Address: Motu in French Polynesia
The Le Meridien is a luxurious resort on an islet in Bora Bora and surrounded by the most beautiful lagoon overlooking the famous Mt. Otemanu. Bora Bora is surrounded by lots of small islands known as Motus. Le Meridien was built in the late 90’s and is the first luxury resort situated on a Motu. Le Meridien resort has 98 guests rooms and suites with complimentary Wifi’s, 3 restaurants, 2 outdoor pools, lagoon and white sand beach. Most of the resorts rooms were overwater bungalows and a few beach bungalow villas situated around the beautiful lagoon. The resorts has a one of a kind turtle sanctuary and an ecological center located behind the resort’s protected lagoon. The different types of accommodations are Pool Beach Villas, Overwater Lagoon Villas, Overwater Lagoon Premium, Overwater Otemanu Premium, Overwater End of Pontoon.
It took us about 9 hours flight one way from San Francisco to the Island of Bora Bora. My family and I had to fly from San Francisco to Honolulu and took another flight (about 5 hours) to the town of Papeete in Tahiti. We stayed overnight at the Inter-Continental Resort in Papeete and took a smaller plane in the morning to Bora Bora which took us about 45 minutes. As soon as we arrived in Bora-Bora Airport we were greeted by a representative of the Le Meridien Resort. We were escorted and directed to the private speed boat that took us to the resort. It was about a 20-30 minutes boat ride from the airport to Le Meridien. It was a fun ride as the weather is sunny and we had a friendly boat driver. The driver explained the history of the Island and showed us the different areas or point of interest. My daughter was happy and surprised when our boat driver removed the top cover of the boat for us to enjoy the beautiful warm weather.
Upon our arrival at the resort’s loading dock, we were greeted by a friendly front desk attendant named Ning and another staff member that was singing and playing Island music with a ukulele. We were amazed with the clear turquoise ocean water, overwater bungalows. lagoon, pristine white sand and the amazing view of Mt. Otemanu. We ate at Te Ava restaurant and explored the property as we waited for our room to be available. Te Ava was a casual, cozy, outdoor restaurant on the sand with purple adirondack chairs and caribbean theme settings. The restaurant is open daily and serve meditterrean menu and other such as sandwiches, pizzas, and fresh local seafoods.
We rode a golf cart to get to our one bedroom Beach Villa with large terraces, double hammocks, sunbeds and has an outdoor private swimming pool. The best part is that our Villa is very spacious and in front of the beautiful lagoon with clear water. We had a view of the beach, lagoon, and the resorts restaurant. My wife and daughter opened the Villa and were surprised, happy, and speechless to see a complimentary bottle of champagne for our Wedding Anniversary and a special cake for my daughter’s birthday. Our Beach Villa had a really nice Island style decor, a huge bed with a canopy, a private tub, open standing shower room and an outdoor patio overlooking the beautiful blue lagoon.
We ate breakfast and dinner at the Hotel’s signature restaurant called Le Tipanie which means “Breakfast” in Tahiti. It’s a very romantic, cozy, open air setting, overwater restaurant with a view of the beautiful lagoon. The restaurant is open daily and serves breakfast buffet and an a la carte menu for dinner with international flavor and French Polynesian traditions. The fun thing about the restaurant is that they provided us fish food to feed all the fishes in the lagoon. They even have large rocks under the lagoon water that spelled “Le Tipanie” and it’s also illuminated at night. The food was very good, fresh and has a wide variety of choices that includes the local Tahitian dish called “Poisson Cru” which is a raw fish marinated in citrus juice and coconut juice.
The best part was when we visited the “Turtle Sanctuary ” and Ecological Center. My family and I had the opportunity to learn about the turtles, watched the feeding of turtles, cleaned the turtles with a brush and swam with them in the private lagoon. It was a very unique and memorable experience for us that we will treasure forever especially my daughter. We had to book and pay a fee for the special experience. Guests can even renew their vows or get married in their beautiful overwater Chapel with a glass bottom floor overlooking the lagoon and Mt. Otemanu. The white sand beach with warm, crystal clear, calm water and overlooking the overwater bungalows and Mt. Otemanu is an unforgettable experience. The white sand on the beach was so soft and powdery. They even offer free stand up paddle boards, kayaks and snorkels for guests to use and have jet ski’s available for rent.
Overall, we enjoyed our short stay at the Luxurious Le Meridien Bora Bora Hotel which is a beautiful paradise hotel with soft white sand and a view of Mt. Otemanu. It was a one-of-a-kind experience for my family to stay on a large Beach Villa with your own private swimming pool. It was fun waking up in the morning with the stunning view of the lagoon, beach and Mount Otemanu. The Hotel’s landscape was very clean, lively due to its colorful tropical flowers. It’s a great unique and romantic place to stay with your family and loved ones while enjoying the overwater bungalow experience. It was a fun and memorable experience to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary and Birthday celebration in a luxurious, Island themed style Hotel in one of the most romantic place in the world called Bora-Bora.
Tips: We stayed for another 3 days at a resort close to Le Meridien called InterContinental Bora Bora Resort Thalasso Spa. We were transferred from Le Meridien to Thalasso Spa via private shuttle boat. InterContinental Bora Bora Resort Thalasso Spa have a beautiful overwater bungalow with a private swimming pool. They even offer a sting-ray feeding experience for it’s guests. Le Meridien Hotel has an on-site wellness center where you can book private massages and facials. The hotel offers it’s guest a complimentary shuttle boat from the hotel to the main town of Vaitape which takes about 20 minutes one way boat ride. The beach fare attendants can also show you how to open a fresh coconut. Le Meridien Hotel has a large chessboard, foosball tables and chair lounges all over the property that is great for watching the sunrise or sunset. If you want to save money, go to the town of Vaitape and buy your groceries at the town Market.
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