DoubleTree by Hilton Noumea Ilot Maitre Resort

Breakfast was the best food option as this was a buffet with lots of choices & kept us full & happy for most of the day. Other food options were not good. Steak at the dinner option was tough even when cooked medium rare. The margarita pizza was simply awful & inedible. Burgers & chips from the cafe were very good. I had to constantly remind housekeeping to top up the in-room coffee & sweetener which was frustrating. The resort itself was lovely with amazing sea turtles everywhere so snorkelling is brilliant & it was great being able to walk from our balcony to the sea each day. The cook making eggs at the breakfast buffet was very grumpy & this was not very welcoming although she wasn't on station every morning which was a relief. Overall, we will be back because it has more positives but we will bring easy to prepare snacks & food from the mainland to avoid pricey & low quality/choices after breakfast.

Property is just the way it’s described. It would be nice if guests were escorted to their rooms. I was in the last overwater bungalow and it’s quite a distance from the reception

The bed was like sleeping on a cloud, the food was plentiful and the staff were amazingly helpful and happy

We absolutely loved our stay we had the best time at the resort only thing I would recommend to improve on is more dining options. We don’t have big dinners and the really only option was 90$ buffet which seemed excessive. More dining options that are not at the bar and served cold would really improve the amazing experience we had!

The island was really nice. The hotel was nice enough.

Property is in an amazing position off the coast from Noumea. Environment is ideal. Food at the resort is what lets the stay down - it is quite expensive and would benefit from a refresh

Highlight of our stay in Nouméa. Swimming with pods of turtles every day in the lagoon was amazing. Paddling around the island was delightful. Each day began for me with a 30-minute circumference of the island before a generous, if inconsistent, breakfast. A relaxing, tranquil and memorable stay.

Not a quiet or relaxing property. During the day many people visit the island for day trips and tend to use the hotel ammenities. At night, when I stayed for one of the nights, there was a wedding. Which meant in the overwater bungalow that you could feel the music in your room. No sleep really. Also, the birds are winning in the dining area. The property's "solution" is to provide a microwave cover to protect your food/leftovers. This interrupts your general dining if you are not seated at the table - as birds will with certainty pick at your food.

The hotel and location are lovely, and the snorkeling is absolutely amazing. What brings the score down is the food. The buffet is expensive, and not of great quality although there are a lot of options. Eating mostly vegetarian at home we were very disappointed in the vegetable options, often they were overcooked and tasteless. Fish was served every day but almost always overcooked. They charged quite a lot extra over the Easter weekend but did not let us know until after we had finished our meal. We ordered a fried fish option from the bar which was one of the worst meals I’ve had, fries were stone cold and mushy, most fried items were burnt, and the fried cheese item tasted sour and not right. A lovely place but food options really bring it down.

Magical holiday! Will be back