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Little Polynesian Resort
Rarotonga, Cook Islands · Pacific Resort Hotel Group · Core Luxury
In January 2017, Little Polynesian became Rarotonga's first internationally branded resort by joining Small Luxury Hotels of the World, capping a 2006 rebuild of a motel sisters Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid and Jeannine Peyroux bought in 1985 into a 14-unit, adults-only beachfront hideaway at Titikaveka.
- 14 rooms
- Opened 2006
- Neighborhood: Titikaveka
About Little Polynesian Resort
- Little Polynesian began as the Little Polynesian Motel and was acquired in 1985 by two Cook Islands sisters, the late Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid and Jeannine Peyroux.
History
Little Polynesian began as the Little Polynesian Motel and was acquired in 1985 by two Cook Islands sisters, the late Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid and Jeannine Peyroux. In 2006 it was fully redeveloped into a five-star, adults-only resort on the white-sand beach at Titikaveka on Rarotonga.
In January 2017 it joined Small Luxury Hotels of the World, becoming Rarotonga's first internationally branded resort. Part of the Pacific Resort Hotel Group, it offers fourteen units, ten beachfront Are bungalows and four garden Pia Tiare, and celebrates Cook Islands heritage throughout.
The setting
The address sits in Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Amenities
- Pool
- Beach
- Water sports
- Adults-only
Awards
- Cook Islands' Leading Boutique Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
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