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The Sofitel in Bora was fantastic. They were renovating the overwater bungalows but you couldn’t even tell. The location is perfect for walking to dinner and the market. That location is valueable if you want local stuff and save some money. The beach is small but there were only about 10 other people there so it was perfect. The lagoon is beautiful and has reefs so you can snorkel right from the hotel. They give you fins and a mask for free so that’s great. Also, you can reserve a kayak for free and hit the coral gardens, which is near the Sofitel private island. (That’s a separate hotel across the lagoon from this Sofitel). It’s the perfect distance to kayak and see some of the best snorkeling in bora. All and all this place is fantastic, worth the price and is often time cheaper than other places on bora.

Lovely hotel, beautiful location and lovely staff. Breakfast wasn’t great - the food wasn’t refreshed or replenished and at 9am the buffet was empty despite running until 11am. We had to ask for Coffee, along with notifying the manager that there was no food left for customers on the breakfast buffet.

The resort was great! Only complaint is the bugs and geckos in the room. Not sure how they get in but they did. The beach and pool were fantastic. The breakfast buffet was great, we looked forward to it every morning. Location was great 2500 francs to get to town on the taxi. We liked walking to Luckys for dinner. Some restaurants like St. James send a taxi to pick you up and drop you off. It only cost 400 francs. You can also do quite a bit of snorkeling off the shore and a 20 min kayak paddle gets you to the Coral garden for snorkeling. Spa was at the private island so we spent an afternoon and evening over there without having to pay triple the price to stay on the private island. We actually preferred the openness of Sofitel Marara over the more tightly developed Sofite private island.

Love the Sofitel resorts.

My fiancé and I spent one night at Sofitel the first night we arrived in Bora Bora. It was pleasant, the place was quiet, and the service staff was very friendly and eager help.