Paradise Inn (No, Really)

Our hotel, the Paradise Inn, was a quaint and charming beachside resort. The property was actually managed by an American couple who moved to Rarotonga from Michigan. Foreigners, by law, cannot purchase land in the Cook Islands; it's the governement's way of preventing the privitization of land. Land is actually handed down from generation to generation and foreigners may lease property from locals for up to 60 years. One would be surprised to know that there is a large population of foreigners living in the Cook Islands, many of whom are from Europe and New Zealand.