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]
May 13, 2013, 8:48 am
#887
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sun & beach destinations
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Free drinks only on paid night, also includes free Nespresso coffee capsules. Nespresso machine is in the room and the capsules are not free if you are not RA on paid nights. I suggest coffee lovers who stay on reward nights to bring their own Nespresso coffee capsules. Hotel charges $4 or 5 per capsule if I remember correctly.
May 13, 2013, 9:47 am
#888
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Earth ... for now
Programs: UA 2MM * Marriott Ambassador LT Titanium * IHG Diamond Ambassador * Hilton Diamond *
Posts: 1,788
A couple of years ago, during a paid stay with the RA status, I was charged for the Nespresso capsules. I was told that they were not included in the free mini bar amenity, but argued about the ambiguity and the lack of prior information, then got them removed from the bill. The policy might have changed, though.
May 19, 2013, 4:00 am
#892
Join Date: May 2004
Location: LAX
Posts: 1,849
and you might get a better one, although the bungalows are all the same
anyway, it's just the view/location.
I wouldn't stay in the garden room in this hotel, no way.
It's better to go to Le Moana.
But Thalasso is way nicer and newer, just got some renovation done.
It's a spectacular hotel/location, don't let the silly rules ruin
your experience. If you got stuck in the garden bungalow,
it would be quite horrible, like staying in a laundry room
instead of XVIth century room in a grand Paris hotel...
May 19, 2013, 4:18 am
#893
Join Date: May 2004
Location: LAX
Posts: 1,849
It's a shame this thread shifted towards discussing
the reward stays/garden bungalow situation only as this is an amazing hotel
and an amazing island. This is my old picture taken a few years ago
from a helicopter. We've been there a few times and we are coming
back later this year. Yes, the Four Seasons and St Regis are "betterer",
and the FS is our preferred hotel now, but we still are gonna
squeeze in a few nights at Thalasso, maybe for sentimental reasons only
the reward stays/garden bungalow situation only as this is an amazing hotel
and an amazing island. This is my old picture taken a few years ago
from a helicopter. We've been there a few times and we are coming
back later this year. Yes, the Four Seasons and St Regis are "betterer",
and the FS is our preferred hotel now, but we still are gonna
squeeze in a few nights at Thalasso, maybe for sentimental reasons only
May 19, 2013, 7:49 pm
#895
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: PC Plat RA, SPG Gold, AS MVPG
Posts: 811
May 20, 2013, 3:36 am
#896
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 22
any suggestions which emerald OWB room is best to ask for when paying for an upgrade?
do you guys mean if i pay for an emerald, they might upgrade me to a sapphire if available? but if I pay nothing, the best i could hope for is an emerald?
thanks
do you guys mean if i pay for an emerald, they might upgrade me to a sapphire if available? but if I pay nothing, the best i could hope for is an emerald?
thanks
May 20, 2013, 11:05 pm
#897
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sun & beach destinations
Programs: UA-lifetime Platinum (2MM), IHG-Amb, HH-Diamond, Hertz-PC, Marriott-Gold, CX-AM
Posts: 1,427
It's hard to answer your question without knowing your status with IHG. Are you a regular AMB, RA or just PC Plat ?
May 21, 2013, 11:18 am
#900
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: Marco Polo Gold, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Le Accor Plat
Posts: 78
Especially if you are staying on a Friday + Saturday or Saturday + Sunday. The free weekend night might not work out cheaper than booking two nights on points, but it reduces the risk of being stuck on land. And if you tack on points nights on the end, you may well get to keep the room you complete your weekend stay in for those points nights.