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Me and my husband spent three nights in Hilton Moorea and four nights in Le Meridien Bora Bora and used the Tahiti Airport Motel as our pre and post Moorea/Bora Bora accommodation. Tahiti Airport Motel was a great choice for us travelling from Australia as we arrived in Pepeete after midnight on our first day and our flight leaves Papeete at 7:30am on our last day ¿¿¿ both flights at rather inconvenient hours. For me, I didn¿¿¿t think it would make sense to go to an upmarket resort just to ¿¿¿sleep¿¿¿ for a couple of hours, especially given the fact that the taxi fare is quite expensive.After reading several recent negative reviews here on Tripadvisor, I had plenty of concerns about just how bad the ¿¿¿hike¿¿¿ is from the airport up to the motel. The very last review that I read before going to Tahiti was that there was even safety concern about walking in the dark to get to the motel from the airport. I think people complained about this place because they were not mentally prepared about the ¿¿¿hike,¿¿¿ and most probably booked this place without doing any research. Let me tell you that I had a very pleasant experience staying at the Tahiti Airport Motel! It took us only 8 minutes to walk from the airport to the motel entrance. The real ¿¿¿hike¿¿¿ only really took about 5 minutes. Yes it is a bit of a workout, but really I do not mind it at all! I am the type of person who enjoys walking uphills and going to the gym, so for me it is really just a bit of exercise. There is no way in the world I would pay for a taxi to get to the motel, unless I was travelling by myself and had heaps of luggage with me that I was not able to manage by myself. I found it was quite safe to walk to the motel from the airport, even when it was late at night after mid-night. There was a random young local guy talking to us , asking if we needed his help for the luggage just as we were leaving the airport to cross the road to the Motel. We just politely said ¿¿¿No¿¿¿ to him and walked away. We also did not encounter any ¿¿¿stray dogs¿¿¿ at all, not that we are the type of people who are afraid of dogs anyway.Once inside the room, I found it to be quite spacious and spotless clean. I actually enjoy the d¿¿cor and found this place to be very cosy. I particularly like the wooden floor, it¿¿¿s quite nice. To use the free wifi you have to go to the breakfast area to use it as there is no wifi signal in the room. But it is really no big deal at all for me.On our first night in the motel, we did find three cockroaches in the room, but they were really just the ¿¿¿tiny¿¿¿ cockroaches ¿¿¿ not the type of big cockroaches you see in Australia. As I read about it in the earlier review here on Tripadvisor, I was mentally prepared for it and so wasn¿¿¿t really bothered by it. Not sure how these little bugs got in, but it¿¿¿d be great if the Motel could do something about it. The other little downside is that the water from the shower was not always hot, but it was still ok for me. There was no quilt on the bed, just a very thin cotton sheet to tug myself in. So if at all possible I¿¿¿d like to have a cotton quilt so that I don¿¿¿t feel cold in the room in the middle of the night. (We did have the aircon set to 24 degrees - but I still prefer to have something more than a thin cotton sheet to tug myself with). For dinner, there is a Chinese restaurant that is only about a 3-5 minutes walking distance. We ate there and quite enjoy the food. It¿¿¿s not cheap to eat there but it¿¿¿s convenient. They take credit card.Overall, I enjoy this place quite a lot. I would definitely use the Tahiti Airport Motel again for our future overnight stay if we have the same kind of late night arrival and early morning departure flights. For me, this place is convenient and very good value for money in Papeete! My tip is to go to the Tahiti Airport Motel¿¿¿s website and read the instruction on how to get to the motel. It is really straight forward.

We stayed at the hotel before and after a cruise. This was a clean but boring hotel. While the hotel had fee WI-FI, it did not have US style outlets so our time on the computer was limited. Also all the TV channels are in French. Most of the guest were from the US, but the hotel did not offer features we wanted.

Steep hill for about 100 yards of rough pavement to Hotel. We took a Taxi for outgoing, quick and easy and inexpensive and dry since it was raining.People are nice and room was clean and spacious but a little warm even with AC.Breakfast did not occur. Nor did our on line reservation but they did fit us in in a more expensive family room. The in room safe was not there but the free WiFi worked well enough.

I would have given this a poor rating but the truth is, it was clean, functional and the front desk was helpful and friendly. The simple, old fashioned French breakfast of bread, croissant and jam was very good.Otherwise, this place was pretty bad. When people say steep, they aren't kidding. We drove our rental car and getting in and out of the entrance was dangerous because we could not see beyond the very steep corner. Parking was under the hotel and very cramped, Getting luggage to the room from the lobby was a trip in itself because of the steep hill we had to roll them up, in the rain. It was either that or two flights of stairs in dark hallways.It is NOT convenient to the airport because although you can see (and hear) the airport, you can't get to it unless you take an overpriced taxi. There is no shuttle and walking is difficult (very steep) and possibly dangerous. Even if you decide to take on this challenging hike, with luggage, at least one of my guidebooks recommended against walking since people have been robbed early in the morning along this route. The hotel has no restaurant or bar so you either have to walk or hire an overpriced taxi to get food. Wi-fi is free but you can't get a connection except in the lobby. If you have any mobility issues, do not stay at this hotel. Actually, unless you are in excellent physical shape and enjoying hiking in hot, humid conditions with heavy backpacks, do not stay in this hotel.If you have an early morning flight and have a day to kill after a cruise, as we did, a better choice is to hire a rental car for 24 hours and stay at one of the resorts a little further out or even in Papeete. You can pick up Hertz and Avis near the dock in Papeete., drop off is easy and right across from the airport terminal. No expensive taxis and you have a car for the day to explore the island. Best of all, you have a choice of other nearby hotels.

Stayed here for only one night, and we're happy it was only one! It was NOT worth the money for what we got (or didn't get.) Wifi was horribly slow, water never got hot in the shower (luke warm...very disappointing and unenjoyable), and there was NOTHING in walking distance except one overpriced chinese restaurant. (And werw told it was lik $15-25 taxi ride into Papeete.) AND at night OMG I kept finding these big flying bus all over the room!!! Ahhh!! Where the heck were they coming from??...had to be the wall, yuk!Positives: The room was very clean and modern, bathroom average, and large window overlooking the airport. Easy walk from FAA airport.If I had no other option, I would stay here again, but the bugs really grossed me out!!