Manava Beach Resort and Spa Moorea

This is a good resort if you like kids running around. I thought it was an adults only but when we arrived, it was families. Don't get me wrong. I have six grandchildren, however. The resort itself is nice, good layout however the food is extremely expensive. If you want a hamburger it is $35. We went next door to the local place and it was $17. We had breakfast one morning with croissants and coffee for 2 $51. Staff is nice rooms are good but the bathroom (WC) is a rather small place to crawl into so to speak. The WC is separate from the bathroom itself, which is nice however, you have to almost straddle the toilet bowl in order to close the door. Poor Design. Resort is in a good location.

Our stay was magnificent. We had an incredible time. Staff was friendly and so caring. They greeted us every-time we passed them. Served us well during our breakfast lunch and dinner. Our only complaint was how we were robbed during our massages on 7/14, we had a massage at 430pm. I had set aside 4 bills so I could pay them. I looked at it. Put it in my husbands wallet, and walked 30 seconds to our appointment. We packed everything away accordingly and began our session. we opened my husbands wallet to find 2 bills missing. totalling to 200 USD but at the time the bills were in franks. My husband is a generous tipper. OVER tips actually. You make him happy and he tips you good. We were shocked but also, we wanted to give them to benefit of the doubt. We didnt say anything and we just quietly left. My husband STILL tipped them. They made sure to tell us it was already charged to the card. (They didn't know that we already saw the money gone from our wallet I assume) As we concluded that night there is no way to make up how the money disappeared during our massage session. My therapist at the time left mid massage session and said "i will be right back" I did not think anything of it but that must have been when it happened. We knew that to create a investigation report would be more of a hassle than anything. Perhaps she neeeded the money more than we did. But please bear in mind tourists spend alot of money to visit. This was just hurtful as it was our honeymoon. We took the loss but perhaps one day someone may not be able to afford that loss. Very disappointed as we would have loved to come back and were planning on it. But after that It did shift our thoughts a bit.

Overall, this is a very nice resort. The public spaces are nice, service is good overall, and the atmosphere is pleasant. The overwater bungalows are fun, and it's great to have access to the water with decent snorkeling. They are fairly well-maintained, but definitely aren't new. Try to get one away from the beach are if you want it quieter. Some nice yoga classes offered. Concierge was helpful. Had a nice massage although the spa space is very minimal with no steam or plunge. Continental breakfast is pretty typical, and other meals are good. I think the bar restaurant is better than the main one. Nice place to stay overall, the price of the overwater bungalows is very high, but they are the best rooms so you'll pay a premium.

Highly recommend this Moorea resort. It has amazing snorkeling in a coral garden at the beach next to the hotel, kayaks and paddle boards, a huge pool, a tasty buffet breakfast, and excellent service at the concierge and reception desk. We also really liked our spacious room in the garden area which had a small private pool.

It is a good stay with just enough service to pass your nights not a wow experience , food was good, no espresso machines one bottle of water throughout the stay you need to fill your own