beach Fale car , nous n'étions pas attendus .le personne présente était surprise de nous voir .Pas de chambre préparée , le sol très sale avec des araignées dans les coins et plafonds , sanitaires sales dont cuvette WC noire , draps des anciens clients sur les lits .Pas d'enthousiasme pour ameliorer la situation . Nous sommes partis alors que nous avions payé les 3 nuits . Nous espérons être remboursés par Expédia avec qui nous avions réservé .
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Puluvaga Vee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Nicola

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Kathryn

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023