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]
Jan 10, 2019, 6:55 pm
#751
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: HH Diamond, Kimpton IC, Marriott Plat, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 549
Has anyone gotten a quote for points+cash upgrade to the "Beach Villa"?
Also, years ago when we went, the hotel sent us a list of activities/excursions bookable through the concierge. Do they still do that? I think it was in the same email where we had to supply our flight info so they know when to pick up at the airport.
Also, years ago when we went, the hotel sent us a list of activities/excursions bookable through the concierge. Do they still do that? I think it was in the same email where we had to supply our flight info so they know when to pick up at the airport.
I specifically requested a quote for Beach Villa upgrade from standard points stay and was quoted 24,300 xpf. Anybody think that’s worth taking? It seems the standard reef villa is much more spacious.
Jan 11, 2019, 11:28 am
#752
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 60
The Reef Villa is not available for two of the nights I'm there, so I'm forced to upgrade to a Beach Villa. But Marriott mistakenly charged me 125,000 Marriott points per night for the upgrade (I was quoted 74,000 points for the upgrade). So if they do not or are unwilling to correct the mistake, I may ask to do a point+cash upgrade instead. It's just not worth the 125K points.
Jan 11, 2019, 6:28 pm
#753
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 79
It's not a bad deal, although if a Reef Villa is available personally I don't really see the point of upgrading to Beach Villa for essentially the same thing.
The Reef Villa is not available for two of the nights I'm there, so I'm forced to upgrade to a Beach Villa. But Marriott mistakenly charged me 125,000 Marriott points per night for the upgrade (I was quoted 74,000 points for the upgrade). So if they do not or are unwilling to correct the mistake, I may ask to do a point+cash upgrade instead. It's just not worth the 125K points.
The Reef Villa is not available for two of the nights I'm there, so I'm forced to upgrade to a Beach Villa. But Marriott mistakenly charged me 125,000 Marriott points per night for the upgrade (I was quoted 74,000 points for the upgrade). So if they do not or are unwilling to correct the mistake, I may ask to do a point+cash upgrade instead. It's just not worth the 125K points.
Jan 11, 2019, 7:24 pm
#754
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 60
The reservation was made back in September but for some reason Marriott didn’t pull the points at the time even though I had the points. Probably treated it like a points-advance reservation. When they did pull the points a week ago (there was a separate thread about Marriott sweeping through all the points advance reservations) they withdrew more than what was quoted to me originally.
Jan 14, 2019, 9:43 pm
#756
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Programs: AA EXP / Marriott AMB & LT Titanium
Posts: 377
Were you able to find a date where RV was available? I did a quick peruse of cash rates for the year targeting Lowest Price dates and I did not see a RV available for cash. I did not check every day. If there are no rooms available for cash you should not expect an award to be available.
Jan 15, 2019, 10:50 am
#758
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SF
Programs: UA MM, AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTP, HH Dia
Posts: 1,132
I similarly paid to upgrade a reef villa (booked on points last year) to an overwater villa, which returned a reef villa for 5 nights to their inventory. The hotel was able to see the reef villa go back into inventory (immediately), and they were able to sell it to me as a cash booking, but I was unable to grab it back with points either online or through Marriott/SPG call centers. Was hoping this might be a good way to book multiple rooms on points, but at this time, no dice. Someday, maybe.
Jan 15, 2019, 7:30 pm
#760
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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
I can book award stays here for many dates through November. I don't understand what the fuss is about.
FWIW, SPG almost never allowed award redemptions here--and in those rare instances when they were available, they were astronomically expensive compared to even the new Cat 8 rates that are coming. Like 3-4x what Cat 8 pricing will be. So complaints even for Cat 8 award pricing here seem pretty silly.
FWIW, SPG almost never allowed award redemptions here--and in those rare instances when they were available, they were astronomically expensive compared to even the new Cat 8 rates that are coming. Like 3-4x what Cat 8 pricing will be. So complaints even for Cat 8 award pricing here seem pretty silly.
Jan 15, 2019, 8:02 pm
#761
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 642
I can book award stays here for many dates through November. I don't understand what the fuss is about.
FWIW, SPG almost never allowed award redemptions here--and in those rare instances when they were available, they were astronomically expensive compared to even the new Cat 8 rates that are coming. Like 3-4x what Cat 8 pricing will be. So complaints even for Cat 8 award pricing here seem pretty silly.
FWIW, SPG almost never allowed award redemptions here--and in those rare instances when they were available, they were astronomically expensive compared to even the new Cat 8 rates that are coming. Like 3-4x what Cat 8 pricing will be. So complaints even for Cat 8 award pricing here seem pretty silly.
Jan 15, 2019, 8:07 pm
#762
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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
I can book overwater villas for 110K points/night. That’s a steal by any measure.
Jan 15, 2019, 9:45 pm
#763
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: TUL
Programs: AA EXP 2MM; Marriott Titanium; Hilton Diamond; Hyatt Explorist; Vistana 5* Elite; Nat'l Exec Elite
Posts: 6,177
Jan 15, 2019, 10:35 pm
#764
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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
I just tried the StR BB and got bookings at 60K points/night for Oct 8-13 and Nov 5-10. Stop searching for only 1 night, perhaps there are minimum night requirements.