Introduction We have returned to Conrad and tried the lagoon view suite for the beginning of our second stay. This is similar to the room you get when booking a standard points award. Given that all other rooms on the resort are stand-alone villas, my expectations were modest but I was positively surprised. That is not the room I would book when returning to Conrad BB but I can see how this room could be a decent choice for some people. Room All suites are in the same building, which is where the fitness gym and the kids club are located. Similar to a regular hotel room, you share a wall with a neighbor. However the room is in pristine condition, in fact I was surprised that it looked in even better shape than the overwater villa we had last week. Not that the OWV looks worn out, in fact quite the opposite as you can read in my previous review the OWV is nice, but the suite looks even newer than the OWV perhaps because it’s more sheltered from the elements. The room is also larger than the OWV – there is a full living room separated from the bedroom by the wall which has a TV on both sides. Another difference with the OWVs is that there are no frosted windows in the shower area and the toilet area for increased privacy because there is housekeeping traffic right outside the room. Given that the layout of the suite is different than the OWV, the location of the air conditioning unit is somewhat problematic. In the OWV the AC blows cool air straight on the bed/living area because it’s one large room. However in the suite one AC unit is located in the nook where closets and the make-up area are. So cool air is not blowing on the bed and we found the night to be somewhat warm despite setting AC at maximum power. The other AC unit is right at the entrance and is blowing cool air in the hallway rather than towards the sofa.I can see that this room would be most suitable for people who need extra space; also not being over the water might be safer for those with young children. The suites have connecting rooms available so I could imagine that families who need to book two rooms this will be handy and it would not be doable anywhere else on the resort because all villas are stand-alone. For people booking on points and who do not have the budget to upgrade to other rooms with cash, you will be fine. However if you book with cash, I would note that the garden villa and the horizon villa are not much more expensive (5-20% more) and given the price you are likely paying to travel to Bora Bora, the price of food on the resort, and the price of the room itself, then saving money to stay in the suite might not be your best bet. But if you do, you will have a comfortable stay, but you should be aware of what you give up. Not having a villa means less privacy – I could hear our neighbors talk on their balcony and you are sitting right on the other side of the outer wall. Even though it’s a lagoon view suite, yes there are some views, but you are right in front of the pathway to the fitness gym so not the ideal spot on the resort. Also you have trees partially blocking the view, and overwater villas in front so without any doubt sitting on your patio in the afternoon is far more enjoyable from other room types than from the suite. Also, some suites are less private than others. The building is not a straight line but rather a crooked line or a slight V-shape. We had a room at the “bottom” of the V-shape. On the terrace outside if we approached the wall, we could see our neighbor on the opposite side of the V-shape. Therefore I would recommend a suite at the ends of the building rather than the suites in the middle. Day Use Rooms (Shower Rooms) On the ground floor of that building, there are also a handful of shower rooms (day use rooms) for guests who arrive before check-in time or who are leaving after the check-out time. We were given one of these rooms because we left the suite at noon and the next room type we were going to try for our stay would only be available at 2pm. The shower rooms are half the size of the suites sitting right above. There is a living room with TV and a full bathroom. You can stay comfortable with AC and there is a small terrace outside. No bed however, but those rooms are a nice feature of the resort for guests to extend their stay by a few hours. Interestingly, the day use rooms had the standard Aromatherapy products found in most Conrads of the world, unlike the regular rooms in the hotel which have Shanghai Tang products. Overall Bottom line, the entry level room at Conrad is useful if you want access to all amenities that Conrad has to offer and if you want to pay as little as possible, but I would question this strategy. It works best for young families who want to avoid being close to water and who want connecting rooms. Otherwise, I would recommend spending a modest extra amount to at least have a stand-alone garden villa, a bit more for the horizon view villa and enjoy great views, or even better an overwater villa which I believe is great value for the money.