The best available Lodges to stay near French Polynesia

May 5, 2023 Alida England

Tahiti and Bora Bora are the most well known French Polynesian islands, thanks to their picture-perfect beaches and romantic ambiance. Indeed, these islands are ideal for handholding, with their lush landscapes and mood-setting features like lagoons and grottos. The heart-shaped island of Mo’orea makes a wonderful base for divers and snorkelers eager to explore its surrounding barrier reef system. Feeding the massive, sacred eels of Huahine is a one-in-a-lifetime way to experience an important local ritual.
Restaurants in French Polynesia

1. Oa Oa Lodge

Vaitape 98730 French Polynesia
Excellent
48%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
5%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 132 reviews

Oa Oa Lodge

Great place and great price!

Reviewed By fred1211

I loved my bungalow here! I found the staff to be super helpful. The owners run a great business and they are locals of the area. They come and pick you up from the airport, and they have a convenient location next to the town. They gave me a bike for free to tour around the island on and even dropped me off at a restaurant for dinner. Don’t forget to ask them for directions to the yummy (affordable) food trucks. They will also set you up with excellent, local tour guides. This is authentic Bora Bora! Excellent price point! It is a small, intimate hotel, so book it early! This hotel is worth supporting!

2. Fare Maheata Guesthouse

Pihaena PK 14.3 300 meter of HILTON HOTEL, Pihaena 98728 French Polynesia 011 689 89 47 71 08
Excellent
50%
Good
31%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
7%
Terrible
5%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 94 reviews

Fare Maheata Guesthouse

SITUATION OF BUNGALOWS. In the recreation room, you can watch TV, browse magazines and comics, read, have fun at board games or connect to the Internet. "Vai Hau", "Vai Here", "Vai Ora" 3 large air-conditioned bungalows for 4 people. Bathroom, kitchen-dining room, living room with 2 single beds, 1 bedroom with double bed. Possibility to add a mattress for children in the room, 1 single bed 30m from the beach. "Vai Iti" and "Vai Maha": 2 air-conditioned semi-detached bungalows each comprising: bathroom, kitchen-dining room, bedroom area with 1 double bed, covered terrace. Possibility of adding 1 bed 1 place. 25m from the beach. The extra bed is charged € 25 per night. Mixed dormitory upstairs, single or double beds with shared bathrooms in garden. All breakfasts are FREE: hot drink, bread slice, butter, local homemade jams. You can also take lunch and dinner at the restaurant TIKI ATA on terrace front of the beach or feet in water !. CLOSE TO: Hilton (300m) - Tattooist (1km) Café Caravan Llikoi Garden (100m) - Grocers (500m) - Tropical Garden (1km)

Amazing meal

Reviewed By Angeltravel_13

WOW. WOW. WOW. This was our best meal in Moorea. The food, the people and the scenery was perfect. Eating with your feet in the water and a beautiful tree providing shade takes you to paradise. We had the fried tuna with yummy greens beans that never tasted as good. The tuna was so fresh. Simple seasoning and very good flavor. The lobster was so tender and fresh. You could taste the ocean with every bite. The possion cru was soft and the sauce they used was delicious. And the homemade crème brulée was perfect. This restaurant is within walking distance from the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort. The best part if you visit during mango season you can pick up mangoes on the side of the road as you walk to Fare Meheata. Our server JULIEN was very friendly. He made us feel like family and was a really genuine guy. Learned so much about FP during our meal.

3. Inaiti Lodge

Pk 3.2 Servitude Marcillac, Pirae 98713 French Polynesia
Excellent
83%
Good
8%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 12 reviews

Inaiti Lodge

Reasonable for 1-2 nights

Reviewed By Harry W

The lodge is a few kilometers away from City. The owner family is very friendly and helpful. The room is very basic without AC (extra charge 2000XPF/day). The fan is small and not really efficient, so it was quite warm during the night. There were a lot of ants in the room, not dangerous, but not nice as well. There are many dogs and cocs in the area therefore quite noisy in the night. The (continental) breakfast was acceptable. Good for 1-2 nights if you have a car.

