Mar 23, 2015, 11:08 pm
Last edit by: jigri2003
Some info:
Prepaid meal plan rates as of Feb 2015 per post 1305: (breakfast price updated as of Jan 2020)
Breakfast: 4860 xpf (tax incl) per person per day
Half board (breakfast and a 3-courses dinner): 13 053 xpf (tax incl) per person per day
Full board (breakfast, a 2-courses lunch and a 3-courses dinner): 17 632 xpf (tax incl) per person per day.
Breakfast 50% discount: available only at check in time if it is taken for the entire stay. It does not apply for half board and full board. Post 1376
Guaranteed Upgrade Costs as of January 2015 per post 1293
Emerald to Sapphire: 15,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond: 25,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond Otemanu: 35,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond End of Pontoon: 45,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Full prepayment prior to arrival required
Direct Boat Transfers to/from Airport One-way: 7334 XPF (updated Dec 2019) (about 15 minutes). Resort will email you to arrange this ahead of time if desired.
Boat transfer from the Airport is not mandatory despite what any hotel emails might imply to the contrary. It's possible to take the free Air Tahiti shuttle to Vaitape (15 minutes), followed by a taxi to the IC Le Moana for 2000XPF (15 minutes), then the IC's shuttle between Le Moana and Thalasso for 3390 XPF per person one way (updated Dec 2019) (15 minutes). If all transfers go smoothly, the journey could be as short as an hour, or longer than two hours if you're unlucky.
Boat Times (as of Oct 2016, and current as of Jan 2020)
Leaving Le Moana:
7:45am
8:45am
11:45am*
12:45pm
1:45pm
4:30pm
5:30pm*
6:30pm
8:30pm
10:00pm
Leaving Thalasso:
8:15am
9:15am*
12:15pm
1:15pm
2:15pm*
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
9:30pm
10:30pm
* Boat times with a * can connect with the bus shuttle between IC Le Moana and Vaitape town, as shown below:
Bus Shuttles between IC Le Moana and Vaitape town:
Depart IC Le Moana:
9:45am
2:45pm
Depart Vaitape:
11:15am
5:00pm
The bus shuttle costs 1150 XPF RT/person.
Note: There is no ATM at the Thalasso. The closest ATMs are in Vaitape, the main town where the airport ferry stops. However, both IC Le Moana and Thalasso will give you a "cash advance" on your credit card for a fee of 5%. The transaction will post as a purchase.
XPF is also available at the airport in Pappeete from several ATMs.
POST 1795
Resort Email: [email protected]
Prepaid meal plan rates as of Feb 2015 per post 1305: (breakfast price updated as of Jan 2020)
Breakfast: 4860 xpf (tax incl) per person per day
Half board (breakfast and a 3-courses dinner): 13 053 xpf (tax incl) per person per day
Full board (breakfast, a 2-courses lunch and a 3-courses dinner): 17 632 xpf (tax incl) per person per day.
Breakfast 50% discount: available only at check in time if it is taken for the entire stay. It does not apply for half board and full board. Post 1376
Guaranteed Upgrade Costs as of January 2015 per post 1293
Emerald to Sapphire: 15,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond: 25,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond Otemanu: 35,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond End of Pontoon: 45,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Full prepayment prior to arrival required
Direct Boat Transfers to/from Airport One-way: 7334 XPF (updated Dec 2019) (about 15 minutes). Resort will email you to arrange this ahead of time if desired.
Boat transfer from the Airport is not mandatory despite what any hotel emails might imply to the contrary. It's possible to take the free Air Tahiti shuttle to Vaitape (15 minutes), followed by a taxi to the IC Le Moana for 2000XPF (15 minutes), then the IC's shuttle between Le Moana and Thalasso for 3390 XPF per person one way (updated Dec 2019) (15 minutes). If all transfers go smoothly, the journey could be as short as an hour, or longer than two hours if you're unlucky.
