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Nautilus Resort

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Children’s area
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Luxury
4.5 star property
9.6

Exceptional

Luxury family-friendly resort near Muri Beach

You can look forward to a terrace, a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services at Nautilus Resort. With beachfront dining, beach yoga and kayaking, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to a facial, aromatherapy or a massage at the on-site spa. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. In addition to a bar and a free children's club, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

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Muri Beach, Ara Tapu, Ngatangiia District, Rarotonga
  • Place, Muri Lagoon
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Muri Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Muri Night Markets
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Airport, Rarotonga (RAR-Rarotonga Intl.)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Garden Are

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 120 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Beachfront Are

Beachfront Are

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Beach view
  • 120 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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2 Bedroom Garden Are

  • Garden view
  • 220 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Large Single Sofa Bed

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2 Bedroom Premium Beachfront Are

  • Beach view
  • 220 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Large Single Sofa Bed

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About the area

Ngatangiia

With a stay at Nautilus Resort in Rarotonga (Takitumu District), you'll be steps from Muri Beach and Muri Lagoon. .This beach resort is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Muri Night Markets and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Te Vara Nui Village.
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What's nearby

  • Muri Lagoon - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Muri Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Muri Night Markets - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Te Vara Nui Village - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Tikioki Beach - 3 min drive - 2.3 km

Getting around

  • Rarotonga (RAR-Rarotonga Intl.) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tamarind House - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Vili's Burger Joint - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Palace Takeaway - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Kai & Co - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Ka Kite Cafe - ‬17 min drive

About this property

Nautilus Resort

Nautilus Resort offers 17 air-conditioned accommodations with private plunge pools and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to furnished patios. Accommodations at this 4.5-star resort have kitchenettes with refrigerators, microwaves, and espresso makers. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones.

Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include hot stone massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
Make yourself at home in one of the 17 air-conditioned rooms featuring private plunge pools. Rooms have private furnished patios. Kitchenettes are outfitted with refrigerators, microwaves, and espresso makers. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional amenities at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the resort's beachfront restaurant, where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge, take in the pool view, and even dine alfresco. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This beachfront restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Free in-room WiFi has a 1-device limit
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: NZD 35 for adults and NZD 20 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Beach yoga
  • Free children's club
  • Full-service spa
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkelling

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Free children's club
  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Private plunge pool
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Spa treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • No lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 46-inch TV
  • Private plunge pool

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Kitchenette
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately NZD 35 for adults and NZD 20 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: NZD 35 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: NZD 20 (one-way), (from 4 to 12 years old)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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 credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Free in-room WiFi has a 1-device limit

Property is also known as

Nautilus Resort Rarotonga
Nautilus Resort
Nautilus Rarotonga
Nautilus Resort Resort
Nautilus Resort Rarotonga
Nautilus Resort Resort Rarotonga

Nautilus Resort Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 89 out of 111 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 111 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 111 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 111 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 111 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was beautiful. From the lovely netting over the bed to the fresh flower touches evrything was perfect. Best outdoor living space with stunning view and private plung pool. We were in it everyday. The staff was outstanding, the restaurant delicious, and the property gounds and access to watersports amazing. We are already recommending it to others and would go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Moranbah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were extremely professional and friendly - however breakfast very disappointing, but the service was high quality, not the food.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort is wonderful - from the location, to the gardens and all the amenities (we loved our private dip pool and the restaurant. You must try the seafood pasta). The best part was the staff. They were all so warm and welcoming. We will definitely be going back!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in a beach unit. Beautiful views, great room, and really nice staff. There was a small island next to the beach you could jafak or SUP to. Great snorkeling too
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

emma

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Colin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was clean, albeit getting a little tired. Staff were very helpful. View from room was stunning but water near beach was very rocky. Resort offers weddings but has only one restaurant so on wedding days other guests are only offered room service and restricted use of other areas. Only one day of our stay was affected but there were two more weddings in the week after we left. Had we known well in advance we would have cancelled and booked another resort. The resort did eventually offer some compensation for the disruption.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jinyao

