Manava Beach Resort and Spa Moorea

Fabulous resort! Accommodations and staff are superb. On-site dive shop was excellent. We saw amazing underwater life. Great snorkeling right on site. A beautiful place on an amazing island. We love how they are preserving their culture.

Wonderful resort. We stayed in an over the water bungalow and loved it!! We could snorkel off the back deck. We saw beautiful fish and even an octopus right under our room. The rooms were clean. Even with others guests present, the resort never felt crowded. We included breakfast with our stay and would highly recommend this as the food was excellent. Soraya and Teharati provided amazing and friendly service each morning as we met our friends for breakfast.

An amazing resort! We treated ourself to a deluxe over water bungalow. This experience was on our bucket list!! We loved the resort. Beautiful updated bungalow. Loved the viewing window in the floor. We were fortunate to several sea turtles and a reef shark from our balcony. Food and beverage services were excellent. We enjoyed the breakfast provided. The Polynesian show and dinner were excellent. The resort was being updated and everything looked good. Convenient location close to village. Dinner at Rudy’s restaurant in the village was also very good.

Overall the island is amazing and this resort has great potential. We had two rooms for our family and both seemed a bit dated. Our overwater bungalow was very disappointing as it was the first interior bungalow with a view of.... the resort and other bungalows. Not what you want at this price point. The water is about 2 feet deep outside this unit, so much for a nice dip or sitting out looking at the sea. It appeared others were available so I could not believe we were put here. It was explained the over water bungalows with a view and exterior are at first request and none available so I guess our travel agent should have none to not book an overwater bungalow that is pretty much over the beach. Food was good but nothing outstanding. Great local entertainment that was a very nice touch (loved it). The biggest downside was the lack of a poolside snack menu and poolside service. You pretty much have to get up and go to the bar for everything and if you want anything off the happy hour menu to eat it is not available until 5. Relaxing by a pool with some snacks is just a given but not here. Staff seems VERY over worked and tired. Easily this place could become a 5 star resort with a bit of a face lift and leadership but overall it was a 3-4 star as everything was just mediocre and tired.

We spent the week of thanks giving at the Manava Beach Resort; the hotel is OK although it would need to be refreshed; the surroundings are not super appealing; However, there is a gem hidden in the resort - the Spa where Bella and her twin sister are officiating. They learned their craft from their grand father and the massage is simply sublime, so sublime that I went back 3 times in 5 days which had never happened to me before; This is not just a marvelous Polynesian massage, it is a wonderful healing experience. You feel Bella’s energy throughout your body as she pours her kindness and care through her magical hands. You come out with not only a relaxed body but a clean heart and soul. I have done hundred of massages over many years in many places; this is by far the best I ever experienced.