Painapaopao Backpacker

Emplacement pratique Facile d’accès

Pas de serviette Pas de savon pour se laver Très rudimentaire

I loved this place. It is the perfect French Polynesia indoor open-air cabin hostel. It will be my first choice if it is available again the next time I visit Moorea. The host is wonderful, welcoming, knowledgeable and helpful and lives in a separate home right next to the property. The kitchen, bathrooms and showers are kept clean, and the kitchen is well equipped and well organized. There are doors on the individual cabins, showers and bathrooms, but no doors on the hostel cabin (nor the kitchen cabin - just latching cabinets in the kitchen and an available locker near the rooms). There is a privacy curtain at the entrance of each little hostel room in the hostel cabin - each bed is in its own separate little room, and each bed has a fully enclosed zippered bug net. There are enough bugs that the bug net is necessary, but actually I was surprised that there were so few bugs when I visited in May. The property is set back off the road and It feels safe and secure. Its a small island where the locals say that pretty much everyone knows everyone, and there are dogs that bark whenever someone comes onto the property. I went out of my way to talk with people and everyone I met was nice. The combination of those factors, and the fact that all the other guests were nice made me feel safe and secure, even with no doors. The bed was good,, but it was better when I put my ultra light blow up mattress on it. It's has really nice grounds and atmosphere that made the trip feel authentic, a very pleasant experience. One thing to remember, the sun rises early and goes down early, and when it is down, it gets dark fast. There are practically no street lights, just the lights in homes if they happen to be on, and the locals wake and go to sleep early. So its best to arrive and return before dark. I didn't feel threatened, but the dogs will definitely let you and everyone else know that they don't like it if you arrive after dark.

I can see why this Backpackers made it into Lonely Plant guide. Location was excellent, bed comfy with mozzie net, large room, locker, separate showers and toilets, clean, super size kitchen with all you need. Big verandah to either sit and chill or eat out there. Parking for vehicles too. Walk to closest public beach was 30 minutes and a lovely spot with showers etc or you could drive in 5 minutes heaps of parking

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The place is lovely but a bit far from everything which forces you to either rent a vehicle or hitchhike which is rather easy but can still be dangerous especially for solo female travellers. Camille is a great host and cleans very well!

Everything is out in the open so giant spiders will invite themselves and that was not a good experience

Very clean and well put together, loved it

Great little hostel, where you get your own space so it feels like a private room, and very pleasant common area / kitchen. It's helpful to be able to use the kitchen and save some money. Easy to meet other solo travellers.

Lovely garden, good location, nice facilities

It is a bit of a walk to the nearest public beach (25 mins)

Very cozy and has a home-y feel to it. The area is very quiet and relaxing.

This is a review for bungalow where I stayed. Nice little space with outdoor seating but the mosquitoes were so annoying. Make sure to bring repellent if you stay here. The room is not too big. It’s funny to see the bed like a cocoon with net, which is needed because of mosquito and other insects. I like the spacious bathroom and shower spray. Big communal area with cooking facilities. Wifi works good if you sit outside, less inside the room. Parking space right in front of the bungalow.

You need to have a car if staying at this place because it’s far from the ferry terminal in Moorea - a taxi costs 40 dollars. It such a big space to prepare a meal, but when I saw the kitchen towel was dirty I decided not to do the cooking. I don’t know how long it hangs there, those guys who use the kitchen seems like don’t care. I used my own cup for coffee in the morning and dry up with my own towel.