Hotel Paradis d'Ouvéa

By far the best thing about Paradis d’Ouvea is the beach, which is divine. We stayed across two bungalows, one on the beach and one just back, both were nice, clean and well appointed, but you can’t beat sleeping right on the beach with the sound of the waves. The beach bungalows are also really big which we appreciated for kids and grandparents. There’s no getting around the fact that the main part of the hotel is tired and there’s certainly a feeling of faded glory from a hotel built to the standards of demanding Japanese clients in its heyday. But the staff are very friendly and do their best to get by in English. The food isn’t great but we enjoyed the breakfast buffet. It seems most of the other accommodation on the island is more rustic, so if you’re looking for a proper hotel, the Paradis is your only bet.

This is the premium resort/hotel on the island (there aren't many to choose from so it's not a high benchmark). It sits on a spectacularly beautiful beach and has large well appointed bungalow style rooms. The staff were friendly and helpful and most speak English as well as French. But mon DIeu, the restaurant. C'est tres terrible. This is my 6th visit to New Caledonia and my partner's fourth. We have travelled the full circuit of Grand Terre, visited Lifou and Ile de Pines, and never have experienced such poor food. This is an expensive resort and we were expecting much better than this. The menu is very limited. The tuna steaks were seared but somehow arrived at the table cold. The rice had obviously been microwaved and wasn't properly heated through. Then desserts.... stale profiteroles in the shape of swans and disgusting attempt at a Bombe Alaska. It was borderline inedible, but given the lack of choice it was eat it or go hungry. My partner chose the latter. We would love to return to Ouvea, but will not now that we have experienced this. We will stay on another island instead. We believe the hotel management know they have a monopoly so simply don't try. The reality is they may have a monopoly on Ouvea, but they also compete with other resorts on the other Loyalty Islands. They need to remember this

L'hôtel est très bien situé au bord d'une plage magnifique et très propre.🤩🤩🤩 Ns avons effectué plusieurs séjours ds cet établissement, et ns constatons au fil des années qu'il vieillit mal 😫( et pourtant il n'a que 24 ans...) car aucun entretien n'est effectué tant au niveau du bâtiment principal, des bungalows, des jardins ( qui sont presque à l'abandon avec au sol une multitude de sacs pleins et de troncs d'arbres coupés ), et des passerelles en bois "en deconfiture" qui conduisent aux logements.... sans oublier les banquettes défoncées ds le hall d'accueil🥵...!! Les chambres sont spacieuses et assez bien équipées, mais le mobilier et le carrelage sont détériorés principalent ds la salle de bains, ou défectueux et mal entretenus par exemple pour les lampes de chevet ou la banquette du salon, et les pales des plafonniers n'ont pas dû être nettoyées depuis des années.... sans oublier le coffre qui ne sert à rien puisque sans piles et en + non fixé au mur...!! Les repas et le petit-déjeuner sont bons et bien présentés. Le personnel est très gentil et souriant, mais manque parfois de réactivité ou d'écoute. Pr l'ensemble des prestations proposées (hébergement, restauration, boissons) les prix sont trop élevés, et la classification de l'hôtel comme 4 étoiles n'est pas du tout justifiée😡....!!