Franky’s Fare, Huahine

Franky turned out to be a dog. He had his butt parked on the patio ready to welcome us. We rented Franky’s Place for 8 days via Air B+B, this was my first actual experience renting via Air B+B and it could not have turned out any better in any way. Franky’s Place is owned by Smith and Jocelyn Lemaire. It’s people like them who are setting the bar for Air B+B. Great people, great house, great location. The house is traditional Tahitian, in a Tahitian neighborhood. Smith and Jocelyn have taken great pains to provide human comforts. The home is fully screened, with a well-appointed kitchen (meaning it really does have everything needed to cook and serve a nice meal), a hot and cold H2O beverage dispenser (a true luxury), a large clean bath with functioning hot water, comfortable living room with a TV for movies, upstairs bedroom with comfortable a bed and large open window to look at the stars.

The front porch looks out on to a beautiful kept lawn and garden. The variety of flowers, plants and fruit bearing trees is impressive. There is an outside shower situated among Smitty’s many injured surf boards turned landscaping.

And not to be left out; there are 2 functioning bicycles to cruise the short distance to town where there is one of the largest grocery stores in French Polynesia, banks, post office, shops, cafes, snack shops, roulettes and the fore mentioned Huahine Yacht Club. The public beach which is a short hop from the Yacht Club  also has killer views, white sand, turquoise water and plenty of room to spread your towel.

 

So all in all if you are looking to experience a genuine piece of Polynesia, sign up with Franky’s Huahine Fare. You won’t be disappointed. (Unless you’re looking for an expensive hermetically sealed environment with club sandwich room service, and a place where “nobody knows your name”.)