The term "gite" in French covers several concepts.
Regulars at hiking shall immediately think of mountain buildings nearby hiking trails, what we call « gîtes d'étape » (lodges). Offering dormitories with a various capacity (12 to 50 people) and some double rooms, they provide their guests with simple blankets, a shared bathroom and sometimes a kitchen area in "free management". Walkers will find this rustic accommodation along hiking trails in Reunion, particularly in the cirque of Mafate (see our lists). The guardians of these lodges may offer some evening meals, which you should book in advance for an encounter with the local kindness in Reunion island.
Gite and table d’hotes
Îlet des Orangers
In a hamlet at the end of the world, accessible only on foot (or by helicopter), the GÎTE FLEUR DES ORANGERS is a modern structure offering a warm welcome. Your host is a local who is eager to welcome hikers in the dormitories of her gite opened in 2019 and offer them a place at her table d’hotes in the evening and morning.
Gite and table d’hotes
Îlet des Orangers
Authentic gite
Ilet Boulon
Bras de la Plaine
To discover the charm of a bicentennial Creole house and enjoy a stay by the river of Bras de la Plaine, come meet the Payet family in their GITE ILET BOULON! They can host 22 guests in a dorm or separate rooms in the tropical greenery of a banana plantation, with a direct access to the pond of Tit’Ravine for a nice swim… good mood and change of scene guaranteed!
Authentic gite
Ilet Boulon
Bras de la Plaine
Gite
Table d’hote
Îlet des Lataniers
At the end of the Canalisation des Orangers, an easy 5 hour hike with breathtaking landscapes, you will find the Îlet des Lataniers, where the GITE LE JACQUIER awaits you. The family of Jean-Marie Timon, former postman in Mafate, offers you the lodging (in dormitories or double rooms) and a table d’hote, and a comforting stop in their small bar-shop.
Gite
Table d’hote
Îlet des Lataniers
Charming Guest House on the beach
La Saline les Bains
Bordering the turquoise lagoon of La Saline les Bains, the VILLA DE LA PLAGE is a charming guest house where everything is designed for complete relaxation: swimming pool, direct access to the beach, terrace in the trees, arbour in the tropical garden ... and rooms with exceptional and original services (open-air bathroom, night under the stars ...).
Charming Guest House on the beach
La Saline les Bains
Gite in the heart of Cilaos
In the heart of Cilaos, the emblematic village of Réunion’s mountain, the GÎTE DE LA CHAPELLE is the ideal stopover for visitors and hikers: a traditional Creole house, impeccable services (cottage completely renovated in 2019), near the village center and many hiking departures ...
Gite in the heart of Cilaos
Gite in the heart of the village
Cilaos
At the heart of Cilaos, come and enjoy the POINT DE VUE, a gite with a panoramic view of the famous cirque of Cilaos! Zouzou and Doudou, your hosts, will welcome you in a good mood in their guest rooms, and will provide you with appreciable common areas: a veranda for your meals, a small lounge to relax, a garden to stroll, terraces to admire the view...
Gite in the heart of the village
Cilaos
Gite for 15 guests
Hell-Bourg
With its exceptional view on the cirque of Salazie, the GITE LE TABLEAU D’HELL -BOURG is only 2 steps from the center of this authentic village and the departures of numerous excursions. Didier welcomes you warmly in 2 double rooms, 1 triple room and 1 quadruple room (capacity 11 pers + 4 in a convertible bed). Table d'hote on reservation.
Gite for 15 guests
Hell-Bourg
Dorms and double room
Ilet des Orangers
In the famous Islet des Orangers, accessible by the Maïdo or the canalization of the Orangers, Mrs. Louise offers you lodging and lodging at the GÎTE BELLEVUE, the aptly named. 19 people can stop there and stay in dormitory or double room, and also eat there a kitchen "pei".
Dorms and double room
Ilet des Orangers
Gite and Bungalows
La Nouvelle
LE RELAIS DE MAFATE welcome you to la Nouvelle! From a single bed in dorm rooms to comfortable bedrooms in our bungalows, as well as the double bedrooms of the gite, we offer our customers different types of accommodation for the night so as to satisfy them as much as possible, with a total capacity of 62 persons. Table d’hotes, grocery store.
Gite and Bungalows
La Nouvelle
Gite & table d’hotes
La Nouvelle
Pretty bungalows await you in a quiet spot just before arriving at La Nouvelle (if you go through the Col des Bœufs)! With a capacity of 2, 4, 6 or 7 people, the wooden cottages of GÎTE DES ROSIERS can accommodate up to 29 pax and all have a pretty little veranda and a private shower room. Catering is in the opposite building, which also serves as a bar where you can relax.
Gite & table d’hotes
La Nouvelle