The St. Regis Bora Bora ResortvsConrad Bora Bora Nui
Both hotels are recommended by professional travelers. Overall, The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort is the choice of most reviewers compared to Conrad Bora Bora Nui. The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort ranks #2 in French Polynesia with recommendations from 7 sources including Jetsetter, The Telegraph and Travel + Leisure.
The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort
Motu Ome'e, 98730 , French Polynesia
From $1,348/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Travel + Leisure
"The St. Regis seriously upped the ante when it opened with thatched overwater villas, outdoor showers, a fleet of butlers, a Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant, and a spa set on its own island." Full review
Jetsetter
"Paradise: spacious overwater bungalows with butler service, a swim-up bar, Jean-Georges restaurant and decadent spa." Full review
Gayot
"Signature St. Regis luxury unites with warm island hospitality at this South Pacific sanctuary."
Oyster
Luxury
"Its 89 overwater and beachfront bungalows are the largest in French Polynesia, and are richly appointed with modern island decor and thoughtful amenities." Full review
Hideaway Report
93.0
"This hotel offers exceptionally spacious accommodations, most overwater villas enhanced by living rooms, indoor glass floor panels and lavish baths." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"In French Polynesia, it doesn’t get more idyllic than this sprawling Bora Bora cloister, famously featured in the 2009 film Couples Retreat." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"Honeymooners and families stay at this luxury resort, where villas look out over a turquoise lagoon." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"One of the finest places to sleep in Bora Bora with the water lapping the stilt structure beneath your bed is The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort."
Travel + Leisure
"An island paradise located on its own 44-acre motu, or small islet. The resort comprises 90 overwater villas and beach villas, ranging from one- to three-bedroom sizes."
Conrad Bora Bora Nui
BP 502 Vaitape, 98730, French Polynesia
From $594/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Lonely Planet
"This splendid resort extends along a ravishing stretch of porcelain sand, on a hilly motu." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Bora Bora Nui is a "Polynesian charmer" with a stunning new two-bedroom family villa as well as fresh talent in the kitchen-chef Daniel Echasseriau (formerly of La Samanna)." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"From the moment you arrive and are whisked to your suite via golf cart, it’s clear that this retreat includes every perk you’d expect of a posh South Pacific cloister." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The five-pearl Conrad Bora Bora Nui is a beautiful property offering gorgeous lagoon views and 114 overwater, beach, and hilltop villas on an island off mainland Bora Bora." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"It was four decades ago that hotel developers in French Polynesia first hit on the revolutionary idea of placing their accommodations on concrete pylons in the lagoon." Full review
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The TV rises from the foot of your bed and swivels if you’d rather watch it from your overwater deck, the villa is Bluetooth equipped so you can hear your own playlist indoors or overwater, and choose which speakers should broadcast it, and you can switch the electricity in the bathroom plugs so you never need to use a converter.
The Wall Street Journal
"With its thatch-roof over-water and hillside bungalows, Conrad Bora Bora Nui Resort is situated off the coast of Motu To’opua, a small islet near Bora Bora"
Travel + Leisure
"The only resort in the area that offers its guests exclusive access to the islet of Motu Tapu...the property has 114 picture-perfect overwater villas and suites"
Lonely Planet
"With 120 units, including 84 overwater bungalows and hillside villas, the Conrad is certainly not a hideaway, but it's in harmony with its surroundings." Full review