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Noumea is the most exciting of all the South Pacific towns and the only one with a picturesque beach area making it the South Pacific's French version of Waikiki Beach in Hawaii. Noumea is a modern city with a nouveax rich waterfront boasting overly priced boutique shops, a casino, multi-million dollar yacht berths and endless rows of expensive waterfront apartments.
The town lies on a peninsula protruding from the sunny south west coast of Grand Terre about an hour drive south of the international airport. The domestic airport at magenta is a ten minute drive from downtown and serves the outer islands as well as several towns around Grand Terre. Noumea also has a thriving port which welcomes overseas Cruise Liners.
Noumea Beaches - Anse Vata and Citrons Bay
The majority of tourists stay at the adjacent beach suburbs of Anse Vata and Citrons Bay in one of the many hotels which sit across the road and the Promenade from the beach. Amongst the hotels are plenty of restaurants, bars, a couple of nightclubs, and tourist gift shops. Anse Vata has the prettiest of the two beaches, being of finer sand than Citrons Bay, and the lagoon offshore is better suited to water activities including windsurfing. Citron Bay is more sheltered, and although the sand is not as white, the lagoon is very safe for swimming and popular with families. Its only a five minute walk between the two with most accommodation at Anse Vata.
Anse Vata Accommodation
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Le Meridien, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 457 - 903 per couple
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Le Meridien Noumea is the only absolute beachfront hotel in Noumea located towards the southern point of Anse Vata Beach. With 240 classically styled rooms, a picturesque swimming pool, four restaurants, spa and sauna, plus a casino within its grounds, Le Meridien offers the complete five star holiday in Noumea.
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La Promenade Hotel, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 209 - 376 per couple
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Le Promenade is a large multi storey modern hotel in the heart of Anse Vata, across the road from the main beach. The 168 apartment rooms are in three separate wings fronted by a spacious lawn area, the bottom floor housing a shopping arcade consisting of boutique shops and restaurants.
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Ramada Plaza, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 166 - 460 per couple
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Ramada Plaza is a large hotel with 188 spacious rooms in two 17-storey hotel towers set five minutes walk back from Anse Vata Beach. The Ramada offers some of the best value room interiors in Noumea as well as a unique 365 degree revolving restaurant with fine dining and wonderful views of Noumea.
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Le Lagon Hotel, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 130 - 162 per couple
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Le Lagon Beach Hotel is located fifty metres back from Anse Vata beach in a seven storey building. With a modern 24-hr reception area, a small swimming pool, café serving breakfast and modern well appointed air-conditioned rooms with balconies, Le Lagon is one of the best value hotels in Noumea.
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Nouvata Park Hotel, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 110 - 210 per couple
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Nouvata Park is a multi-complex resort directly across the promenade from Anse Vata Beach comprising of three different hotels: Le Parc is two star, Nouvata Hotel is three star and Le Pacifique is four star. All three hotels surround a huge swimming pool and share the same facilities.
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Le Surf Hotel, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 113 - 293 per couple
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Hotel Le Surf is the original large hotel in Noumea located on the point straddling Anse Vata and Citrons Bay and directly across the road from the northern stretch of Anse Vata beach. With a nice swimming pool, direct access to the Casino Royal, and 167 hotel rooms, Le Surf offers an excellent value for money.
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Citron Bay Accommodation
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Casa del Sole Apartments, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 172 - 248 per couple
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Casa del Sole is a 16-storey high apartment building ideally located between Anse Vata Beach and Citrons Bay Beach, and a short stroll to the restaurants along the promenade. With 64 fully furnished 1- and 2-bedroom apartments offering generous living space, Casa del Sole is an excellent value option for families.
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Mocambo Hotel, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 74 - 134 per couple
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Mocambo Hotel is a budget hotel a few minutes walk back from the popular beach at Citrons Bay and close to the heart of Noumea. Despite a sterile looking exterior, the Mocambo is a lively and affordable accommodation with a vibrant reception and lively nightclub in the basement.
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Offshore Islands
One of the beauties of Noumea is the offshore islands. Two of these are so close that the energetic could kayak out to them from Anse Vata, although most people visit on day cruises or by water taxis, and these offshore islands make great spots for spending a day and snorkelling in the lagoon. Further out, and accessible on day cruises or charters, are other more secluded uninhabited islands - the hugely popular Amerdee Lighthouse day trip can be a little overwhelming within almost a hundred tourists descending on the tiny island. Never-the-less, these out of this world Robinson Crusoe style islands are right there on Noumea's doorstep - only one has a resort, the upmarket Escapade Island Resort, formerly Coral Palms.
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Escapade Island Resort, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 272 - 522 per couple
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Escapade Island Resort is Noumea's most luxury resort and the only dedicated small island luxury resort in New Caledonia. With a choice of stunning overwater bungalows offering steps into the turquoise lagoon, or island bungalows which are spacious enough to cater for families, Escapade offers a truly breathtaking atmosphere.
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Downtown Noumea
Noumea's most affordable accommodation can be found in downtown Noumea, a ten minute drive from the beaches with plenty of buses. If you're on a tight budget, and look to enjoy some of Noumea's best restaurants and bars away from the touristy area of Anse Vata, staying in downtown is a good option. There's also the added benefit of being just a few minutes walk to the harbour front where day cruises and charters depart from. The city's other attractions are its National Museum and a pleasant Municipal Market.
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Le Paris Hotel, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 90 - 145 per couple
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Le Paris is a convenient downtown location close to the central Place des Cocotiers promenade with 48 secure rooms in a dour looking five storey building. The hotel forms part of the Best Western chain of hotels and offers practicality and affordability for business travellers to Noumea.
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New Caledonia Hotel, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 74 per couple
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New Caledonia Hotel is a centrally located affordable hotel in downtown Noumea opposite the New Caledonia Museum and within the fashionable Latin Quarter with its lively bars and restaurants. This budget hotel has clean rooms and is best suited to backpackers or budget travellers.
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