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 10, 2021, 5:03 am
#1171
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 95
Unfortunately not. I've been upgraded for free to an OWB without asking in both of my bookings, but I have had Marriott Platinum status, or higher in both cases. An upgrade is definitely not guaranteed. There are other factors such as occupancy rate and availability that will affect this as well.
Jun 11, 2021, 3:38 pm
#1172
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 47
Has anyone emailed [email protected] and got a response recently? Trying to reach out to about upgrades and Honeymoon activities
Jun 16, 2021, 9:50 pm
#1173
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Explorist, & United Silver
Posts: 19
My wife and I will be here in July 3-8. Just wondering how luggages work on air Tahiti? The reservation for United is showing checked baggage up to 23 kg while air Tahiti is showing up to 10 kg. So we are wondering if we should pack 2 carryon which is usually 10 kg or pack 1 checked baggage. In term of excursion, it seems like st regis is on a private islet so there is no pick up at the resort without paying for private transfer. Do they usually meet up at vaitape? or st regis mainland base? Its our first time going to Bora Bora so any tips and recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance!
Jun 17, 2021, 8:08 am
#1174
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,720
My wife and I will be here in July 3-8. Just wondering how luggages work on air Tahiti? The reservation for United is showing checked baggage up to 23 kg while air Tahiti is showing up to 10 kg. So we are wondering if we should pack 2 carryon which is usually 10 kg or pack 1 checked baggage. In term of excursion, it seems like st regis is on a private islet so there is no pick up at the resort without paying for private transfer. Do they usually meet up at vaitape? or st regis mainland base? Its our first time going to Bora Bora so any tips and recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance!
All resorts on Bora Bora offer pickup at the airport and they'll take you straight to the resort. I've heard stories of some super energetic tourists getting a ferry to Vaitape and then a cheap or free transfer from there. Don't do that unless you really value several hours of your life at less than the cost of a bottle of water at the St Regis.
Last edited by EuropeanPete; Jun 19, 2021 at 7:49 am
Jun 17, 2021, 1:15 pm
#1175
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: HH Diamond; IHG Plat; Marriott Titanium; United Silver
Posts: 254
My wife and I will be here in July 3-8. Just wondering how luggages work on air Tahiti? The reservation for United is showing checked baggage up to 23 kg while air Tahiti is showing up to 10 kg. So we are wondering if we should pack 2 carryon which is usually 10 kg or pack 1 checked baggage. In term of excursion, it seems like st regis is on a private islet so there is no pick up at the resort without paying for private transfer. Do they usually meet up at vaitape? or st regis mainland base? Its our first time going to Bora Bora so any tips and recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance!
Jun 18, 2021, 6:49 pm
#1176
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Explorist, & United Silver
Posts: 19
Did you book from within French Polynesia? Fares booked within French Polynesia are cheaper but only come with 10kg allowance. I don't know about sharing allowance between one bag, but it's only $2-3 extra per kilogram. So if the bag is say 5kg over it's not going to cost much.
Jun 25, 2021, 8:21 am
#1177
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 46
Hi...I was wondering if the FP government is allowing all the big resorts in BB to operate at 100% capacity or is there a restriction on it ...given that social distance have to be maintained at the restaurants & other places around the resort.
Jun 25, 2021, 9:36 am
#1178
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 222
StR was pretty close the first couple weeks of June and I would say they are now in the 60-70% range but looks like it will bump up to 80-90% for the first week of July.
Jun 25, 2021, 10:00 am
#1179
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 46
The resorts in BB are generally free to operate at 100% assuming they are large enough for reasonable social distancing (backpacker type hostels in Papeete are still restricted).
StR was pretty close the first couple weeks of June and I would say they are now in the 60-70% range but looks like it will bump up to 80-90% for the first week of July.
StR was pretty close the first couple weeks of June and I would say they are now in the 60-70% range but looks like it will bump up to 80-90% for the first week of July.
Currently the OWV I am hoping to be upgraded does not show any availability. So i was wondering whats happening with all the availability.
Jun 25, 2021, 11:31 pm
#1180
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 158
Just got back from a 5-night stay about 2 days ago from the St. Regis and they said they were running at about 80% occupancy and they said they also expect it to pick up from there as well. It really might just be all booked up if you can't find any availability.
That said, I am also a platinum and got an upgrade to the Otemanu View Deluxe Overwater Villa. I did not expect that as I had booked a points and cash stay into a Superior Overwater.
That said, I am also a platinum and got an upgrade to the Otemanu View Deluxe Overwater Villa. I did not expect that as I had booked a points and cash stay into a Superior Overwater.
Jun 26, 2021, 2:59 pm
#1181
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 46
Just got back from a 5-night stay about 2 days ago from the St. Regis and they said they were running at about 80% occupancy and they said they also expect it to pick up from there as well. It really might just be all booked up if you can't find any availability.
That said, I am also a platinum and got an upgrade to the Otemanu View Deluxe Overwater Villa. I did not expect that as I had booked a points and cash stay into a Superior Overwater.
That said, I am also a platinum and got an upgrade to the Otemanu View Deluxe Overwater Villa. I did not expect that as I had booked a points and cash stay into a Superior Overwater.
FX - We get upgraded to the same category as yours.
Jun 26, 2021, 4:05 pm
#1182
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 95
Just got back from a 5-night stay about 2 days ago from the St. Regis and they said they were running at about 80% occupancy and they said they also expect it to pick up from there as well. It really might just be all booked up if you can't find any availability.
That said, I am also a platinum and got an upgrade to the Otemanu View Deluxe Overwater Villa. I did not expect that as I had booked a points and cash stay into a Superior Overwater.
That said, I am also a platinum and got an upgrade to the Otemanu View Deluxe Overwater Villa. I did not expect that as I had booked a points and cash stay into a Superior Overwater.
Jun 28, 2021, 8:34 am
#1185
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 46
I have Marriott Platinum status as well and our all points booking for early August into the base Reefside Villa was upgraded to an Overwater Lagoon View Villa. Same thing happened to us last year. It appears they are giving out one category upgrades fairly regularly.