Aggie Grey’s Hotel has been Apia’s most famous address for decades and, sitting opposite the harbour, the property is still Apia’s leading tourist hotel.
It first became famous as a hamburger outlet for US soldiers during World War II. While it has been refurbished many times, it has managed to retain colonial charm. There’s a lot of atmosphere in the architectural ‘bones’ and history.
It once was THE place for Hollywood stars to stay with the likes of William Holden, Dorothy Lamour, Marlon Brando, Raymond Burr, Robert Morley and Gary Cooper checking in. For a while the bungalows they slept in were given the name of the star as a marketing ploy – “Wow, I slept in the same bed/room as Marlon Brando!” These days it is Sheraton Apia Aggie Grey’s Hotel and Bungalows and it is the sister resort to the Sheraton Samoa Beach Resort which was previously Aggie Grey’s Lagoon Resort & Spa.