Mala Island Resort

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Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
Take advantage of a free food/drink shopping service, a free daily manager's reception and a terrace at Mala Island Resort. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas, and guests can find other amenities, such as a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services.

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
  • Laundry room
  • Room service

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A bed with a canopy, pillows, and a headboard.

Romantic Double

  • Ocean view
  • 27 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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A room with two beds, a large window with curtains, a nightstand, and a lamp.

Panoramic Quad Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Ocean view
  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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  • Sleeps 4

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  • Sleeps 6

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About the area

Located in Mala, Mala Island Resort is by the ocean. Local points of interest include Vava'u Harbor, St. Joseph's Cathedral, and Mt. Talau National Park. Visit our Mala travel guide
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Mala island, Mala, Vava'u

What's nearby

  • A turquoise sea, a sandy beach, and a forested hill.
    Vava'u Harbor
    20 min drive - 13.4 km
  • St. Joseph's Cathedral
    20 min drive - 13.8 km
  • Mt. Talau National Park
    25 min drive - 16.6 km

Getting around

  • Vava'u (VAV)
    24 min drive

Restaurants

  • Coffee & Tees
    14 min drive
  • The Basque Tavern
    13 min drive
  • Bellavista
    14 min drive
  • Tropicana Cafe
    2 min walk
  • Falaleu Deli
    14 min drive

About this property

Mala Island Resort

  • Lodge by the ocean
  • At Mala Island Resort, you can look forward to a free food/drink shopping service, a free daily manager's reception and a terrace. In addition to a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
  • You'll also find perks such as:
    • Full breakfast (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and express check-out
    • Express check-in, meeting rooms and tour/ticket information
    • Coffee/tea in reception, multilingual staff and barbecues
  • More conveniences in all rooms include:
    • Bathrooms with showers
    • Private gardens, wardrobes/cupboards and communal kitchens

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM on request

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: TOP 40 for adults and TOP 20 for children
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception

Conveniences

  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free grocery shopping service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Hardwood flooring in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Individual decor

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; check-in end time: 7 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 4 per cent for credit card payments
There is no front desk at this property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets stay for free
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types at the property

  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: from approximately TOP 40 for adults and from TOP 20 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: TOP 150.00 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 4 per cent

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, debit cards and cash
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

Frequently asked questions

Is Mala Island Resort pet-friendly?

Yes, cats and dogs are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Mala Island Resort?

This lodge doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Mala Island Resort?

Check-in start time: noon; check-in end time: 7 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Mala Island Resort?

Checkout is at noon.

Does Mala Island Resort provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs 7:00 AM-10:00 PM on request. A fee of TOP 150.00 per vehicle applies.

Where is Mala Island Resort located?

Situated by the ocean, this lodge is within 9 miles (15 km) of Vava'u Harbor, St. Joseph's Cathedral and Mt. Talau National Park. Ene'io Botanical Garden is 14.7 mi (23.7 km) away.

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Reviews

Mala Island Resort Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

8.4

Cleanliness

10

Location

9.6

Staff & service

7.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 35 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 35 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 35 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The family running the resort were just amazing. Always willing, cheerful and everything done with smiles on their faces. We were given wonderful, tasty meals, with the mahi-mahi being the standout. The chalets all have sea views, have comfortable beds and good showers. Excellent wifi in public area. Mala Island Resort ticks all the boxes for an enjoyable, relaxing holiday.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Amenities
The property itself is an excellent locations , peaceful, quiet, and just relaxing
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
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8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very friendly owner. Very small island with a tiny beach. The main attraction is going whale swimming then resting at the hotel. If you want to snorkel there it’s best to bring your own fins and snorkels. Limited amenities. Food was cooked by the owner and was very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay at this quiet, friendly, rustic retreat at a family-run eco-resort. Good food as well!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Staff & service
A little resort in a wonderful location managed by an amazing family we had the pleasure to spend some time with! Great experience overall and … thank you to our hosts!!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an amazing 3 night stay at Mala resort. This family run accommodation is a great location within the Vava’u island group. The rooms are comfortable with spectacular views. With wifi in the common areas, it’s a great space to digitally detox while still being connected :) The hosts are so friendly and welcoming, happy to help with any request. We would recommend this property to anyone staying in Vava’u.
View from our room
A beach on the island
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Most beautiful place I have ever seen. Cool refreshing water. I was well cared for. I was treated like a family member. The food was fantastic. So peaceful. “Off the grid” experience.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a sweet stay this was. It’s on its own little island. The family is just delightful, the food was great and I would totally stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Chill place on a remote island :-)

