Le Meridien Bora Bora

What a stay! There is nothing we would change to Le Méridien in Bora Bora, except that we wish we could have stayed there longer. We definitely hope to get the chance to go back some day. Room: We had an overwater bungalow, which we really liked. It was beautiful looking, perfectly clean and had amazing views on Bora's main island. Staff: The definitely enhanced our time at Le Méridien. A specific mention to Jean-Marie whom we got to talk to a little more than the others since we would almost always end up having him as a waiter at the restaurant. We also really appreciated the kindness of other staff members: Mailanie, Uranui, Hoarii, Nicolas Quinn and the staff the the beach fare. We are pretty sure all staff was as friendly as them, but they are the ones we did get the chance to know. Restaurants: Good options for lunch and diner, better than other hotels we have been in French Polynesia. It also had the best breakfast brunch of all places we have been.

It was absolutely amazing!! Trip of a life time!

Bora Bora is a paradise for sure but I believe that there is some kind of agreement amongst all the hotels to keep super top prices in order to somehow maintain the exclusivity of the destinations even during low season and hotel occupancy at 30%. Unuasual way to run the business in French polynesia specially if you think that is one of the few destinations worldwide losing market respects to similar paradise destinations. Said that about the Meridien I can say the I loved that most of the staff was super polite and attentive, most of them were really nice. Overwater bungalows amazing and well kept. What I didn't like is that I can't understand how an hotel like this pretend to be top class without investing on professional managers. It was absolutely clear to me that there is not an efficient F&B manager onsite supervising restaurant food and service quality. The smile of the waiters can't cover the fact that were unprepared and not loaded... just an example: second night we had a full Asian menu of 6-7 dishes and what was our surprise when we received the 14 portions of food at the same time filling the table completely and becoming cold minutes after minutes.. When you see this you understand that they have no F&B manager and that the service is unpredictable. Food quality was ok but overpriced for what offered. So unfortunately I have to say that I loved the experience and I was happy in Bora Bora but I would not come back heading to other destinations-hotels

The grounds and main buildings are beautiful. The staff was very friendly and the service was great. Shuttle boats to and from Bora Bora and the airport were great. Sea Turtle Sanctuary and Healing center were a "plus". The only downside was our over water bungalow. The air conditioner needed repair or replacing, the interior and exterior needed painting and we had termites!

We chose to stay at the Meridien for our honeymoon. We decided to go all out on a 3 night stay at the premium overwater bungalows. They’re stunning, no questions asked. The lagoon in Bora Bora was the most beautiful out of the 6 islands we visited in Polynesia prior to that. However, we had quite a few encounters that made our stay below expectations. Being so far out on the pontoon, and so close to the edge of the perimeter of the hotel meant boats, jet skis and all kind of water vessels are constantly swinging by your balcony leaving you without barely any privacy. Not only that, the waves produced from all the boats almost make it undesirable to go in the water from you bungalow. The customer service from some of the people in the hotel was not up to Meridien’s name. The restaurant was incredibly expensive for the taste of the food, the variety of the menu and the lack of drinks options.