Pension Hotu

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• h_selene

  08 abril 2012
  Fantastica acogida!

  Estuvimos dos noches en pension hotu. Despues de pasar por otra pension donde tuvimos una desagradable experiencia. En pension hotu estuvimos muy bien atendidos ya que los dueños son muy agradables y serviciales. Los bungalows tinen en frente una playa de arena blancaLa comida tambien es fantastica! Genial!

  

• Sara528

  10 noviembre 2015
  Podrìan mejorar

  El sitio donde esta la pensiòn hotu es inmejorable es paradisìaco, la playa en frente justo de la playa , tikehau es hermos pero esta pensiòn a mi me dejo un poco chafada a mis amigos con los que iba fue el que mas les gustò pero, la casita era amplia pero llena de agujeros que no hacian nada mas que entrar bichos y mas bichos no es qud yo fuese asquerosita es que no se podian encender las luces por que se llenaba, el retrere y el lavabo estaban rotos, La cena estaba buema pero te ponian un plato chiquito y el desayuno era tortitas con nutella y pan con alguna mermelada En resumen, esperaba algo mas , pero a mis amigos les encantò.

  

• MNPurvis

  18 junio 2019
  Go in knowing what a Pension is...loved it!

  We found Pension Hotu charming, relaxing, and refreshingly not a sterile hotel experience. Highly recommend! Lets start things off by saying this is not a hotel. If you come here expecting house keeping and room service, you do not understand what a pension is. This is a budget accommodation that provides an experience. Do you want to get off the grid a little? Experience life more like the locals? This is for you. There are 5 bungalows directly on a gorgeous white sand beach with crystal blue waters. One additional bungalow is not directly on the beach, but is the only one with a kitchenette. The bungalows are very clean. The lagoon water is perfection. Warm but not too warm. Perfectly refreshing. Reef sharks are a common sight (harmless). We stayed for 9 days in the largest bungalow (#3). It has 2 double beds and is good for families. There is no heat or a/c, no hot water - but you really dont need any of that. We slept with the windows open and the ocean breeze to keep us cool. Vanina and Ben were very accommodating. You have free access to use the bikes to go into town, the kayaks, paddle boards, etc. Yes the equipment is a little dated, but completely functional. They have a dive shop on the premises for lagoon excursions, snorkeling and scuba diving. They will do your laundry, give you fresh towels as needed. WiFi hotspot is available too, but it is a bit weak and you need patience. Breakfast and dinner are included in the half board (recommended since there are no evening restaurants in town). Heavy on local fish, light on fruit and veg since the supply boat comes only once a week. They only grow coconuts here. There are a couple small shops in town that carry the bare minimum for groceries. There are 4 snack places that are open for lunch. Usually 11-2. The newest just opened by the harbor. Beach dogs at Hotu are very friendly. We fell in love with a little white dog from next door who was a real character. There are no ATMs on the island and it is mostly a cash society. Be prepared. Weather is consistently 84 degrees and breezy. We visited late May to early June.

  

• cecilia b

  10 julio 2019
  Beautiful beach location!

  We stayed 5 nights at Pension Hotu and enjoyed it very much! The large sandy beach is beautiful, easy swimming and snorkeling at the beach! The bungalow was large with our own private bathroom. We did have to ask for the hot water to be turned on and after that the shower great!! We did half board and enjoyed plentiful breakfast with baguettes, jams, cheese, pancakes, coffee and juice. Dinner was also very plentiful,a starter dish, a meat dish, rice and fruit or something for dessert!! I enjoyed the family style meals with all guests sitting together for meals. You can also purchase lunch and alcohol directly at the pension! We enjoyed our stay very much and would recommend staying there!

  

• Tkny456

  30 junio 2020
  Lost potential

  Hotu is located on a beautiful beach and has so much potential. Ben, the employee, played the host, cook, guide, cleaner. Such a wonderful man with so much potential Also. Mael brought us on our tour of the lagoon (manta rays, bird island, picnic on a motu). If we just had to see these two men, hotu would have received a 5star review! Unfortunately, we met the manager, Herve, and we wondered why he decided to go into the tourism business. Not a very welcoming host I would say. He never once sat with us, or asked us how our stay was, or how we were. Also, the pension wasnt managed with a Polynesian flare: besides the welcoming and goodbye leis and some fish in some of the meals, no local goodies. No coconut water available despite the trees being full of coconuts (so full that we thought it was a bit dangerous as we would hear many fall here and there), no local bake goods made with coconut, no evening entertainment. The staff also didnt know much about the history of the island. They seemed to not have been briefed by the management. Also, none of them is from tikehau, which is weird. As for the bungalows, they were quite rustic. It was clean and not high luxurious, which is fine. The billions of mosquitoes were a bit more problematic for us. We did enjoy the beach in front and the little sharks swimming around every day. So overall, we would have loved our stay but were very disappointed with the poor management. If we were to go back to tikehau, we would chose another place to stay unfortunately.