Must see hotels in Vava'u Group

For a cheery Tongan family experience, head to smart-looking Port Wine, run by Lu’isa Tuiniua and her son Tai. Sleeping options include original…

Moas were flightless, weren't they? Regardless, this newish B&B soars above most Neiafu accommodation. It's immaculately clean for starters, without a…

Just across the causeway a short drive south of Neiafu, this bright white villa is run by an Australian couple (who also runs the vanilla bean processing…

Lucky's overlooks the water at Talihau Beach at the tip of causeway-connected ‘Utungake. Set up for self-caterers, there are two houses and two fale right…

The dodgy dirt road leading you here doesn't inspire, passing an old gas storage facility, but once you're ensconced in your motel-style cabin at…

Need an unpretentious, private Tongan island escape? Mandala fits the bill. Miniscule Fetoko Island is adrift midway between Mafana and ‘Ofu, and plays…

This German-run honeymooner is a top boutique outfit with perfect beach frontage and five roomy suites, decked out in classy castaway style. Euro…

Upmarket (if not mystical) beachfront motel-style units on the northern end of 'Utungake, with one family-sized room and a two-bedroom house sleeping four…

Budget accommodation on Vava'u's outer islands is as rare as turtle's teeth! Mafana offers treehouse-style bamboo and beachside fale, with a maximum of…

This modern hostel in the middle of Neiafu makes a decent budget base from which to propel yourself into Vava’u’s myriad activities and after-dark…

On a tiny southern Vava'u atoll (just 6.5 acres), Mounu Island Resort comprises four wooden fale spaced around the island for perfect privacy (do your Tom…

Top-end, terracotta-tiled units opening onto a full-length verandah overlooking Port of Refuge (good sunsets). Wander down through the tropical gardens to…

Right on Hikutamole Beach on 'Utungake, this relaxed resort gazes out onto the main channel into Port of Refuge (as many whales as yachts, at times). Up…

Propped up on the cliff above the harbour, this sky-blue apartment complex offers fabulous water views and four shipshape apartments with kitchens – great…