Does Dave Parker's Eco Lodge have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Dave Parker's Eco Lodge pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Dave Parker's Eco Lodge?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Dave Parker's Eco Lodge?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at Dave Parker's Eco Lodge?

Checkout is at 10 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does Dave Parker's Eco Lodge provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Dave Parker's Eco Lodge located?

Situated on a river, this lodge is within 9 mi (15 km) of Fugalei Fresh Produce Market, Fish Market and National Parliament. Apia Park and Palolo Deep Marine Reserve are also within 9 mi (15 km).

Dave Parker's Eco Lodge Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Mary

27 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Dave Parker Lodge is an amazing place to stay. The scenery and views to the coast are spectacular. The staff are very friendly and helpful and meals good. Although we had trouble finding the place, it is really worth the visit.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

17 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

We really enjoyed our stay. Lolita was an exceptional host who made us feel very welcome. Rooms are basic but clean. Views are second to none. Absolute no-brainer for the travelling birder with many of my targets seen on the property. Suitable for anyone seeking a quiet relaxing stay in Samoa. Highly recommend the Sunday traditional Samoan lunch.

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ella

23 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Really amazing view, staff really friendly

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Marisher

28 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Definitely Million Dollar Views just priceless large rooms could not recommend enough perhaps what may put people off is it bush location but Definitely worth it

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

marcus

27 Sept 2024

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The owners are lovely, the view of the jungle, the city and the ocean are fantastic. The room was well vented as we didn't need air con. The rooms are dated and need a deeper clean, but excellent value for what you pay for. If you don't mind being twenty-plus minutes from the city and remote, this is a gem

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Fijay

19 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

We stayed 3 nights @ Dave Parkers Eco Lodge. The lodge is located on a mountain with wonderful views of the City of Apia & Ocean, surrounded by lush green forest, flowers and trees. The Lodge is secluded and quite. Great place if you want to chill out and relax but not convenient if you are interested in doing tours or coming into Apia everyday. But they do provide shuttle 5/6 days a week, leaving @ 8:30am and returning @ 3:00PM. The lodge is outdated. It has a small 22" TV on the wall, 1 Queen bed, which as OK. Balcony is not very useful. It is only about 3 feet wide, with 6" wooden railings, barely enough to squeeze a chair. But be careful of the Warps nets in the Wooden railing. 5 mins of arriving there, Bobby was stung by a Warp that had a large nest in the Wooden railings. We never went back out on the Balcony again. There are no bus services so either a car rental or arrange a Transfer in advance is best. Breakfast has two options... eggs & toast or pancakes. I asked for omelettes but the cook was not able to accommodate that. We had paid for breakfast in advance but it was added to our bill at checkout again. But Lolita, onsite Manager was able to credit us when I brought this to her attention. There is a small pool, we did not use it. Since Water is pumped up, buying drinking water is best. Lolita was wonderful. She is full of local information and she drives guests to town and pick them up. Lolita made our stay so much more enjoyable. We did check out a day early.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill

30 Oct 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great room with bathroom, fridge and tea/coffee making facilities.

Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anamalia

29 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Wonder of Nature! Great place to unwind and take in the stunning and fantastic views, the birds, forest and Malama's beautiful gardens. The staff were amazing, very friendly, welcoming and always willing to help. Service and food were good too. one of the highlights was the Sunday umu demonstration by Losi, Laa, Lili and Tusi, highly recommended. Huge thank you Lita, Malama, Dave and the team, we had a great stay and will definitely be back.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

O

29 Jul 2025

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

Enjoyed my stay

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

7 Jun 2025

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

It was a wonderful place to spend our first 3 days in Samoa so restful and cool up in the hills. The views were marvellous. Had plenty of space in our room. We would definitely go again if in Samoa.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

25 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

What a wonderful place to stay in the hills away from the city. The location is amazing with an incredible view over to the bay. We were made to feel welcome and valued as guests and could not speak more highly of Lolita and her team who were all very accommodating and helpful to us being first time visitors to Samoa. We would highly recommend a stay here and will certainly be doing so again when we return. Thank you Lolita!

