May 30, 2019, 10:51 am
Last edit by: Astrophsx
Activity Calendar for 2022
Activities: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/f...lNr6yLgzMMIOsj
Spa: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/f...lNr6yLgzMMIOsj
Dining: https://www.taptastego.com/bobxr/con...9-4b793254db69
Booking
Activities: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/f...lNr6yLgzMMIOsj
Spa: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/f...lNr6yLgzMMIOsj
Dining: https://www.taptastego.com/bobxr/con...9-4b793254db69
Booking
Nights available on points:
- Open up 12 months out
- Availability seems to open up five weeks out.
Fees when booking on points:
- City Tax of 400 XPF for each night
Transportation
PPT-BOB Flights:
- Round trip $350-600 per person
- Premium ticket includes more checked baggage allowance, priority boarding (sit on the left side for island views), and drink on board.
- Air Tahiti is strict with their baggage allowance. Excess baggage is $1.5 per pound over the limit.
- The airline is known to weigh hand luggage if it has wheels or is larger than your typical backpack or purse.
- If you hand luggage is weighed and is over the limit it will need to be checked or items will need to be removed and relocated to your checked luggage.
- Carry-on items do not seemed to be tagged so the gate agents do not know what bags have been checked
- If you hand luggage is weighed and is over the limit it will need to be checked or items will need to be removed and relocated to your checked luggage.
- Checked bags are weighed at the BOB airport for your PPT return flight
- They seem to not be as strict with charging for excess weight
- Lap infants are charged 10%
- Check the minimum connection time. If you arrive early Air Tahiti is likely to move you to an early flight based upon availability free of charge.
- In March 2022 the domestic security was asking that passengers remove and leave any large bottles of liquid from their hand luggage. Sealed duty free alcohol seems to be the exception.
- Tip: Sometimes it is cheaper to pack alcohol and pay the $1.5 per pound excess luggage fee than to purchase duty free at LAX.
Boat Transfer as of April 2022:
- 14,000 XPF per person roundtrip
- Children are free (not sure if there is an age cutoff)
It would be rather difficult to take the free boat from the BOB airport to Vaitape and then take the complimentary shuttle to St Regis. You would need to carry your luggage and time your flights accordingly. This would also need to be coordinated with the property.
Rooms
Renovated Rooms:
101 - Deluxe Over Water Villa w/ view may be renovated
504 - Reefside
Royal Estate (currently under renovations)
Platinum Benefits (2022)
- Breakfast for two (property is firm on this and will not provide free breakfast for any additional adults in the room)
- Welcome amenity in the room
- Bottle of Champagne
- Light snacks / fruit
- Bottle of Champagne
- 10% off products with the St. Regis Resort logo at the gift shop
- 20% off Bloody Mary Cocktails at the Aparima Bar
- 20% off Cocktail of the Day
- St. Regis Sarong when you spend 15,000 xpf on products at the spa
- Bonus points when purchasing massages at the spa
Daily Gifts
- 8-night stay April 2022
- Day 1 - stuffed animals for kids
- Day 1 - Large tote bag with St. Regis Bora Bora logo w/ waterproof lining in room
- Day 2 - Day 7 Tahitian Oils next to bed
- Day 3 - Two fridge magnets
- Day 1 - stuffed animals for kids
Item you can request for free
- Pool floats can be loaned out from the main pool
- Snorkel gear
- Microwave can be put in room by room service free of charge
- Extra small bottles of water can be requested by the housekeeper while they are cleaning
- Coffee service to the room from the butler before 12pm
- Two pressed items per person any time of the day
- For infants
- Cribs
- Large bottles of water for formula
- Cribs
- For Kids
- Free meals at all restaurants
- Free ice cream
- Free room service (even items from the regular menu)
- Free meals at all restaurants
Things to bring
- Water shoes can be helpful in the lagoon and on some excursions
- Alcohol
- Mini fridge is empty and can store champagne
- Boxed wine is light weight and stores easily in fridge
- If you don't plan to spend a few hours on the main island you can purchase fresh juices as mixers
- Pre-mixed canned cocktails (like cutwater spirits) seemed to be popular at the main beach. Bring your own insulated tumbler and ask for a bucket of ice.
