To sum up our stay in one word, Terrible. This is ...

To sum up our stay in one word, Terrible. This is one of the worst hotels we've ever stayed in and we travels quite a bit, both for work and holiday. As we arrived, on Mo'orea, we hadn't been contacted by the hotel with regards to transportation from the ferry terminal, but we thought there would be someone from the hotel there, but alas, that was not the case. There are very few taxis on the island, so your best bet is to rent a car. We were lucky enough to get the last car the Avis office across the road from the ferry terminal. Considering it's over half an hour drive to the hotel from the ferry terminal, at least a paid transit option ought to be offered by a four start hotel. Once we arrived at the hotel, none of the staff offered to help with our bags. Once we had checked in, someone did help take the bags to our room. Our room was very old and worn, but the worst part was the smell in the bathroom, as it stunk like a public toilet and got worse during our stay. The water pressure in the shower/bath was not even to have a good wash. The AC had simply I-II-III knob, which meant room was cold, colder or freezing. The only good thing in the room was the firm mattress. The food in the resorts restaurants was outright terrible. I ordered their "top seller" the first night and the meat was like shoe leather. My side of "mashed" potato was a bowl of rather large lumps of potato. My partners grilled octopus consisted of a single tentacle, hardly worth the price and it wasn't cooked particularly well either and her rice was under-cooked. The included breakfast buffet was terrible, with flies everywhere. The quality of the food was so sub-par that we've had better breakfasts in $30 per night hotels in Asia. As for the hotel grounds, the ocean looks nasty, as the bottom is covered in a layer of grey muck and garbage. Their dolphin pool isn't deep enough for the poor animals and there was exactly zero staff at hand when we walked over to have a look. The turtle "rescue" center looked more like a torture center, with one of the larger turtles banging its head against the fence trying to get out. The only positive part of the resort was the rather large and well kept swimming pool, but it's not the one thing a resort should stand out for. If you're thinking about staying here, consider the Hilton instead, as we went there for lunch one day and it was a much nicer resort. Also don't miss out Holy Steak across the road, it's the best dining option within walking distance from the hotel. Overall, this was a truly terrible stay.