Conrad Bora Bora {PYF} (formerly Hilton)
Nov 2, 2021, 9:00 pm
#377
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 17
Remy quoted upgrade to the Horizon Pool Villa would be at 25,000XPF per night. Kimi quoted 19000. Remy tried to make me pay for upgrades for all my nights vs just a few but Kimi allowed me to do it that way. Remy was out why I was able to email Kimi back and forth. I.paid 40000 for regular owv.
Nov 3, 2021, 12:21 am
#378
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 103
Remy quoted upgrade to the Horizon Pool Villa would be at 25,000XPF per night. Kimi quoted 19000. Remy tried to make me pay for upgrades for all my nights vs just a few but Kimi allowed me to do it that way. Remy was out why I was able to email Kimi back and forth. I.paid 40000 for regular owv.
Nov 3, 2021, 8:45 am
#379
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 17
I tried to bargain with Remy about half board price because I'm diamond and already get free breakfast and didn't think I should have to pay 10k per person just for dinner. We will just do a la carte.
We arrive two weeks from today and I'm super excited!!
Nov 4, 2021, 8:42 am
#380
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 69
Remy quoted upgrade to the Horizon Pool Villa would be at 25,000XPF per night. Kimi quoted 19000. Remy tried to make me pay for upgrades for all my nights vs just a few but Kimi allowed me to do it that way. Remy was out why I was able to email Kimi back and forth. I.paid 40000 for regular owv.
Nov 4, 2021, 2:28 pm
#383
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,720
Does anybody have any idea what the current shuttle boat schedule to town is? The only thing I can find is a schedule from 2015 on their website. I have emailed them several times at several different emails over several days and have received no response. I also called them several hours ago and they said they would email me the details and I haven't see that either (checked spam folder, etc.). I am a Diamond, staying in December and would like to plan some activities before I arrive. I am not terribly impressed with their service so far even with my COVID lowered expectations.
Nov 5, 2021, 11:56 am
#384
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 31
This is exactly what we recently did. Did the overwater bungalow at the Hilton Moorea and did the Beach Villa with Pool at the Conrad. The water and diving is much nicer from the OWB's at the Hilton Moorea as the water is not as deep and there is more coral and fish.
We were glad to have done the Beach Pool Villa at the Conrad as it was a free upgrade for our entire 6 day stay and we felt that we didn't need to do an OWB again after just coming from the Hilton Moorea.
The one thing to note about the Horizon View Pool Villa vs the normal Beach Pool Villa is that the Horizon View Villa is on the top of a hill. It's a pretty steep hike that takes about 5 minutes to get to your room. You can have a golf cart take you up but you will need to be prepared to wait for one to arrive. The views are phenomenal once you get on top of the hill where the Horizon View rooms are. The Beach Pool Villa's have great Ocean Front views that are on the part of the beach where there's very few people. We were about 30-40 yards from the water, with lots of tropical vegetation and flowers around the villa to create privacy.
We were glad to have done the Beach Pool Villa at the Conrad as it was a free upgrade for our entire 6 day stay and we felt that we didn't need to do an OWB again after just coming from the Hilton Moorea.
The one thing to note about the Horizon View Pool Villa vs the normal Beach Pool Villa is that the Horizon View Villa is on the top of a hill. It's a pretty steep hike that takes about 5 minutes to get to your room. You can have a golf cart take you up but you will need to be prepared to wait for one to arrive. The views are phenomenal once you get on top of the hill where the Horizon View rooms are. The Beach Pool Villa's have great Ocean Front views that are on the part of the beach where there's very few people. We were about 30-40 yards from the water, with lots of tropical vegetation and flowers around the villa to create privacy.
Nov 7, 2021, 4:52 am
#385
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 17
This is exactly what we recently did. Did the overwater bungalow at the Hilton Moorea and did the Beach Villa with Pool at the Conrad. The water and diving is much nicer from the OWB's at the Hilton Moorea as the water is not as deep and there is more coral and fish.
We were glad to have done the Beach Pool Villa at the Conrad as it was a free upgrade for our entire 6 day stay and we felt that we didn't need to do an OWB again after just coming from the Hilton Moorea.
The one thing to note about the Horizon View Pool Villa vs the normal Beach Pool Villa is that the Horizon View Villa is on the top of a hill. It's a pretty steep hike that takes about 5 minutes to get to your room. You can have a golf cart take you up but you will need to be prepared to wait for one to arrive. The views are phenomenal once you get on top of the hill where the Horizon View rooms are. The Beach Pool Villa's have great Ocean Front views that are on the part of the beach where there's very few people. We were about 30-40 yards from the water, with lots of tropical vegetation and flowers around the villa to create privacy.
We were glad to have done the Beach Pool Villa at the Conrad as it was a free upgrade for our entire 6 day stay and we felt that we didn't need to do an OWB again after just coming from the Hilton Moorea.
The one thing to note about the Horizon View Pool Villa vs the normal Beach Pool Villa is that the Horizon View Villa is on the top of a hill. It's a pretty steep hike that takes about 5 minutes to get to your room. You can have a golf cart take you up but you will need to be prepared to wait for one to arrive. The views are phenomenal once you get on top of the hill where the Horizon View rooms are. The Beach Pool Villa's have great Ocean Front views that are on the part of the beach where there's very few people. We were about 30-40 yards from the water, with lots of tropical vegetation and flowers around the villa to create privacy.
Nov 8, 2021, 5:05 pm
#386
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 69
That's really good. I paid about 89000 XPF for my upcoming stay on 11-15 to 11-19 of this year. I booked this past July using my Hilton FNC's and wanted to make sure we got the OWB for at least half of our stay.
Nov 12, 2021, 7:28 pm
#387
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 174
Someone asked about the shuttle times, I was able to secure them. Hopefully I am attaching this correctly. I knew about the 7500 fee on day of arrival, but disappointed to see the times essentially preclude dinner in Vaitape unless you want to spend $100 for a round trip for 2. I am sure their reason is COVID but it continues a years long trend in increasing revenue by limiting options. (Edit: To add, we were there right before COVID, took a 1500 shuttle at around 4-4:30 and had dinner at Saint James. Pricey option now to do it again).
Nov 15, 2021, 7:33 pm
#389
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 443
Well done. Was this matched/reserved by booking with Hilton directly upon finding a lower price? I was unaware of a 25% discount on a price match. Is that a standard policy? If so, That is great to know! I wonder if Hilton would match Costco travel. I often see some stellar deals for this property through costco.
Nov 16, 2021, 8:12 am
#390
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 501
Hilton has had a price match plus an additional 25% off for a number of years. I checked the lowest price (HHonors) on the Hilton website and then shopped around. Orbitz was lower. I called Hilton and it took about 30 minutes as they check their rate and then go to the site I found to confirm the lower rate. They then match that rate and take another 25% off. It took a while as they then had to put the rate back to XPF currency as that is how the Hilton site displays the rate.
The Hilton rule is that the lower rate must be viewable and bookable by anybody. That would exclude Costco as you have to be a member.
The Hilton rule is that the lower rate must be viewable and bookable by anybody. That would exclude Costco as you have to be a member.