Sheraton hotel at Rarotonga

This is a movie about the "Sheraton Hotel" project at Vaimaanga, on Rarotonga's south coast.

The project is locally known as Geoffrey's Folly

The hotel is abandoned

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Sheraton
• ghost
• hotel
• rarotonga
• pacific
• Geoffrey's
• Folly
• abandoned
• tropical

[monst4h]

MissMFH... where are you from?

[MissMFH]

Not from Rarotonga sadly :p

I'm from the netherlands...why?

[monst4h]

The money was *partly* believed to have been financed by an italian mafia in relation to proceeds from illegal gambling rings and casino's. The sheraton is a reminder of how close the county came to total corruption, and as a result in the 1990's the population was only around 10,700 as over half the population left for a more stable government, namely new zealand (Check historical records)

[MissMFH]

thanks

[lhsheps]

Great clip been there it is like a ghost town beautiful island though such a shame..

I hear now that the Hilton group mof Hotels is going to build on this site.. we will see what happens...

[MissMFH]

Bye the way, you've been inside the hotel??

How was that??

[Char1ie473]

 there was a curse on the land until recently

[blakei21]

Just got back from Raro 2 hours ago.. went into the place as well, most amazing thing I've ever seen. Reminds me so much of Chenobyl/Pripyat

[FUOPEC1]

Tear it down and open the land up to better more appropriate uses like agriculture.

[oceaniatravel]

I recently went through the hotel and its rooms. It is a sad sight. Hilton group now has the lease on the land, more of the hotel underwent construction. There are a few rooms that are painted, and even have ceiling fans. Alas, the Hilton project has also failed.

[buyerprobe]

Saw this place with my own eyes in July 2010.......What a site:( Really sad sooo much completed yet abandoned. Its eerie when you go in there all the fittings and the work that was done on it.........

Wish the people of Rarotonga had the $ to fix it all up and run it like how they want to as a piece of paradise of their own. Owned and run by the people of Rarotonga.

[kiwikatnz1]

Just came back from Rarotonga. We saw this derelict unfinished hotel on the way to the waterfall. It seemed to me to be alive and crying out to be cared for. It actually gave me shivers and put me in mind of scary B grade films. BUT, I think your'e right..there is no need for big projects like this. The Island is perfect the way it is and someone needs to take ownership and give back the land.

[kiwikatnz1]

Just came back from Rarotonga. We saw this derelict unfinished hotel on the way to the waterfall. It seemed to me to be alive and crying out to be cared for. It actually gave me shivers and put me in mind of scary B grade films. BUT, I think your'e right..there is no need for big projects like this. The Island is perfect the way it is and someone needs to take ownership and give back the land.

[OkeeySpinokeey]

ahh .. HOME!!

[tabbie98]

Just got back from raro on saturday we were so surprised to find the buildings so asked locals about it, it was definitely the sheraton what a shame

[kwaint]

Its a waste of beautiful land to build that Sheraton hotel.I just saw the topographical or aerial picture of the place... Looks unfinished.