Why Not A South Pacific Resort Called Paradise D ouvea

L ooking for a South Pacific       The accommodation is spacious and  Island Beach Resort that is     perfectly adequately furnished,    situated in an impossibly       with large verandahs, but it is    beautiful place, then look no         important to remember that Ouvea   further than the Hotel Paradis        is a remote South West Pacific     D’Ouvea which is situated on the      Island and so standards cannot be  island of Ouvea in the Loyalty        compared to say Europe.            Islands Group in New Caledonia.                                                                                Ouvea is very much a place for a   To get a picture of what a            South Pacific Honeymoon or a       Pacific Ocean paradise is like,       romantic getaway, because there    just imagine a 30 mile long blue      really is nothing to do here.      lagoon with only one hotel                                               sitting on a white sand beach,        You will take long walks along     and you have the beach virtually      absolutely deserted beaches, and   all to yourself.                      of course go swimming in just                                            about the most perfect             The four star Paradis D’Ouvre is      blue-turquoise-azure sea you will  the only quality hotel in the         ever see in your life. Then there  Loyalty Islands, which are a          is snorkelling, and reading all    group of four islands a short         the books you never have time to   flight away from the Capital of       read at home, or just having       New Caledonia to the north. It        quality time with the person you   has 15 cottages type villas, and      most want to have quality time     ten of them are on the beach,         with, whilst pretending you are    whilst four of the others which       Robinson Cruso!!                   have two bedrooms are further                                            back, with only one ‘family’          October is probably a good time    style cottage is on the beach.        to go, being at the end of the                                           cooler time, and outside the       tropical cyclone period.              remote Pacific Island like Ouvea                                         is the remoteness of it, this      Remoteness and beauty such as you     also means there are no shops      will find on Ouvea does come at a     nearby to supplement your          price, and not just the cost of       rations, but of course it is just  getting here which is expensive       this remoteness that appeals to    anyway. An apparent Pacific Ocean     some.                              paradise is the ultimate romantic                                        getaway, but you should be aware      The restaurant at the Paradis      of some of the following              D’Ouvea is good by Pacific beach   challenges.                           resort standards, and the food is                                        well prepared and presented, but   The main difficulty anywhere in       there are only about four choices  New Caledonia is in regards to        of main course on the dinner       food and drink, and the same          menu. As the recommendation would  holds true at Paradis D’Ouvea.        be that you visit The Paradis      There is no room service, the         D’Ouvea as part of an overall      mini bar is barely adequate, and      tour of the area, then you might   if you are hungry between meals,      stay here for three or four        then it is very difficult to get      nights, so the lack of choice on   snacks, or drink outside happy        the menu won’t be a problem. You   hour.                                 can eat at the Gazebo on the                                             beach under the stars for a real   If you were able to get your          romantic dinner.                   hands on a member of staff at                                            these times, then they would          There is a swimming pool, but      almost certainly oblige you, but      with the incredible beach          that seems to be difficult.           location of the hotel, you won’t                                         be using it much.                  Whilst one of the joys of a           Be aware that there is a huge      number of Japanese honeymooners       For more information about         here during the week and local        Pacific Ocean Hideaways go to French people at the weekends. In     href="http://www.worldwidevacatio  fact the first language of the        nspots.com/categories/Pacific-Oce  website is Japanese.                  an-Hideways/"                                                            title="http://www.worldwidevacati  Having said all that, even with       onspots.com/categories/Pacific-Oc  the slight drawbacks, if you are      ean-Hideways/"                     looking for an idyllic Pacific        target="_blank">Island, Lagoon, endless white         color="#001000"                    sand beach for your getaway, then     size="-2">http://www.worldwidevac  the Paradis D’Ouvea will more         ationspots.com/categories/Pacific  than fit the bill.                    -Ocean-Hideways/                                               About the Author: Peter Stewart writes about in Kenya Safaris as well as Worldwide Vacation Spots He also recommends Travel Tennis a great Game to play on Holiday. Published At: www.Isnare.com