Best resort I stayed at in French Polynesia. It's ...

Best resort I stayed at in French Polynesia. It's being renovated, which is probably due, but the grounds are stunningly beautiful, even for Polynesia, the staff are hugely friendly (a welcome improvement from our experience in Bora Bora), the bungalows are comfortable, and you are spoiled for adventure choices. The pools are beautiful, the food is good. It was a great stay.

Some complaints I've read note the overwater bungalows aren't 'real' as they're half perched on the shore of a little barrier island in the lagoon. This is true. The reason is the water gets deep very quickly here, so unlike the Bora Bora style where they sit in three feet or less of water, you can actually swim off your sundeck here. Having tried both, we liked here better.