The Brando (French Polynesia)
#77
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,454
Haha, thanks @chinmoylad
Yes, just visited last month and booked a family yesterday for it. Some great deals at the moment if you can travel before April.
I've been too busy to do a write up but hope to share some detailed thoughts/photos on here this weekend. If anyone has specific questions, please feel free to PM me.
Yes, just visited last month and booked a family yesterday for it. Some great deals at the moment if you can travel before April.
I've been too busy to do a write up but hope to share some detailed thoughts/photos on here this weekend. If anyone has specific questions, please feel free to PM me.
Last edited by BESVISOR; Jan 30, 2019 at 9:57 am
#78
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: MUC / PAR / HAJ / LFCZ
Programs: LH Miles & More
Posts: 156
Haha, thanks @chinmoylad
Yes, just visited last month and booked a family yesterday for it. Some great deals at the moment if you can travel before April.
I've been too busy to do a write up but hope to share some detailed thoughts/photos on here this weekend. If anyone has specific questions, please feel free to PM me.
Yes, just visited last month and booked a family yesterday for it. Some great deals at the moment if you can travel before April.
I've been too busy to do a write up but hope to share some detailed thoughts/photos on here this weekend. If anyone has specific questions, please feel free to PM me.
Thanks
#79
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Posts: 3,213
The Residences at the Brando:
https://news.google.com/articles/CAI...S&ceid=US%3Aen
https://news.google.com/articles/CAI...S&ceid=US%3Aen
#82
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: LAX
Posts: 301
I dont have the drink menus but Im sure if you were to ask, theyd be willing to send/provide.
#84
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 1,642
My understanding is that all foreign nationals must produce a valid medical certificate to prove they have tested negative 3-4 days prior to boarding a plane for Papeete. If they cannot produce this they will not be allowed to board the plane. Once they land in Papeete they must self-isolate for 14 days and also perform another Covid test 4 days after their arrival.
This is a fluid situation of course and may change, for the better or for the worse. US tourists seem likely to be excluded from any of these protocols.
Please don't 'reach out' for menus. Just drop them an email.
This is a fluid situation of course and may change, for the better or for the worse. US tourists seem likely to be excluded from any of these protocols.
Please don't 'reach out' for menus. Just drop them an email.
#85
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,454
If you use a TA, he/she might be able to pull some strings.
#86
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: JFK
Programs: -
Posts: 178
Ok boomer
My understanding is that all foreign nationals must produce a valid medical certificate to prove they have tested negative 3-4 days prior to boarding a plane for Papeete. If they cannot produce this they will not be allowed to board the plane. Once they land in Papeete they must self-isolate for 14 days and also perform another Covid test 4 days after their arrival.
This is a fluid situation of course and may change, for the better or for the worse. US tourists seem likely to be excluded from any of these protocols.
Please don't 'reach out' for menus. Just drop them an email.
This is a fluid situation of course and may change, for the better or for the worse. US tourists seem likely to be excluded from any of these protocols.
Please don't 'reach out' for menus. Just drop them an email.
#88
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,454
I just had clients return from Brando and had some hiccups. They are not at their best it seems. Very busy and probably understaffed.
Unfortunately, I'm seeing this across the board. Many properties are running at record occupancy but do not have enough trained staff to support, it feels like.
I've got a few more clients heading to Brando over the next couple of weeks and again in Nov as well. Will try to share feedback.
#89
#90
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: United global services, BA gold,
Posts: 837
We stayed at the Brando in 2015. We loved the Villa, the setting, and the privacy. We thought the food ok ( not fabulous), and the service was very friendly but there were quite a few misses. Having said that we really enjoyed our stay and have been wanting to return.
We will be embarking on a Seabourn expedition cruise from Papeete to Guam, stopping in many hard to reach islands including Tonga, Samoa, the Soloman islands, New Guinea, Micronesia, etc. We are planning on flying into Papeete early and given we will have a limited amount if time and have been to FP previously by land several times we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to re-visit the Brando for 3 nights to relax and chill out before our expedition trip. Has anyone been lately? I’m wondering if the food and service has improved? Which villas people recommend now ( we stayed on mermaid bay last time but think we might prefer Turtle Beach this time for sunsets, swimming, and snorkeling. Mermaid bay was lovely but quite shallow. We will be there in early to mid April.
We are also thinking of doing breakfast only given we went on the included activities last time and given our expedition cruise will be busy we just want to relax for a few days prior to embarking. Any recent feedback would be greatly appreciated since our last visit was 8 years ago and they were relatively new. Thank you in advance!
We will be embarking on a Seabourn expedition cruise from Papeete to Guam, stopping in many hard to reach islands including Tonga, Samoa, the Soloman islands, New Guinea, Micronesia, etc. We are planning on flying into Papeete early and given we will have a limited amount if time and have been to FP previously by land several times we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to re-visit the Brando for 3 nights to relax and chill out before our expedition trip. Has anyone been lately? I’m wondering if the food and service has improved? Which villas people recommend now ( we stayed on mermaid bay last time but think we might prefer Turtle Beach this time for sunsets, swimming, and snorkeling. Mermaid bay was lovely but quite shallow. We will be there in early to mid April.
We are also thinking of doing breakfast only given we went on the included activities last time and given our expedition cruise will be busy we just want to relax for a few days prior to embarking. Any recent feedback would be greatly appreciated since our last visit was 8 years ago and they were relatively new. Thank you in advance!