Hotel Oasis de Kiamu

Whilst the staff were OK, really this was a miserable stay for us. The power failed in our 2bed room 5 times over 2 days. The shower was broken, no shampoo, aircon unit squealed, door didn’t lock properly/safely, no water pressure, plastic garbage inside a Caesar salad, staff families getting drunk around eating area and pool leaving rubbish strewn until mid morning. Just not what I would expect after paying Au$300 per night.

Great experience with interaction with extended owners family. Staff children and family used swimming pool and facilites while waiting around after school to be taken home this was OK but sometimes not ideal. Showers were very poor........ low pressure. Breakfast very average and expensive, coffee terrible and expensive. Limited alcohol ..no packed beer available.

We stayed here for three days and had a lovely time. Although as others have stated, the property is getting on in years, it should be said that Lifou is not your usual tourist stop, so it all needs to be put in context. It is not fancy or pretentious and would be a great choice for a family, as we did see there. The room we had booked for us was obviously the most basic, no fan, kettle or microwave others said their cabins had, but it was certainly comfy enough. Take care to close the louvre windows before dark to keep out mozzies. We really appreciated the clothes drying rack! Was great to be able to wash some clothes to put out in the sun. There is a lovely pool and the back drop is volcanic rock cliff complete with Swifts and bats. They are also setting up Vanilla vines under these cliffs, an interesting attraction. Across the road and a short walk right, are two easy to get to beaches for snorkeling.very interesting underwater rock formations to explore. We loved the staff, they were very patient with our French and general communications. The restaurant is open air but under cover. Menus come in French and English, plenty of options and I would call it home cooking, quite filling and using local ingredients, but pretty expensive, as is the case everywhere in NC. We were able to hire a car on site, which was a bonus, as it is much too far to walk to We. Because of the lack transport options, we did have a day of staying on site to snorkel and sun bake. There was a bit of shopping to be had in the main reception area, so you could buy snacks and drinks or souvenirs if you needed to. There was a supermarket in We for this too if you went to town. One thing we did find was that the Total petrol station in We closed the bowsers at midday, which we didn’t know when we went to refill the car. This didn’t seem to be a problem, a common problem apparently. Car hire was approx $105 for the day and it was enough to do the whole island in a few hours. The car was dropped off at the Oasis and they came and picked it up later. Overall we enjoyed our stay, generally Lifou is a very laid back place and the Oasis reflected that too. Happy, friendly place!