Sofitel Kia Ora Moorea Beach Resort

Beautiful location, beautiful people. Had breakfast included buffet lots to choose from. Over the water bungalows are good size, best beds, mini bar restocked daily part of the package, soft drinks, water and beer. Definitely worth staying there. Food and drinks available through out the day.

This hotel is to be avoided. For the price, this hotel has nothing luxurious to offer. The rooms are getting very old and you can see it. The housekeeping doesn’t come everyday even with the sign on the door and when they come they take the dirty towels and don’t even replace them with new ones. Tried calling the reception for more than 30 minutes - nothing. And when you go see them there are not more helpful. The breakfast and the food is really really basic/ not good. The grounds are dirty with towels, trash etc The location is good but that’s about it. Please save your money and go somewhere else.

The hotel is set in gardens on the edge of a perfect lagoon. Our overwater bungalow (superior) was spacious, comfortable and like all had its own steps into the sea. Powerful shower. Focus on green, eco products and recycling. Huge breakfast buffet array with the restaurants looking out over the lagoon plus an adjacent bar which does snacks and small meals as an alternative to the main restaurant. Helpful staff, pearl shop and boutique. Some water activities available. Small issues e.g. wear and tear in some areas, broken toilet lock and our luggage was not delivered to the room as promised until we walked down and asked.

My hotel in Mo'orea was the 5-star luxury brand of a French hotel chain. The Sofitel Kia Ora Mo'orea Beach Resort is a sprawling resort right on one of the nicest beaches in Mo'orea. My room cost an astronomical sum per night! I stayed in a "Luxury Bungalow Garden with Beach View". I had a terrace with a nice view of the beach. You can see Tahiti in the background. My room was very spacious and comfortable. My bathroom had a separate room for the toilet, a huge walk-in shower, and two sinks. I even had a FREE minibar. The overwater bungalows are even more expensive. My only complaint was the poor lighting at the desk in the room. I complained about this and soon maintenance stopped by with a lamp for the desk. On Wednesdays, they have a Polynesian Evening at their main restaurant. It began with a Polynesian buffet. First I helped myself to some of the various salads. My main course consisted of cucumbers, roasted vegetables, pickles, chicken, tuna, grilled lagoon fish, braised lamb, and rice with pickled ginger. Of course, I had to save room for desserts. I choose lemon sorbet, vanilla ice cream, rice pudding, lemon tart, and chocolate tart. Soon it was showtime. The Hirinaki group performed a variety of Polynesian dances. I enjoyed the show. Rise and shine! You can watch the sun rise over Tahiti from the restaurant. Then enjoy the breakfast buffet. They had a nice variety of items, including eggs/omelettes cooked to order.

It's great when a hotel exceeds your expectations. Sadly only stopped for 2 nights between getting off cruise ship and flying home. So wish we could stop longer and seriously thinking about coming back (something we rarely do to any hotel or place). The location is sublime, staff lovely, Polynesian night fab and snorkelling from the beach really, really good. We've had a great time.