Book Nouméa hotels

You’ve been to beach destinations where you’ve had to stake out your strip of sand like a hardcore cinema fan waiting in line at a midnight premiere. Well, ain’t nobody got time for that, especially not you. Instead, spend your precious holiday time having fun in the sun in Noumea, the coastal capital of New Caledonia. Although this archipelago is flippin’ gorg, tourists are still pretty unaware of its charms in the South Pacific. You know what that means, don’t you? More French-inspired fusion food for you!

Thanks to a gorgeous coastline, beachfront hotels in Noumea are plentiful and scattered among local haunts and long-time residences. To explore smaller villages and local flavours, book New Caledonia accommodation from coast to coast.

Things to Do in Noumea

Visit Le Musee Maritime de Nouvelle-Caledonie to see how the French settlers fared on the high seas. Then trade galleys for galleries at Musee de Nouvelle Caledonie to browse indigenous Kanak art. Make fish faces at the Aquarium des Lagons Nouvelle Caledonie, or leave the mainland behind for swimming, snorkelling and snacking at the Amedee Lighthouse Island—located just 24 km south of Noumea by boat. If you really, really want to get away for an arvo of laziness, grab a beach towel and hail a water taxi out to Ilot Maitre. Back on the mainland, quench your thirst in posh bars and luxey beachfront restaurants between Plage du Meridien and Lemon Bay. And if you think that view is stunning, wait till you roll up to Noumea hotels. Swoon.

Getting To & Around Noumea

Touch down near Vincer Bay at La Tontouta International Airport (NOU). To make the 44 km commute northwest of downtown Noumea, catch a bus or drive a hired car along Route Territoriale 1. Before you fly, save big on Noumea accommodation and airfares by booking one of our fab Noumea holidays here at lastminute.co.nz. That’s sweeter than sex on the beach—uh, the drink, that is.