Formidable. Nous en garderons toujourss un excellent souvenir. Les huit jours passés ici ont été le meilleurs moment de notre périple dans l'océan indien qui comprenait trois autres îles : La Réunion, Maurice et Madagascar.
Merci à Nicolas, Elinah, Ernest et toute les autres.

Michel & Chantal

We are a family with 3 children. We have to rent in late July 2016 Villa Badamier 1 week.
Excellent reception of Philip the owner. first contact by e-mail on the last day, it is always present advice to help us in the organization of our holidays. It is a real asset in this rental.
The advantage is the rental of villa with chef (Ernest). It does the shopping and meal for you, it is a delight for the palate at very low prices. Philippe brings fresh bread in the morning. From a real holiday as to the hotel (no cleaning, no cuisine).
Beautiful site, well maintained, the villas are spacious, at the waterfront. The entire staff is nice and ready. Possibility of massage facing the sea.
The village is nearby 1km on foot, but to repair small grocery store at 500m. The east coast is exotic, more traditional and wild, quieter. The inhabitants are smiling. No insecurity is felt. Beautiful walk to do on foot.
Do not hesitate, we recommend.

Accommodation:

The Pepper houses Vanilla, well equipped, offers all the necessary comfort. These guest houses are ideal for a family with a budget including ours.
For the cuisine, you can take the Pepper vanilla chef who takes care then the races and delivers delicious meal made with fresh ingredients.

Activities:

The owner is very available. It tells you about the activities: fishing, voyage, diving, excursions. It provides information on car rentals. Most practical being the scooter.

The atmosphere in Pepper Vanilla:

Our 6 year old rather apprehensive child widely felt very at ease in the Pepper Vanilla environment where many always smiling staff are attentive.
It was always surrounded children, that they are those of the guard at the property, other residents or the small nephews and nieces of the owner's wife.
The lagoon is little danger: water to the waist. The innkeeper provides palms/mask and snorkel.

Period of the year:

In July- August is the period of winter therefore we had not bad rains but they are short and sometimes even under the sun. The temperature is ideal (between 22 and 24 ° C).
There is little wind but we will not complain because that limits mosquitoes considerably.

Pepper Vanilla it is above all Philippe and Géraldine.Chaleur hospitality. It is truly " bichonnés". Comfortable and spacious house in the water. Add to this the heavenly beauty of the island. On request only return. Unforgettable.

Pepper Vanilla...

Difficult to express the atmosphere that accompanies this little corner of paradise.
This is in all simplicity and in no way totally involved what we lived:

Before leaving, on the Internet, Philippe Ellé is present and answers questions our in a constructive way. Booking is made, a deposit of 30% is poured.

Arrival Sainte Marie, Philippe awaits us on the pier with a small panel. the welcome is warm. Baggage charge immediately, we eat together at a local restaurant nearby. it is an opportunity to discover the island and refine the organisation of your stay. We decide to go shopping before reaching our residence located 20 minutes (road + track).

Arrival Pepper Vanilla, friendly welcome, lots of kindness. In the property is a soft water reserve, which hassles me a little and the presence of mosquitoes. Philippe will tell me later that of Tilapias (very fond of fish of larvae of mosquitoes) were introduced. The house that we are is simple, clean and functional, Josiane deals with cleaning. The power supply is in 24V, running water is drinkable and comes from a that Philippe, old ONG created (he knows his business), there is hot water and the kitchen is equipped with a very good fridge-freezer with gas. No mosquito to speak of. various services are offered like massages (6€/h) or it cuisine by Ernest (€12/day) not miss. These services are charged by Philippe. Geraldine his wife is Ste Marienne, smiling and very friendly, he directed very good jams and factory of the oil of Bankouly to the healing properties anti-stress stinging and reconstructing for the hair.
A variable but decent weather accompanies our stay, the time we go there are real moments of happiness with a cuisine worthy of a michelin-starred chef. Thank you still Ernest.

Kite surfing: experienced practicing, I had also much pleasure to sail daily with a wind from 12 to 18 knots (2 days South, 1 day Is). Pepper Vanilla is by the sea, the beach is small at high tide but you can easily take off from the lake, the property is facing a huge navigable lagoon where you often depth (slippers recommended), with half is a first coral reef, approximately 500m further is the second barrier, between the 2 ranges a wide very welcoming pass by the swell of South in East can enter. The waves are beautiful and well organised. The first barrier can easily be crossed in kitesurfing, however at low tide. By winds South, it is also possible to make a superb descent from the ile aux nattes...

Departure, the negative point, you will quickly!
The bill is presented to us, no surprise.
For the return, we took the opportunity to extend the day stay initially planned, risk because we had to be absolutely on the Tamatave 25/07 in the evening. For our departure, no boats for crossing, nevermind, Philippe knows a plan B, it accompanies us and manages the location but adventure, boat, 4x4, canoeing and bush-taxis we will allow you to arrive in time through beautiful landscapes.

Besoin de vous ressourcer? Piment Vanille! Besoin d'authenticité? Piment Vanille!10 jours de bonheur total dans ce petit paradis; Un accueil des plus sympathique des propriétaires(petit punch et de quoi faire votre popote du 1er soir)la gentillesse de Josiane et d'Ernest(pofitez de ses talents de cuisinier) et un environnement à vous couper le souffle, une île ou tout vous séduit(habitants, sites,faune et flore).
Seul petit bémol,dommage que ça ne soit si loin de notre Finistère!! Merci encore à Philippe et Géraldine

10 days of dream spent with
Pepper Vanilla, walk in the sea, a perfect cuisine, beautiful stroll, and tranquillity in bonus. I highly recommend

last October I spent a idyllic stay in a green setting at the edge of the lagoon with icing on the cake warm and very professional on behalf of Philippe the owner. The amenities are totally in relation to the price. A place recommended for nature lovers and scenery

" Florence and Jacques,

We hope, Geraldine and me, that all goes well on your side!

