Les Tipaniers

Beautiful spot right on the beach. We had one of the second row bungalows, which was fine because we could see the ocean. Any bungalow further back away from the beach would be undesirable for us. Restaurant is very expensive for nothing special, but the omelette with bacon was plenty of food for us at a very reasonable a large carte price of about $6.00. Overall a very good stay and we would come back with the request to rent a bungalow with a kitchenette.

We really enjoyed our stay at Les Tipaniers. Friendly staff (special mention to Tania at the beach restaurant: Mauru'uru!). Spacious and comfortable garden bungalow and lovely beach area. No need to go on tours, just rent your own boat at the beach shack like we did and explore the area at your own pace (we went straight for the sharks/rays spot!). My Italian husband was happy with the Italian restaurant on the premises (and he's very demanding when it comes to his own food). Breakfast was good and so was everything else we had their restaurants. The only complaint I have would be that we were given local bus schedules by the receptionists and the bus never came (later we learned it was due to holiday week schedule). That caused us to miss our pre-paid ferry, but luckily our taxi driver was able to switch the tickets to another company and we didn't miss our tattoo appointments in Tahiti (and our international flight later that day). Other than that our stay was fabulous and very relaxing and we hope to come back someday. We highly recommend Les Tipaniers!

We had to move the mattress so we could sleep under the fan... it was just too hot on some nights. But once we were there is was fine. The beach is amazing, and not too crowded. The bar is perfectly located and has great food. The restaurant has great food, a little pricey, and most of the staff were pleasant and kind except the one with glasses... who was quite rude and pushy.