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Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach & Private Island
Nunue Vaitape Bp 6, Bora Bora, 98730
French Polynesia | Show map

Property Location
Located in Bora Bora (Nunue), Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach Resort is convenient to Matira Point and Matira Beach.
This 4.5-star resort is within close proximity of Mt. Otemanu and Mt. Hue.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 86 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Your bed comes with cotton sheets and down blankets. Rooms have private balconies. 32-inch high-definition televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and makeup/shaving mirrors.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can soak up the sun at the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a spa tub. Additional features include wireless Internet access (surcharge), a concierge desk, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).

Dining
Grab a bite at one of the resort's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily for a fee.

Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a computer station, and business services. This resort has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge at scheduled times.

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4 out of 5.0
Score from 588 reviews
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Glorious, and only a short walk to great snorkeling
We spent three nights, two in a hillside room and one in an over-water bungalow on the private island. The over-water experience was delightful. There...
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3 out of 5.0
Fairly disappointing, ruined my imagination of heaven a little bit...
Upon arriving bora bora airport, I was greeted by a very polite and attentive French-speaking girl of the resort at the port, which did brighten up my morning, especially after the long-lasting, exhausting, frustrating... (blah blah blah) round-the-world alike flights from Hong Kong. However, goodies couldnt last for long as we found that there were communication difficulties between us - obviously i cant speak any french and my partner was still in junior level french class. Therefore, miscommunication started from here. We wanted to walk around the "town centre" before goto the resort (as we were arriving at 8ish in the morning, i thought our room shouldnt be available at that early moment), so we told the girl, in mix of english and french, that we would like to take taxi to the resort by ourselves. and per our understanding, the girl told us, she will take care of our luggages (just two small hand-carried bags) and will send to the resort directly by resort's van or sth. So we lunched and walked around the "town centre" which is just a street with no more than 10 shops opened, then waived a taxi to the resort and paid by ourselves. And then guess what, at the resort reception counter, we charged for taxi fare to "transfer our luggages"??!! The staff claimed that we booked taxi transfer at the port but disappeared with only luggages left, thats why we have to paid double taxi fares eventually, though its just small money. Alright then. We paid, again.And then I presented an upgrade voucher gifted by Air NZ as a newly qualified Gold member, which clearly stated that valid for one level upgrade for any Sofitel/Novotel hotels and resorts. The counter staff just replied that they ve never seen such voucher and not sure whether its valid in their property, therefore denied our upgrade request. And they turned down my another upgrade request which a Platinum member of Le Club should be entitled in any sofitel hotels, with an excuse that all rooms were fully booked and we didnt notice them earlier (um... per our observations, the property did looked empty during our stay)! Opss... Fine, again, we looked at the bright side as the lagoon-front bungalow was nice as well, much better than those photos showed in the resort's website. Thats a surprise for us! Oh another nice arrangement by them was that, they did provided a garden bungalow (seems not yet fully furnished but nice enough for shower/change/reset/chill-out...) before our official checkin time, which i ve never tasted in any other accor properties before. Points added for that.But again, anything good couldnt be long-lasting... Another lady staff, bump into us, speaking very fluent english, without any purpose but kept pushily selling those daytours/dinner packages/activities for the rest of the hrs... Dear! Dont forgot we just travelled from another half of our planet! We need relaxation rather than level-up our stresses!And then we decided to take a ride to the private island side and tan abit on the beach there (get rid of the beach on land side, which just... u know...). According to the hotel web, we should be able to make use of the facilities there by pay several bucks (i forgot the exact amount, maybe USD12?). And, of course, the request was turned down, again, with the reason that the private island was fully occupied and the beach maybe too pack by adding up any new guests! seriously??? but very ironically, if we willing to paid an overpriced dinner package, we would be allowed to there... really too pack? anyway thx but no thx. So anyone were attracted by the beach photos showed in the resort's web, better stop day dreaming unless u did booked the private island bungalows.Eventually we decided to escape from the stress-making lady by moved to the pool. The pool was stunning, just as great as the photos showed, though a little bit smaller than expect (not a problem at all as during our stay, the pool was sooooooooooo empty! not a moment with more than 5 ppl there!)
5 out of 5.0
Glorious, and only a short walk to great snorkeling
We spent three nights, two in a hillside room and one in an over-water bungalow on the private island. The over-water experience was delightful. There was even a window in the floor to watch the fish at night. The bungalow was very large, very luxurious. My favorite experience, however, had more to do with the hotel's private island location, which is right beside the best snorkeling area in Bora Bora. You can walk there, and when all the tour boats leave, you have the reef to yourself. Even the check-out experience was lovely, because the Sofitel gives you a reminder written like a romantic story which includes your flight time, and when you have to catch their boat to meet the taxi. Also, it's a short walk, once you leave the island, to several good restaurants.
5 out of 5.0
A wonderful place to stay in Bora Bora
My boyfriend and I spent 6 magical days at the Sofitel Bora Bora in April 2013 and had a fantastic time. We were greeted with beautiful leis upon arrival at the Bora Bora airport and then by musicians at the dock once we reached the Sofitel. Gregarious manager, Jean Louis, also met us at the dock and checked in with us daily throughout our stay. There were gorgeous flowers on the bed of our over-the-water bungalow upon arrival, complimentary champagne, invitations to a manager's cocktail party and a fabulous Polynesian Cultural Show. We also enjoyed a great breakfast spread every morning as part of our package including delicious poisson cru, crepes, omelets, croissants, fresh fruit, and much more. All the staff were warm and friendly, especially Brigitte, Katrine, Anita, and Louana. Special thanks to Brigitte and Anita for helping us arrange all our activities. We will never forget our wonderful visit to your special island. Mauru'uru roa and merci beaucoup.
5 out of 5.0
Amazing!!
We chose bora bora for our honeymoon and were quite scared about staying at the Sofitel as we had heard some quite bad reports. When we got there we were blown away. The location is perfect, the greeting on arrival was exceptional and the staff were magnificent. Nothing was ever too much drama and we were made to feel very welcome during our stay. Our rooms were spectacular, very clean, tidy and private (we had an overwater bungalow). The food, although not what I'm used to, was very nice. I would recommend taking diarrhea tablets though as, if ur like me and not a heavy eater than u may have some problems digesting the food.The staff from the Sofitel are just out of this world nice, they will drop anything for u and absolutely nothing is too much drama. Also, it was the little touches that helped made the stay so special (such as macaroons and water in our room daily, a nice sarong and short as gifts, coffee and croissants delivered fresh to our breakfast table daily, free nibblies when we ordered drinks at happy hour, it doesn't sound like much but they were appreciated additions to our stay) The staff were also very helpful when it came to booking tours around the island, and very accommodating to meet our requirements. I would recommend this hotel to everyone, and I will most definitely be returning, it was a very sad day when we had to leave!!
4 out of 5.0
Bora Bora is a slice of heaven
We were not sure what to expect after reading a lot of the reviews leading up to our stay in April. We were met at the airport and had a wonderful boat ride to Marara Beach Resort. The welcome at the hotel was great and we were shown to our room after about half an hour. The staff were really friendly and welcoming and this didn't change for the whole stay of seven days.There was one exception. We ran into the activities lady Anita the next day and she does get a little snooty if you aren't interested in buying something like the Romantic dinner. Having said this the staff at the hotel from the boat people to the cleaners are just amazing. Smiles all the time and will do anything possible to ensure you have a great stay.We dined at the hotel most of the time as we loved the outdoor dining area especially at night. Breakfast was pretty good with plenty of choice. Dinner was good but not great. Not a lot of choice and sometimes the meals were not cooked as requested. eg Medium to well done steak was pretty red. We had one night out at Bloody Mary's which we really enjoyed.Like some of the other reviews say the rooms are getting tired and in need of a refurbishment but this also applies to a lot of hotels we have stayed at, We felt this was a minor issue as the location of the hotel and the surrounding lagoon are breathtaking. It is a great place to sit back and relax amid one of the most beautiful places in the world. Would definitely come back again.
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  • Tours/ticket assistance
  • Translation services
  • Wedding services
  • Full-service health spa
  • Shopping on site
  • Garden
  • Private beach
  • Computer station
  • Express check-in
  • Suitable for children
  • Medical assistance available
  • Meeting facilities size (meters) - 100
  • Umbrella
  • Secretarial services
  • Beach sun loungers (chaise longues)
  • Pool sun loungers (chaise longues)
  • Poolside bar
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Shoe shine
  • Supervised child care/activities
  • Tour assistance
  • Number of restaurants - 2
  • Picnic area
  • Concierge desk
  • Private beach - direct access
  • Number of meeting/conference rooms - 2
  • Wireless (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
  • Swimming pool - outdoor
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Luggage storage
  • Laundry facilities
  • Meeting rooms (small groups)
  • Accessible path of travel
  • Accessible bathroom
  • Designated smoking areas
  • In-room accessibility
  • Roll-in shower
  • Beach/pool umbrellas
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Pool cabanas (complimentary)
  • Doorman/doorwoman
  • 24-hour business center
  • Beach cabanas (complimentary)
  • Library
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Express check-out
  • Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
  • Air-conditioned public areas
  • Spa services on site
  • Bar/lounge
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Airport transportation (surcharge)
  • Number of rooms: 64
  • Gift shops or newsstand
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Massage - treatment room(s)
  • Security guard
  • Currency exchange
  • Spa Tub
  • Safe-deposit box - front desk
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Television in lobby
  • Business services
  • Number of floors: 1
  • Beauty services
  • Room service (limited hours)

