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。

We loved our stay at Oure Beach. They picked us up on arrival at the airport and had our room ready for us even at 9am! The staff at reception were so helpful. They booked us an excursion, had great recommendations for things to do and proactive in booking us for dinner and our return shuttle to the airport. A big thank you to Ghislaine in particular. What a lovely person! We spent our first day snorkeling just off the beach at the resort and saw hundreds of fish and beautiful coral. Even spotted some turtles while we were having a drink at the bar. The beach at this resort is like something out of a postcard. So beautiful! We were also really grateful that they had a shower room that we could use after our day trip to the natural pool when we returned to the resort. Thanks for everything. What a fantastic place to visit.

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 stayed here for 5 nights in October ( well 6 in the end, as Air Caledonia cancelled our flight). More on that later. We had a wonderful stay and despite being apprehensive, as a lot of the reviews we read, mentioned the "non English speaking, unfriendly staff". We found the staff ( from cleaners, reception, shop to bar, breakfast and restaurant staff ) to be very friendly and helpful. The bungalows were tidy ( we stayed in number 6, close to the water). The Bedding and toiletries were very nice. The lagoon is right in front of the bungalows. The swimming and the snorkelling was very nice. The hotels rents snorkel gear and kayaks to guests. The included breakfast offers a good selection of hot and cold food, cereals, drinks etc. We ate at the restaurant on one night. It was not cheap, but the food was of a very high standard. The bar offers "snacks" toasties and other light meals during the day. The bar mixes up some nice cocktails. Unfortunately our flight was cancelled twice( with no notice ) and the staff were super helpful, in helping us book another night's accomodation and also helped us contact the airline ( and request a staff member who spoke english). Particular thanks to Gislan, who was a big help.

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.

Lovely resort on the greatest beach. Lovely calm water very suited for swimming. Stayed in a beachfront unit so it was lovely to be able walk straight out for a swim at any time. Unit was nice. Comfortable bed and plenty of room. We used the kayaks to go out into the bay which was great. All the staff were lovely and available when needed. Had dinner in restaurant which was nice. Breakfast was included and was a great way to start the day. We actually just had a snack one night rather than full dinner. Shout out to the bar tender who made great cocktails! We had booked the airport transfers so it was very easy to get from the airport with the hotel shuttle. Highly recommended. The resort is very relaxed. In pretty good order. Some small details for maintenence need to be looked at just to keep it I'm tip top condition.