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Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora

A private motu facing Mount Otemanu, with breakfast that arrives by canoe.

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The place

Motu Tehotu

A private islet. Mount Otemanu and Mount Pahia are the view they publish.

Thatch and teak

108 bungalows and 7 villas. Lefort and Picart, interiors by BAMO. Pandanus thatch, teak.

The spa

22 metre ceiling, 7 indoor rooms, 2 open-air pavilions, one overwater couples suite. Taurumi is the ritual they name.

Canoe breakfast

They offer breakfast delivered by canoe.

Five kitchens

Tere Nui, Arii Moana, Fare Hoa, Vaimiti, and Bella Vita.

Our read

The resort is the motu. Breakfast by canoe, overwater yoga, and the Taurumi ritual are how you use an islet that faces Otemanu, rather than a hotel that happens to be in French Polynesia.

Come here for

  • A bungalow on Motu Tehotu, with Otemanu across the water
  • Breakfast brought by canoe
  • The Taurumi ritual in a spa with a 22 metre ceiling

Skip it if

  • You want to walk into a town for dinner
  • A boat from the airport feels like a hurdle rather than the arrival

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora occupies Motu Tehotu, a private islet, with views of Mount Otemanu and Mount Pahia. It opened in September 2008. Adrien Harel is general manager. The address they publish is Motu Tehotu, BP 547, 98730 Bora Bora. They list 108 bungalows and 7 villas. Architects were Didier Lefort and Pierre-Jean Picart. Interiors are by BAMO. Materials they name: pandanus thatch and teak. The spa has a 22 metre ceiling, 7 indoor rooms, 2 open-air pavilions, and 1 overwater couples suite. They name the Taurumi Mind and Body Ritual. Alix Henou is spa director. Breakfast, they say, can arrive by canoe. Restaurants they name: Tere Nui, Arii Moana for Mediterranean cooking, Fare Hoa for the grill, Vaimiti for Asian cooking, and Bella Vita for Italian. There is overwater yoga, and a children's programme. Book on fourseasons.com/borabora. MindReach does not take the reservation.

03 · Live here

How the days go

  1. Arrive

    The flight ends at Bora Bora. The boat to Motu Tehotu is the rest of the journey.

  2. Feel

    Pandanus, teak, and the lagoon. Otemanu does not move. You do, by boat and by canoe.

  3. Live here

    Breakfast by canoe if you ask for it. Overwater yoga. The Taurumi ritual if you want a long treatment. Dinner at Tere Nui, the grill at Fare Hoa, or Bella Vita.

  4. Stay

    A bungalow or one of the seven villas.

  5. Go

    Book on fourseasons.com/borabora.

04 - Stay

Ways to stay

An overwater bungalow

Thatch and teak on Motu Tehotu, facing the lagoon and Otemanu.

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A villa

They list 7 villas alongside the 108 bungalows.

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Taurumi

The mind and body ritual they name. Book it with the spa. Alix Henou is spa director.

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05 - Know

Before you go

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.

Fly to Bora Bora, then a boat to Motu Tehotu. The crossing is the front door. There is no road from the main island to the motu.

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Where is it?

Motu Tehotu, a private islet at Bora Bora. BP 547, 98730.

When did it open?

September 2008. General manager: Adrien Harel.

How many bungalows?

108 bungalows and 7 villas.

How do I arrive?

By boat from Bora Bora. The motu is not on the main island's road.

How do I book?

On fourseasons.com/borabora. The reservation stays with the resort.

06 · Go

Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

The resort is the motu. Breakfast by canoe, overwater yoga, and the Taurumi ritual are how you use an islet that faces Otemanu, rather than a hotel that happens to be in French Polynesia.

Getting there
Fly to Bora Bora, then a boat to Motu Tehotu.
From where you are
Distance appears once we know where you are.

Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora

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