Rarotonga Daydreamer Resort

We were greeted by Rob on arrival (which was about 8am). Rob was very friendly and hospitable. Rob provided a local breakfast which was very tasty. The location of the resort is convenient for snorkelling the beautiful lagoon. Rob obviously spends a lot of time and effort maintaining the delightful tropical gardens and pool. Rob surprised us a few times with a ripe fresh fruit from one of the many trees on the property.

We chose this particular resort purely for the 3 bedroom FAMILY room that had a 9.2/10 rating for families on Booking.com. It was also one of the only rooms left on the island, which accommodated all 6 of us, including a toddler, 2 young boys and our mother in law. My wife and mother in law predominantly felt as though the resort was not child friendly. They felt as though any noise we made was listened too and frowned apon. One of the rooms had a faulty fan which only operated at full blast which meant it could not be used at night, so it became a sauna. Only having 1 bathroom in a 3 bedroom apartment is not convenient. The children broke a glass, cup and piece of cutlery. At checkout, we were honest with Rob and let him know. Rob's reaction was in line with our feelings of a non child friendly resort and he charged us $10 each item. A healthy profit no doubt. The fact that they live on the property, it feels as if you are always being watched and listened too. Overall, it was obvious Rob was new to the hospitality industry and way too emotionally/financially attached to the resort. If we had wanted a bed and breakfast style stay, we would have booked one. We all decided that if we ever decided to visit Rarotonga again it would be in a resort with air conditioning and less micro management.