Cabañas Tokerau

RapaNui had been on our "to do" list for decades. We took our Granddaughters ages 20 and 18 to experience the beauty and history of the Island. The excellent hospitality of family owned and operated Cabanas Tokerau began upon our arrival at the RapaNui airport. We were greeted with traditional flower Leis, symbolizing love and friendship. Lalo, son of the owners Yvonne and Ecuardo, loaded our luggage into the clean and modern van for transport to the Cabanas. On the way to our lodging we were treated to a mini-tour ouf the town of Hanga Roa as Lalo pointed out the main areas of interest and stopped to give us a photo op of one of the Moai locations. Tokerau is a short ride out of "town", about 4 minutes, just far enough to be convenient yet quiet and rural. The property is lush with mature vegetation (some of the online photos are from an earlier time when the plantings were young and small). We were attracted by the garden setting and that the cabanas each had individual furnished lanais. The bottom floor of our building contained one 'apartment' and a large fully equipped kitchen/living room/dining area. The dining table seats 8 comfortably. Now for the unique surprise. Breakfast is included and is served at 9:00AM for the guests in each building, brought from the owners residence, where it has been prepared by owner Yvonne. You may have breakfast on the large lanai furnished for outdoor dining. This is a family oriented property and Eduardo makes you feel just like family. He will be happy give you advice on any feature of the Island-great restaurants, great shops, great places to visit. Speaking of family, full day or half day tours of the Island may be arranged with Lalo. We travel frequently to different and unusual locations. Lalo is among the very best guides we have experienced. You will appreciate your visit to RapaNui so much more with Lalo's tour. The property offers clean modern rentals cars on site. Advice · The Sebastian Englert Museum has an excellent collection of the tools used to carve the Moiai "statues", original carvings, and very informative movie and visual diplays, but it is closed on Saturday and Sunday. Be sure to schedule accordingly because it is something you would not want to miss.