HEILALA HOLIDAY LODGE

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Malo e lelei from the Kingdom of Tonga! If you are looking for a relaxed, friendly, homestyle "beach garden getaway" in the Kingdom of Tonga, the Heilala Holiday Lodge on Ha'atafu Beach at Kanokupolu may just be the place you have been looking for. Over 1km of sandy beach, wave surfing, snorkeling, or simply relaxing in your hammock. All the best and we hope to welcome you in our little peace of paradise soon.

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Restaurant

Free parking

Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)

Breakfast included

Airport transportation

Laundry Service

Multilingual Staff

Shuttle Bus Service

Room features

Refrigerator in room

Non-smoking rooms

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Palm Avenue Kanokupolu, Tongatapu Island TBU Tonga

011 676 41-600

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Getting there

Fua'Amotu Intl Airport17 mi

Kaufana Airport32 mi

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Nearby restaurants

Vakaloa Beach Resort

6 minBar

Liku'alofa Beach Resort Restaurant

5 minPolynesian

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Nearby attractions

Blue Banana Beach Studios

5 minSpeciality & Gift Shops

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Laid back, friendly staff and keeping it real Tongan.

Just stayed 5 nights 18/23 Oct our family of 6 in two fales; Premium & standard - the only difference is the mini fridge and tea & coffee jug. Hot water continues to be an on again/off luck - but really you're in the tropics a cold shower is refreshing after a swim or balmy…

Date of stay: October 2018

Response from Heilala, Manager at Heilala Holiday Lodge

Responded Oct 31, 2018

Malo e lelei karenbr0wne, A great big thank you for your kind feedback and praise of our employees! We also thank you so much for pointing out some of the glitches you noticed; we have put in place some upgrades to our existing facilities, and the problems are all fixed. We are very glad to hear that you think you made the right choice by choosing Heilala, and we hope you will return some day soon.

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Heilala Holiday

A simple and humble holiday lodge. A far distance from town but based in probably the most scenic location on the island. Watch the waled or dolphins swim past as the sun goes down. Pat panda the dog. Go swim with the whales, take an island tour, go to a cultural night. All…

Date of stay: July 2018

Response from Heilala, Manager at Heilala Holiday Lodge

Responded Oct 30, 2018

Malo e lelei BobbyK940, Thanks so much for taking the time to write some feedback. So glad also to hear you had a good time and you were happy with the efforts by the management team!!! Hope you will return soon! Ofa atu

Stunning beach

Stayed for 5days from 1st Sept. Very basic accommodation, even our luxury false. We had a nice meal on our first night and then the chef went off sick and we had to eat elsewhere the rest of our stay. The communal kitchen is pretty awful. The beach was stunning and we found a…

Date of stay: September 2018

Response from Heilala, Manager at Heilala Holiday Lodge

Responded Sep 26, 2018

Malo e lelei GerryJ97, A great big thank you for your kind feedback and praise of our employees! Heilala is indeed blessed by a very motivated Team! We have made improvements to our facilities based on your valuable feedback. We also hope to welcome you back again soon and wish you all the best until then! Ofa atu

Awesome place

I stayed at Heilala lodge for ten nights. Its a great place to stay, totally clean and totally safe. The beach is stunning and so are the humpback whales.Linda,seni,and alex go out of their way to help you, I love you guys, your AWESOME. I'll see you next year when I come back,…

Date of stay: August 2018

Response from Heilala, Manager at Heilala Holiday Lodge

Responded Sep 26, 2018

Malo e lelei Denis525, Thanks so much for your amazing feedback. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay at our lodge! The whole team also says Hi and hope you will return some day soon. Ofa atu

Lovely beach, friendly helpful staff

Nice warm weather, breakfast nice and light fruit toast, with pancakes and eggs on other days, the beach is very nice and we almost had it to ourselves, they are still getting over the cyclone Gita with electricity etc. really enjoyed our stay

Date of stay: August 2018

Response from Heilala, Manager at Heilala Holiday Lodge

Responded Aug 27, 2018

Malo e lelei Simonne M, Thanks so much for taking the time to write the valued feedback. So glad also to hear you enjoyed a good time!! Hope you will return soon! Ofa atu

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This is one of the fales. There are two rows of them.

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If our return flight back to New Zealand is at 10.00 p.m. at night would it be possible to keep our room until we leave for the airport, naturally we would expect to pay extra for the night checkout. Would we have to pay a full nights rate or do you have a half day rate for late checkout.

Kia Ora, we are coming in August. We are staying in a standard fale. Is there a fridge in the communal kitchen for guests to use? Also are the beds soft (please )? We will go on a whale watching tour I think with deep blue,is where we meet far from the lodge? Do we need to book a small scooter in advance? Finally am so looking forward to coming and meeting you all and exploring Tonga.

Malo e lelei Erins S, Thanks for your message! Yes there is a fridge/freezer in the communal kitchen. All our Beds are a standard medium firm. If you find "on arrival" that you need a softer mattress, please talk to us and we will be happy to see if we have any spares that better suit your needs. Deep Blue can in some cases collect from our Lodge, it will be best to check this with them, the deep Blue boat departs from the wharf in Nuku'alofa. Also, there is no need to pre-book scooters... in fact we do not currently offer pre-booking for scooters until guests have arrived. Hope this helps, Ofa atu and See you soon!

Thank you for that, sorry me again, what happens if your flights at 2:40pm and then your check out time is 10am? Are we still able to use the premises like facilities... Hope that makes sense.

No worries at all ;-)... check out from the unit is 10am, however you can certainly still make use of the facility during the day until your departure for the flight at 2.40pm. Malo

Hi, I was wondering what difference between the two room types are and are there any with sea views?

Malo e lelei and many thanks for your question. As Heilala is not a typical beach front resort and has been build with a traditional Village living concept in mind... all our fales are Village (garden view) fales. It is possible to see the ocean through the foliage (natural wind/storm barrier) in some places, however it can not be considered an open ocean view. Hope the info helps. Ofa atu

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How much where drinks at the bar like for one beer or a cocktails? Also how much are scooters to hire?

I recall scooters were around $50 pa'anga a day. Beer is around the $5-7 mark.

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