Hiva Oa
This well-run and friendly pension has four shiny-clean bungalows perched scenically on a lush hillside, each enjoying wraparound views of Tahauku Bay…
Must-see hotels in The Marquesas
The Marquesas
Basking in familial warmth, this pension at the far end of Omoa has an air of Little House on the Prairie. Lionel, who is from Normandy and who is a mine…
Nuku Hiva
Hee Tai Inn has the eight tidiest rooms in town, all in a plain but comfortable motel-like building at the back of a garden teeming with endemic plants…
The Marquesas
This pension has five very ramshackle but spacious bungalows on a little knoll in Hokatu, with sweeping views of Hokatu Bay and Motu Hane. Try to book the…
The Marquesas
These four clean and brightly coloured bungalows on stilts are perched on the side of a flowery hill. There are beautiful views over the valley from the…
Nuku Hiva
All eight rooms are clean, well organised (air-con, a small balcony, private facilities, hot shower, daily cleaning) and utilitarian. Rooms 1 and 2 have…
Hiva Oa
Tania, your chirpy host, does a superb job of keeping her place shipshape. Location-wise, this pension plays in the same league as nearby Temetiu Village,…
Nuku Hiva
Peacefully reposed over sloping grounds above the marina, this pension features eight rooms in a two-storey motel-style building. They’re plain and not…
Nuku Hiva
Here's a family-run place that embraces you like a big, warm Marquesan hug. Rooms are simple and not very private, but they are clean, tiled and have hot…
The Marquesas
In a plum setting on a hill at the edge of Hakahetau, this mellow pension offers clean, well-swept yet impersonal rooms at a nice price. Bathrooms (hot…
Hiva Oa
An obvious choice for thrifty travellers. In theory, the seven bungalows with bathroom (cold water) and kitchenette, next to the mairie (town hall), are…
Keikahanui Nuku Hiva Pearl Lodge
Nuku Hiva
Nuku Hiva’s only upmarket option, the Keikahanui occupies a wonderfully peaceful domain at the tip of Colette Bay. Digs are in Polynesian-style bungalows…
Hiva Oa
The only option outside Atuona looks tired, but it’s a convenient port of call in the Puamau area. Two bare but acceptable double rooms with shared…
Hiva Oa
Small and friendly like a pension, yet offering more independence, this classic South Pacific–feeling place is across the road from the waterfront and a…
The Marquesas
Set in a secluded clearing surrounded by a lush coconut grove, this relaxed place has four comfortable bungalows with wooden floors, firm beds, hot water…
Hotel Hanakéé Hiva Oa Pearl Lodge
Hiva Oa
A secluded property on a mound overlooking Tahauku Bay, with Mt Temetiu as a backdrop, the 14 well-designed bungalows sit in a blooming tropical garden…
The Marquesas
In the centre of Hakahau, this pension offers two simple rooms with shared bathroom (hot-water showers) in a house and two beautifully finished bungalows…
The Marquesas
At the far end of the village, this is a mixed bag. The three rooms with shared bathroom in the owners’ house have nothing to excite the senses (and might…
Nuku Hiva
Absolutely no frills here, but you’ll be bowled over by the faaabulous setting, a coconut’s throw from the seashore. It features two rooms with shared…
The Marquesas
Reliable, friendly and fabulously situated on a hillside with swooning views of Hakahau Bay, Pukuéé offers two rooms in a wooden house surrounded by…
Nuku Hiva
This place, just behind Te Pua Hinako, has very simple bungalows with no direct bay views. The beds are thin, which is a drag if you have a bad back. But…
The Marquesas
This property is secure and well maintained, with helpful hosts and a good location near the seafront in Vaitahu. The four rooms share two bathrooms (cold…
The Marquesas
Two home-style rooms with shared (hot-water) bathroom right in the thick of the owners’ sprawling home. Rooms lack intimacy, but sport tip-top mattresses…
The Marquesas
Three threadbare rooms without bathroom (cold water). This is the only option in Hane.
The Marquesas
Has four boxy and rather darkish rooms with shared bathroom (cold water).
