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Welcome to a very unique experience - your own luxurious traditional Samoan Fale Main level with deck (left) & entracnce patio (right). Loft in roofline. Carport Fale from across the valley in the plantation amongst the bananas & papaya Shaded deck in the morning and cool covered patio in the evening Traditional Samoan architecture is characterised by an oval or circular shape Fully open design combining lounge, dining & kitchen The architecture of Samoa is characterised by openness Kitchen area from loft. Notice the full length louvers encircling the fale. Kitchen imported from Canada; granite countertops This very old and traditional Fale design is unique only to Samoa The fale is finished with a handmade plaited sennit rope called ʻafa Master bedroom - so cool at night Ensuite with one of the few bath enclosures in Samoa The shaded patio overlooking the plantation valley - great for a morning coffee Magnificant colours surround you Samoa's national flower, the teuila, guards the private driveway Make a day visit to Aggie Gray's Resort just 30 minutes away Beautiful Seabreeze enclave provides a spectacular setting and dining experience Sunset on Savaii's south coast The Beach Fales of Savaii provide a unique and unforgettable experience The traditional Samoan To'anai (Sunday meal) from our own plantation Traditional Samoan Fale (left) and Main House (right) - Samoan Highland Hideaway The Main House adjacent to the Fale is alternate accomodaation for larger groups

Welcome to a very unique experience - your own luxurious traditional Samoan Fale

Main level with deck (left) &amp; entracnce patio (right). Loft in roofline. Carport

Main level with deck (left) & entracnce patio (right). Loft in roofline. Carport

Fale from across the valley in the plantation amongst the bananas &amp; papaya

Fale from across the valley in the plantation amongst the bananas & papaya

Shaded deck in the morning and cool covered patio in the evening

Traditional Samoan architecture is characterised by an oval or circular shape

Fully open design combining lounge, dining &amp; kitchen

Fully open design combining lounge, dining & kitchen

The architecture of Samoa is characterised by openness

Kitchen area from loft. Notice the full length louvers encircling the fale.

Kitchen imported from Canada; granite countertops

This very old and traditional Fale design is unique only to Samoa

The fale is finished with a handmade plaited sennit rope called ʻafa

Master bedroom - so cool at night

Ensuite with one of the few bath enclosures in Samoa

The shaded patio overlooking the plantation valley - great for a morning coffee

Magnificant colours surround you

Samoa's national flower, the teuila, guards the private driveway

Make a day visit to Aggie Gray's Resort just 30 minutes away

Beautiful Seabreeze enclave provides a spectacular setting and dining experience

Sunset on Savaii's south coast

The Beach Fales of Savaii provide a unique and unforgettable experience

The traditional Samoan To'anai (Sunday meal) from our own plantation

Traditional Samoan Fale (left) and Main House (right) - Samoan Highland Hideaway

The Main House adjacent to the Fale is alternate accomodaation for larger groups

Bedrooms1
Sleeps5
2 Bathrooms,
1 Half Bath

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Master bedroom with ensuite, loft, plus 1 1/2 bathrooms, sleeps 4 - 5

The Samoan Fale (home) is nothing short of spectacular. Thisnew but traditional Fale will enable you to experience all the uniqueness of this very old Samoan design especially extremely effective ventilation. The ancient design has been unique only to the Samoan Islands. The oval shape is covered with by an extremely high and domed roof enhancing the fale's coolness. The interior is intricately hand finished with local materials bathing you in timeless Samoan tradition.

This old design is outfitted with a modern Canadian kitchen and furnishings. The fully open layout of the main floor integrates the kitchen, dining and lounge areas open onto a shaded deck overlooking the entire secluded valley. Meshed louvers encircle the main level. The spacious master bedroom boasts and en-suite with full bath tub. The main entrance is via a spacious covered patio with adjacent laundry/restroom. A loft gives you a second bedroom. Downstairs is another bathroom and carport.

The location is incredible: just 12 kilometers for downtown Apia and here’s what you get:

- Uniquely located away from the traditional beach resorts.

- Located in the highlands west of Apia, more than 700 feet above sea level, where the temperature is 2 degrees cooler than the coast, beautifully breezy.

