italdesign

Food is (probably) still there. RIP was for the boat transfer trick that made it worth going to the pier..

coolbeans202

There was one in my room last week.

TravelPointsMeow

Did you already have other checked bags too? Like the carry-on’s checked were additional? About how much was that?

Majuki

No, we each had a carry on size suitcase that we checked. There was nothing additional, so I don't know what the excess baggage fees were. The overhead bin space on the ATRs that they fly is limited, so I don't think there's space for more than a personal item.

Cynapse

Speaking of good food, everyone should toss around the best food options on Bora Bora and Moorea. You hear about bad food all the time, but it'd be awesome to filter out some good options. :P I haven't visited BB myself yet, but I've read a lot and will start.

Moorea

• Toatea Crêperie at Hilton
• Coco Beach
• Fare La Canadienne (Burger house)

Bora Bora

• The newly mentioned food hut at the Vaitape CBB dock
• Burgers at the CBB pool
• CBB themed dinners (seems hit or miss depending on the person)
• La Villa Mahana
• St. James

Feel free to toss in personal experiences to the contrary on the above, or add new good food options.

brodielayne

I loved the dessert Crepes at Hilton Moorea. If Claude is still there make sure you give them a try. Plus Claude is an interesting dude.

italdesign

To be exact, it was the first snack shack intersecting the ferry terminal street and main Street. In 2019, $10 for roast pork (packaged) or steak frite were very tasty.

slidey

Can anyone confirm what the covid entry requirements are for French Polynesia from LAX? Tahiti tourism site just says antigen test within 48 hours of departure while air tahiti nui site says it has to be a supervised test? I'm not flying on air tahiti nui, but is any antigen test (ie one of the portable at-home tests where you upload a photo on the test and get a certificate - I'm not in the US, Ill just be in LA for a few days before the PPT flight) acceptable or does it actually need to be a supervised one?

Does the test result also have to be printed or is a pdf on the phone okay? Is the only other form thats needed to be completed the signed statement thing?

And lastly, does anyone know what the times are for the shuttle to/from Vaitape/Conrad are?

Majuki

We flew TN, but they were sending people downstairs to get supervised antigen tests. The consensus is that the at home tests such as eMed are not accepted for travel to French Polynesia. TBIT has on site RAT available with quick results through Clarity. We had our results within about 30 minutes after the test. PDFs seemed to be acceptable, but keep in mind passport control officers at PPT were requesting to see the test results too when we were there. Some passengers were having issues connecting to the mobile network. If you will be nearby LAX before travel you could get tested and then have your hotel print out a copy of the test results.

I will let others reply on the shuttle schedule as it may have changed since January.

Traveler Dave

Updated on the 5th….

https://en.calameo.com/read/00346150...38f04b5?page=1

Traveler Dave

Print it out if you can. Or capture a screen shot with your iPad or phone.

italdesign

Released base room May 13-15. Did not immediately go back to award inventory.

FlyerBeek

Just arrived in PPT last night. Not a single COVID-related piece of documentation (neither test results, vaccine card, or the sworn statement) was reviewed upon arrival. That being said, I'd still recommend having printed copies of everything. WiFi and cell data coverage in the airport was spotty.

-FlyerBeek

pepper212

Just tried to upgrade to a OWB for a stay end of June and was only offered pool villas which is too spendy for us-- are we out of luck? Is there any sort of waitlist/do they become available?

We are also diamond members and hoping for a space available upgrade, but it's our honeymoon and my fiance doesn't want to roll the dice.

brodielayne

It literally changes by the day. If available your odds are good, however I would not count on it as June is high season and the resort will likely be full. If you are dead set on having a particular room you will want to pay for the upgrade.