Beautiful Overwater Bungalow
For our honeymoon, we spent six nights at the Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach Resort in an over-water bungalow and had a wonderful time. After getting our baggage at the airport, the staff took our luggage, directed us to the boat, and we were off to the Sofitel. Even the boat ride to the hotel was great with amazing views of Bora Bora on the way to the hotel. After dropping off other guests at the island, we headed to the mainland. We were immediately greeted by Bastian who helped us fill out paperwork and walked us through the amenities, etc. at the hotel. We saw him throughout the week and he was always pleasant and helpful, and even let us use his personal computer to see a DVD we purchased after one of our excursions. The bungalow was absolutely beautiful and luxurious with a glass panel in the floor to see fish below. If you leave the light on at night, it attracts bugs and you can watch the fish below eating them! There was great snorkeling right off our bungalow. It seemed like they had thrown metal furniture and other metal objects in the water to seed reefs and the marine life below was amazing. We saw wrasse, eels, octopi, and thousands of tropical fish just a few meters from our bungalow. One evening, my wife walked on the boardwalks and dropped bread for the fish while I was snorkeling below. It was amazing to see the feeding frenzy and after a short while, the fish actually figured out that I brought the food and they started following me around! The breakfast buffet was very good - I particularly enjoyed all the fresh fruit and juice. The restaurant and bar were good, but rather expensive. There is a market just a five minute walk from the hotel where we would go to get snacks, rum, and coke to save a bit on food and drink costs. Although we didn't stay at the private island, we took the boat there frequently to snorkel at the coral gardens. They have an activity desk at the hotel to help book excursions. I would highly recommend the Eco Tour (see my separate review for this. The last night we were here, it was a full moon and they had a Full Moon party at the bar with a Polynesian show and later a DJ. It was a fun night for our last night. Overall, would definitely recommend the Sofitel in Bora Bora.
Unique Quality: Beautiful views, especially sunrise in the morning. Access to private island for great snorkeling.
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Hotel Sofitel Marara - Bora Bora
Sofitel Marara
Sofitel Marara
