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]
Feb 6, 2018, 10:54 am
#3181
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ORD
Programs: UA MM PG, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, IHG Platinum
Posts: 140
Feb 6, 2018, 10:56 pm
#3182
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
Looking at the other properties under the same management (namely the IC Tahiti and Moorea), the nights are only available 4 months in advance (see reward nights availability calendar). I suspect they have done the same for the Bora Bora properties. This would mean that if someone releases reward nights, they would not become available to someone else if the booked dates are more than 4 months from now.
Feb 13, 2018, 9:25 pm
#3183
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 600
I haven't seen DP in this thread so I am wondering if anybody successfully used Chase IHG anniversary certificate(s) to book date(s) past the certificate expired date. Do they allow you to still use the expired certificate as long as the certificate was used before it was expired?
Feb 15, 2018, 10:16 am
#3184
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: Priority Club Platinum & Ambassdor, Hilton Honors Diamond, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 505
I haven't seen DP in this thread so I am wondering if anybody successfully used Chase IHG anniversary certificate(s) to book date(s) past the certificate expired date. Do they allow you to still use the expired certificate as long as the certificate was used before it was expired?
Feb 15, 2018, 12:05 pm
#3185
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 600
Thanks for DP. I already booked a night with the certificate but now the certificate expired so I can't make any change or cancel (if I do, I will lose the reservation). I was worried that when I show up at Thalasso for the date that is booked with the expired certificate, they might not honor the reservation made with the expired certificate. How long ago did you do that?
Feb 20, 2018, 1:05 pm
#3186
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: LAX/ONT
Posts: 201
Just returned from the resort doing this same thing. No issues at all.
Thanks for DP. I already booked a night with the certificate but now the certificate expired so I can't make any change or cancel (if I do, I will lose the reservation). I was worried that when I show up at Thalasso for the date that is booked with the expired certificate, they might not honor the reservation made with the expired certificate. How long ago did you do that?
Feb 20, 2018, 8:14 pm
#3187
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 128
I have been under the assumption that rewards nights for IHG don't have resort fees. But after seeing the other IHG thread about this it has me wondering. Can anyone who stayed on points tell me if there were resort fees and if so how much per night they were?
Feb 21, 2018, 9:07 am
#3190
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: YYC
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Fairmont Plat, IHG Spire, SPG Gold, WS Gold, Hertz PC, National E Elite,
Posts: 2,770
Feb 22, 2018, 3:28 pm
#3192
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 44
has anyone successfully book this with points? I can't seem to find any availability on their website. I went as far as 2-3 years out and still don't see anything available.
Also, do you get overwater bungalow with points booking? or is it luck based on upgrade? Thx in advance.
Also, do you get overwater bungalow with points booking? or is it luck based on upgrade? Thx in advance.
Feb 22, 2018, 7:04 pm
#3193
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
has anyone successfully book this with points? I can't seem to find any availability on their website. I went as far as 2-3 years out and still don't see anything available.
Also, do you get overwater bungalow with points booking? or is it luck based on upgrade? Thx in advance.
Also, do you get overwater bungalow with points booking? or is it luck based on upgrade? Thx in advance.
Feb 22, 2018, 11:44 pm
#3194
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: NZ
Posts: 1,556
has anyone successfully book this with points? I can't seem to find any availability on their website. I went as far as 2-3 years out and still don't see anything available.
Also, do you get overwater bungalow with points booking? or is it luck based on upgrade? Thx in advance.
Also, do you get overwater bungalow with points booking? or is it luck based on upgrade? Thx in advance.
Feb 25, 2018, 3:58 pm
#3195
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Midwest U.S.A
Programs: Too many to list. Since the early 90's.
Posts: 1,407
If only I could move a mattress from the Thalasso over to the Conrad this summer. Thalasso doesn't have great snorkeling, little to no award avail, but they do have good mattresses for those of us who don't like waking up with a sore back. Unfortunately, I heard the Conrad did not go with firmer mattresses when they finished their remodeling (I was assured they would the last time I was there). They still, reportedly, have mushy mattresses and guests are now giving some feedback on that. Even my wife who prefers a softer mattress than I do, woke up with a sore back everyday during our stay there before the remodel. On the other hand, some of the rooms at the IHG Tahiti property also have poor quality mattresses, so it's not all IHGs in this region that have good beds.