We stayed at Sinalei for 9 days as a family of 5, including our kids (20, 18 and 15 years). Our arrival at the airport set the tone for our whole stay, being greeted by a lovely transfer driver, directed to the large modern Sinalei van and given ice cold bottles of water from the chilly bin. Upon arrival at Sinalei around 9pm, we were whisked straight to our rooms and told we could complete checkin in the morning. This was a lovely gesture as we were tired from the full day of travel. Sandwiches had been made and left for us in our room fridges which was very thoughtful. We had 2 Ocean View villas for our family, they were large and well appointed, including a decent sized fridge, coffee/tea products, jug, glasses, mugs etc. The milk jar in the fridge was topped up daily. Waking the next morning and seeing the resort under blue sunny skies was spectacular! The resort is elevated from the water and the views are incredible. Breakfast was amazing, with a fruit plate delivered once you were seated, a buffet continental spread plus a hot breakfast which you ordered. As we were staying for over 5 nights, our breakfasts were free of charge and set us up well for our daily activities. Our rooms were usually serviced while we were at breakfast, the staff were really quick and efficient which was impressive. All our meals and service in the restaurant and bar at Sinalei were excellent for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We hired a car from Samoana Rentals which was delivered to us at Sinalei. This meant we could be more independent and was easier for the 5 of us. Other guests at the resort did the Tours run by Sinalei which they highly rated. The top activities we did were the Giant Clam Sanctuary, To’Sua Trench, and a day visiting Apia town and doing the Papasea Sliding Rocks. The roads in Samoa are pot holed in places and there are lots of villages with roaming dogs, pigs and piglets crossing the road etc. It does take a while to get places as you drive slow and we loved waving to the children walking to/from school etc. Everyone is so friendly and smiley, it was just wonderful to see and take in. The central location of Sinalei on the South Coast proved to be such a bonus as it is close to the Cross Island Road to go to Apia, drive west to get to the Clams, and east to get to To’Sua, Lolomanu Beach etc. We visited a few other resorts on the South Coast for lunch while we were driving around and were so pleased we booked Sinalei as it suited our needs the best. Driving into Sinalei with the golf course either side of the road and view to the ocean was stunning. We made good use of the on-site tennis courts and golf course. Rackets, balls and clubs are all available from reception. We brought with us from home 2 irons and a putter, our own tees and golf balls. Note the golf course is a nine hole “pitch and putt” course, the grass is co**** and it is a fun and interesting course rather than a high end course. It is also lovely with the trees and views for a
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