Nuku Hiva is a remote island in the pacific and is a truly wonderful place to explore. The island features some fantastic ancient houses, temples, and statues that are quite accessible by rental car or via a daytrip. There's also good hiking and fishing though the heat stopped us from walking very much. The pension, Mave Mai, is right in the center of the village and it's a short walk to three small restaurants nearby, which was more than sufficient choice for our 5-day stay. The breakfast at the pension was great and features local fruits, bread, coffee, and always something else that is freshly made. When we stayed all other guests were French though the owner speaks more than enough English to get by.
As we stayed for the new year, and all restaurants closed, the pension threw a fantastic feast of local cuisine for us.
Fortunately we arranged for the pension to pick us up as we did not see any taxis outside of the airport. It's a 90 minute drive to the pension but unlike most taxi rides, this feels more like a tour of the island than anything else.