Tyler Berleen

Review of Le Méridien Bora Bora

My wife and I just got back from our honeymoon her...

My wife and I just got back from our honeymoon here. We both had a blast and felt that this hotel tops all others, considering what was inclusive and cost.

Positive Feedback:
1. Hotel Room: Over the water Mountain View Bungalows are a must! Beautiful view, your own deck, and the in floor beach view was amazing.
2. FREE on-site activities: stand up paddle boarding, kayaking, snorkeling gear, large size chess game, volleyball court on the beach.
3. Hotel Location: BEST VIEW of all hotels and directly across from Motu Mute Mountain. Absolutely stunning view.
4. Restaurants/Food: they have 4 different locations on site. They have two restaurants and the Miki Miki Bar as well as a bar below.
5. Free wifi in the room and in business center.
6. Shark Reef Full day with Lunch: We did this fully day shark reff snorkeling adventure and had a BLAST! The Guides "Papi, Timi, Crazy" are so much fun and they show you so much. We even got to hold onto a shark as it pulled us through the water. Crazy fun and first time but was a blast. I recommend doing this activity.
7. Massage: This is also a must, we did a couple 80 minute massage with body polish. So relaxing and wonderful couple experience.

Other feedback:
There were a few things I felt that they could have done better on. It seemed that at the breakfast omelette maker/server was never smiling or in a good mood. All the other staff in all other places were great. They were a little slower than we would have liked for serving and seemed a bit under staffed overall in every location. I also felt that they should have more servers walking the beach and serving rather than having to come to the bar to order and then have them bring it back to where we are at.

About other reviews: After reading a few negative posts on other peoples feedback, I can only agree really on one thing. The service was a bit slow. I also noticed people mentioned no wifi and breakfast costs money; however not sure if it was our package or not, but breakfast buffet (which was amazing) was FREE and we ate every morning their. Wifi was also FREE.

I also fee that the price for this hotel was average (not too expensive, not too inexpensive) considering the location, amenities, etc. I mean it's Bora Bora so everything for anything is going to come at a cost. Drinks are definitely expensive so my recommendation is to go to the mainland the first day for $26 (USD) round trip, and buy a bunch of bottles of beer and liquor as well as some snacks as that will save you hundreds and hundreds easily. Most of the premium cocktails are around $20/drink. Beers range from $7-$9.50 per drink. Then the typicall cocktails range around $11-$15 USD.

The only thing that I wanted to do and didn't get a chance was the deep sea fishing. It was too costly for just my wife and I to go because there was just us two and to make it affordable we needed to find another couple who wanted to do it. Even then you're spending $500 USD per couple OR $1,000 USD if you are willing to pay and can't find another couple. I really wanted to do this, but wasn't about to spend $1,000 USD for this.

Overall, I still gave this 5 stars because although a little slow service, the whole experience was a blast and once in a lifetime. I wouldn't stay at any other hotel and mainly because price and location and activities they provide.