Boat Times (as of Oct 2016, and current as of Jan 2020)
Leaving Le Moana:
7:45am
8:45am
11:45am*
12:45pm
1:45pm
4:30pm
5:30pm*
6:30pm
8:30pm
10:00pm
Leaving Thalasso:
8:15am
9:15am*
12:15pm
1:15pm
2:15pm*
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
9:30pm
10:30pm
* Boat times with a * can connect with the bus shuttle between IC Le Moana and Vaitape town, as shown below:
Bus Shuttles between IC Le Moana and Vaitape town:
Depart IC Le Moana:
9:45am
2:45pm
Depart Vaitape:
11:15am
5:00pm
The bus shuttle costs 1150 XPF RT/person.
Note: There is no ATM at the Thalasso. The closest ATMs are in Vaitape, the main town where the airport ferry stops. However, both IC Le Moana and Thalasso will give you a "cash advance" on your credit card for a fee of 5%. The transaction will post as a purchase.
XPF is also available at the airport in Pappeete from several ATMs.
POST 1795
Resort Email: [email protected]
IC Thalasso Bora Bora Master Thread [merged]
Aug 17, 2017, 10:12 am
#2928
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SFO
Posts: 3,881
And also to say that out of all the places we stayed on this trip (there were some nice ones), absolutely nothing compared to Thalasso! I will be doing a full write-up with comparisons to Le Moana later.
For now I will just say that we stayed in the Otemanu view bungalow 219 for 2 nights and Sapphire bungalow 226 for 1 night. The view from 219 was absolutely stunning! The stay was worth every second of obsession that it took to get those nights. Still dreaming about the motu a month later....
For now I will just say that we stayed in the Otemanu view bungalow 219 for 2 nights and Sapphire bungalow 226 for 1 night. The view from 219 was absolutely stunning! The stay was worth every second of obsession that it took to get those nights. Still dreaming about the motu a month later....
I appreciate it you can put your write up here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inter...polynesia.html
I started the thread to have hotel comparisons in a single thread. Thanks!
Aug 17, 2017, 11:32 am
#2929
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco & London
Programs: UA1k, Oneworld Sapphire, Hyatt Globalist, IHG DiamondAmb, Hilton Diamond, Marriott LTP,
Posts: 1,785
I am going here in late November and have a few questions.
The 50% breakfast option seems a no brainer, can you have room service and is there an additonal charge?
in regards to full board has anyone been offerred any special discounts?
I would be willing to do it but as the wife is a vegetarian and a fussy eater it does not represent good value for both of us.
The 50% breakfast option seems a no brainer, can you have room service and is there an additonal charge?
in regards to full board has anyone been offerred any special discounts?
I would be willing to do it but as the wife is a vegetarian and a fussy eater it does not represent good value for both of us.
Aug 18, 2017, 8:18 am
#2932
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SFO
Posts: 3,881
I am going here in late November and have a few questions.
The 50% breakfast option seems a no brainer, can you have room service and is there an additonal charge?
in regards to full board has anyone been offerred any special discounts?
I would be willing to do it but as the wife is a vegetarian and a fussy eater it does not represent good value for both of us.
The 50% breakfast option seems a no brainer, can you have room service and is there an additonal charge?
in regards to full board has anyone been offerred any special discounts?
I would be willing to do it but as the wife is a vegetarian and a fussy eater it does not represent good value for both of us.
Can you report back with your experience, specifically about dining? Thanks.
Aug 20, 2017, 4:29 pm
#2935
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 600
Aug 23, 2017, 3:12 pm
#2936
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 105
I am going here in late November and have a few questions.
The 50% breakfast option seems a no brainer, can you have room service and is there an additonal charge?
in regards to full board has anyone been offerred any special discounts?
I would be willing to do it but as the wife is a vegetarian and a fussy eater it does not represent good value for both of us.
The 50% breakfast option seems a no brainer, can you have room service and is there an additonal charge?
in regards to full board has anyone been offerred any special discounts?
I would be willing to do it but as the wife is a vegetarian and a fussy eater it does not represent good value for both of us.
Aug 23, 2017, 3:52 pm
#2937
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: ORD
Posts: 701
My wife is vegetarian and she would agree. Especially since the breakfast is 50% off if you sign up at check in.
Aug 24, 2017, 2:39 pm
#2939
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: LAX/ONT
Posts: 201
What if you decided to order room service and selected most/all of the items that you could from the hanging door card? Thinking because I have 3 young kids who will be going as well and buying a buffet for 5 seems like too much cost for the food.