Le Méridien Bora Bora

Bora Bora


While lavish, the Méridien offers affordable luxury in its 98 units, including 14 beach villas and 82 overwater bungalows. The motu is a stunner, with a vast infinity-edge pool, a lovely inner lagoon fringed with chalk-white (artificial) beaches and an architecturally interesting space with timber and thatch for reception, restaurant and bar areas. Everything is luxurious, but nothing is over the top.

The 50-sq-metre overwater bungalows are not huge by Bora Bora standards but they boast vast glass floors and fabulous views of Mt Otemanu. A highlight is the Turtle Centre, which is a rehabilitation centre. Guests can swim with the turtles in a protected lagoon and watch babies being cared for under the guidance of a conservationist.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bora Bora attractions

1. Coastal Defence Guns

1.23 MILES

Up a small hill on the eastern coast, a track peels off to the east and leads to two massive WWII coastal guns and a concrete bunker that were left by the…

2. Motu Fanfan

3.17 MILES

An idyllic spot blessed with a lovely strip of sand and superb coral gardens just offshore. It's privately owned, so you'll need permission to get there.

3. Matira Beach

3.51 MILES

A lovely stretch of white sand beach lapped by azure waters.

4. Vaitape

3.51 MILES

The island’s main settlement, Vaitape is not the most evocative town, but it's a great place to do a bit of shopping, take care of banking needs and just…

5. Marae Fare-Opu

3.69 MILES

There are only a handful of marae (traditional temple) ruins on Bora Bora, including Marae Fare-Opu, which is squeezed between the roadside and the water…

6. Coastal Defence Guns

3.7 MILES

Faanui Bay was the site of the US military base during WWII. At the southwestern end of the bay, a steep and often muddy track climbs up to an old WWII…

7. Matira Beach

3.78 MILES

A lovely stretch of white sand lapped by azure waters.

8. Matira Beach

3.85 MILES

Bora Bora’s only real beach, this stunning stretch of snow-white sand and pinch-me-I’m-dreaming turquoise sea is perfect for sunbathing and swimming (but…