InterContinental Tahiti Resort & Spa

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel. The room was nice and clean. The staff were really friendly and efficient. The main pool is undergoing renovation but it really didn't hamper our enjoyment other than obstructing the view from the restaurant. We used the smaller pool that remains open and it was very nice but we preferred the "lagoonarium". It was a delightful place if you like fish! There was also a turtle rescue area that was interesting. In the morning, there are people caring for the turtles who will answer questions. Shuttle into town was easy to arrange with the concierge who also arranged a car rental with a local company direct from the hotel. We ate at the main restaurant, which was very good and also at the Le Lotus restaurant. Le Lotus has a better location with water views, more intimate and with more gourmet food. Prices to match but it was a nice experience. On our final day, the hotel got very crowded. It seems there were an influx of cruise ship guests arriving the day before they boarded. Definitely recommend for a short stay while in French Polynesia.

We stayed here one night prior to a cruise. The hotel was good. Room was clean and comfortable and it had nice pool. The main pool was closed but the secondary pool was good and it had a fun lagoon for snorkeling. Hotel grounds were nice the hotel itself could stand to be renovated some. Food onsite and drink are crazy expensive. Quick ride from the airport.

This is a brilliant place to stay. Located close to the airport and also Papeete City, it is very spacious and surreal. Beautiful facilities and decor. Staffs are excellent! Food is delicious. There is so much to do. The resort offers good space for health conscious people looking to walk, swim, or jog. Strongly recommended!!!

The hotel staff is the most amazing and provides such an experience - wish other hotels could learn about service and hospitality from them - from the front desk to the restaurants to the lounge areas and housekeeping everyone goes above and beyond to provide the best experience

I’ll start with the positives, we were told we were upgraded when we arrived, which was a lovely gesture but as we had arrived so early in the morning our room wasn’t ready so we were given keys to a transit room which we were allowed to use for half an hour in order to have a shower. (The transit room was crying out for an update and had a horrible damp smell). We were however given our room very early which was a real positive and the room was lovely, apparently this section we were in has just been updated, so it was fresh, modern and clean. The bathroom area was really beautiful and the sea view we had was stunning. :-) We didn’t have breakfast included on our first day of arrival so we had a choice of either paying $50 per head for the buffet American style breakfast in the main dining area or having a smaller a la carte choice in the lounge area by reception. Thankfully we chose the latter, as the breakfast here was lovely. The Lagoonarium is absolutely amazing, swimming with fish felt so incredible, in what is essentially a swimming pool. The main pool was closed for refurbishment. There is a second pool further long the resort, which was also lovely. :-) The following morning we had our inclusive American breakfast, which for a 5 star hotel was particularly disappointing: We had to queue for 15 minutes to be shown to a table, the table we were eventually taken to wasn’t even ready. There was no cutlery, when they did set the cutlery they didn’t set the full complement (we were still missing spoons and teaspoons). We both asked for coffees and were both given the wrong coffees! The coffee was from a Nespresso machine and was awful. The fruit and cereal choices were okay. All the fruit juices were watered down. We both ordered omelettes which took about half an hour to produce, my husband had to go back twice as my order had been forgotten, so his went cold and unfortunately both omelettes were tasteless. (We were so grateful that we had had breakfast upstairs in the lounge area the day before, if I had paid $50 per head for what we had this morning, I would be complaining! Definitely NOT worth the money being charged.