4. Pension Vaimano-Raivavae

Vaiuru, 98750 French Polynesia
Excellent
76%
Good
14%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
0%
Terrible
5%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 21 reviews

Pension Vaimano-Raivavae

A spacious home perched on the hillside with 4 lovely rooms all featuring a sublime panoramic view of the Raivavae lagoon, its motus or of the majestic mountain. The rooms all lead to the terrace outside. You can relax in the common room, partake of delicious local or international cuisine, and reserve all of your activities.

Magical stay in a truly unspoiled paradise

Reviewed By bmmartino

What an amazing time. Pension Vaimano features 4 bungalows situated on a hill overlooking Motu Piscine and it is spectacular. Our bungalow was spacious, comfortable, and clean. From our private deck, we had a great view of the lagoon and motu. There's fruit all around. Bicycles are available. You get a mini fridge for keeping your Hinano cold. And you get paradise. The pension is ran by Clarissa and she is a fantastic host. She went above and beyond to make sure we had a great stay. Every meal we had was great. Multiple times during our stay Clarissa offered to drive us around Raivavae or to the market to get supplies. Her dogs are really friendly and were often found sleeping outside our bungalow at night. My wife also loved the puppies. Clarissa also arranged a trip to Motu Piscine with a picnic which was awesome. Raivavae is a special place. It is an unspoiled paradise. You could sit by the main ring road and maybe see 10 cars drive by during the entire day. While biking or walking, every person you pass waves. Its the perfect place to disconnect from the rest of the world. I would highly recommend visiting Raivavae and I would equally recommend staying with Clarissa at Pension Vaimano. I hope to be able to return one day.

5. Pension Temetiu Village

Bp 52 Atuona, Atuona 98741 French Polynesia
Excellent
47%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
3%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 135 reviews

Pension Temetiu Village

Located in the island of HIVA-OA,the TEMETIU Village up on a hill offers an overview on the Tahauku Bay. Features : - 2 standard bungalows with king size bed convertible into 2 individual beds. and 4 large or superior bungalows with a king size bed convertible into 2 individual beds and one individual bed. Individual bathroom with hot water, ceiling fan and mosquito net in each bungalow. Common swimming pool. New for 2015 : Free WIFI. All the bungalows are renovated. EQUIPMENT: TV in each bungalow. Sheets, blankets, towels.

A splendidious stay

Reviewed By raumatat

We were welcomed by the most authentic and friendly family... We will definetely come back here for our next vacation. Koutau Nui Gabby, Féli, Antonio and Ahuura for your kindness and generosity. Mauruuru roa! Roger, Yela, Raumata.

6. Pension Maro’i

Gatavake, Mangareva 98755 French Polynesia
Excellent
81%
Good
16%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
3%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 37 reviews

Pension Maro’i

Best Pension in Mangareva

Reviewed By kanelh

Pension Maroi pleased us in every way ! We stayed one week with our 7 month old baby, they provided us with a crib for him. The property has a white sand beach across the bungalos. We chose the month of november because it was the lytchee season, we got to eat them right off the tree. Maire et Michel lent us a car for when we needed to go to other places around the island.

7. Taaroa Lodge

Pk 18 Punaauvia, Papeete 98713 French Polynesia
Excellent
55%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
5%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 42 reviews

Taaroa Lodge

Taaroa Lodge have 6 Dormbed 1 Room 2pers and 2 Bungalow near the beach Nice Lagoon Nice Sunset See you

Quiet retreat on a beautiful coral garden

Reviewed By kirstenr996

We stayed with Ralph and his family in one of the private garden bungalows. It was very clean and charming. I practiced yoga each morning from the large deck whole looking out at the lagoon. The snorkelling right out front was very very good! The hosts are friendly and warm and the location was lovely with nearby stores.

