It was opened in 1933 by the Samoan entrepreneur Aggie Grey, and became a popular gathering place for American servicemen stationed in Samoa during World War II.

[1] Many notable actors, including Dorothy Lamour, Marlon Brando, Gary Cooper, William Holden, Raymond Burr and Robert Morley stayed at the hotel.

[1] In 2018 the hotel was sold by New Zealand based real estate agents Gollins Commercial to Chinese investors.

[2] The hotel in Apia is not to be confused with the Sheraton Samoa Beach Resort (formerly named Aggie Grey's Lagoon Beach Resort), on the north west coast of Upolu, 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Apia.

[3] Media related to Aggie Grey's Hotel and Bungalows at Wikimedia Commons