Property Location
Located in Bora Bora (Nunue), Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach Resort is convenient to Matira Point and Matira Beach.
This 4.5-star resort is within close proximity of Mt. Otemanu and Mt. Hue.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 86 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Your bed comes with cotton sheets and down blankets. Rooms have private balconies. 32-inch high-definition televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and makeup/shaving mirrors.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can soak up the sun at the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a spa tub. Additional features include wireless Internet access (surcharge), a concierge desk, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).

Dining
Grab a bite at one of the resort's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily for a fee.

Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a computer station, and business services. This resort has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge at scheduled times.

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Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach & Private Island
Nunue Vaitape Bp 6, Bora Bora, 98730
French Polynesia | Show map

Property Location
Located in Bora Bora (Nunue), Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach Resort is convenient to Matira Point and Matira Beach.
This 4.5-star resort is within close proximity of Mt. Otemanu and Mt. Hue.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 86 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Your bed comes with cotton sheets and down blankets. Rooms have private balconies. 32-inch high-definition televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and makeup/shaving mirrors.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can soak up the sun at the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a spa tub. Additional features include wireless Internet access (surcharge), a concierge desk, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).

Dining
Grab a bite at one of the resort's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily for a fee.

Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a computer station, and business services. This resort has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge at scheduled times.

from NZD 400

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  • Primary guest must be 21 years of age.
  • Your account will be charged at the time of booking for the full hotel room amount, including all tax recovery charges and fees.
  • Cancellation policies vary by room type.
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