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New Caledonia
by Islandtime
IHG to add three new hotels over four years
It’s always exciting when a major hospitality brand announces the signing of a new hotel. IHG has gone a big step further by signing not one, not two, but three new hotels for New Caledonia with planned openings to happen between 2021 and 2024.
The first to be completed will be the new-build InterContinental Lifou Wadra Bay Resort on scenic Lifou, the largest island of the Loyalty Islands. The 50-room luxury hotel is already under construction and will open in November 2021. Features include luxurious rooms, lagoon-front suites, allday dining, a fine dining restaurant and bar, along with a gym, spa and an outdoor pool. The existing Hotel Paradis d’Ouvéa will be transformed into the Holiday Inn Resort Ouvéa in November 2021. The 34-room resort will undergo a top-to-bottom refurbishment. On top of that, Holiday Inn Resort Lifou will convert from the current Hotel Drehu Village in 2024. Once again, the 30-room resort will undergo an extensive refurbishment program. All in all, this is fantastic news for New Caledonia and this IHG initiative will be a big boost for the picture-postcard Loyalty Islands region.
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chateau royal beach resort & spa
Treat yourself in a French romantic resort
Aquatonic Pool A unique relaxation space in New Caledonia which will offer you a moment of well being. ®
3 bars and 2 restaurants in a lush tropical garden Our bars & restaurants welcome you all day in a refined atmosphere in the magnificient gardens facing the lagoon.
Beautiful Suites fully equipped The hotel offers 4 categories of Suites featured with a fully equipped kitchen & private balcony.
Deep Nature Spa in three exceptional locations
Guests seeking unforgettable relaxation can now choose from three Deep Nature Spas in the UNESCO-listed New Caledonian Lagoon area. In the heart of this lush natural paradise, the spas offer signature massages and treatments for an exceptional wellbeing experience.
At the Le Méridien Nouméa Hotel Resort & Spa, the Deep Nature Spa offers a fitness room, hammam, sauna, an indoor and outdoor jacuzzi and treatment rooms with a relaxation bath.
At the lush, green island paradise of Ile des Pins, the Deep Nature Spa’s sanctuary is housed in a charming bungalow with two treatment cabins, offering guests an unmissable opportunity to unwind.
Situated in the Sheraton New Caledonia Deva Spa & Golf Resort, the Deep Nature Spa is built on stilts with a wooden frame, nestled deep within the forest for a remote, relaxing experience. The spa features a jacuzzi, hammam, sauna, fitness room, air-conditioned relaxation room and solarium. The four treatment cabins overlook the lagoon or the mountains, for an immersive, relaxing experience.
Chateau Royale’s offers the best of the sea
Chateau Royale Beach Resort and Spa has two new sea-inspired offerings. The resort is the proud new owner of Iroue, a luxury motor yacht available for very special guest experiences. The only one of its kind available for charter in New Caledonia, the Iroue has four cabins, sleeps eight guests and can accommodate 20 on board for cruising. The activities available on the yacht range from a two hour sunset cocktail in the bay, to a five night discovery cruise around Noumea and South New Caledonia.
Back on land, Chateau Royale is offering a special ocean-inspired menu at La Pirogue restaurant with Chef Xavier Rocher serving the restaurant’s signature ‘catch of the day’ at both lunch and dinner. Every day he serves a selection of local fish - think spearfish, red snapper, prawns, yellow tuna and wahoo - with guests deciding how they want the local delicacies cooked. Top it off with Pastry Chef, Baptiste Lefevre’s signature dessert - La Barre Pirogue - a chocolate biscuit with marzipan, a cacao crisp, milk foam and a pear sorbet. Delish!
