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]
Aug 20, 2018, 3:14 pm
#511
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 211
I am monitoring this Bora Bora thread, along with STR Maldives. I actually wanted to book Al Maha on points but agents I called so far aren't helpful.
It looks like so far:
STR Maldives has some bookable dates
STR Bora Bora has zero
Al Maha LC has some bookable dates but need extra 6k for "Suite Upgrade"
I really wish I can use the FN from the Chase RC welcome bonus to book Al Maha, but it is capped at 60k, not sure if they allow me to use both FN Cert + 6k top-up.
It looks like so far:
STR Maldives has some bookable dates
STR Bora Bora has zero
Al Maha LC has some bookable dates but need extra 6k for "Suite Upgrade"
I really wish I can use the FN from the Chase RC welcome bonus to book Al Maha, but it is capped at 60k, not sure if they allow me to use both FN Cert + 6k top-up.
Aug 20, 2018, 4:00 pm
#513
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southern California, USA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador and LTT, UA Plat/LT Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 8,764
(Please do understand that we had a wonderful time at the StR Bora Bora, even if we aren't dying to return. It is truly a wonderful view and property. It's just that there are several amazing beach/water resorts in the SPG portfolio, even at the luxury level and even with the Le Meridien Bora Bora. There's nothing else in almost any chain portfolio like Al Maha, though!)
Congrats and enjoy!
Aug 20, 2018, 4:44 pm
#514
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Here there everywhere
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, BA Silver, Aegean Gold, Aeroplan 25k, AA EXP
Posts: 2,829
Aug 20, 2018, 4:46 pm
#515
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: HH Diamond, Kimpton IC, Marriott Plat, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 549
for what it's worth, I've been told that a classic bungalow at Le Meridien Bora Bora is a Cat. 7 Level 1 suite that goes for 109k a night. Superior OWV at St. Regis Bora Bora is a Cat. 7 Level 3 suite that goes for 158k a night. Anyone else gain any other insight for Bora Bora?
Aug 20, 2018, 7:15 pm
#517
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 229
182,500 Points Per Night!
A SPG agent quoted me 85,000 points per night for St. Regis Maldives (Overwater) BUT 182,500 points per night for St. Regis Bora Bora (1br Ovrwtr Supr Lagn Vw Vla)! I called again and another agent repeated the same thing. Anyone else have something similar?
If true, I am very disappointed with the St. Regis Bora Bora quote. I understand non-standard rooms are higher but 182,500 points is insane and more than the cash-booking value of the room for my dates.
Above points quote is excluding 5th night free. If you book 5 nights, you will get 5 nights for the price of 4 nights.
If true, I am very disappointed with the St. Regis Bora Bora quote. I understand non-standard rooms are higher but 182,500 points is insane and more than the cash-booking value of the room for my dates.
Above points quote is excluding 5th night free. If you book 5 nights, you will get 5 nights for the price of 4 nights.
Aug 21, 2018, 12:16 pm
#519
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southern California, USA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador and LTT, UA Plat/LT Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 8,764
For the record, even under the legacy SPG program, this amazing property was never always available for award redemption. It's always been a "Limited Participation Property" for obvious reasons.
So anyone getting any award redemptions at ANY points level here might want to consider that--and count their blessings! If you are able to secure the discounted level of anywhere close to 60,000-85,000 points/night, that's still an incredible deal. So enjoy!
So anyone getting any award redemptions at ANY points level here might want to consider that--and count their blessings! If you are able to secure the discounted level of anywhere close to 60,000-85,000 points/night, that's still an incredible deal. So enjoy!
Aug 21, 2018, 6:07 pm
#520
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Homeless
Programs: Hyatt Glob; Hilton Dia; Marriott AMB; Accor Dia; IHG Dia Amb; GHA Tit
Posts: 4,843
Aug 21, 2018, 6:52 pm
#521
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 616
A SPG agent quoted me 85,000 points per night for St. Regis Maldives (Overwater) BUT 182,500 points per night for St. Regis Bora Bora (1br Ovrwtr Supr Lagn Vw Vla)! I called again and another agent repeated the same thing. Anyone else have something similar?
If true, I am very disappointed with the St. Regis Bora Bora quote. I understand non-standard rooms are higher but 182,500 points is insane and more than the cash-booking value of the room for my dates.
Above points quote is excluding 5th night free. If you book 5 nights, you will get 5 nights for the price of 4 nights.
If true, I am very disappointed with the St. Regis Bora Bora quote. I understand non-standard rooms are higher but 182,500 points is insane and more than the cash-booking value of the room for my dates.
Above points quote is excluding 5th night free. If you book 5 nights, you will get 5 nights for the price of 4 nights.
Aug 22, 2018, 5:48 am
#524
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sydney
Programs: AA Exp, UA PP, IC Diamond, HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Centurion
Posts: 477
I think Marriott should threaten to kick out all hotels that don't participate in their program as announced.
Rebranding and marketing would probably cost the hotels more than offering their entry level rooms for points.
The IC Thalasso and the Conrad are now both ranked higher than the St. Regis on Tripadvisor and can be booked for a very reasonable amount of points.
What's the big deal here, particularly for the Meridien? I don't think it would be a big loss for the program if they get kicked out when they are not available for points anyway.
Rebranding and marketing would probably cost the hotels more than offering their entry level rooms for points.
The IC Thalasso and the Conrad are now both ranked higher than the St. Regis on Tripadvisor and can be booked for a very reasonable amount of points.
What's the big deal here, particularly for the Meridien? I don't think it would be a big loss for the program if they get kicked out when they are not available for points anyway.
Aug 22, 2018, 10:06 am
#525
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I think Marriott should threaten to kick out all hotels that don't participate in their program as announced.
Rebranding and marketing would probably cost the hotels more than offering their entry level rooms for points.
The IC Thalasso and the Conrad are now both ranked higher than the St. Regis on Tripadvisor and can be booked for a very reasonable amount of points.
What's the big deal here, particularly for the Meridien? I don't think it would be a big loss for the program if they get kicked out when they are not available for points anyway.
Rebranding and marketing would probably cost the hotels more than offering their entry level rooms for points.
The IC Thalasso and the Conrad are now both ranked higher than the St. Regis on Tripadvisor and can be booked for a very reasonable amount of points.
What's the big deal here, particularly for the Meridien? I don't think it would be a big loss for the program if they get kicked out when they are not available for points anyway.
Anyone who relies on relative TripAdvisor rankings is kidding themselves. Anyone who thinks the IC or Conrad Bora Bora properties are anywhere as nice or considered remotely comparable to the St Regis Bora Bora is kidding themselves.
Sorry, friend, but the StR is comparable to and in some respects even superior to the widely celebrated Four Seasons Bora Bora. The IC and Conrad (formerly the Hilton) aren’t nearly as good in terms of hard products and aren’t remotely as good in terms of soft products. It isn’t even close.
Your frustration is understandable that you’ve been unable to get a free award booking for the ridiculously low arbitrage rates allowed by thie award chart oddity now—especially as you hear how so many others have been able to do so. But you’ve gone round the bend as a result, I’m afraid. Marriott isn’t interested in having properties that can be redeemed entirely by award seekers, nor do hotel owners want to part of any managed hotel chain that encourages them to only serve award seekers.
The big deal is that hotels are in business to make profits, not please the hordes of free award seekers.