Tahiti Ia Ora Beach Resort - Managed by Sofitel

We are having a wonderful time. Front desk ,concierge , pool people and restaurant servers all have been great. I only wish you had more channels on Tv in English. Also it responds very slow.

Very friendly staff and they actually let us check in early, unlike any other hotel in Tahiti. We got our room 2 1/2hrs early, which I was very nice. The room was large, with a comfy bed and beautiful view from the balcony. The minibar in the room is free too!! The pool is a sand bottom but is coming up in areas and not the cleanest looking. The area is beautiful though. The beach is not ‘Tahiti’ at all though. The tide is constantly low and the water just looks gross and dirty. You can rent a kayak for free, go out about 100yards and the water is 10x better. I don’t recommend the over water bungalows at this place since I wouldn’t swim near them and there’s no ladder into the water from them either. We had a late flight but no problems. We were allowed to store our luggage in a locked room. They also had showers and a room for us to use during that time. Great stay!

We stayed in one of the over water bungalows and it was EXCELLENT! Free mini-bar, champagne on arrival, super friendly staff, tidy and updated rooms, beautiful vew, and the food at the restaurant was top notch. Absolutely loved it.

Very nice stay. Well equipped rooms. Overwater bungalows lovely. A bit expensive however. Grocery store next door very convenient for breakfast and lunch.

I thought it was a very pleasant hotel.. the pool and beach are lovely.. the beach bar and restaurant are nice.. The service was really good, I never came across anyone who wasn’t happy, helpful and pleasant. The water sports people coco tours where next to none really nice people and very helpful.. Yes it’s an island hotel so no not perfect but that’s it’s charm. It’s a lovely place to be and if you want perfect, I would stay in big city and in a hotel with no atmosphere..but this hotel is a very nice place to be...

We stayed in bungalow 801 and it was great. Privacy and since it's on the end, it has slightly less traffic. The platform for entering the ocean to snorkel is not private, it's community. private steps on each balcony would be much nicer. The problem with this platform is missing steps back up. You literally get pushed by the current all the way back to shore. So there really is no private ocean access. That said it's beautiful in 5-8 feet if water and we saw lots of exciting fish. Food at the entire resort is sub par. The Breakfast buffet was the best meal of the day, but at $45/pp it's pretty steep. Fresh pancakes and eggs were nice. But nothing to brag about. Could be much better with an eggs Benedict or fruit over French toast. Not a show stopper, just wasn’t great. Drinks are also pricy around $20 each and just never tasted right. But, the ocean view makes up for it all. The mini bar was included with water bottles, beer, and soda, and was complimentary restocked each day. This was a nice feature. On entrance on day zero of our stay we found a chilled bottle of champagne, which was a very nice touch. Shower was great. Instant hot water, nice pressure, and two shower heads for different options. Hermès toiletries were nice. Towels for fresh, big, fluffy. King bed/pillows were very comfy. WiFi hit 5mbps, great for browsing, but will not video calls. comp access for four devices. At $700/nt we would return to this resort for the Bungalows only.

Great hotel with a sweet location

the room itself was very dated however the service was excellent

We changed our stay last minute as our previous accommodations were not what we had expected. This was one of the best decisions we made on our entire trip! We loved the grounds and facilities and the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The Ora Beach Hotel made our last few days in Tahiti very enjoyable. Bathrooms are a little dated with doors that don’t quite shut but the room itself was very comfortable. The sand bottom pool is very nice and the beach is right there for folks looking to swim in the ocean. Beautiful view of Mo’orea in the background. Would definitely stay here again.

This was the first stop on our vacation. Our flight got in at 11pm and we made it to the hotel just after midnight. As we headed for the lobby a bell hop came out to greet us. He escorted us to the check in desk and we were greeted and presented two hot wash cloths and two glasses of cold fruit juice. Check in was easy and were were brought to our room quickly. The room was beautiful and very comfortable. We had booked a garden view; however, our room faced the beach. We were on the 2nd floor and were not able to see the beach because of a large tree. It was still a beautiful view. We did not eat at the restaurant on the property. The beach was nice and the water was shallow. Since it was early February, the hotel was mostly deserted. The over water bungalows were under renovation, but the noise did not disturb us. The hotel concierge, Rachel, was amazing. She answered all our questions and provided excellent recommendations and directions. It was nice to have her help me with my French, too.She is very good at her job. Some aspects of the hotel were a little run down, but it's Tahiti, in the middle of the South Pacific. We had a great stay and the staff was very helpful and made our stay very nice. We will stay here again.