While waiting to welcome you again with pepper vanilla on the Sainte Marie island, I you request a small favour...

Your comment on the guestbook was very nice! We once again thank you! Would agree to once again for us with deferring it as it is on the site "tripadvisor".

For that is not too much time you I recopy you here the comment you had on our guestbook:

" ''We spent nearly 4 weeks to Pepper Vanilla with our 4 year old son. Very beautiful place relaxing and warm thanks to Philippe and Geraldine who do everything to make your stay more enjoyable. Homecoming in the heart of a wild nature. We particularly recommend the Ernest chef who prepares dishes with delicious fresh ingredients. We enjoy ourselves shellfish, fish, crayfish, mangoes, papayas and pineapple. Small thing to remember: plan a motorbike or a quad for your stay, the track is chaotic but you can also go to North where it becomes more practicable. '''

The way to follow:
1) To get to the site "trip advisor"
2) On the homepage coachman "holiday home"
3) On the same page, in the setting for the place, to type "nosy boraha - Madagascar"
(beware, that does not go with "Sainte Marie (or sainte Marie island) - Madagascar"

4) Then click on the photo of the house where you sejouné
5) Finally click on "writing an opinion" below the page that opened
Thank you thousand times for these minutes devoted to pepper Vanilla where guests are always welcome!


Excellent Sunday with you!


In a friendly atmosphere


Philippe and Geraldine

Right history of recadrer things: we have just spent a week to Villa Piment Vanille, and let us be ENCHANTED we. For those who authentic the quiet, it, the charm, human contact and dream beaches attract then this site is not to be missed. Unlike what is known as previously all is in perfect condition distance, of course it is the generator on the way is so that the fridge operates! There is no electricity in this part of the island. The villas are well designed and have all the necessary comfort, Ernest the chef is in top shape and will not fail to simmer you good light meals with local produce and fish of the day. The owners Gilles and Delphine are charming people who can welcome you and give you all the pipes for a super stay. A little far from the city (what makes its charm) is accessed easily by taxi or motorbike. It is an ideal place to discover the island of Sainte Marie, way of life and share precious moments with its inhabitants. Not to enjoy such a service, then it is that you are Club Med on the French Riviera and dance Ducks! Better souvenirs at the whole team. Corinne, Michel and Téo

Hello,

I come to alert the web surfers about this rental "Pepper - Vanilla".
We rented the largest villa during 6 days of the first half of November.
All offer is to be taken with tweezers. Plan to rent a motorbike, because it is true that the villas are in a corner wild and cut of all. All the equipment (refrigerator, coffee maker, hi-fi) is SH. The chef is charged 12€ meal and not 10€ per day. Equipment is something and if you do not come in Mada for comfort including us, one of fout. Even if the roughcasts hairs not to have a service stick to the pub made around.
For us most important is the contact with people. With Ernest and Micheline employees do not worry, they are adorable. But the owners vahazas (French)...
First of all they had forgotten the day of arrival. If it were only that...
They gave us their is saying "good plans" "Crab with funnel", a specialty served Boraha Village, the hotel where the innkeepers are directions. One wanted to see, especially as the landlord offered to us is saying transport between the villas and the hotel. Pooh was not disappointed: in any exemption crab is not bad but question ration it is quite kely kely (small, not even rice bowl per person). The surprise arrive at the time of the bill. There you really difficulty being built. One tried to find the price of the crab (no detail on the bill) excluding transport saying is offered. You arrive at around €16, for a crab bought 2€ of the kilo market.
But it is not finished. You had fixed prices rental villa and pay the down payments in euro. On site, you had the Ariary (one was Mada nevertheless!). When pay touch for our loc, innkeepers served an exchange rate ever can be reached in 3 week holidays (envron 50-100MGA moreover by €).
I stop there...

On the island, it is very instructive to talk to the Malagasy in connection with these vahazas (not appreciated). That indicates their behaviour...

Just passing and if you want a good map, we visited a villa dream on a part a little less wild = Nosy Manga (almost even price).

Bye to all.


In answer to Eole:

I am delighted to read that the quality of the facilities Pepper- Vanilla is now in keeping with the pub which is made by. Me, I do not allow me to call in question is written by others. On our side, in November 2010, the facilities were is SH (coffee machine, HI-FI, refrigerator...), that is to say in desolate state (bedding). Note however, that our statement was corroborated by other boarders villas on the other forums (what we are not can not insincerely).
Moreover, I will not spread over the " So people want services " Med" club; rooms at the wrong place! " but in any case, there is no problem. You do not go to Madagascar for its Club Med... The problem is that, when, France, we remember to book villas with some services to rest 2 weeks trekking and other vagrancies in this country that is expensive to us, and when we arrive, stick to the description who had been by it, you are in right to say our dissatisfaction. When on site other improper intrigues us, we are in right to say and write.
The problem is that the chef dissatisfaction displaying founded verifiable arguments, is constantly stigmatized in " menteur" or " intolerant basic " even " guy who does nothing to give là". In other cultures (other that le nôtre), you can see a reason to improve things.
Once again, of us, there were people born in Madagascar (Malagasy and French) who live or coming back from an incalculable number of times and people who have travelled here for a small decade. To sum up, it was not our first Malagasy ground stay or in Sainte Marie and it will not be the last. I say it, it was the first time that we a booking France while basing ourselves on the description services good range. Almost nothing next to description. We were disappointed, everything here... We can not freshen up most.
Finally to finish, we are agreement on a point: Ernest, Micheline, Philibert (if I remember for the last)... bring truly to these villas!