Resort Reviews
(by TahitiTravel clients)

We arrived at the Bora Bora airport and the St Regis staff grabbed our bags for us, loaded them on the boat, and we set off to the resort. We got there and were greeted by more staff who took us for a tour of the resort and brought us to our villa.
I must say my wife and I were both VERY impressed with the room. Our villa was a 1900sqft Premier Overwater Villa with a plunge pool which faces the Mountain—it was unreal. A bottle of 2000 vintage Moet champagne was waiting for us on ice when we entered the room. A nice touch to the already impressive arrival. The room was huge. Extremely clean and looked like it had never been used before. Large open rain shower, big soaker tub, dual sink bathroom, walk-in closet, and granite from floor to ceiling along all the walls. Two 42” Sony LCD TVs, Bose stereo, table, sofas, mini fridge, etc. Besides not having a full kitchen, this room has everything. The deck was amazing. Tons of space with the plunge pool, 2 loungers, a table and 2 chairs, plus a lower deck with a ladder into the water.
The service of the hotel was great. Anything we asked for was done, and done quickly. All the staff we dealt with was extremely polite and always had a smile on their face. The only complaint was that the concierge didn’t seem all that knowledgeable or helpful about some of the excursions we considered doing (although maybe that’s because we are used to hotels pushing hard to sell you on excursions that the St Regis concierge seemed unhelpful, but perhaps they just were not pushy). Either way, as it was our honeymoon, we decided against any excursions and decided to have a week of rest and relaxation.
The resort seemed empty. Sitting on our deck, to the left, there were 9 villas, throughout the entire week, only 1 was being used. To the right, there were 11 villas, and only 2 were used throughout the week. The restaurants, pool area, tennis courts, spa…everything seems empty. I was told this time of year is the busy season and I was somewhat worried it was going to be packed. It wasn’t, and it was great! We felt like we had the entire resort to ourselves.
The beach and pool area of the resort is nice, but nothing mind blowing. Typical pool close to the beach with a swim-up bar. What was amazing, however, was the Oasis Pool, which was a 20 second walk from our villa. 5 private cabanas, available by reservation, each have their own pool, which flows into one large main pool which has a large waterfall. Beautifully landscaped, it was a paradise all on its own. With the sound of the waterfall, and the view of the mountain in the background and all the lush landscaping, we spent many hours here. Surprisingly though, out of the 4 days we went there, we only saw one other cabana used once, everything other time we were the only ones there.
For dinners, we made reservations at the Lagoon (the fine dining restaurant at the St Regis), La Villa Mahana on the mainland and Kaina Hut on the mainland. The other 4 nights we either ordered room service or ate at the casual restaurant at the resort called Te Pahu.
Lagoon restaurant – The food was very good. Service was good also. I wasn’t blown away, but I was impressed. The wine list was small and had some decent wines, but from not-so-great vintages. The wine list is also extremely expensive. The foie gras was very good and the portion size was huge. I can’t recall the last time I had gotten a piece of foie gras that big. Cooked extremely well (pan seared, but still slightly runny on the inside) and was very tasty. Overall it was a very good experience, although very pricey. If I were to go back to BB, id make a point to eat at the Lagoon.

St. Regis Bora Bora
All I can say is WOW. We spent a week there and would have been content staying for the rest of our lives. From the moment you arrive at the airport, the level of service and attentiveness is truly outstanding.
The resort itself is large, and one of the butlers gave us a tour on one of the many golf carts (which they will use to pick you up and shuttle you around the resort if you don't feel like walking). We stayed in a deluxe overwater villa and they are huge -- a deck, large bedroom, living room, and obscenely large bathroom. Lots of windows and doors to be opened if you want the breeze, but also full control of the temperature with the central A/C (which was not your typical island A/C – this was the real deal).
The lagoon right outside of our bungalow was a little disappointing -- the water was cloudy; but there is a private lagoon surrounding the spa, and that made for some good snorkeling at the resort (though the variety of marine life is a little less than you might see elsewhere.)
The food was comparable in quality (excellent) to some of the world’s top restaurants, but lacked virtually all of the pretentiousness that would normally accompany one of those meals in a major city. And not just Lagoon (Jean-Georges' restaurant) -- all 3 of them were amazing and we always looked forward to our meals. As I already mentioned, the service really stands out at the St. Regis. We found that any staff at the resort would go out of their way to be helpful -- or, at the very least, offer their help (though there was rarely a need for it). Some of the smaller services were the most appreciated -- the staff will bring you towels and bottled water if you show up to the beach, one of the pools, the lagoon, the tennis courts, etc. We also found them throwing a lot of extras at us that weren't included in our package -- we each received complimentary massages (very nice spa, by the way) and frequent gifts were left from our butler.