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]
Mar 6, 2015, 1:41 pm
#1321
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: MCO
Programs: SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 139
We next stayed at the Hilton . . . took the Le Moana shuttle into town, then walked over to the Hilton dock and took their $7 shuttle to the hotel.
From Hilton we went to Thalasso. We took the Hilton shuttle to the town, then a taxi to the Le Moana, then the free shuttle to Thelasso. While it was a pain in the ..., especially having food poison from the Hilton, it was much cheaper then the direct boat to Thalasso. We were also able to load up on beer and snacks from the small market near the Le Moana while waiting for the shuttle boat to Thalasso.
If you really don't mind the extra traveling and connections, then take the fairy to the city and bus to Le Moana, advising the hotel that you came from another resort. I recall Thalasso having a similar policy requiring direct boat from Hilton, but we had no problem transferring the way we did from the Hilton.
Mar 8, 2015, 5:40 am
#1323
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 102
No. It is not mandatory.
The hotel cannot prevent anyone from taking the FREE shuttle boat from the airport into Vaitape. Then, it is a simple taxi ride to Le Moana.
Far cheaper than the hotel's boat and likely the same amount of time to get to the hotel!
So, if guests choose to take the hotel's transfer boat for that expensive cost, that's fine, it is your holiday and your money.
Think logically here: is Le Moana going to refuse to check you in to their hotel because you didn't show up on the boat?
The hotel cannot prevent anyone from taking the FREE shuttle boat from the airport into Vaitape. Then, it is a simple taxi ride to Le Moana.
Far cheaper than the hotel's boat and likely the same amount of time to get to the hotel!
So, if guests choose to take the hotel's transfer boat for that expensive cost, that's fine, it is your holiday and your money.
Think logically here: is Le Moana going to refuse to check you in to their hotel because you didn't show up on the boat?
Mar 8, 2015, 8:07 pm
#1324
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: LAS
Posts: 1,323
You stated it was MANDATORY. It is irrelevant how long it takes someone to get to Thalasso or Le Moana. The point is, it is NOT mandatory.
If the "hours" it would take bother someone, they can choose to pay the extraordinary fees to take the ICH shuttles.
Mar 8, 2015, 10:48 pm
#1326
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CHICAGO, IL
Programs: Arrival Points, M-Life, Hyatt, ULTIMATE REWARDS, AA, UAL, SOUTHWEST
Posts: 121
Mar 9, 2015, 3:26 am
#1327
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 84
Looking to spend 5 award nights this year at InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa but the availability is very scarce! If anyone is holding up the rooms and are not staying there for 3~5 nights in a row this year could you please PM me?
BIG THANKS!
BIG THANKS!
Mar 9, 2015, 6:04 am
#1328
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: PDX & PHX
Programs: AA,AS,HH,HY,IB,LH,IHG,MAR,WN
Posts: 199
Probably not, but the Le Moana, Thalasso or Hilton could put the roundtrip transfer on our closing bill even if we told them we didn't use their boat. Does anybody who has stayed there have any experience with this?
Mar 9, 2015, 6:08 am
#1329
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: PDX & PHX
Programs: AA,AS,HH,HY,IB,LH,IHG,MAR,WN
Posts: 199
I posted the schedule in my blog: https://missvacation.wordpress.com/2...ise-redefined/
Mar 10, 2015, 6:42 am
#1331
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: 718
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, IHG Diamond
Posts: 967
Mar 10, 2015, 7:13 am
#1332
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Plat Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Club Carl Gold, IHG Plat
Posts: 1,002
http://boraborasafarilagoon.com/Bora...agoon_Eng.html
I have used Teremoana Tours (aka Nono's tours) -- it seems a little cheaper and they are right down the street from the Le Moana.
http://www.thetahititraveler.com/act...remoana-tours/
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