Bill (from Australia) and his wife Edith (Rapa Nui) run a lovely hotel with few rooms and excellent service. They are a pleasure to have met, helpful, friendly, and wonderful. Bill explains everything with enthusiasm and patience. Edith makes you feel at home in their beautiful hotel and gardens. Great location, spectacular views, excellent day trips, great guides. When you... more

Easter Island with its mysterious moai statues, birdman cult stories, amazing volcano crater, and great scenery was an amazing 5 days away from the rest of the world. Edith, Bill and the family were great hosts, Bill even taking us out on our own tour when numbers were not sufficient for a group tour. Room was spotless and airy ! more

From first email contact with Edith, we were looking forward to our stay and everything was organised for us from the greeting on arrival to giving us options to see the Tapati festival when our plane was delayed by five hours until 2:25am. Unless you are taking US Dollars in with you ignore US prices as you will have to... more

We stayed at the Tauraa Hotel a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it...Our room was huge and spotless...The garden was beautiful...Edith was just wonderful (Bill unfortunately was away on a trip). The breakfast was lovely with fresh whipped fruit juice daily and a variety of home cooked items which were delicious. We took a few tours.....the first one with... more

We had a great stay at Tuaraa. Edith & Bill were extremely helpful - telling us where to find a beach with shade, helping us to hire a quad bike from 10am for 24hours which meant we could see the island's best sunset before dinner and the best sunrise and get back for breakfast etc. Their excellent tours specialise in... more

This is a small b/b with about 8rooms. All very clean and hot water. Central. Edit and Bill and their extended family a perfect combination. All ooze friendliness. Breakfasts are great. They also have their own tours. Suggest the quarry tour first day and then the other . Make sure that Bill is taking the other as his imput is... more

We only had one night at the Taura hotel, but Edith the owner helped us pack in so much into the two half days we had on either side of it in Easter Island. She was incredibly helpful and efficient, getting a rental car sorted for us and getting us on our way quickly. The hotel itself was lovely too.... more

Having read the previous reviews, I certainly agree with their comments on the friendly atmosphere that Bill and Edith have created at Hotel Taura'a. The small hotel is family run with most of the staff somehow related to one another. I would also acknowledge their negative comments; however, if you are going to Easter Island to experience not only the... more

We recently stayed at the Hotel Tauraa for 3 nights and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. As other reviewers have mentioned...Bill and Edith make the place. I would have been less enthused if they had not been there. They are fun and helpful and enthusiastic...but they do not interfere. Breakfast was different every morning...fresh fruit and a main course. Edith prides... more