Manava Beach Resort & Spa Moorea

Our family of three stayed at the Manava Beach Resort & Spa - Moorea for three nights. We had a fabulous time during our stay! When we arrived for our 2:00pm check-in, we were greeted warmly and were given a tour of the property. As our bags were being brought to the bungalow, we were offered a welcome drink in the bar. Our “Premium Over Water Bungalow - Lagoon View” was amazing! We had unobstructed panoramic views of the aqua colored water off of our back deck and were able to jump into the water to snorkel. The room was very nicely appointed, comfortable and spacious with a large bathroom. It was nice to have a small fridge in the room and a coffee/tea area was available as well as daily housekeeping. It was so much fun to look down through the glass coffee table to the reef below to see all the brightly colored fish swim by. The gorgeous infinity pool on the property is very large and and affords wonderful views of the bungalows and the ocean. Resort amenities include equipment for paddle boarding, kayaking, snorkeling and ping pong. On site is also dive shop where you can learn to dive or go out on a dive boat for the more seasoned diver. Located around the pool is a wonderful, casual bar area as well as a more upscale restaurant. Happy Hour is 5 - 7 each day in the bar area. There is also a Polynesian show each Saturday night. There was never a problem getting a lounge chair by the pool. The snorkeling at the resort around the coral reef was fantastic! We saw a shark, a small octopus, a spiny star fish, sea urchins, turtles, parrot fish and so much more. Check-out is at 11:00am but our flight was in the evening. We were able to stay at the resort and use all of the amenities until it was time to depart by taxi to the ferry. We booked the shower room to use which is a nice benefit. This is true if you check-in early as well. We took an excellent 6-hour Snorkel & Lunch excursion with Moorea Miti Tours.

We stayed in the premium overwater bungalow which was incredible and then the beach bungalow which was equally amazing. The location is perfect and in walking distance shops and restaurants / bars (go to Moorea beach club and Maitai). The pool area is also great and staff are super helpful with plenty of small unexpected touches. Can highly recommend doing a lagoon snorkeling tour with lunch and hiring e-bikes for the day and stopping for lunch at Snack Mahana. The water isn’t was blue as at the Hilton / Sofitel but it is beautiful. If you want an overwater bungalow pay for the premium one, the lagoon facing bungalows are shallow. We cannot recommend the beach bungalow highly enough though.

The pool is wonderful and so is the location. The staff are very different to other Polynesian Islands. Here you will find more English speaking staff. it is clear that this hotel is catered to many foreigners and vacation go-ers. We stayed in the beach bungalow enjoyed being the last one on site for a bit more privacy and exclusivity. Breakfast was very very very good compared to some other hotels we've stayed in. View of sunrise and sunset is pretty spectacular. Hotel could do with having more access to transportation, especially to those arriving to the island for the first time, although once you are checked in, they are good at organizing one from the hotel to places you need to go to.

Beautiful setting and location. Staff all very friendly - showed us around on arrival and took us to our room. Peaceful and relaxing environment. Great pool and free use of kayaks and snorkelling equipment.

Specious rooms, great water villa (we upgraded for 2nights), nice personel at front desk and lady concierge (helped us to book boat trips and taxis and gave lot of information about the island). Great location close to everything ( good resturants nearby and shops). We could see dolphins, sharks and turtles from our water villa. Free kayaks rental was nice. Housekeeping was also helpful. Beautiful garden