This is our favorite hotel in the South Pacific. It is under 5 miles to downtown Papeete and about 1 mile and a half to the airport. This luxury resort has 263 units and over 32 over-the-water bungalows. Many of the hotel staff members speak English, French, German, Italian, and Japanese. This resort has a business center, gift shop, pearl shop, currency exchange desk, high-speed Internet access, two restaurants, two swimming pools, and a lagoon aquarium.
A lagoon aquarium is a section of the lagoon stocked with the fish of the South Pacific. Just put your snorkel and fins on and go take a look! What a wonderful spot for adults and children to view fish!
The original swimming pool on the property has a fine sand bottom all the way to the sea wall. The sea wall is perfect for relaxing against while looking at the lagoon and viewing the island of Moorea, which is directly across from this resort. There is also a swim-up bar.
The new swimming pool is located in front of the Te Tiare restaurant and is huge. A waterfall is at the end of the deep end. The sea wall on this pool overlooks the lagoon aquarium. I find both pools very relaxing.
Although we did not stay in the over-the-water bungalows this trip, I can tell you that room no. 512, which is the last bungalow on the walkout dock, faces Moorea and offers a perfect sunset and solid privacy. I would recommend this room for the perfect honeymoon. The last time we spent a week in this over-the-water bungalow, we had all our meals delivered!
The other 263 units and 31 other bungalows are wonderful and comfortable. Many of them have provided us with a much need rest before or after our long flights to and from the United States. This hotel is used to checking people in and out in the middle of the night.
The entire hotel is has been landscaped, and gardens have been planted to provide a beautiful setting for this resort.