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]
Jan 10, 2019, 12:54 pm
#3496
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA 1MM Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,524
Jan 10, 2019, 6:12 pm
#3497
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
TD
Jan 10, 2019, 10:29 pm
#3499
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
Feb 14, 2019, 6:37 am
#3502
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA 1MM Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,524
Does someone mind checking a date at the Thalasso for a Chase free night for me please? We have a few nights there but had to start at the Moana due to no availability that night. I don't want to risk canceling the Moana to put the Chase free night back in our account so that it will allow me to search the Thalasso for the same night. Please PM me. Ty!
Edit: never mind, I noticed that One Mile at a Time says if a points room is available, then a Chase free night is "The IHG Card anniversary free night certificate comes from the same inventory as points stays, so if you can redeem points for a stay, you can also redeem this certificate.". Went ahead and canceled Moana and rebooked at Thalasso.
Edit: never mind, I noticed that One Mile at a Time says if a points room is available, then a Chase free night is "The IHG Card anniversary free night certificate comes from the same inventory as points stays, so if you can redeem points for a stay, you can also redeem this certificate.". Went ahead and canceled Moana and rebooked at Thalasso.
Last edited by glocklt4; Feb 14, 2019 at 8:34 am
Feb 15, 2019, 7:26 am
#3505
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sydney
Programs: AA Exp, UA PP, IC Diamond, HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Centurion
Posts: 477
Some statistics:
I counted 11 days in February (7), 18 days in March (6), 17 days in April (5), 10 days in May (4) and 10 days in June (5) that became available over the last 2 days.
The numbers in brackets are the longest set of consecutive nights during that month. But interestingly it seems the consecutive nights were mostly not released at the same time. So it is very difficult for someone to book 4+ days together. In the past it was relatively easy to book a week at a time.
I wonder if that is their new strategy to release months in bulk rather than 1 day or 1 week at a time. Or maybe they got told off by IHG that they have to release their reward nights. Over the last few months almost nothing became available, sometimes only 1 night in 1 or 2 weeks.
I counted 11 days in February (7), 18 days in March (6), 17 days in April (5), 10 days in May (4) and 10 days in June (5) that became available over the last 2 days.
The numbers in brackets are the longest set of consecutive nights during that month. But interestingly it seems the consecutive nights were mostly not released at the same time. So it is very difficult for someone to book 4+ days together. In the past it was relatively easy to book a week at a time.
I wonder if that is their new strategy to release months in bulk rather than 1 day or 1 week at a time. Or maybe they got told off by IHG that they have to release their reward nights. Over the last few months almost nothing became available, sometimes only 1 night in 1 or 2 weeks.
Feb 15, 2019, 1:27 pm
#3507
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 15
Some statistics:
I counted 11 days in February (7), 18 days in March (6), 17 days in April (5), 10 days in May (4) and 10 days in June (5) that became available over the last 2 days.
The numbers in brackets are the longest set of consecutive nights during that month. But interestingly it seems the consecutive nights were mostly not released at the same time. So it is very difficult for someone to book 4+ days together. In the past it was relatively easy to book a week at a time.
I wonder if that is their new strategy to release months in bulk rather than 1 day or 1 week at a time. Or maybe they got told off by IHG that they have to release their reward nights. Over the last few months almost nothing became available, sometimes only 1 night in 1 or 2 weeks.
I counted 11 days in February (7), 18 days in March (6), 17 days in April (5), 10 days in May (4) and 10 days in June (5) that became available over the last 2 days.
The numbers in brackets are the longest set of consecutive nights during that month. But interestingly it seems the consecutive nights were mostly not released at the same time. So it is very difficult for someone to book 4+ days together. In the past it was relatively easy to book a week at a time.
I wonder if that is their new strategy to release months in bulk rather than 1 day or 1 week at a time. Or maybe they got told off by IHG that they have to release their reward nights. Over the last few months almost nothing became available, sometimes only 1 night in 1 or 2 weeks.
Feb 15, 2019, 3:44 pm
#3508
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sydney
Programs: AA Exp, UA PP, IC Diamond, HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Centurion
Posts: 477
There is only one room available per night and once they become available they get booked very quickly. What I listed are all the dates that became available over the last 2 days. What you see are only the dates no one has booked yet.
Feb 15, 2019, 5:18 pm
#3510
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
If you want to go direct. If you hotel(s) have free shuttle to the Mainland that will be cheaper, but a bit of a hassle.
TD