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 4, 2012, 11:19 am
#646
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True. Didn't want to start a fight just for 2 additional hours. She also mentioned the guests assigned my room arrived at 8 AM. This somehow made me feel guilty to stay too long in my OWB.
May 4, 2012, 11:21 am
#647
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Thanks Lewende, glad to hear you had such a good time. I read your review of BBN as well. I was one of the people that had to switch plans when the Hilton premier room fiasco happened in October and we ended up booking IC on points+ BOGO. Friends who had stayed at both had told me IC Thalasso is the better of the two, but reading your reports makes me feel almost glad things turned out the way they did. I am still so bitter over the whole thing, I don't even want to go near BBN.
We're heading over there Memorial Day weekend. Currently booked at Diamond for the whole stay and hoping for an upgrade to Diamond Otemanu or at least getting one of the diamonds on the shallow inner fork.
How did you get bit by the stingray???
We're heading over there Memorial Day weekend. Currently booked at Diamond for the whole stay and hoping for an upgrade to Diamond Otemanu or at least getting one of the diamonds on the shallow inner fork.
How did you get bit by the stingray???
May 4, 2012, 7:35 pm
#648
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: BKK
Programs: SPG Plat & IC Amb
Posts: 179
This got me worried...I wonder if that happens often. We'll be in Bora Bora in a few weeks. Air Tahiti changed around their schedules last week and consolidated some flights, and we got bumped to the very last flight of the day from Bora Bora to Tahiti, even though we had booked the one prior. We have about 3.5 hours between landing and catching our international flight. I wonder if I should contact Air Tahiti and ask to change to an earlier flight.
So, the flights that afternoon depart in reverse order.
I could not switch flight because the other were full.
What I wanna say is being on the earlier fight doesn't mean you will get there before the later flight.
I guess after 7pm they don't have any schedule flight and can send any available plane to BOB.
May 16, 2012, 2:20 pm
#652
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BTW, you don't need a lot XPFs. Most places accept credit cards.
May 16, 2012, 2:53 pm
#653
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 526
Regarding the flights, our flight to BOB was delayed by a few hours and the PPT airport has no AC. It was very hot! The flight from BOB to Morea left on time.
We had a wonderful time.
May 16, 2012, 4:04 pm
#654
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SNA and XRY
Programs: UA PP, 2 MM; IC;
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Well sort of.. think there was only one ATM on Rangiroa... and on Fakarava, there was none.... And yes... there is nothing worse than coming back to PPT and waiting 4 hours for an 2300 flight... this year we got smart and left on the AF flight at 8:00 a.m.... by the way, far more comfortable than TN.. no comparison... TN's seats were like rocks!!
May 16, 2012, 4:05 pm
#655
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SNA and XRY
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Posts: 1,043
Bank ATM in PPT is best to begin with.. forget in US and hotels... use airport only if desparate...
May 16, 2012, 5:07 pm
#656
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 423
Thanks for the suggestions. We decided to get enough XPF for the tour from our local bank. We'll use our credit cards for everything else. I've had a nightmare scenario with a foreign ATM before (my bank apparantly put a "possible fraud" hold on my card despite having let them know weeks ago that I was travelling) where I was stranded without any cash, so don't want to take a chance this time. We arrive in Papeete late at night and leave early morning anyway, so won't have time to look for a bank.
May 19, 2012, 5:22 am
#657
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 526
Thanks for the suggestions. We decided to get enough XPF for the tour from our local bank. We'll use our credit cards for everything else. I've had a nightmare scenario with a foreign ATM before (my bank apparantly put a "possible fraud" hold on my card despite having let them know weeks ago that I was travelling) where I was stranded without any cash, so don't want to take a chance this time. We arrive in Papeete late at night and leave early morning anyway, so won't have time to look for a bank.
May 27, 2012, 7:42 am
#660
Join Date: May 2010
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