Le Coconut Lodge

Lovely stay, Very relaxing, Lovely breakfast, Great big sized bed. To make use of your wide range of bikes (with lights!) was great. Few hundred meters from 6 passenger DiveShop is very convenient, too. Stayed 3 nights which was just perfect for us. 😎

The Coconut Lodge is a top ‘pension’ (bed and breakfast) in Rangiroa. What not to like?! - The size of the property with only 6 rooms, which makes the small hotel private and cozy. We felt like having the place almost just for us; yet we got to meet and dine with everyone. - The fantastic location with a lovely swimming spot right in front of the property (rare in Rangiroa) - The closeness to Tiputa village, 6 Passengers diving center and the Kia Ora hotel - The free bikes, kayaks and paddle boards - The beautiful rooms (we had a beach and a garden rooms) with air conditioning, super comfortable beds with mosquito nets, big windows and a fridge, as well as a great patio. - The friendly and professional staff. Audrey was a wonderful, kind and helpful host/manager We biked to go to lunch at Lilly in Tiputa, at Snack Rua near Avatoru, and at Kia Ora almost next door. We highly recommend Lilly and Snack Rua (specialized in lagoon fish - they also deliver for a small fee). We really enjoyed our 3 nights at the Coconut Lodge and would return in a heartbeat!

Ok, I will start off by taking some personal responsibility for this review up front. I did score this higher because I did this to myself by staying as long as we did. This is a 4 day stay kind of place max, not 10 days/9 nights, so this is part is my mistake. We had almost every room and guest turn over 3 times while we were there, so we knew we booked too long. That being said, I can honestly say we booked here because of the scuba diving. Diving 6 Passengers was right next door and easy to get to for a 7:30 dive. The rooms were good but could have used more housekeeping as our stay was very long and could have used a changing the sheets a couple times. WiFi does not work anywhere except up by the main office. There is absolutely no signal at all, ever, anywhere else on the grounds. Sometimes you would get a small blip of service of 1 bar for 30 seconds and that was about it so be prepared to stand up by the office with a group of people all trying to get a little service. The grounds are nice and well maintained and clean. Again, I reiterate we were here for Scuba Diving and expected what we got in terms of lodging, price, food, and water sports. We intentionally packed food so we could have breakfast each morning before our dives as the breakfast is the same every day and unimaginative. Bread, Coffee, Tea, juice, fruit, and yogurt. Keep this in mind as a Diver as you cannot live on this, and it never changes and after day 4 it’s really not fun. We ate dinner here a couple nights and it was good. A little high in price compared to what you got, but still very convenient to not have to leave after a long day of Diving. I like the cabana seating, however none of us liked sitting next to other guests while we ate. Being elbow to elbow breakfast and Dinner is very awkward especially when none of the groups understand each other so we sit there in silence most times nodding to each other and smiling. I did like that they opened the kitchen window and you could get wine at night with some great options that were very reasonably priced. Now for the hardest part of my Review…. I have to say the Managers are both very hard working and very nice and pleasant to speak with however we did feel very mislead about a lot of aspects. We started with Sophie on the first 4 days and would ask opinions of places to see or go or eat. We started feeling mislead by day 2 and stopped asking advice. She kept trying to direct us to areas to the right of the resort. She directed us to only go right and said multiple times there is nothing good if you go to the left past the airport. We asked about resorts, and she said no one would serve us because we were not guests of those hotels. Well, I can tell you everything she told us was completely wrong. The worst grocery store is to the right, the worst dining is to the right and every resort we went to served us with no problem whatsoever. The good dining and the good grocery store were all to the left past the airport.

This place is a real gem! We stayed there 4 nights and everything was just perfect : the location, the view, the bungalow, the amenities (incl. double kayak, paddle boards and brand new mountain bikes), breakfast and dinner (we had dinner there twice) and above all the kindness of the hosts who will go above and beyond to make your stay just perfect ! Private little beach with numerous loungers, hammock, sunbed. Perfect place to snorkel and enjoy the beautiful scenery. The bungalows are spacious, nicely decorated (contemporary and eco) and the bed was very comfy. We loved everything! Thank you Nicolas and Alice!