ACCOMMODATIONS

Accommodation is in luxurious over-water, beach and garden bungalows, some with air conditioning. Each has a sitting area with a six-foot couch, furnished in authentic local style. Bedrooms feature king-size or twin beds, as well as a private sun deck, separate bath and shower, telephone, safe, minibar, color TV and in-room movies. Normal voltage is 220 V but 110 V is available.

Bora Bora Lagoon Resort is a different world, a tropical fantasy of picturesque thatched buildings. Inside, oiled yucca woods, floor-to-ceiling louvers and timber blinds provide a perfect blend of Polynesian charm and modern comfort.

Room Types

13 End of Pontoon bungalows
37 Overwater bungalows
2 Suites
12 Beach bungalows
16 Garden bungalows

 

DINING & ENTERTAINMENT

At the Bora Bora Lagoon Resort, dining is always a special experience. With stunning views of Mount Otemanu, the Otemanu Restaurant serves exquisite Polynesian specialties such as poisson cru - fresh fish marinated in coconut milk. The Café Fare serves breakfast, lunch and snacks alongside the pool.

ACTIVITIES

At Bora Bora Lagoon Resort the living is always easy. For those whose idea of heaven is just to be able to relax and wind down, the beach and the pool are irresistible. Palms sway overhead, cooling drinks are always on hand, and when the sun sets, evenings can be whiled away in the Hiro Lounge, where local performers often entertain.

At the same time, the more actively inclined can choose from a wide variety of sports and activities, from tennis, volleyball, snorkeling, and outrigger canoeing, to scuba-diving and deep-sea fishing. All kinds of outings are also available, including glass-bottom boat trips, guided 4x4 excursions around Bora Bora, catamaran cruises and shark-feeding trips.

After arriving at the resort's private station, guests can rent a bicycle or hire a car and ride the quiet, lovely road that loops around the island, with the lagoon on one side and the mountains on the other.

There is also a variety of quaint native shops, craft stands and restaurants to enjoy between stops.

 

Vaitape

A scheduled complimentary hotel motor launch leaves regularly for Vaitape, Bora Bora's main village.

At Vaitape wharf, the center of island activity, stands a monument to Alain Gerbault, the pioneering French yachtsman who made the first non-stop solo crossing of the Atlantic in 1923.

Between 1923 and 1929 he circumnavigated the world in his yacht Firecrest, visiting Bora Bora in 1926. From 1934 to 1940 he lived on Bora Bora but he died on the island of Timor, just north of Australia, in 1941.

His remains were returned to Bora Bora in 1947 and the monument was erected in 1951.

TV Lookout Tower

TV Lookout Tower and Bloody Mary's Restaurant - 5 km

Beyond the short-cut across the island via the telephone tower, the coast road passes the Bamboo House Restaurant, some shops, the Chez Rosina pension and, just before the Bloody Mary's, the turn-off for the TV tower.

Bora Bora's TV-relay station makes a good lookout over the lagoon at this end of the island.

Almost immediately beyond the turn-off is Bloody Mary's, the best known restaurant on the island. A large outrigger canoe marks the site and a long sign catalogues the varied list of 'celebrities' who have dined there.

Matira Beach & Surrounding Area

Matira Beach and the Coastal Defence Guns - 6 to 7.5 km

Ratiti Point marks the start of the beautiful Matira Beach. Along the road are several boutiques, the popular Ben's Place snack bar and a Chinese restaurant on the beach side of the road at the Hotel Matira.

From the eastern edge of the Hotel Matira property, a walking trail runs up the hill to a battery of coastal defense guns. It is only a ten minute hike up to the emplacement.

Matira Point - 7.5 kmThere is a small road off to the right from the coastal road that leads out to Matira Point. The point takes its name from the 490-tonne British ship Mathilda, wrecked on Moruroa Atoll in the Tuamotus in 1792. The crew managed to get back to Tahiti where they were robbed, but Pomare I offered his protection and punished the thieves. Three of the survivors decided to remain in Tahiti and one of them, a James O'Connor, married Pomare's cousin. The cannons from the ship were salvaged at Moruroa in 1968 and are now on display at the Museum of Tahiti and its Isles in Tahiti.
 

Matira Point to Club Med - 7.5 to 9 km

Immediately past the Matira Point turn-off, the Galerie Rosine Temaurai-Masson has lithographs by the French artist Jean Masson, who lived and worked here. His widow now takes guests in their home, Chez Maeva Masson, which displays some fine examples of his work.

From Matira Point, the coast road passes a busy little collection of shops, restaurants and hotels, including the popular Village Pauline. The road rounds the point and passes the Belvédère lookout atop the ridge above the bay. The path to the lookout is just beyond the Hibiscus shop towards Anau you can see the steps where they emerge from under the road and make your way up to the path.

The road climbs the hill as it passes Club Med and then drops back down to the coast, past the Club Med tennis courts, just before the village of Anau.

 

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