The resort is a 15-minute boat ride from Bora Bora Airport. Guests fly from Papeete, 45 minutes, and are met by a Four Seasons team and taken across the lagoon on a custom yacht. A lei and chilled tropical water wait on arrival, and a boat service links the resort with Vaitape Harbour on the main island.
The design is traditional Tahitian, with teak furniture, Polynesian art and thatched roofs. The overwater bungalows look across the beach, the lagoon or Mount Otemanu from a private terrace, and the suites add a plunge pool and a deck with direct access to the lagoon. They range from one-bedroom suites with views of the lagoon or the mountain to the Two-Bedroom Herenui and the Two-Bedroom Poerava Overwater Bungalow Suites, whose vast private deck suits families. The beachfront villas stand on a private section of white sand with enclosed gardens, hammocks, pools and outdoor dining. The most exclusive is the Three-Bedroom Otemanu Beachfront Villa, an estate with a large private pool and a full outdoor kitchen, on a full acre of beach.
Arii Moana serves Mediterranean classics beside the water, Fare Hoa is an open-air beach bar and restaurant with its toes in the sand, and Vaimiti offers Asian cooking and sunset cocktails in an overwater setting. A Polynesian dance and fire show is held on a set evening, and breakfast can arrive by Polynesian canoe. Executive Chef Mickael Messina leads the kitchen.
Te Mahana Spa sits on the lagoon's edge with seven treatment rooms, raised walkways over pandanus trees and the overwater Fare Miti Spa Suite for couples, where treatment beds rest on glass panels above the water. Treatments use monoi oil and tiare flowers.
The resort suits honeymooners and families who want the view of Otemanu from the deck.
