10/10 Excellent
Mark F., Steamboat Springs
24 Sept 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Awesome Experience in Local Village
We spent 2 weeks in Moorea, one at Marie-Lou's property and one at the the Manava resort. For us, the experience at Marie's property was the best. We just felt at home and relaxed there and enjoyed staying in a village off the tourist track. Marie and her husband greeted us warmly, showed us around the property, helped us with our bags and provided us with some fruit, eggs, juice, and milk to get us started.
Although we could not speak the language all of the neighbor's were friendly and smiled and waved as they became familiar with us during our stay. In particular, we enjoyed walking to one of the local grocery stores and picking up fresh baguettes in the morning. A time where many of the locals were pout doing the same thing. There was a special vibrancy in the community in the mornings we enjoyed.
There is a small dock in the back yard that we enjoyed going out on an seeing the stingrays, sunrises and sunsets. From there we also watching the local fisherman go out from the neighboring properties on their canoes, kayaks and paddle boards and coming back with their catches. The ocean view is also outstanding from the deck of the house.
We took advantage of the kayak that Marie provides almost every day to go out and snorkel the amazing reef that is a short paddle away.
Most of all we enjoyed the companionship of her two dogs, Ruby and Kiki who stopped by every day to check in on us or just sleep on the porch while we worked in them mornings (WiFi was excellent).
Mark F.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