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Faaaliga

7 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very helpful staff. Lovely food and cheaper than most places. Thanks Lolita formaking us feel at home

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

10 Jan 2025

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

A Stay In the Mountains

Very helpful staff. Great view and nice to be out of the heat and noise of the city. I enjoyed walking around on the property and swimming in the pool. The Sunday meal cooked in the umu was excellent.

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kate

25 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Our stay at Dave Parker Eco resort was just lovely. We didn't really want to leave. Its quiet position, proximity to Apia and daily runs into town are what attracted us, but what we got was so much more. We were welcomed with smiles and information. Any question answered with local knowledge and advice. Being included in the umu on Sunday was a real highlight and felt we were part of the family. Thank you to all, we loved it

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

25 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely location in the hills above Apia with beautiful views of the area and sea. Wonderful staff. Special Umu preparation and meal on Sunday. Cooler than the lowlands but also has a wonderfully refreshing pool.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tupuivao Ulualofaiga

3 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful view

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melesete

24 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The spot was true to its Million Dollar view. So beautiful. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Thank you so much for a lovely experience. Highly recommend this to everyone.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maranina

2 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I really love staying at Dave Parker's EcoLodge Hotel. This was my second time, and I really enjoyed my time there. They've made some improvements in the six months between visits and now include a handy information sheet on basic Samoan phrases for guests new to Samoa. They also clearly indicate that meals are by request, which was initially confusing on my first stay. I love coming back to Dave's because it is quiet and set in stunning nature. Staff are friendly and helpful, and take time to chat with you, especially if you are looking a little lost and uncertain. I highly recommend staying here. Fa'afetai lava!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

27 Jan 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very clean and nice view of the Apia town and fresth air.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

31 Dec 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Just the locations but everything else was terrible no one came to clean our room staff was so rude our family came to visit one of the staff came and say to leave right away he was rude blankets and pillows was so dirty old and yucky looking sink was so dirty no one came to check if we need to clean our room so disappointed we have to leave the place and our nights at the place wasn’t even finish but we have to just leave so disappointed ☹️ especially there staff never in millionaire years I’ll go back in this place

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Jason

2 Dec 2019

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice setting, great price

This was a cool place to stay. We just needed a place to stay while returning from a trip to New Zealand. I thought it would be cool to try. First off, this place takes a while to get to. It's way off the beaten path, but once you get up to it, it's a really cool setting. It's up on the side of the mountain with a great view of Apia. I understand there's a waterfall on the property down by the cabins. Our room had a great view. If you stay in the cabins, I don't think you'll get the same view. The room itself was large, but very basic. There wasn't any AC, but that isn't bad when you have a breeze up on the mountain. They had a great breakfast in the morning that was included in the room price that we had. When I first checked in, the clerk said that it wasn't included, but I showed her the e-mail, and it was taken care of. In the morning, we caught a ride down to Apia with Dave. It appears that guests can ride from the lodge to Dave's store in town in the morning and return in the evening. It was a cool place to stay.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

16 Nov 2019

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

Really nice. We stayed in the Sunset room which was huge and even had a piano. Very private. Breakfast was nice but if ur a coffee person u wont enjoy it here. Better off heading down to Milanos for a decent cuppa. They could possibly loose the common room TV as well. A little hot/cold sign on the shower as well so 5 minutes of water isnt wasted waiting for the hot. I actually got under it cold as i hate waste but my guess is most people wouldnt. A simple sign might fix this. They also need to lose the 'This is private property No Trespassers' sign just inside the turnoff. Very weird and VERY misleading. But look for the coin this place is excellent, quiet, safe and friendly. You MUST have a car here i reckon.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Taoipu

25 Sept 2019

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

Do not stay here

Did not stay here as the location was to far from anywhere. My rental car was not made to drive up a steep mountain and I was not impressed at all with the service. I don't reccomend anyone staying here. So all up I lost my money and I had to pay damages towards the rental car which was damaged during the ride up the mountain. Waste of time and money.

Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Trish

8 Sept 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

The views were so beautiful you have to go up a very big drive way but that is expected to get the views that you have, they are working on the road to the Eco lodge which is a big job so good on them!!! the water falls are beautiful!!!for the price a nice place to stay Dave was and awesome owner it was lovely staying and they are still working on the resort I wish them well thanks for a great place to stay at a very cheap rate.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

27 Jul 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Fantastic views, great and accessible waterfall for swimming

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

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