Hôtel Raiatea Lodge

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First I want to acknowledge Elodie who helped me with our initial reservation. Their website initially said they were booked on our dates. I emailed them and she replied that they had one room left and offered me options re their half boarding etc. They picked us up from the airport and arrived at the hotel maybe about 930am. After a long night flight and not a lot of sleep bc of the turbulence, we were pleasantly surprised that our room was ready at check-in. We chose the half room boarding w breakfast and dinner. Definitely worth it and the food was great. You can’t walk to other restaurants or anything bc there’s nothing else nearby. We rented one of their rental cars that they have onsite for $60 for a day. Drove the island, visited the OPOA hotel. We had lunch there. While the hotel was nice, there is NOTHING nearby there, at least w the lodge, you’re closer to town. Also, the food at the lodge was better than opoa. we looked into staying at opoa and I’m so happy we chose the lodge instead. They have a dock at the end of the beach where you can book jet skis and take a kayak out for a motu. We booked a day trip to taha’a and ARE tours picked us up- 500% recommend them. The only downside to this hotel that we found was when you leave the room, you take your key out of the holder which powers the electricity- turning your ac off. So when you come back to your room after a long day- your room is hot. However, we closed the blinds in the morning before leaving and that made a huge difference. Also, breakfast starts at 7. That’s not terrible but a lot of activities start at 8- and pickup is even earlier, so we felt rushed a few mornings. The breakfast is smaller, but definitely supplies adequate options to start your day. And again, the food is fantastic. The rooms are great, beautiful views and pool. Would definitely return.

Great place to visit around raiatea and tahaa. The staff is very welcoming and eager to helo. Accommodations are ok, breakfast too, all match a 3 star hotel. An advice: dont book Room 16, upstairs, at the very end of the building, it is just above the kitchens , if like me touareg sensible to noise from people coming and going from the kitchen, vibrations from the kitchen ventilation and noises in all the room until 9:30 p.m. Besides that i reccomend this place