Hotel Oasis de Kiamu

We stayed here for three days and had a lovely time. Although as others have stated, the property is getting on in years, it should be said that Lifou is not your usual tourist stop, so it all needs to be put in context. It is not fancy or pretentious and would be a great choice for a family, as we did see there. The room we had booked for us was obviously the most basic, no fan, kettle or microwave others said their cabins had, but it was certainly comfy enough. Take care to close the louvre windows before dark to keep out mozzies. We really appreciated the clothes drying rack! Was great to be able to wash some clothes to put out in the sun. There is a lovely pool and the back drop is volcanic rock cliff complete with Swifts and bats. They are also setting up Vanilla vines under these cliffs, an interesting attraction. Across the road and a short walk right, are two easy to get to beaches for snorkeling.very interesting underwater rock formations to explore. We loved the staff, they were very patient with our French and general communications. The restaurant is open air but under cover. Menus come in French and English, plenty of options and I would call it home cooking, quite filling and using local ingredients, but pretty expensive, as is the case everywhere in NC. We were able to hire a car on site, which was a bonus, as it is much too far to walk to We. Because of the lack transport options, we did have a day of staying on site to snorkel and sun bake. There was a bit of shopping to be had in the main reception area, so you could buy snacks and drinks or souvenirs if you needed to. There was a supermarket in We for this too if you went to town. One thing we did find was that the Total petrol station in We closed the bowsers at midday, which we didn’t know when we went to refill the car. This didn’t seem to be a problem, a common problem apparently. Car hire was approx $105 for the day and it was enough to do the whole island in a few hours. The car was dropped off at the Oasis and they came and picked it up later. Overall we enjoyed our stay, generally Lifou is a very laid back place and the Oasis reflected that too. Happy, friendly place!

Nous avons séjourné une nuit dans un appartement de l'hôtel. Si nous n'avons rien à redire sur la propreté de notre chambre, force a été de constater que la porte d'entrée, qui ressemble plus à une porte de chambre, était fortement dégradée en sa partie inférieure. Nous avons dû mettre une serviette en guise de bouche trou... Le flacon de douche était vide. A l'extérieur la piscine était salle et le mobilier de jardin en partie très dégradé. Vu les tarifs pratiqués sur place, nous avons préféré nous restaurer à Wé. Nous ne recommandons pas cet établissement.

Le plus déplorable est la restauration. Le cuisinier est bas de gamme ou il ne honnit pas la cuisson de ses produits. Tout est trop cuit , voir réchauffer. Le personnel oubli ce qu on leur demande , se t tu lampe dans les commandes. Et b oubliais la voiture ou le voyant d ABS s allume , les pneus à moitier lissent et tout le monde s en fou.