The Best View from a
Hotel Room in French Polynesia

The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

Previously, we published a review comparison of Bora Bora’s best luxury resorts, listing the pros and cons of each. Among the pros for the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa: It has the best views from inside a room of any resort on Bora Bora.

In fact, the more we thought it about, the InterContinental Thalasso has the best room views of any hotel in French Polynesia.

Over Water Bungalows

intercontinental bora bora s The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia A superlative hotel room view, of course, starts with the hotel itself having a superlative location. And the InterContinental Thalasso most certainly does. It’s nestled alongside a lagoon on Motu Piti Aau (motu being the local word for a “small island,” piti aau meaning “two hearts”). From there, the stunning vista across turquoise waters to Mount Otemanu and the lush island of Bora Bora is the stuff of screen savers.

The InterContinental Thalasso, though, isn’t the only luxury resort on Motu Piti Aau. But it is the only one to have overwater bungalow suites with floor-to-ceiling windows in the bedroom. This means that guests can wake up, rub their eyes and find them focusing upon some of the most glorious nature in the whole of the South Pacific—all before setting foot outside their luxe linen bed.

lightgrey The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia


white The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia
lightgrey The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia
space The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

Eco-Friendliness

Another superlative feature of the InterContinental Thalasso: It’s eco-friendly. Truly so.

While many other resorts seem to be committed to the environment only to the extent that it makes for good marketing, the InterContinental Thalasso goes through great lengths to genuinely reduce waste and limit their carbon footprint. The centerpiece of the resort’s eco-orientation is its air conditioning system. The resorts A/C runs entirely on cold water that’s funneled through the world’s deepest ocean pipe. That system produces no greenhouse gases, saves about 2.5 liters of fossil fuels every year and cuts out resort’s electricity consumption by 90%.

Among it’s other environmental initiatives, the InterContinental Thalasso reuses the pool water to irrigate plants, composts 100% of it’s food waste, uses green cleaning products, runs several resort functions entirely off of solar electricity and, instead of importing the salt for use in its spa treatments, the Thalasso distills the salt from local ocean water.

Granted, none of that has any direct bearing on the room views you’ll be treated to at the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa. But there’s something nice about looking out upon ecological beauty while knowing you in a resort that’s helping to preserve it.

published: 13 April 2012
white The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

LEARN MORE & BOOK | GUIDEBOOKS | FLY THERE |

Note that the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa is not the same property as the InterContinental Le Moana Bora Bora. InterContinental runs a free boat shuttle between the two and guests at one resort can use the facilities at the other.

The innovative Sea Water Air Conditioning System (SWAC) was the idea of famous Godfather Don and frequent Thalasso guest Marlon Brando. The Thalasso was the first hotel in the world to have such a cooling system. Though an enormous capital expense, the system worked so well that it paid for itself in less than eight years. Based on that success, other resorts and communities have since built their own SWAC.

Related posts:
A Review of the Maldives Cocoa Island Resort
Dive In Palau’s Jellyfish Lake
Private Beach Pod Dining
Reviews of the Best Websites For Booking a Caribbean Vacation

space The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

InterContinental Bora Bora Room Photos

intercontinental bora bora room 6 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

intercontinental bora bora room 5 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

intercontinental bora bora room 2 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

intercontinental bora bora tahiti 3 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

LEARN MORE & BOOK | GUIDEBOOKS | JOIN US ON TWITTER / FACEBOOK / PINTREST

 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

space The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

InterContinental Bora Bora Resort Photos

best bora bora resort views 3 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

best bora bora resort views 1 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

best bora bora resort views 2 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

intercontinental bora bora tahiti 2 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

intercontinental bora bora tahiti 1 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia follow me on pinterest button The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

LEARN MORE & BOOK | GUIDEBOOKS | JOIN US ON TWITTER / FACEBOOK / PINTREST

See more superlative hotel room views in: Bangkok, Caribbean, Rome, Patagonia


PinExt The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia

 The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia The Best View from a <br>Hotel Room in French Polynesia


Responses

  1. tinafreysd says:

    Great place to visit having a grand vacation with my family here is really great..Thanks for sharing..

    [Reply to this comment]

  2. Elise Walsh says:

    Ok, you win. You made me really really want to eat, breath, and live this resort. Mine mine mine!
    Elise Walsh recently posted..Cheap Hotels In Destin, FloridaMy Profile

    [Reply to this comment]

Leave a Response

CommentLuv badge

SPOTCOOLSTUFF Travel reviews unusual hotels and restaurants, great attractions, cool travel gear, places with amazing views and all manner of travel destinations with a WOW! factor. Because we live on an incredible planet! Get our latest travel posts by email . . .

    Awesome Curacao vacations — up to $530 off!
    Check out the freebies offered too, including airfare credits, breakfast and room upgrades!

Save $530 Time left:
Book Now!
Offer Closed!



PARTNER WITH US     |     BE OUR GUEST TRAVEL WRITER    |      SUGGEST COOL STUFF FOR US TO REVIEW     |     INFO FOR TOURIST BOARDS

Other SCS SectionsHot Travel CategoriesFave Travel Posts
Cool Tech & GadgetsBest hotel room viewsCaribbeanBest Sandals in Jamaica
Cool Architecture & DesignFamily travelEuropeBest Wheeled Carry-On Luggage
Cool WebsitesHoneymoon resortsFloridaWorld's Coolest Airlines
Cool EntertainmentUnusual museumsSoutheast AsiaThe Honeymoon Resorts of Bora Bora