Making Overwater Bungalows Even More Luxurious

Where: BP 28, Moorea, Maharepa, French Polynesia, 98728

11/07/2006 at 10:21 AM
Tags: Tahiti Hotels, Overwater Bungalows, Hotel Renovations

If you're in for exotic Tahitian luxury, the stakes may just have been raised a bar higher. The Sofitel Moorea Beach Resort (formerly known as the Sofitel I Ora Moorea, obviously much harder to pronounce) has just reopened after some $40 million worth of renovation and expansion.

Nineteen brand new overwater bungalows have been added, and the old ones "completely upgraded", they say. Another drawcard is the restaurant rebranding, and now the simply titled "K" restaurant is the "intimate dining option" for guests who want to:

enjoy the freshest local produce in elegant and refined settings that allows guests a unique opportunity to feel the sand of the beach beneath their feet while enjoying the ambiance of chandeliers overhead

We don't have the budget yet to test it for ourselves, but the location map rather makes it sounds like it'll be the airplanes as well as the chandeliers right overhead: the Sofitel Moorea is definitely one of the closer resorts to the (admittedly very small) airport, although their website claims it's five minutes away by car. Check in with us if you get any first hand experience of the new Moorea (or send us your donations so we can get their ourselves).

Related stories:
· Searching For The Perfect Overwater Bungalows [HotelChatter]
· Sofite Moorea reviews [TripAdvisor]

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Make Your Own Electricity at this 'Honeymoon Hotel'

Where: PO Box 4607, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

10/12/2006 at 2:04 PM
Tags: Overwater Bungalows, Tahiti Hotels, Honeymoon Hotels

You can't really go wrong if you honeymoon in Tahiti. Ridiculously gorgeous beaches, French food, and island cocktails what more you want? The choice to make is to stay in pure luxury or to rough it a bit, in the old school bungalow style.

The Wedding Channel recommends Hotel Kia Oral for both choices: luxury or bungalow exotique:

The Hotel Kia Ora is nestled here on a white sand beach shaded by swaying palms, within earshot of the atoll's crashing ocean waves. The hotel's 63 air-conditioned bungalows are scattered in the garden, along the beach, and over the water. The overwater bungalows feature a glass coffee table where the lagoon becomes your private aquarium. A 1hr cruise from the Hotel Kia Ora, takes you to the Kia Ora Sauvage - an unspoiled paradise. With only 5 traditional bungalows and no electric power or telephones, this remote Polynesian hideaway is ideal for couples seeking the Robinson Crusoe experience.

The powerless bungalow is perfect for honeymooners who are okay going without WiFi or satellite TV (we obviously aren't.)

The only question now is, how close are each of the bungalows to each other?

Related Stories:
· Hotel Kia Ora [Wedding Channel]
· Hotle Kia Ora Reviews [TripAdvisor]

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