Located in Nuku'alofa, Little Italy Hotel is by the ocean, within a 15-minute walk of Centenary Chapel and Royal Palace of Tonga. .This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Royal Tombs and 1 mi (1.7 km) from Basilica of St Anthony of Padua.
What's nearby
Royal Palace of Tonga - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
Royal Tombs - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
Basilica of St Anthony of Padua - 2 min drive - 1.7 km
Talamahu Market - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
Flea Market - 6 min drive - 4.8 km
Getting around
Nuku'alofa (TBU-Fua'amotu Intl.) - 45 min drive
Restaurants
Friends Cafe - 18 min walk
Cafe Escape - 17 min walk
Reload Bar - 18 min walk
Billfish Bar and Restaurant - 5 min drive
Vietnamese Cafe - 3 min drive
About this property
Little Italy Hotel
Waterfront hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
Little Italy Hotel offers 22 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 22 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this hotel include concierge services and babysitting (surcharge).
Satisfy your appetite for dinner at Little Italy, a restaurant which specializes in Italian cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Little Italy - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, Italian
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Restaurants on site
Little Italy
Family friendly
Babysitting (surcharge)
In-room refrigerator
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Guidebooks
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
Garden
On the waterfront
Terrace
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Tile flooring in room
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels provided
Entertainment
42-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Limited room service
Refrigerator
More
Air conditioning
Desk
Iron/ironing board
Laptop workspace
Phone
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets or service animals allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 11 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: NZD 40 per person (one-way)
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; cash is not accepted
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Property is also known as
Little Italy Hotel Nuku'alofa
Little Italy Hotel
Little Italy Nuku'alofa
Little Italy Hotel And Restaurant
Little Italy Hotel & Restaurant Tonga/Tongatapu Island
Little Italy Hotel Nuku Alofa
Little Italy Nuku Alofa
Little Italy Hotel Hotel
Little Italy Hotel Nuku'alofa
Little Italy Hotel Hotel Nuku'alofa
Little Italy Hotel Reviews
Reviews
9.0
Wonderful
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Such a beautiful property very convenient and close to town ocean view lovely staffs and sweet. Good food at the restaurant below as well serves such a good breakfast meal fresh organic tropical fruits can’t wait to go back again! Rooms are great for families and little ones big and spacious!
Great hotel in Tonga - get a room with a water view if you plan to stay for a period of time, as the rooms opposite (not facing the water) are a bit oppressive. They also have a patio to help enjoy the view. Only downside is you get more road & restaurant noise, but that's part of the charm.
Restaurant downstairs is wonderful. And the hotel is 15 minutes walk into town.
Definately recommend the hotel when staying in Tonga.
Excellent place to stay in Tonga. The rooms were spotless. The attached restaurant was very good and their free breakfast was the best I have had at a restaurant in a long time. I recommend to my friends as the place to stay in Nufalofa
The staff was very friendly, helpful as well as the owner of Little Italy. The place was clean and has a nice view of the ocean even though i didn't get a front view room.
Malo
I came for my fathers funeral. We live right behind the hotel but it was too crowded at the house so I booked a room here. The owners offered free rooms for those who came for the funeral but I booked via Expedia so that I could feel as if Im supporting our local businesses. The service was top notch and friendly. Anytime I locked myself out or had questions or concerns, the employees were always there to help with a smile. The amenities worked well for my needs. The free breakfast came in handy and was surprisingly refreshing, delicious, and offered quite a selection. I was highly satisfied with my stay and highly recommend Little Italy for your stay in Tongatapu. Thank you owners and staff of Little Italy!
The Tongan people are very gracious and kind. This is the best hotel in the area. They have wi-fi available in the rooms. Cell phones from the US do not work on the island, unless connected to wi-fi. The food in the restaurant was great. The breakfast choices varied. There are very limited food options close, so having good food attached to the hotel is a huge bonus. Pizza was very good, so were the cream sauce pastas. The receptionist called for a tour guide on short notice to drive us to all the attractions around the island. A balcony room is worth the extra cost. It was a lovely way to just sit and watch the ocean. The hotel also has car rentals available. Taxis are not available on Sundays unless prearranged.
A bit of an oasis, great staff and food, everything I needed while working in Tonga. Will definitely return next time I am working there.
Tim
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
Business traveller
20 Jan 2024
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good place if here for work.
Stayed in standard room - those with a balcony are probably worth it if you are here during the day, but I was out for work. The rooms are on the smallish side but have everything you need. The reception/housekeeping staff are great. Food in the restaurant also good (basic breakfast) but it does get very very busy at night so either go early or be prepared to enjoy sitting around the table chatting while waiting. Very comfortable bed, other parts of the room a bit tired but there were signs of rennovations happening. If you are here for work it has everything you need.
The hotel wasn't actually open to the public when we checked in (miscommunication with Expedia), but they honoured our booking anyway. This meant we didn't have breakfast, room service or reception for most of our stay but they did try to make up for it later in our stay. Otherwise, the property is a great boutique hotel (particularly for Tonga standards) with an excellent Italian restaurant. The staff were very warm. I would stay here again in Nukualofa.
Great place to stay and location is right by the sea
Really close to town so able to walk
Staff were friendly and helpful
Hotel is also a restaurant with some awesome food
Staff are freindly, quick to fix anything that not working. All rooms require some stairs to climb so not very wheelchair freindly.
Beds are real comfortable, shower has good water pressure, shampoo conditioner and bar of soap supplied. Restraunt down stairs is very popular for their pizza 🍕.
I definitely recommend staying here.
It was nice and clean, had lovely staff and we enjoyed a great sea view from our room. We were allowed to keep our room to 11.30am on the day we left. We did so appreciate that. The breakfast food was plentyful and nice variety. The pizzas are good for evening meal.
Nice and handy to the CBD, there was some external upgrades happening which did not make it to good during the day with noise, staff were great very friendly and happy.
Staff is friendly. Location is great with ocean view.
AC is making frustrated noise and there is no other room to swap.
Bed sheet and towel have many dirty spots.
Kettle has many residual and not drinkable.
Owners and staff were very helpful and friendly.
They accommodated us when our flights were cancelled and willing to help with anything that we needed. I highly recommend this property