Resort
Taha'a, French Polynesia
Le Taha a by Pearl Resorts
On Tautau motu off Taha'a, this Relais & Châteaux property pairs overwater suites and beach villas with views toward Bora Bora.
Price on request
South Pacific · French Polynesia
French Polynesia
Bora Bora's lagoon, overwater villas and the quieter islands beyond it.
Our notes
Bora Bora's lagoon is the one in the photographs, and the overwater villas there are the original of a form now copied everywhere. Moorea is thirty minutes from Tahiti and cheaper; Taha'a sits in the same lagoon as Bora Bora with a fraction of the traffic; the Tuamotus are for divers. Getting there is the commitment, usually via Los Angeles, Auckland or Tokyo to Papeete and then a domestic flight. May to October is the dry season.
Stay
Hotels and resorts in French Polynesia
Resort
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora
Overwater bungalow suites and beachfront villa estates on a private motu in Bora Bora's lagoon, with views of Mount Otemanu from every terrace.
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Private island
Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
The Brando
The Brando occupies the Onetahi motu of Tetiaroa atoll, French Polynesia, a 20-minute flight from Tahiti, with 35 villas and one residence.
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