MAISON TAINA

Un lieu délicieux. Tout confort. Valérie, Laurent et Tom sont authentiques et charmants, et nos conversations ont été vraiment sympathiques. Valérie a été d'une écoute et d'une expertise locale sans pareil, et nous lui devons une grande partie du succès de nos vacances a Tahiti. La cuisine de Tom est exceptionnelle et n'envie absolument rien aux plus grands restaurants. Nous espérons être de retour en Polynésie le plus vite possible, et venir à nouveau vous rendre visite. Amicalement votre!||A wonderful, large private property and location. Extremely comfortable. Valérie, Laurent and Tom are authentic and charming, and we enjoyed our conversations a great deal. Valérie's responsive and expert direction played a large part in our fantastic Tahiti holiday. Tom's meals were world-class, blending tradition and innovation in equal parts. We hope to be back in Polynesia soon, and will visit again. Our very best to your lovely family.||-Claude & Chloé

This lovely guesthouse is run by the adorable Valérie, together with husband Laurent and son Tom, a talented cook (although I think that reviewers comparing his dishes to Michelin-starred quality are slightly exaggerating). The three of them are always available to give you great advice to make the most out of your trip to Tahiti. ||We stayed for two nights prior to a cruise and enjoyed the place so much that, after the cruise, we came back for a day-room as we had a very late flight. A smallish pool and a few deckchairs come in handy if you just want to relax after a long flight.||The very nicely furnished rooms come with an efficient air conditioning, something most visitors will need as the weather in Tahiti is not only hot, but also very humid. The beds are excellent (isn’t that almost the most important thing in a hotel?) .||The location in a somewhat remote, but fairly quiet neighbourhood (notwithstanding some night-active roosters used in Tahiti to get rid of the millipedes!) implies that you will either have to rent a car or to rely on a taxi. The latter is not a bad option. Especially if you want to do some sightseeing, Valérie will certainly recommend a guy who can tell more about Polynesia as many professional guides could!

We have traveled to 120 countries and stayed at hundreds of hotels, guest houses, and Airbnbs, and this was easily one of the best. The place is beautiful and just 15 minutes north of downtown Papeete, just far enough to be away from the morning traffic. Laurent and Valerie are amazing hosts, getting everyone to tell their wonderful stories. And the meal prepared by Tom, which costs about $50, is truly Michelin-star quality. The place has a beautiful view, and you should get one of the rooms that has a balcony if you can afford it. It's a little hard to find: When Google Maps says, "You have Arrived", back up a bit, and you'll see three driveways to the right. The middle driveway goes up to Maison Taina. Be sure to get a bit of a running start. I almost burned out the clutch of our Peugeot 108 trying to get up the last few feet of the driveway. |The home has a beautiful pool and hot tub (which we never used as Valerie gave us many great suggestions on things to do during our 3-day stay).|The room was beautiful, with a large bathroom, a strong shower, and great AC. |Valerie and Laurent moved from France four years ago and finished remodeling their spotless guest house only a year ago, so everything is new. |Breakfast has eggs cooked to order, and bread is as good as any patisserie in France. |There is covered parking on-site, and a rental car (not expensive - we paid about $60/day, including gas and miles from Hertz right at the airport) is a good idea. |Great AC was a plus as it was 84 degrees and 100% humidity every day in summer, but three are cool breezes, as you are 1/3 the way up the mountain at this place. |There are almost no negatives. It would have been nice to have shampoo and conditioner, more hooks, more drawers, a desk, and some towel bars, but these are minor quibbles in this otherwise perfect hotel. 10/10. Not to be missed.

Our 2 day stay at Maison Taina was the last stop on a 2 and a half week trip to French Polynesia. It is well located, beyond the traffic of Papeete but still nearby. |Our room was large, beautiful and clean. Valérie, Laurent and Tom were very accommodating hosts. We enjoyed visiting with them over dinner and wine. We always prefer authentic travel experiences over staying in resorts, so this was a perfect place for us. We were grateful to find that some English was spoken. Despite my attempt to learn some basic French it didn't buy us much on this trip. We enjoyed one of Tom's meals and would highly recommend dining in at least once. Heads up: if you're not much of a meat eater, let them know in advance. Highly recommended. You will like this place.

Auf unserer zweimonatigen Weltreise die Beste Unterkunft ever !! Tolles Frühstück zu buchbar |" Dinner by Tom" die wahre Wucht und nicht zu ersetzen. ||VIELEN Dank für die tollen Einblicke in das tahitianische Miteinander und Tips für die Ausflüge.||Auto sehr empfehlenswert, ich finde ja ein Musthave , da am steilen Hang und abseits der Hot Spots gelegen.|Ca. 25 Minuten reine Fahrzeit von Flughafen. ||Weiter so. Mega !! ||S.@D. - Germany