InterContinental Le Moana Resort Bora Bora, an IHG Hotel

It was a lovely place. The whole layout was amazing. The beach and pool side by side and the options to eat were great. My wife has a gluten allergy and lactose intolerant that they were able to accommodate. They had gluten free pizza and gluten free pasta. As well as gluten free bread she could eat with her breakfast. The safest she felt was on that resort with the options to eat. Will definitely recommend. Will be going back with our kids. My daughter has the same allergies my wife had so now we know it will be safe for her.

AMAZING STAY!!!! We stayed in a horizon view over water bungalow and everything about it was superb. The bed was so comfortable, a pillow menu if you're into that. The staff are friendly and helpful (apart from one concierge who never had a name badge on but she always seemed like she couldn't be bothered) The location is perfect, you face east so watch the sun rise. Then across the road to the main hotel entrance there is a public beach facing west so people gather for sunset. The crystal clear water is home to a variety of coloured fish and every day we'd see the resident sting ray patrolling the waters as well as a baby reef shark. Every evening it was the leopard rays who made their appearance. Room service is cheap at 1000 Xpf and it means you can enjoy eating on your own private deck overlooking the lagoon. Local restaurants nearby and Bloody Marys offer a pick up service from the hotel for a fee.

Beware! This place is awful. The rooms/overwater villas are ok, but the restaurant and common areas are absolutely awful, dirty, dated and run down. The few restaurants in the local area are very basic. Bora Bora doesn't have much to offer aside from luxury resorts. It's hard to get around to other resorts for food, as boat transfer is required ($300 for a 10 min trip) and I doubt that the resorts accept reservations from people that aren't guests... (They didn't when we called in desperation). When visiting Bora Bora it's essential that you pick a resort with nice dining, bar, pool (if you have kids) and common areas... Bora Bora is the kind of destination where people never leave the resort, as there is essentially nothing on the island to see. Being stuck on Moana is a nightmare. We transferred to Conrad after 2 days, and were slammed with a $6000 charge (based on a fictive price per night). Management staff at Moana gave us hell. Essentially this place will go out of business just like Sofitel a few block down the road. At this point they are just milking it, they don't care about customer satisfaction. Didn't see any American or western guests during our stay. Instead most guests appeared to be Asian. Maybe Asian guests are less likely to complain? It blows my mind that anyone would give this place a good review.