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, nice view of the lagoon, breakfast and dining options are good too.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trudy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall excellent. Maybe some more food options.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liz

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a brilliant 16 night stay at Nautilus. Everyday was like a dream. The staff at Nautilus are brilliant. Waka collected us from the airport, gave us some island tips and also took us to a local rugby game! Mahea, Tia and Doniel at the reception were always warm, welcoming and helpful. Make sure you go and see Anna at the spa - she is excellent at massage, facial and pedicure! Justine, Rho and Calessi were great in the restaurant. The stand out staff member for us was Janet. Each and every time Janet saw us she made us feel like family. Nothing was ever too much trouble and she looked after us spectacularly. Nautilus are lucky to have her! Brilliant spot on Muri Beach with access to kayaks, snorkels and paddle boards. Our Beachfront Are was fabulous with our very own plunge pool and just a few steps from the beach! Great comfy bed, air conditioned with a huge bathroom. Thoroughly enjoyed our 25th wedding anniversary here and will definitely be back in the future!
Stayed 16 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great time !!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The whole experience was absolutely amazing, fron the moment we arrived and was greeted by Grace both her and all the staff from hospitality to facilities maintenance could not have been better, we were treated like royalty! When i had an accident whilst there they made sure transport was hand for meattend all my health and dental appontments with the catering team even cooking me off menu meals aa i was struggling to eat, I cannot praise the resort and the Staff highly enough.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Nautilus is a beautiful place to stay. Nice and quiet and clean. Everything is in walking distance. Just need more variety on the menu for the restaurant as you feel like your eating the same stuff everyday. Need more fresh fruit everyday. You need to get ideas for the menu of the Pacific Rarotonga. As they had an amazing menu specially for dinner.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nautilus - the best resort on Rarotonga

Our 6 day stay in the Cook Islands was planned to be one of relaxation and the Nautilus resort fulfilled these expectations and more! An intimate resort comprised of small semi detached bungalows equipped with their own plunge pools we never felt it was too crowded and the service from every staff member was first class. Special mention must go to Janet and Justin who were our two most regular servers in the restaurant - they were friendly and seemed genuinely interested in what we were planning to do or how our day had gone and when we left they felt like good friends. We left Nautilus relaxed and refreshed and wanting more!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic. First class. Absolutely brilliant
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Mikal

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, nice rooms and really enjoyed the sports equipment. Continental breakfast is fairly poor - runs out really quickly especially pastries like croissants. Cooked is awesome. Manager and owner were staying when we were there - excellent hosts. Resort staff mixed bag. Watersports gear was great.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony Maurice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Louise

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was fantastic location also fantastic. Unfortunately this was marred by filthy miner birds allowed to takeover restaurant jumping on utensils, tables, and even eating from the tongs and plates and serving spoons in the servery area whilst staff did nothing
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ekaterina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Paradise!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location on beach and walkable to restaurants and shopping. Wonderful staff! Very friendly and helpful Quiet and beautiful Rooms large and very comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Deanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sunrise from our room
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Cheryl, hana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff. On site food options and availability limited and not very good.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
the Cook Islands has a staff shortage at the moment, but it was most notable at the Nautilus. we were told on three separate occasions that the bar was closed for the afternoon as they didn't have a bar tender. there was also no room service available for the duration of our stay. what staff they had were friendly enough, but very busy trying to keep up. we did note that some of other resorts we went to looked to have plenty of staff, so not sure what the issue was. the room was nice, although a bit tired and could do with a freshen up to bring it up to the photos on the website. for $900 a night, we were left underwhelmed.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent accomodation and location, close all facilities and ideal beach with Lagoon area. This resort deserves 5 star rating however the restaurant lets the resort down and the owners need to invest in improving this. There are plenty of examples (OTB) of where they need to be when it comes to food quality and variety. Being closed two days a week is just not acceptable when pay this price to stay there,
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021