Oure Lodge Beach Resort

スタッフは親切で、雰囲気の良いリゾートだと思います。ただ、フロントに人が少ないためか日中フロントに部屋から電話をかけてもずっと話し中で、結局直接フロントに出向かなければいけなかったのが残念だった。

The rooms are comfortable and spacious, if a bit tired and reasonably clean, not more than that, but after all - you come here for the location. The staff - mostly friendly, but quite laid back. The swimming pool in the photo is a masterpiece of perspective - in reality it's probably just a kids paddle pool and a nice photo op for dinner. The beach is the best part - make sure you snorkel on the left end, over the coral reef, and if you kayak over the bay ("rental" is free, which somehow they don't tell you upfront) you will see plenty of turtles. Everything is overpriced, especially the food: I didn't try the breakfasts, the packed lunch was OK, dinner would have been OK for a home-style dinner, but certainly not what I would have expected for the price and pomp that were involved. I wanted to dine at the next-door gite's restaurant, but couldn't get hold of them over the phone (should have just walked over to book - it's literally next door), so I ended up eating 2 dinners at the resort - grossly overpaid. For lunch - you can easily walk over to the Nautilus restaurant on the next beach over, even without booking. It's not a lunch to write home about but also not that grossly overpriced. For activities: definitely go to the "Natural pool", but make sure you ask for all the information when you book - they don't volunteer any information... You must bring your snorkelling kit, closed shoes for walking, water-shoes, food and water and probably best to ask for a map of how to get to the pool and where to meet the shuttle afterwards before you leave the hotel. Going there on the "traditional pirogue" is nice but not a must. It's very long and monotonous. You could take the shuttle to the same destination. Overall the snorkelling at the resort and at the "natural pool" were the best I had in NC - far better than the other little islands you reach on water taxis from Noumea.

We enjoyed the beautiful location, gardens and comfortable bungalow with patio. The layout of the resort is spacious and allows privacy for guests in their rooms. Some staff were friendly (especially our cleaner) but others in the restaurant did come across as surly - language barrier? We found even in reception at times there was no one who could communicate in English. We also had trouble finding staff working at the activities kiosk, and after two days of looking we climbed in the window to get paddles so we could use the free kayaks! Similar story at times in the restaurant (especially the last half hour before breakfast finished) … and yes, the cats still jump on the tables and eat off the guests plates when they leave. Breakfast had a good variety of fruit, bread and cheeses, but after one mediocre lunch we never ate another meal here (except the included breakfast). The quality of the food and service just did not match other places on the island. We too ate at the Hotel Kuo-Bugny for half the price, and had an excellent meal at Le Meridien for a similar cost to lunch or dinner at Oure. Although we preferred this location being close to other restaurants, snack and stores in Vao, the Oure Lodge is best rated as three star and seemed overpriced. We could have stayed at Le Meridien for the same or possibly a lower cost.