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 4, 2017, 8:34 pm
#2911
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sydney
Programs: AA Exp, UA PP, IC Diamond, HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Centurion
Posts: 477
Aug 15, 2017, 12:32 pm
#2923
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 105
Ok, so I jut booked Aug 29 - Sep 2nd, 2017. Got SUUUUUUUUPER excited and then was told I have family visiting the very same week. So going to release it shortly (around 6-7pm CST). The last time I was this depressed I was on a flight from PPT to LAX. Sigh, cue sad trombone.
Aug 16, 2017, 6:27 pm
#2924
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 15
Worth It!
Hey all, just recently got back from our amazing honeymoon trip. In total we did 6 nights in Bora Bora split between Thalasso and Le Moana. We followed that with a 24 hour stopover in Auckland, then two weeks in Australia at Brisbane, Great Barrier Reef area (Port Douglas), and Sydney. Nearly all of the flights and hotels were paid with points.
I'm giving that background in case anyone wants to PM and ask non-Thalasso questions. 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....
I'm giving that background in case anyone wants to PM and ask non-Thalasso questions. 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....
Aug 17, 2017, 7:18 am
#2925
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 600
Hey all, just recently got back from our amazing honeymoon trip. In total we did 6 nights in Bora Bora split between Thalasso and Le Moana. We followed that with a 24 hour stopover in Auckland, then two weeks in Australia at Brisbane, Great Barrier Reef area (Port Douglas), and Sydney. Nearly all of the flights and hotels were paid with points.
I'm giving that background in case anyone wants to PM and ask non-Thalasso questions. 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....
I'm giving that background in case anyone wants to PM and ask non-Thalasso questions. 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....
Nice pictures! glad to hear that you had a great time. I am looking forward to your comparison report!