Four Seasons Bora Bora, French Polynesia

The Four Seasons is the latest luxury resort hotel in Tahiti, French Polynesia. Situated on the small island of Bora Bora, the 9km-long resort is due to open in June 2008.

The resort will have 107 bungalow/villas, including 100 overwater bungalows, and a number of private residences. The hotel is being developed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in conjunction with local companies including TB Promotion and Alatau Hospitality. The owner of the resort is Thierry Barbion.

The private residences at the Four Seasons Bora Bora are being marketed by Playground.

ACCOMODATION

The villas at the resort will include 121 suites contained in 100 overwater bungalows and seven beachfront villas. All of the villas are situated around the Bora Bora lagoon and the outer beaches with views of Mount Otemanu.

The villas are made of traditional construction with pandanus leaf thatched roofs, high ceilings, several private bathrooms and furnishings constructed from teak decorated in a Polynesian style. The villas will also have private plunge pools and sundecks.

The 155m², one-bedroom Otemanu Overwater Bungalow with Plunge Pool has a large deck with two chaise lounges and a covered pavilion or dining area which can seat four. There is also a living room with seating for five. A work area has a multi-line telephone connection, voice mail, wired internet and Wi-Fi.

In addition, there are plasma screen televisions, a built-in room safe and a private plunge pool. The bathroom has two vanity units and a separate bath tub and marble shower. Although the one-bedroom villa has a king-sized bed, there is an option for a queen-sized sofa bed in the living room. A guest bathroom is situated off the living area.

The 500m², three-bedroom Otemanu luxury beachfront villa has a private pool, four bathrooms, private swimming pool and is surrounded by a white sand beach. There is a 93m² decked outdoor area with a whirlpool bath and plunge pool, with views of Crystalline Lagoon and Mount Otemanu. The villa has a spacious entranceway, living room to seat seven, a dining room to seat eight and a large pantry.

Facilities include a plasma screen television, work area with Wi-Fi, private bar and built-in safe. Each of the bedrooms (two king-size and two queen-size) have their own private patio with excellent views. All of the bathrooms have double vanity units and separate bath tub and shower.

PRIVATE RESIDENCES

There will be 15 Four Seasons Private Residences available, along with eight Pacific Residences, offering five bedrooms with 11,500ft² of total living area situated in private landscaped gardens.

The remaining villas will be seven Lagoon Residences, which have four bedrooms and 9,000ft² of total living area situated in private landscaped gardens. The villas can be rented by the resort to other guests when the owners are not in residence.

FACILITIES

Facilities include: tennis courts, yoga, kite surfing, snorkelling and scuba diving; a fitness centre and spa; helicopter and boat tours, private dining experiences and a variety of restaurants and bars.

The spa has an outdoor massage terrace and seven air-conditioned indoor treatment rooms. Other facilities include an ice room, mineral whirlpool, pedicure suite, beauty salon and hair dressing salon.

There are two restaurants; the Nave Nave serves French Polynesian cuisine and is open for dinner only and seats 56 indoors and 40 outdoors.

The Arii Moana is an open-air, thatched all-day restaurant with plantation-style ceiling fans and seats 107 diners. The Arii Moana serves continental cuisine and has a breakfast buffet.

There are two bars; the Faré Hoa Beach Bar with a beachside setting and situated adjacent to the main pool. The Sunset Bar has views of the lagoon and seats 61 indoors and 44 outdoors.

CONTRACTORS

Much of the hotel construction has been carried out by local contractors. The furniture (furniture, fixture and equipment contract) and the case goods for the guest rooms were fabricated, supplied and installed by Euro Asia Hotel Contract (EAHC).