Description
At Club Raro we care about making your vacation a memorable one. We invite you to come and experience a taste of island life in our intimate Resort. Relax beside the pool, soak up the sun on our sun decks and feel our unique Polynesian culture. Let Club Raro Resort be your home away from home with our friendly staff dedicated to ensuring that your holiday is the relaxing, tropical break you truly deserve!
Club Raro offers the services and facilities of a much larger resort including a tennis court while giving you the intimacy and personal attention that you will only find at smaller properties. Club Raro is located on the scenic North Coast of Rarotonga, amongst swaying coconut trees and nestled in tropical gardens, overlooking the lagoon. The coral beach is ideal for shell collecting or reef walking and offers spectacular views of the rolling surf breaking on the nearby reef.
All of our Standard Rooms,Standard Self Contained Rooms,Poolside and Lagoonfront Rooms are air-conditioned and guest facilities include a fresh water swimming pool,(with swim up pool bar), spacious sun and sand decks over looking the lagoon, a bar and restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner plus we have Car and Scooter hire on site and a travel and tour desk for island excursions. The Cook Islanders are a fun-loving, warm and generous people who extend a friendly Kia Orana! to their guests. Come and enjoy the relaxed pace of ’Island time’ at Club Raro and soak up some of the magic that our tropical paradise has to offer!
Club Raro is a great place to relax and enjoy a tropical holiday - all at an affordable price. We like to think that you arrive as a guest and leave us as a friend,taking home with you a little slice of our Pacific Island paradise!
Meitaki Maata (thank you) for visiting Club Raro !
Location
Club Raro is situated on the picturesque north coast of Rarotonga, capital of the Cook Islands, due south of Hawaii and 1 hour by plane from Tahiti. The resort is conveniently located just 2kms from Avarua township and only fifteen minutes from the airport.
Accommodation
We offer four room categories: 19 Standard Rooms ~ 6 Standard self catering Rooms ~ 20 Pool Side rooms ~ 15 Lagoonfront rooms
All 60 rooms at the Club Raro Resort are spacious and cool with a polynesian décor, featuring: Air-conditioning ~ ceiling fan ~ Refrigerator ~ IDD Telephone ~ Private bathroom with shower ~ Tea/Coffee making facilities ~ satellite TV and room servicing daily.
In addition, there are some special features in our Standard self contained Rooms and Lagoonfront Rooms:
Standard self contained Rooms: ~ Kitchenette (cook top and microwave) ~ Hair dryers ~ Room safes
Lagoonfront room: ~ Skylight in bathroom ~ Fantastic lagoon and reef views ~ Sun decks opposite ~ Mini Bar (on request) Room configurations: Standard self contained Rooms:- Double, twin, single (max 2 adults) Standard rooms:- Double, twin, triple, single (max 3 adults or 2 adults, 2 children) Poolside rooms:- Double, twin, triple, single (max 3 adults or 2 adults, 2 children
Please note: Children 12 yrs and under stay for free when sharing room with parents. Please request extra bedding in advance.
We can also make available: Interconnecting Poolside Rooms ~ Baby Cots ~ Room Service ~ Babysitters ~ Hairdryers ~ Extra Beds/Triple on Request ~ Iron/Ironing Board
CHECK IN/CHECK OUT: Normal check in time: 12 noon Normal check out time:10am Early check in and Late check out options available on request.
Dining & Entertainment
The Club Raro Restaurant and Bar is the ideal place for casual dining or enjoying one of our delicious Island Cocktails. Happy hour from 5-7pm every evening on the sun decks are a great place to mix and mingle with fellow guests and a great opportunity to make new friends while enjoying a refreshing drink from our extensive bar menu.
Private Functions can also be held at the Club Raro Resort. We cater on request for weddings, receptions, celebrations, company or group functions and retreats. We have menus and ready-made proposals available on request.
Our Bars are open from 12pm till 10pm everyday and serve an extensive selection of wines, beers, juice, soft drinks, energy drinks, spirits and cocktails. Try out the swim up pool bar and let our friendly bartenders serve you while you relax and stay refreshed in the cool water.
Facilities
Freshwater Swimming pool with swim up pool bar,kids pool, sun decks with sunlounges and on of 3 resorts with a tennis court, Pool table,table tennis & function Hall.
Activities
Our Reception Staff can arrange a host of island activities and excursions. We can organise circle island tours, Safari tours, fishing trips and scuba diving just to name a few - pick ups available from the resort. There is a golf course 15 minutes away, and a lagoon reserve which is great for snorkelling only 10 minutes away. The Resort also provides scooter & pushbike hire. Complimentary is a full size tennis court, snorkelling gear and reef shoes.
Weddings
Club Raro Resort offers several wedding packages. We invite you to share your very special day with us. In realising how each person is unique and how treasured this day it to you, we have produced a range of romantic island wedding packages designed to cater for small, intitmate ceremonies or larger groups with family and friends, and offer a wide range of ready made options to tailor to individual requirements. We have the only traditional function hall on the island (Te Are Karioi - Function Hall)to compliment your wedding (max occupancy 120 pax)
Groups & Conferences
Events / Conference room for 120 persons. Setup & Food Catering for you next function.