- Mini fridge is empty and can store champagne
The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, French Polynesia [Master Thread]
Jun 30, 2018, 9:27 pm
#496
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: N/A
Posts: 21
I think that's more like 28k per night with the new award chart. 85k per night with new points, with 1 to 3 transfer rate from SPG to new points system, that would be 28k per night. Still pretty good though if you could pull it off with 5th night free. But I'm not sure if the 85k/night rate is the standard room rate, which when getting a suite, normally requires double the amount of posted points.
Jul 1, 2018, 2:27 am
#497
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: Marriott: Platinum/LT Silver, AS: MVP
Posts: 67
I think that's more like 28k per night with the new award chart. 85k per night with new points, with 1 to 3 transfer rate from SPG to new points system, that would be 28k per night. Still pretty good though if you could pull it off with 5th night free. But I'm not sure if the 85k/night rate is the standard room rate, which when getting a suite, normally requires double the amount of posted points.
Aug 6, 2018, 9:32 pm
#498
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: UA 1K3M, Marriott(SPG) Lifetime Plat
Posts: 230
I got 2 OWBs at the St Regis Bora Bora for 90K points per room per night (so a total is 180K points) around Thanksgiving, and it's just under $1,000/night if I were to pay for it. Even if with the August change down to 85K/night I am questioning whether it's better to redeem via points vs paying for it. Any thoughts? I was reading this article and it just gave me second thoughts:
https://thepointsguy.com/news/60k-ma...ves-bora-bora/
Only staying 1 night.
Thoughts appreciated.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/60k-ma...ves-bora-bora/
Only staying 1 night.
Thoughts appreciated.
Aug 19, 2018, 10:39 am
#501
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY Metro
Programs: SPG Titanium, United Premier 1K
Posts: 1,601
If you look at the new T&Cs that have been posted on a different thread, this and a few other hotels will require more than the standard amount of points. Hoping to get this for 60k nights, along with a windfall from the travel certificates, is a dream we need to wake up from :-)
Aug 20, 2018, 12:27 pm
#504
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: HH Diamond, Kimpton IC, Marriott Plat, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 549
I've now been quoted 316k for 2 nights in a superior OWV on three separate occasions, not good news it seems at least for now.
Also for another related reference point - I was quoted 327k for 3 nights in a classic bungalow at Le Meridien Bora Bora.
Also for another related reference point - I was quoted 327k for 3 nights in a classic bungalow at Le Meridien Bora Bora.
Aug 20, 2018, 12:33 pm
#505
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SF
Programs: UA MM, AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTP, HH Dia
Posts: 1,132
I'm hoping they've yet to update the Bora Bora properties. Would be odd if they offered all but one St Regis property at 60k/night.
Aug 20, 2018, 1:39 pm
#507
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: HH Diamond, Kimpton IC, Marriott Plat, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 549
does anyone really think that this property will ever be available at 60k points? St. Regis Maldives is going for 85k. Multiple agents have told me that this will be a higher priced property due to it being all suites and every room is an upgrade (no standard rooms).
Aug 20, 2018, 1:40 pm
#508
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SF
Programs: UA MM, AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTP, HH Dia
Posts: 1,132
does anyone really think that this property will ever be available at 60k points? St. Regis Maldives is going for 85k. Multiple agents have told me that this will be a higher priced property due to it being all suites and every room is an upgrade (no standard rooms).
Aug 20, 2018, 2:20 pm
#510
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 1
i had a reservation for 5 nights before the merger for 360k spg points for 5 nights (ie. 90k spg points per night and 5th night free). i called today hoping that the points have gone down but i was told that its still 270k marriott points for one night and 5th night free.
i'm also hoping that the points will go to 60k points per night!
i'm also hoping that the points will go to 60k points per night!