Charlie M

Review of Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & ...

Absolutely loved this place. The premium garden bu...

Absolutely loved this place. The premium garden bungalow my wife and I stayed at was perfect for us - air conditioned, open layout and personal little wading pool in the backyard. Loved the friendly, professional AND helpful staff - they always said hello with a smile - but as we learned the people on Mo orea are pretty cool. One of our favorite things was the COMPLIMENTARY once daily recharge of the drink fridge - (1) 1.5L water, (2) Cokes, (2) Diet Cokes (a.k.a. Coca-Cola Light) and (2) beers.

The resort itself is nicely situated and beautifully landscaped and the clear, aqua blue water is not a sight you get tired of; we found ourselves on the sand overlooking the overwater bungalows on the daily. Snorkeling around the bungalows provides a neat opportunity to see the various types of fish swimming around.

We got ourselves a vacation package thru AAA so got the daily buffet breakfast included - the spread is impressive. Food options at the resort otherwise include a couple of restaurants, and a bar - all with varying degrees of view of the lagoon and sky when you want to catch a sunset dinner. Each night at Bar Eimeo is Happy Hour from 4-7 with 2 for 1 drinks. If you tire of the food at the resort, a number of surrounding restaurants provide free round trip transportation. You can also get pizza delivered to the hotel from the local establishment (Allo Pizza) - just call out from your hotel room ($3 charge to dial out but you can easily save $30-40 easy on dinner if dining at a hotel restaurant).

Since we were honeymooning, we decided on a couples 50 min massage at the hotel spa and it was a great way to get rejuvenated after all of our adventures on the island and hours under the intense sun. The staff there greet you with a refreshing iced tea and you are able to select from a number of choices of massage oil the therapist will use on you (recommend Papaya or Bamboo; vanilla and gardenia are a little feminine for me.... ;-)).

If I had one knock it would be the TP was one-ply but that s really a 1st world problem. Although it s paradise, it s not home... so everyone has to get over being waited on hand and foot. We came prepared with things so we were probably ahead of the average person. We represented the Lovely Americans and not the ugly ones.

Overall we loved the Hilton on Mo orea and already thinking of future trips to this resort. It s truly paradise.