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Originally Posted by LA_FadeAway

A few questions while planning details of our trip later this month?
1) Is it a good idea to make dinner reservations for all the nights we want, in advance of our trip?
2) Has anyone done the Polynesian Night recently? Debating about this. Our anniversary is that night. Considered La Villa Mohana but we aren't big on French food so feel like that might be wasted on us (probably too late to get a reservation there anyway). Anywhere else ashore worth paying the $100 evening boat transfer? Our options at the resort that night are the Polynesian Night dinner, Banyan Chinese, sushi at Upa Upa, or room service.
3) Does the spa offer any last-minute specials on site like other resorts? Do we need to bother reserving before we get there or can we wait until we are there to reserve? We like to wait until we're going to have a rainy day for our spa time when possible.
4) Are there stores in or really close to the Papeete airport where we could pick up a few mixers, some beer/wine, and snacks or should we wait and go ashore on day 2 to stock up on those things. We'll have about 4 hours to kill in Papeete before our transfer flight. Plan to pick up a few bottles at LAX duty free on our way out.

Depends how busy it is when you’ll be there, but it’s probably a good idea to have something booked just in case. You can call throughout the day if there’s somewhere you really want to go and people will cancel, especially right at dinner time when they change their mind, so be ready to go.
Haven’t done it recently. Seems the main opinion is if you’ve already experienced one it’s better to skip it in general. I skipped La Villa because it seemed very difficult to make the return boat given how long the dinner takes. I went to Restaurant St. James instead which was very nice, but some people were on my return boat from La Villa so they made it back in time. It’s a very expensive meal, like $500+ I believe so just be prepared (not including the Conrad boat costs, which have doubled since I was there). I heard it was amazing though.
Not sure on last minute deals but I kinda doubt it, not many discounts to be found at that resort. 😅
Theres a Carrefour at the Pacific Plaza Mall like 7-10 minutes away from the airport, it’s a good place to shop in general and I recommend it. We stayed overnight at the Hilton and there’s a bridge to walk between the two. Just make sure the store and shops will be open during your free hours. Four hours is a long time in that airport.

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