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]
Oct 21, 2006, 8:59 am
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Originally Posted by wobbly wings
anyone who's been before can comment on best time to go also in relation with airfares?
November through may is best for prices. Is a good opportunity to use as a stopover on a *Alliance Reward to New Zealand. Lax - PPT - AUK
Oct 21, 2006, 9:15 am
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Originally Posted by randidliyo
how do I find it from the website, what country do I search in?
Oct 22, 2006, 9:18 am
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Originally Posted by gleff
http://www.boraboraspa.intercontinental.com/
I just got the activity guide, so now its time to plan those. Does anyone know if it is better to book ahead or just wait til you get there?
Thanks
Oct 22, 2006, 10:38 am
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Thanks StealthFly for the heads-up ^. I was able to book a few nights for next spring 
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Did anyone else notice the mandatory boat transfer for 2750xpf (xpf2500 + 10% tax) per person each way? The current exchange rate makes it about US$56 for each person for the roundtrip. A relatively small price to pay for a place that I have always wanted to visit.
.Did anyone else notice the mandatory boat transfer for 2750xpf (xpf2500 + 10% tax) per person each way? The current exchange rate makes it about US$56 for each person for the roundtrip. A relatively small price to pay for a place that I have always wanted to visit.
Oct 22, 2006, 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Jet2K
Did anyone else notice the mandatory boat transfer for 2750xpf (xpf2500 + 10% tax) per person each way? The current exchange rate makes it about US$56 for each person for the roundtrip. A relatively small price to pay for a place that I have always wanted to visit.
Far preferable to taking the public boat to Vaitape and then taking another boat to the resort.
Oct 22, 2006, 4:20 pm
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Originally Posted by Jet2K
Thanks StealthFly for the heads-up ^. I was able to book a few nights for next spring .
Did anyone else notice the mandatory boat transfer for 2750xpf (xpf2500 + 10% tax) per person each way? The current exchange rate makes it about US$56 for each person for the roundtrip. A relatively small price to pay for a place that I have always wanted to visit.
.Did anyone else notice the mandatory boat transfer for 2750xpf (xpf2500 + 10% tax) per person each way? The current exchange rate makes it about US$56 for each person for the roundtrip. A relatively small price to pay for a place that I have always wanted to visit.
As far as the boat transfer goes, that is normal. I sent an e-mail to Jerome, the hotel's Concierge, and told him my flight information. Here is his e-mail address :
[email protected]
He also sent me an activity list.
Oct 23, 2006, 1:16 pm
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I have a reservation for Le moana for 10 nights. Should I consider splitting my reservation in 2. 4 nights a Thalasso and 6 at Moana or all in for Thalasso.
Can I transfert from 1 hotel to the other or need to go back to the airport?
Can I transfert from 1 hotel to the other or need to go back to the airport?
Oct 23, 2006, 3:30 pm
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Originally Posted by wakemania
I have a reservation for Le moana for 10 nights. Should I consider splitting my reservation in 2. 4 nights a Thalasso and 6 at Moana or all in for Thalasso.
Can I transfert from 1 hotel to the other or need to go back to the airport?
Can I transfert from 1 hotel to the other or need to go back to the airport?
There is a free shuttle boat between the hotels
Oct 23, 2006, 4:00 pm
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Originally Posted by wakemania
I have a reservation for Le moana for 10 nights. Should I consider splitting my reservation in 2. 4 nights a Thalasso and 6 at Moana or all in for Thalasso.
Can I transfert from 1 hotel to the other or need to go back to the airport?
Can I transfert from 1 hotel to the other or need to go back to the airport?
IC Expert is correct. There is a free shuttle that runs between both IC properties.
The first one of us to come back better post a trip report and let us know how they handle those on reward reservations ^ .
Glad I could help some of you out.
Oct 23, 2006, 10:32 pm
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Thank you, StealthFly , for bringing this to our attention! I had 6 nights at the Moana for our honeymoon in April and now changed it to the Thalasso. Too bad that I was travelling over the last 5 days and missed out on the Diamond villa bookings 
Does anyone know how much the meal plans are at this hotel for halfboard? Also in the fact sheet the return boat transfer is CXP 3500 per person which is cheaper than the CXP 2500 rate for the one way stated somewhere else on the website. Which of the prices is correct now?
Does anyone know how much the meal plans are at this hotel for halfboard? Also in the fact sheet the return boat transfer is CXP 3500 per person which is cheaper than the CXP 2500 rate for the one way stated somewhere else on the website. Which of the prices is correct now?
Oct 24, 2006, 7:08 am
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For all the FTers now planning to go to BOB, y'all must make a dinner booking (do so well in advance of your trip - feel free to PM me for the chef's email) at Villa Mahana. It's not cheap, but by Bora Bora standards and in comparison to eating at resorts it's not bad. When I was there last year the tasting menu ("Menu Royale") was CFP 10 500. And it was the best meal of the vacation (which included a sidetrip to SYD and Tetsuya's).