Series by Marriott has come to New Caledonia through a collaboration with Societe Hoteliere de Noumea (SHN). Three resorts operated by SHN under the Le Domaine du Pacifique name, located in Noumea, the Isle of Pines and Deva, have joined the Marriott portfolio. The move extends a relationship between the two companies that spans more than three decades and adds to Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of more than 30 hotel brands.
Series by Marriott is described as Marriott International’s newest collection brand, built to reflect regional character while applying Marriott’s global operating standards. Each of the three New Caledonia properties keeps its own identity under the new agreement.
Three Resorts Join the Portfolio
Le Domaine Déva, Series by Marriott is located in Bourail, within the Déva Domain nature reserve, beside a UNESCO World Heritage-listed barrier reef. The property has 120 guestrooms, including suites and bungalows built with Kanak-inspired architecture and thatched roofs. Guests can choose garden or beach views, and the resort offers direct beach access, an outdoor pool, a whirlpool, a fitness center, a game room, a business center, wellness facilities, and meeting space, plus access to Golf de Déva.
Le Domaine Oro, Series by Marriott is located on Oro Bay on the Isle of Pines. The resort has 48 guestrooms, including 28 bungalow suites with private balconies or terraces facing the garden, pool, beach, or lagoon. It sits within walking distance of Baie d’Oro, a coral lagoon in the area.
Le Domaine Nouméa, Series by Marriott is on Anse Vata Bay. The property has 207 guestrooms, including 34 suites with private balconies and garden or lagoon views. It includes seven meeting rooms, among them the Laperouse Ballroom, which holds up to 400 guests. The resort sits next to the Grand Casino and near Anse Vata Beach.
Food, Beverage, and Wellness Facilities
Each resort operates its own dining and bar venues. At Le Domaine Déva, guests can eat at Reef or Sand Beach Grill, and drink at Creek Bar by the beachfront infinity pool. At Le Domaine Oro, dining options include La Pirogue, overlooking Oro Bay, and Longitude 167 Bar. At Le Domaine Nouméa, the venues are Le Sextant for buffet breakfast and weekend brunch, Le Faré as a beachfront bar and lounge, and Latitude 22 as a café.
All three properties operate a Deep Nature Spa. At Le Domaine Déva, the spa includes a jacuzzi, sauna, and treatment rooms set in the trees with lagoon or forest views. At Le Domaine Nouméa, the spa includes water views. Le Domaine Déva also gives guests access to biking and horseback riding trails and 158 km of marked hiking trails through a 7,800-hectare protected dry forest.
Le Domaine Oro offers water sports equipment, canoeing, snorkeling gear, paddle boards, table tennis, pétanque, bicycles, beach volleyball, and beach tennis.
Insider Thoughts
Cristiano Rinaldi, Chief Lodging Product & Services Officer, Asia Pacific excluding China, Marriott International, said, “The addition of these three distinctive resorts in New Caledonia is a significant milestone for the brand’s growth in the Pacific. We believe New Caledonia deserves to be experienced in all its richness and diversity, and through Series by Marriott, guests can connect more deeply with the unique character of this remarkable destination while enjoying the benefits and consistency of Marriott Bonvoy.”
Brieuc Frogier, President of Promosud, SHN Administrator and 2nd Vice-President of the Southern Province in charge of the tourism sector, said, “With these new agreements, we are opening a new page in our relationship with Marriott International. They allow us to strengthen the specific identity of each of our establishments while continuing to benefit from the power and expertise of a world leader in the hotel industry. This is an evolution that fully meets our ambition: to promote New Caledonia through an authentic, demanding, and resolutely internationally oriented hotel offering.”
