Aggie Greys Hotel - Apia - Samoa

We opted for a cheap four day package at Aggie Greys Hotel in Apia. Enough time for my husband to do business. I had a relaxed few days in and around Apia.We did venture across the island to Coconuts Beach Resort for a very nice lunch. There is nothing like dining outside on a tropical beachfront, overhung with coconut palms, and surrounded by tropical gardens with their flamboyant flowers, and lush green foliage.

Unfortunately the black clouds were racing in! Samoa has a lot of rain.....and no really distinct rainy season.Which has its pluses as everything grows very fast.I well remember a self seeded papaya tree in our garden, when we lived in Samoa, which fruited in 6 months!

Aggie Grey's Hotel was added onto and is now a three level building. But it has retained it's colonial features both outside and in where the decor is comfortable, colourful and while elegant.........not imposing.The gardens which surround the fales and rooms are beautiful, and the pool area was a great place to spend a good part of some lazy days.There are plenty of deck chairs, and the bar and restaurant fale is just beyond the pool.The staff do the rounds regularly to see if you need drinks etc.

This fale is large........big enough to accommodate all the guests who were booked in to the Fiafia. Not having been to a Samoan Fiafia for many years it was a treat to revisit their traditional dances, followed by a wonderful buffet meal with my favourite Samoan dish - palusami.....coconut cream cooked in taro leaves.

Aggie's is a very central hotel .......you can read full details at http://www.fascinating-travel-destinations.com/aggie-greys-hotel.html and everything in Apia is within easy walking distance including several good restaurants.See http://www.fascinating-travel-destinations.com/samoa-restaurants.htmlIt is one of several good hotels, but certainly worth considering because it is so well located.Especially if you like something a bit traditional.

Another Samoa trip

Well, I had not expected I would be returning to Samoa so soon. 24th March we will go for a 4 day package. This is great as it will give me chance to stay at Aggie Grey's and report back both here and on my website about staying at the the hotel as a guest.

Samoa is such a beautiful country, it will be lovely to return.

I have already put many pages about Samoa on my website at http://www.fascinating-travel-destinations.com/travel-to-samoa.html These include information on excellent hotel accommodation, restaurants - I was so surprised at the improvement in restaurants and hotels in Apia. When we lived there in the mid 1980's there was very little apart from Aggie's and the Tusitala, and only one reasonable restaurant, now gone.

I have included a page on sightseeing and put my first slideshow on it. I am not so happy with the slideshow. I am looking for something a little more refined and elegant.

But it is a wonderful way of displaying a lot of lovely photos for a good look at fascinating travel destinations.