Bora Bora Lagoon Resort, Vaitape French Polynesia Hotels, Vaitape PF Hotels

Property Description

Bora Bora Lagoon Resort offers guests the peace and tranquility of a private island, as well as a wide range of recreational activities and dining options. The Resort is built in Tahitian Fare style, with open air buildings constructed with pandanus leaf roofs. Guests can choose from a wide range of recreational activities like snorkeling, swimming, boating, kayaking, outrigger canoeing and daily excursions such as shark-feeding and sunset cruises on the lagoon. It is also the perfect place to do absolutely nothing but relax. AWARDS- 2nd best for scuba & snorkeling - Gourmet Magazine 2000; Top 100 Hotels - The Times(UK) 2000; Top Islands in the World by Region: Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific - Travel & Leisure 2000

Location Description

Located on a private island just one mile from the main island of Bora Bora and a scenic boat ride from Bora Bora airport. Bora Bora Lagoon Resort is a secluded enclave on an unspoiled island with no roads or villages, with direct access to spectacular tropical reefs, lush gardens and pristine beaches. The resort provides regular boat service to Vaitape on the main island, and transfers via boat to and from Bora Bora airport are also provided complimentary. Beginning in 2005, a 15EUR per person fee will be required for airport transfers.

Property Information

• Check in time is 3:00 PM.
• Check out time is 11:00 AM.
• The property has 80 rooms.

Policies & Disclaimers

All rates are based upon availability and may change without notice.

Babysitting/Child Services
Bar/Lounge
Beach
Business Center
Coffee Maker in Room
Concierge
24 Hour Front Desk
Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
Hairdryers Available
Mini Bar
Modem Lines in Room
Meeting/Banquet Facilities
No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
Pets Allowed
Pool
Restaurant
Room Service
Safe Deposit Box
Fitness Center or Spa
Tennis
Laundry/Valet Services

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• Bora Bora:  Bora Bora is the kind of tropical island most often found in dreams... a Polynesian jewel of glittering coral, clear blue water and lush green forests. Once home to Paul Gauguin, inspiration to countless other artists and writers, it retains all its legendary beauty and charm, exerting an irresistible magnetism on those seeking to escape the cares of the everyday world. In the middle of Bora Bora's spectacular lagoon lies Motu Toopua, a fragment of an ancient volcano that has become the ultimate tropical hideaway, a sweet-scented enclave of lush plants and flowers, tall palms and white sand beaches. This is the home of Bora Bora Lagoon Resort... a private paradise that will make all your tropical dreams come true.
• Viatape:  A scheduled complimentary hotel motor launch leaves regularly for Vaitape, Bora Bora's main village. At Vaitape wharf, the centre 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 – Tower Lookout and Bloody Mary’s:  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 and the Coastal Defense Guns:  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:  There 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:  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.
• Marine Museum:  The small Musée de la Marine has an interesting collection of ship model made by architect Bertrand Darasse. Most of them have a distinct connection with French Polynesia. They include a variety of Polynesian pirogues and other island boats. There are models of the ships of the early European explorers including Cook's Endeavour and Durmont d'Urville's L'Astrolabe of 1811. This ship, then known as La Coquille, visited Bora Bora with d'Urville in 1823. The pioneering French explorer went on to make important discoveries in the Antarctic before his death in the very first French railway disaster, on the Paris-St Germain line in 1842. Of course there's also a model of Bligh's Bounty and Alain Gerbault's Firecrest. Entry to the museum is free but a donation is appreciated. Just before the museum there's a small gallery of carvings, pareus and other items.