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Rohutu Fare Lodge Frommer's Highly Recommended

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Location Hillside in Povai Bay, Around the Island
Phone 70.77.99
Web site www.boraboralodge.com
Room Information 3 units
Prices 14,900CFP (US$186/£94) bungalow
Credit Cards MC, V
In Room Amenities Kitchen, coffeemaker, safe
Other B.P. 400

Frommer's Review

Virtually hidden by botanical gardens on the mountainside overlooking Povai Bay, this little lodge is the creation of Nir Shalev, an Israeli expatriate whom I met shortly after he first arrived on Bora Bora wearing a backpack in 1989. With teak floors and natural thatched roofs, his cleverly designed bungalows are for lovers, definitely not puritans. In addition to suggestive paintings, statues, and other paraphernalia in the sleeping quarters, faucets in the outdoor bathrooms pour water from certain unmentionable parts of nude statues. (After a night here, you may not be up to the 15-min. bike ride to Matira Beach!) Nir's two lagoon-view bungalows are more charming and have better vistas than his mountain-view unit. They all have ceiling fans, kitchens, decks with lounge furniture, and four-poster beds with mosquito nets. You will not have to leave here to enjoy a view of Mount Otemanu's tombstone face.

Facilities:
Kayak rentals; free use of bicycles

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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