- The entire home is yours (open fale including kitchen, living and lounge rooms opening onto beautiful shaded deck, master bedroom with full ensuite, loft , laundry & ½ bathroom, full bathroom and carport access downstairs, sleeps 4 comfortably).

- Fully mosquito proofed yet magnificently naturally ventilated at the same time.

- No village busyness.

- Secure community- semi-gated, fenced and guard presence for your peace of mind.

- Centrally located for easy access to most of Upolu’s beautiful beaches located on the south coast, Aggie Grey’s 5 star beach resort, the airport and ferry to Savaii all on the northwest coast.

The location is incredible: just 12 kilometers for downtown Apia and here’s what you get:

- Uniquely located away from the traditional beach resorts,

- Located in the highlands west of Apia, more than 700 feet above sea level, where the temperature is 2 degrees cooler than the coast, beautifully breezy

- Fully mosquito proofed yet magnificently naturally ventilated at the same time

- No village busyness

- Secure community- semi-gated, fenced and guard presence for your peace of mind

- Centrally located for easy access to most of Upolu’s beautiful beaches located on the south coast, Aggie Grey’s 5 star beach resort, the airport and ferry to Savaii all on the northwest coast.

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About TIm & Maria Walkden-Brown

Tim and Maria Walkden-Brown are now seeing their vision of providing a place for travelers to appreciate serenity and quietness in a beautiful and uncomplicated hideaway come true. Why, because that is what we ourselves seek…. how much more for us to be share it with like-minded soles….. the Samoan Highland Hideaway.

Our quest seeded in the early 1970’s when Tim arrived in Samoa from Australia on his way to Canada. He met his wife Maria and now 38 years later after sojourns in and between Samoa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand we are entering into our dream. No wonder the iconic writer Robert Louis Stevenson had a similar dream. Our family is settled in Australia and Canada and sometimes Bosnia but they all adore the purity of the beauty, culture and simplicity of Samoa. So can you.

Tim has spent a lifetime in heavy engineering in many remote locations from the Canadian Arctic to the windswept Sub-Antarctic. Maria’s time away from Samoa saw her putting her heart into what she loves; serving people. She had the ongoing privilege of working alongside people from Africa and Asia while meeting premiers and Canadian hockey stars. Above all she loves her garden so where better than Samoa. As you can see we are a multicultural family, love meeting like-minded folk from all countries.

We built our present house in this beautiful and quietly remote highland region of Aleisa on the cross island road to Paradise Beach in the early 2000’s. Since then the grounds have developed and much of our sustenance matured. We completed building a traditional Samoan fale adjacent to the main house in 2010. We can’t wait to share this with our guests.

TIm & Maria Walkden-Brown purchased this house in 1992

Why TIm & Maria Walkden-Brown chose Samoa Islands

We originally chose this remote and wild piece of land because it was distant for everyday Samoa. It has transformed to what you see today. We developed the land for our retirement home and then it took on the expansion into our present vacation property.

Spectacular traditional SAMOAN FALE hidden in the Highlands above Apia

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Spectacular traditional SAMOAN FALE hidden in the Highlands above Apia

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Great month in Samoa

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Submitted: July 2, 2012 Stayed: April 2012

We stayed at Maria and Tim’s Samoan Fale for one month and loved it. The traditional structure and the decoration of the Fale are so unique and beautiful . It is very quiet, very convenient and had everything we needed. We were initially worried about the lack of A/C, but it turned out to be a non-issue - the location, the fans and the super high ceiling do their job well (it was even chilly some nights!). The gardens around the house, and the views of the valley from the terrace are lovely and relaxing. Maria and Teporah were amazingly gracious hostesses, and we had tons of fun together. Samoa has to be one of the most beautiful and wonderful places we visited, we miss it!

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Photos and Description of the Samoa Islands vacation house rental Master bedroom with ensuite, loft, plus 1 1/2 bathrooms, sleeps 4 - 5

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Photos and Description of the Samoa Islands vacation house rental
Master bedroom with ensuite, loft, plus 1 1/2 bathrooms, sleeps 4 - 5