Hotel Bora BoraHOTEL INFORMATION
HOTEL BORA BORA
Point Raititi
B.P.1, Nunue, Bora Bora
French Polynesia 98730

The region’s 115 islands and atolls are grouped among five archipelagoes: the Marquesas, the Tuamotu, the Gambier, the Tubuai and the Society Islands. The Society archipelago is further divided into the Windward Islands, dominated by Tahiti, and the Leeward group, with Bora Bora as the main island. Bora Bora is only 10 kilometers long and four kilometers wide. Thirty-two kilometers of road rim the island. The hotel is situated on Point Raititi. From this southern peninsula on the very edge of the island’s shimmering blue lagoon, the views run 270 degrees -- from the lagoon and the 40-kilometer barrier reef that rims it, to the green-wreathed volcanic peaks that lend drama to the island. Mount Otemanu (mountain of the bird), at 727 meters (2,385 feet), dominates Bora Bora. 

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FaréACCOMMODATIONS
The resort’s 54 Polynesian-style bungalows and farés (the Tahitian term for home) are linked to the resort’s public areas by black, lava-stone walkways. These individual accommodations enjoy a variety of settings, from garden-view and beachfront to overwater locations. Whether bungalows or farés, the oversized rooms at Hotel Bora Bora take on the eclectic taste of an old trader’s house. Each is furnished in rattan and bamboo, with Tasmanian oak floors, red-cedar walls, ceilings of pandanus lashed to beams of Douglas fir, ball-and-claw, cast-iron tubs, overhead fans, CD players and personal safes. 

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DINING

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Pofai Beach Bar & RestaurantAMENITIES

Facing three white-sand beaches, Hotel Bora Bora is made for sea-and-sun lovers. Indeed, the sun sets directly in front of the hotel, just off the main beach. Some of the island’s best snorkeling can be found just a few steps into the lagoon surrounding the resort. Scuba diving, with full equipment and lessons, is available for both beginners and certified divers. A number of dive sites are easily accessible within the lagoon and beyond the barrier reef. Enjoy full-day or half-day sailing excursions to neighboring islands in the Leeward group aboard a 15-meter sport fishing catamaran. Sea-going charters of up to three days are available, as are nightly sunset cruises of the lagoon. Guests can also take a paddle canoe or outrigger sailing canoe into the lagoon, jet ski around the island or enjoy a combination beach picnic and cruise of the lagoon waters. Watching local experts feed the black-tipped lagoon sharks under water is an island highlight. 

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BONUS FEATURES

Facilities and Services
Hotel Bora Bora’s Boutique offers a selection of local art and craft. There’s also a range of books and island clothing, including hand-dyed Tahitian pareus. Two tennis courts, lit for night play, are located on the resort. Tennis rackets and balls are complimentary. 

Activities
Fishing is big sport in the waters surrounding Bora Bora, with typical catches ranging from tuna and wahoo to marlin and mahimahi. In the lagoon itself, troll for the blue and silver trevally using light tackle or try your hand at saltwater fly fishing.

Sightseers will want to take Hotel Bora Bora’s four-wheel-drive safari into the island mountains. The expedition includes a visit to the cannons left behind after World War ll, as well as a ride through the valley to an ancestral plantation. Visitors can also see Bora Bora by helicopter, on bicycle or on horseback. Parasailing 300 meters above the blue lagoon provides yet another fresh island perspective. 

For shoppers, Bora Bora boasts a variety of clothing and craft shops, and the black pearls of Polynesia are world famous. A number of painters, sculptors and photographers call Bora Bora home.

EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES

Hotel Bora Bora presents a special romance offer and two sentimental ceremonies: Honeymoon Escape , Polynesian Ceremony and Marriage of Hearts.


ClimateMap, Hotel Bora Bora
Bora Bora, located 17 degrees south of the equator, enjoys a year-round tropical climate. Temperatures on Bora Bora range from about 25ºC (77ºF) to 28ºC (82ºF). The months of November to April are hotter and more humid, with occasional rain. From May to October, the weather is dry and the nights cooled by the trade winds, which are strongest at this time of year. 

Time Difference
French Polynesia is 10 hours behind GMT, two hours behind U.S. Pacific Standard Time and 20 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Language
French and Tahitian are the official languages. English is widely spoken.

Main island of Bora BoraGetting There
Major airlines service Papeete, Tahiti’s capital. From North America and Europe, fly via Los Angeles, less than eight hours from the Tahitian capital. From Auckland and Tokyo, there are direct flights to Papeete. Flying time from Tahiti to Bora Bora is only 45 minutes. The airport is located on Motu Mute, an islet that extends to the coral reef in Bora Bora’s lagoon. It’s 20 minutes by private launch from the airport to Hotel Bora Bora. Transportation between the airport and the hotel is complimentary. VIP airport express service is available on request. 

Visas are needed by visitors from most countries, except for those with valid passports from E.E.C. countries, the United States, Canada, Japan and Cook Islanders using New Zealand passports.


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