Come and meet Eloise and her family in their house in Grand Place les Hauts. Native of this hamlet in the heart of Mafate, the Thomas family offers a warm welcom a la Creole in an authentic rural Creole house.

GITE ELOÏSE - Gite and table d’hotes in Grand Place les Hauts - Mafate

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The gite is located in a detached house near the owners’house. It offers 16 beds in two dormitories of 8 beds each. Shared facilities (hot shower) and a large veranda are available, as well as a garden with a view over the cliff of le Maïdo and the Piton Carré.

You will be welcomed at the table d’hotes in the family house to enjoy a delicious cuisine cooked on a wood fire by Éloïse.

At Eloise’s, they grow "z'animo la kour" (poultry and livestock) and vegetables just like in "tan lontan" (yesteryear), which gives a delicious local cuisine.

Éloïse’s Specialties
Civet z'oie (goose stew)
Duck vanilla
Cod « Rougail »
Chicken curry “péi” (local)
Massalé cabri (goat stew)
Ti'Jacques boucané
Civet lapin (rabbit stew)
Sweet potato cake
Chayote cake

In the menu, two dishes are served to choose from, rum is included.

How to get there?
• By Sentier Scout (5 to 6 hours)
• By the Rivière des Galets (2 ½ - 3 hours from Deux Bras, with a possible previous ride in a 4WD)
• By the Canalisation des Orangers (6 to7 hours from Sans Souci)
• By the Maïdo (about 6 hours)