The King and Queen’s Autumn tour of Australia and Samoa is now well underway. There have been cheering crowds, hecklers and a packed schedule so far. And after completing their duties in Canberra and Sydney, the royal couple will head to the remote Polynesian island, where they’ll be welcomed with a traditional ‘Ava Fa’atupu ceremony. The King is also slated to visit a mangrove forest, a National Park and plant a tree in the island’s Botanical Garden in a nod to his long-standing commitment to the environment.
But the question on travel buffs’ lips is: where will they be staying? A source has shared with the Standard that the royal couple will bed down at four-star Sinalei Reef Resort & Spa — a remote and traditional boutique hotel which sits in a sheltered lagoon along the southern coast of Upolu Island.
