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# Black Pearl Suites Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
lakeripley 08:00 UTC 09 May 2007 | Will be in Tonga on a brief 2-day layover. Have heard the Black Pearl Suites are about the best hotel on the island. Any opinions? |
copperspoon 08:09 UTC 09 May 2007 | That's not what I heard. | 1
lakeripley 23:59 UTC 09 May 2007 | What is the best hotel? | 2
bendigo 18:49 UTC 15 May 2007 | Not sure what's left after "the troubles". I know the restaurant at "Black Pearl Suites" was great when I was there in July 2006. It was all pretty classy, but I didn't see into any of the rooms. The "new" wing at International Dateline looked OK (I was in one of the old rooms - really crap!!!), but the food there (except for the Tongan Banquet with the Cultural Show) is really awful, and the service is unbelievably bad! | 3
harry_mudd 06:31 UTC 16 May 2007 | Unfortunately, bendigo, the bitch that was running the hotel in July is still running it, so don't expect any uplifts in service. The Tongan staff get treated like dirt. The GM has them on a starting wage of TOP$1.25 per hour, and if they are good guys for 3 months they will get TOP$1.50, so they don't bust a gut to help you. I heard that the new wing suffered under the riots and things ain't up to scratch. I hear the Nerima is great for TOP$48 per night. | 4
harry_mudd 06:41 UTC 16 May 2007 | <blockquote>Quote <hr>Tongan Banquet with the Cultural Show<hr></blockquote> Island night is good, I reckon. TOP$25 gets you a banquet meal and a great show. The fire eater was unbelievable! I had one guest complain that they weren't real. Jeez, what do you want for $25 bucks? (AUD$17) | 5