The Hotel
22 Ensuite Rooms on the Pacific Shore
Little Italy Hotel is a cosy boutique hotel with 22 ensuite bedrooms, offering magnificent ocean views, nestled in a quiet area away from the bustling crowds yet within easy reach of the city centre and business district.
Our Commitment
When we built the hotel, it was our dream to honour three simple but essential commitments:
- Provide friendly, attentive service
- Provide a great dining experience in a relaxed atmosphere
- Provide clean, comfortable rooms for our guests to truly rest in
Today, we reaffirm this commitment — to ensure you receive the service, good food, and accommodation you expect.
A Quieter Side of Nuku'alofa
Little Italy is set on the quieter, residential side of Nuku'alofa. The neighbourhood is peaceful during the day and comes alive in the evenings, when guests and customers arrive at our Italian restaurant downstairs, bringing music, chatter, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere — making Little Italy feel like the heart of the neighbourhood after dark.
Prime Central Location
About a 20-minute walk or a short taxi ride away, you'll find Nuku'alofa's key landmarks and business hubs, including the banks, Fa'onelua Convention Centre, High Commissions, Immigration Office, Royal Palace, Talamahu Market, Langafonua Gallery & Handicrafts Centre, cafés, and the central business district — making us an ideal base for both work and leisure.
Accommodation
Our Rooms
Standard Room
From TOP$420 per night
Our Standard Rooms are cosy in size but thoughtfully arranged to offer all the comforts you need for a relaxing stay. Each room features a king-size bed with quality linens and a private ensuite bathroom.
Don't be misled by the word “standard”. This room type offers the same comfortable amenities as our Ocean View rooms, and is arranged with business-friendly features including free wireless internet and an IDD telephone.
Room amenities: King-size bed, private ensuite bathroom, air conditioning, teapot, coffee and tea maker, refrigerator, free unlimited wireless internet, 42-inch smart TV, in-room safe, hair dryer, telephone, iron and ironing board, laundry bag, and daily room service.
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Ocean View Room
From TOP$530 per night
Our Ocean View Rooms are compact yet comfortable, thoughtfully arranged to offer everything you need for a relaxing stay. Each room features a king-size bed, a private ensuite bathroom, and a private balcony with outdoor seating overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
From your balcony, watch the morning sunrise or the moon and stars at night. If you're lucky you might spot whales swimming by during whale season, July to October, or catch a cruise ship passing through.
You'll also enjoy the lively buzz of diners visiting our popular Italian restaurant downstairs.
We also have one interconnecting Ocean View option, ideal for families or groups travelling together. It connects a standard Ocean View Room with an adjoining room featuring a double bed, full kitchen, full-size refrigerator and microwave — perfect for longer stays or self-catering. Standard Ocean View rates apply per room.
Please note: this interconnecting option must be booked directly with the hotel (not through the website) and is subject to availability.
Room amenities: King-size bed, private ensuite bathroom, private balcony with outdoor seating and ocean view, air conditioning, teapot, coffee and tea maker, refrigerator, free unlimited wireless internet, 42-inch smart TV, in-room safe, hair dryer, telephone, iron and ironing board, laundry bag, and daily room service.
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Superior Room
From TOP$640 per night
Our Superior Room is the largest and most spacious option at the hotel, ideal for families, groups travelling together, business travellers, or guests planning a longer stay.
Beautifully appointed and thoughtfully designed, it features a king-size bed, a queen-size sofa bed and two comfortable single sofas, accommodating up to four guests. An additional full-size single bed is available on request for $50 per day.
Step out onto your private balcony and enjoy the view over our lush palm trees — a tropical setting to start or end your day.
With its generous layout and homely feel, it's perfect for those who want extra space to relax, work, or settle in for an extended stay in Nuku'alofa.
Room amenities: King-size bed, queen-size sofa bed, two single sofas, private ensuite bathroom, private balcony overlooking palm trees, full-size refrigerator, microwave, air fryer, air conditioning, teapot, coffee and tea maker, free unlimited wireless internet, 50-inch smart TV, in-room safe, hair dryer, telephone, iron and ironing board, laundry bag, and daily room service.
Optional extras: full-size single bed available on request for $50 per day.
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🎉 Little Room — 30th Anniversary Special
To celebrate 30 years of Little Italy, we're delighted to introduce our Little Rooms — a new addition to our room categories, offered at a very special, affordable rate as our way of saying malo and grazie mille — thank you a thousand times — to all our guests, old and new.
The Little Room is a new room type, not a newly built room. It's part of our existing hotel, now offered as a separate, more affordable category for guests seeking great value.
Our Little Rooms are compact, comfortable rooms ideal for the solo traveller looking for great value without compromising on essentials. Furnished with a double bed, the rooms offer a partial ocean glimpse alongside views of the surrounding neighbourhood.
Please note: the entrance to this room is located directly on the landing steps.
TOP $199 per night — direct booking only
This special 30th anniversary rate is available exclusively when you book directly with us.
Before You Book
Guest Information
Please read the following information before making reservations.
Total Number of Rooms
4 Superior Rooms · 10 Ocean View Rooms (including 1 interconnecting pair) · 6 Standard Rooms · 2 Little Rooms
Rates Validity
Valid for guests arriving between 01 Jan 2026 and 31 Dec 2026.
Minimum Stay
We accept a minimum 2 night stay.
Payment Options
We accept Visa and Mastercard, with a 4% surcharge for credit card fees. Bank TT, local company cheque or cash also accepted.
Internet
Free unlimited wireless internet throughout the property, available to hotel guests only.
Beds & Maximum Guests
All Standard and Ocean View bedrooms have 1 King or 1 Queen size bed only and cater for a maximum of 2 guests in total. There is not enough space in these rooms for an extra single bed. For families or larger groups, our Superior Room is our biggest room, featuring 1 King bed and 1 sofa bed, and can cater for up to 5 people maximum.
Check-in
Check in is available from 2:00PM. If you check in early and the room is ready, we can check you in right away. If the room is not yet ready, we can store your bags until the normal check-in time of 2:00PM.
Check-out
Guests are required to check out before 10:00AM. We can grant a late checkout up to 12:00PM without an additional charge, but this needs to be booked in advance at the time of booking and is subject to availability. Late checkout after 12:00PM will be charged at the full rate.
Connecting Rooms
We have one interconnecting Ocean View option, ideal for families or groups travelling together. It consists of two adjoining rooms — Room 1 features a king-size bed with standard Ocean View amenities, and Room 2 features a double bed with a full kitchen, full-size refrigerator, and microwave. Both rooms share the ocean view and balcony experience. Each room is charged at the full Ocean View rate per night, and the set is subject to availability.
Children
1 child under the age of 11 years sharing accommodation with a parent in existing bedding is free of charge.
Smoking
All rooms are non-smoking. Penalties will be charged to guests who smoke in rooms – TOP$200.00 cleaning fee.
Tax
All rates are inclusive of 15% tax.
Party Policy
Zero tolerance party policy. In the interest of quiet enjoyment and respect for all guests at the hotel, a no party policy applies to all guests staying at the property. Guests are expected to be respectful of other guests at all times, and to be quiet between 10:00PM and 7:00AM. Immediate eviction with no refund applies to any breaches of this policy.
Cancellation Policies
- Cancellation more than 7 days prior to arrival – no charge
- Cancellation within 7 days – 1 night rate will be charged
- Cancellation within 3 days – full accommodation price will be charged
- No refunds for early departures or unused nights
A Look Around
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Book directly for our best available rates. For interconnecting rooms, long stays or group bookings, please contact us and we will look after you.