A great stay on this small private island. It is remote, so make sue that is good for you. Has a small beach with good snorkeling. There is a bit of current. This place is great for whale watching…sometimes you can see the humpbacks from the island! Room was excellent and comfortable, good hot water. Great meals. Owner arranged for whale swim tours to come and pick me up from the island..a bonus! Thanks so much for a wonderful, relaxing stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The family running the resort were very friendly and ready and willing to do all they could to fulfill your requests. Transport to and from the airport were arranged with no hassle. When we needed to change dates they were very easy to work with. This was a great experience.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We really enjoyed our time there and it was an opportunity to really get off the grid. Beautiful location. Nisha and his family treated us like royalty. He helped us arrange a great boat tour around the islands along with a scuba dive and swim with the whales at the last minute. They cooked our food to order which was excellent. We have already recommended him to friends
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Mala island resort is not a flash resort but this is largely compensated by the environment. The cabins have great views on the sea and sunset, the island is quiet,and the marine life next door is incredible. Our hosts organised the transport from and to the airport, plus our whale swim day. The room we were had mosquito nets around each bed, but there was not many mosquitos when we were there in September. Meals are cooked by our hosts at a reasonable cost. However, I recommend to buy some snacks before heading to the island at Neiafu during the transfer, as we were a bit hungry after snorkeling and couldn't wait until diner time. The menu includes several options so my child who doesn't like fish could always have the option of a salad or chicken. Snorkeling is great from the beach. The so called "Japanese gardens" are next door with plenty of colourful fish. The coral reef suffered from the last cyclone and there is a big part damaged or dead, but there are still some live reefs that will satisfy any snorkeler. We saw some bigger animals too: a couple of reef sharks and turtles. We didn't have snorkel.equipment for everyone as I thought the resort will have some spares. They don't. So bring all snorkel gear. In September, the water temperature was around 25 degrees. I didn't put any wetsuit but I was a bit cold after 2 hours snorkeling. My family wore wet suits. The reef had enough diversity that we consider coming outside the whale season.
The beach with in front the Japanese gardens
The deck where we have our meals with Daisy, very friendly dog
Sunset from our cabin
The island from the boat when we left
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Staff & service
No frills stay with basic room amenities. The family the runs this place were really kind and the food was great for a short stay. Amazing curry dish!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great island experience; a real opportunity to disconnect
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing views, superb local kitchen.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an amazing 5 days at Mala Island Resort. Our host family were very hospitable and friendly and went out of their way to make our stay as enjoyable as possible. The snorkelling 100m off the island is incredible
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Little peace of paradise! Facilities a bit run down so don't expect anything fancy but compensated by lovely caretaker family and good value for money for Tongan standards. Ideal place for digital detox. Great meals. Would stay here again as an island retreat.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is truly a mom-and-pop resort. Their teenage children help and are always happy and smiling. This is not a luxury resort but has comfortable nice lodgings with million-dollar views of the gorgeous water, surrounding islands, and stunning sunsets and starry skies. Each room has its own full bathroom comfortable bed, refrigerator, and balcony. The owners cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for an additional reasonable charge and the food is excellent, we had a Tongan traditional pig roast which was fantastic. Excellent place to stay, they have wifi in the main dining room/deck and the snorkeling is amazing. Highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an incredible slice of paradise! Nesha, Oli and family were so incredibly welcoming and friendly. The island is so tranquil and relaxing and has the most amazing private beach. Oli prepared the most delicious meals. Breakfast was fit for a champion (toast, eggs, bacon and fresh fruit) and the dinners which were mostly fresh fish were super tasty and fresh and all meals were good value. The resort itself is a little tired but amazing by Tongan standards (we have stayed at many other places in Tonga). The resort also has hot water which is a rarity in Tonga. The resort is next to the Japanese Gardens which can be snorkelled from the island with relative ease, the reef had a large range of different fish and we saw a turtle (the best snorkelling we have had in Tonga)! We also used Mala Resort’s kayak and kayaked to Swallows Cave which was quite a challenge but very doable from the resort. The transport to and from the resort was also well arranged. Thanks very much for our stay.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Wir waren 4 Nächte hier u es hat uns sehr gefallen. Die Gastgeberfamilie ist überaus bemüht u sehr freundlich/hilfsbereit. Bei Bedarf können Dinge aus dem Supermarkt bestellt werden. Vor Ort wird gekocht u es gibt vom frischen Tuna oder Mahi Mahi über Pasta u Sandwiches alles was das Herz begehrt. Die Zimmer selbst haben einen fantastischen Ausblick über die Bucht u wir haben aus nächster Nähe mehrmals Buckelwale vorbeischwimmen sehen. Das Gesamtpaket stimmt u lässt somit über den ein oder anderen Punkt was die Zimmer angeht hinwegsehen (etwas abgewohnt). Kühlschrank im Zimmer vorhanden :-) Wir würden wiederkommen.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
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4/10 Poor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
On an island, private trail (920 metres), could walk around island at low tide. Staff tried to be helpful, with limited resources. Did a great job of organizing transit to and from the resort.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Des Essen war fantastisch, die Eigentümer superhilfsbereit und freundlich, die Lage der Bungalows ist sehr schön, man schaut aufs Meer und Palmen, der Garten ist schön, der Strand ist ok, leider ist die Anlage in die Jahre gekommen, daher auch schwer sauber zu halten, alles müsste grundüberholt werden. Das Internet ist wie überall langsam oder nicht da, wenn viele eingeloggt sind. Die Korallen vor Ort (Japanese Garden?) kann man vergessen. Aber man kann schöne Bootsausflüge machen und auch die Waltouren sind super von dort aus zu machen.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wow, where do we even start with Mala Island resort, Neesha, Olivia and the girls were amazing. The location is out of this world incredible, situated on a secluded island, it’s the perfect sanctuary to unwind and relax. We bought food over but mostly ate Olivia and the girls cooking because it’s was always so tasty and fresh. We had the most amazing tuna! I would highly recommend this island for anyone who wants to truly experience a relaxing holiday. This has to be one of my favourite holiday destinations in the world, we will 100% be back next year.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

I booked but didn’t stay there as the communication with them was less than reliable. Since they are several miles off shore and require a water shuttle it did not look like I would make an 8AM flight departure.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This island is very back to basics and great if you want to get away from everything. The food offered is wonderful and Neisha and Oli are very accomodating. Remember to bring games to keep you amused and snacks and drinks, as you can only get to the shops by boat.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2019