8. He'e Tai Inn

B. P. 21, Taiohae, 98742 French Polynesia
Excellent
12%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
30%
Poor
10%
Terrible
7%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 69 reviews

He'e Tai Inn

Romm is so-so. Management and facilties rather poor.

Reviewed By tnbms162016

The room is OK, but looks a bit tired. There’s no trace of anything Polynesian about the room, it’s just a concrete block. The bed is comfortable, the hot water plenty, the air-conditioner works well but is noisy. There’s no internet in the room, only in the office during opening hours, and even there it’s too weak to use for anything other than checking emails (and barely that if you use Yahoo). The owner is Rose, now an octogenarian, and has become understandably somewhat unfocused. She has a local helper, Isabelle, who’s much better, but Rose likes to keep control and can be rather stubborn, which creates difficulties at times. (For example, she’d put my credit card into the machine the wrong way round, but hadn’t noticed and just insisted that it was my card at fault. When eventually she could be persuaded to have a closer look, she did notice, and then the card worked fine.) Other requests and conversations led nowhere, because she couldn't focus on what I was asking.

9. Taharuu Surf Lodge

PK 39 Cote Montagne, Papara 12818 French Polynesia
Excellent
94%
Good
6%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 16 reviews

Taharuu Surf Lodge

Our surf lodge is situated on over 5000 square yards of private tropical land. We are just a 2 minute walk to the most consistent surfing beach in Tahiti. We have a variety of rates and packages to suit any traveler. Clean, comfortable, safe, and affordable. Bi-lingual staff on site. Surf. Explore. Relax.

C'est Fantastique!!!!

Reviewed By ErinWilks

I booked the Taharuu surf lodge as a last minute weekend getaway and I wasn't sure what to expect. The property is an absolutely stunning, sprawling green with trees, coconuts, beautiful flowers and even a bunch of tiny baby chicks running around. The hosts were incredibly kind and generous. They even drove us to a reggae concert at a minutes notice and joined us for a beer. I was so comfortable in my room, with mosquito netting so I could keep my window open and enjoy the breeze. It's only one block away from a very popular surf break, super easy, convenient, wonderful place to stay. Their surf lodge is immaculately kept with the freshest fruit you will ever eat. 10/10, definitely coming back!

10. Wipa Lodge

Pk 24 Mata'ura, 98754 French Polynesia
Excellent
31%
Good
46%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
8%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 13 reviews

Wipa Lodge

TUBUAI WIPA LODGE vous accueille dans une décoration entre charme local et confort moderne 5 bungalows sur un large terrain verdoyant à deux pas d’une plage de sable blanc aménagée pour votre plaisir. Linge de maison et produits de bain fournis. Une immense salle commune pour apprécier les savoureux repas disposant du Wifi, d’une TV satellite, d’une bibliothèque et de jeux divers. Willson dit « Wipa » et son équipe vous ouvrent les portes de leur petit coin de paradis. Wipa, personnage haut en couleur vous fera découvrir sa passion pour son île et sa culture. Ne ratez pas les moments de partage autour d’une table d’hôtes conviviale aux saveurs franco-tahitienne qui émerveilleront vos papilles. Vélos, Kayaks, paddle board et Wifi à votre disposition GRATUITEMENT ! UNE DEMARCHE ECO-CITOYENNE Les amoureux de la nature seront ravis d’apprendre que WIPA s’inscrit dans une démarche « écologique » avec son énergie solaire garantissant eau chaude et électricité

Like staying with Family in Tubuai

Reviewed By DAL504

The lodge is relatively basic and the rooms did not have air conditioning (though thankfully it did cool off at night and was ok with the fan) but comfortable enough. What made this accommodation special was the way the owners took care of the guests - making them feel like part of their family. We took our dinners as well as the breakfast at the hotel which was a great way to start and end the day. The food was fresh and delicious and getting the stories from Willson made it all the more enjoyable (even with my mediocre French skills). There was a beach right across the street, though it was worth the walk to go 5 mins down the road to get more sand and a more pleasant swim. The hotel also offered bikes for use and also had a rental car.

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