Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora
A private motu of overwater bungalow suites looking back across the lagoon at Mount Otemanu, plus a spa under a 22-metre ceiling
The Privata Perspective
Four Seasons took a whole motu for this one. The resort stands on Motu Tehotu, one of the coral islets ringing Bora Bora's main island, looking back across the lagoon at Mount Otemanu and Mount Pahia — the view that sells French Polynesia. It opened in September 2008, with architecture by Didier Lefort and Pierre-Jean Picart and interiors by BAMO, and holds 115 keys: 108 overwater bungalow suites and seven beachfront villas.
Aspect decides the stay. Most one-bedroom bungalow suites share a 100-square-metre footprint, so the choice is what you wake up to — beach, lagoon or mountain — and whether a plunge pool comes with it, which adds a little space. Twenty-seven bungalows carry one; only four of those are the Otemanu category, square on to the mountain.
We book it for honeymoons and anniversary trips where the photograph matters, and we book May to October for the clear skies. The mountain-facing plunge-pool bungalows are the request we make the day a booking is confirmed, not later.
Accommodations
One-Bedroom Beach-View Overwater Bungalow Suite
100 m² 1,080 sq.ft.
Twenty-seven of them, the largest single block in the resort — one of four one-bedroom categories sharing the same overwater footprint
One-Bedroom Otemanu Overwater Bungalow Suite With Plunge Pool
147 m² 1,576 sq.ft.
Four only, named for the mountain they face square on, with a plunge pool on the deck
Two-Bedroom Herenui Overwater Bungalow Suite With Plunge Pool
207 m² 2,228 sq.ft.
Two of them, the largest footprint out on the water, shared with the single Poerava suite
Five-Bedroom Beachfront Villa Estate
800 m² 8,611 sq.ft. plus 3,000 m² 32,292 sq. ft. of exterior living space
The largest key on the motu and the only five-bedroom one — on the sand rather than over the lagoon
Dining
Arii Moana
Mediterranean
Twenty-eight seats indoors and forty-eight outside, in a BAMO room
Vaimiti
Eclectic Asian
Forty-two indoors, thirty-four out — the second of the evening rooms
Fare Hoa Beach Bar & Restaurant
Modern grill
Outdoor only, fifty seats on the beach
Tere Nui
Breakfast and themed dinners
The all-day room, seventy-four seats indoors and thirty-four out; the resort's Italian service, Bella Vita, runs from the same room
Spa & Wellness
The spa sits under a 22-metre (72-foot) ceiling among native trees: seven indoor treatment rooms, two open-air pavilions and one overwater couples' suite, signature Taurumi Mind and Body Ritual. No overall spa size is published; treatments also come to the bungalow, for a fee.
When to Go
May–Oct
Dry season — clearest skies, best diving
Nov–Apr
Wet season but warm, lush, and fewer tourists
Book With Preferred Access
Experience Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora with Via Privata
Complimentary upgrades, resort credits, early check-in, and dedicated concierge support — available exclusively through our preferred partner programme.
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