On your once-in-a-lifetime Easter Island vacation, be sure to stay at the Tupa Hotel. This comfortable Easter Island accommodation receives positive reviews for the warm welcome it extends to visitors to Hanga Roa. The Tupa Hotel was built by Sergio Rapu Haoa, an archaeologist renowned for his studies of the island’s moai, or monolithic stone figures. He was also Easter Island’s first native governor. The hotel has an excellent location just outside the port town of Hanga Roa, with gorgeous views of the island’s west coast. From the Tupa Hotel, you can walk to restaurant, pubs, shops, or the beach in approximately 5 minutes. Among the amenities at the Tupa Hotel are a bar and restaurant, free parking, and an airport shuttle service. A continental breakfast, included in the room rate, is served each morning in the dining room. Free Wireless internet access is available in the lobby. The hotel’s attentive staff is happy to help arrange bicycle, jeep, or quad bike rental, private tours, group tours, and other excursions.