Hotel Hare Boutik

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)


A top-drawer hotel, without the stiff upper lips. Digs are in wood and stone bungalows dotted on an alluring property not far from the airport. Rooms are spacious, light-filled and judiciously laid out, with elegant furnishings, solid amenities and a private terrace. It's quite spread out so you can get a decent dose of privacy, and it features an excellent on-site restaurant.

It’s a bit far from the center, but bikes are available for free.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Rapa Nui (Easter Island) attractions

1. Puna Pau

0.79 MILES

The volcanic Puna Pau quarry was used to make the reddish, cylindrical pukao (topknots) that were placed on many moai. Some 60 of these were transported…

2. Ahu Vinapu

1.19 MILES

Beyond the eastern end of the airport runway, a road heads south past some large oil tanks to this ceremonial platform, with two major ahu. One of them…

3. Iglesia Hanga Roa

1.32 MILES

The unmissable Iglesia Hanga Roa, the island's Catholic church, is well worth a visit for its spectacular carvings, which integrate Christian doctrine…

4. Ahu Tautira

1.73 MILES

If you've just arrived and can't wait for your first encounter with the moai (large anthropomorphic statues), head straight to Ahu Tautira. This site…

5. Caleta Hanga Roa

1.74 MILES

Your first encounter with the moai will probably take place at Ahu Tautira, which overlooks Caleta Hanga Roa, the fishing port in Hanga Roa at the foot of…

6. Playa Pea

1.74 MILES

For a little dip, the tiny beach at Playa Pea, on the south side of Caleta Hanga Roa, fits the bill (though it's more of a rocky cove than a sandy oasis).

7. Ahu Tahai

1.86 MILES

Ahu Tahai is a highly photogenic site that contains three restored ahu (ceremonial platform). Ahu Tahai proper is the ahu in the middle, supporting a…

8. Museo Antropológico Sebastián Englert

1.87 MILES

This well-organized museum makes a perfect introduction to the island's history and culture. It displays basalt fishhooks, obsidian spearheads and other…