Simple and relaxed

Fan was fine in the cool season, would be very hot in summer

Nous avons bien aimé la proximité avec le port et l'accueil sympathique du propriétaire.

Le matelas était un peu trop mou pour nous

The accomodation was nice, clean, well equipped and it is in a good location - ferry is less than one minute by car. Our host, Kiki, was amazing! She was super kind and friendly. I can only recommand the place.

The outdoor kitchen was great.

The apartment is attractive consisting of a bed room with comfortable bed and modern shower/toilet located behind the bedroom. There are plenty of shelves and hanging space for clothes. The three apartments are attractively located in a courtyard with a shared open kitchen and gardens around. It is well off the main road. It is 10 minutes walk from the port. The owner is very helpful and friendly and gave me a lift to the port for the ferry. The local type of housing and cooling by fan give you a more authentic Polynesian living experience than staying in a hotel. You can cater for yourself using the kitchen. In Vaiare are two small food stores and a big supermarket. In the evening some mobile food vans appear in the village.

There was no air conditioning apart from a fan and the outside temperature went up to 30 degrees. There is nothing to do in Vaiare. I located there to be near the ferry. There is a lack of restaurants, apart from the Pizza restaurant near the Lodge which was busy on a Friday night. I didn't find out what other evenings it is open. I'm not able to hire a car or scooter and found the lack of transport very restrictive here. (I was told not to bother with the bus.) It was difficult to book a tour for one due to lack of demand.

Kiki was amazing! Extremely kind and helpful. She gave us some tips about where to eat and lend us a couple bikes to get there faster. The lodge is located near the ferry terminal. About 8min walking. You can see it from across the street as well as the bay. The room was really clean and the outdoor area looked really nice with a shared kitchen and fridge. There’s no TV. The place is also close to a restaurant - less than a minute away, a jet ski rental and 10min away from a nice size market. I don’t remember reading this upon reserving this place but we had to pay in cash and thankfully Tamara accepted dollars.

Upon arrival, we couldn’t find a person to check us in but we were able to contact Tamara (the owner I believe) on WhatsApp and she guided us through. There were no toiletries as detailed on booking.com but after texting Tamara, she asked Kiki to provide me with soap. Bed was not comfortable (at least for my husband and I). And the Wi-Fi connection and hot water wasn’t reliable.

Die Lodge verfügt über drei Zimmer. Hat eine super Gemeinschaftsküche im Freien.

Leider gibt es keine Klimaanlage (nur win Ventilator) und das Fenster hat leider kein Mückennetz, um in der Nacht das Fenster offen zu lassen.

Emplacement tres pratique à 200m du ferry de Tahiti Kiki et Tamara sont des hôtes très efficaces bienveillants et sympathique Tu peux y accéder à pied en partant du ferry vers la gauche , 300m à marcher si les bagages ne sont pas trop lourd À côté de la pizzeria au bout du chemin