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The St. Regis Bora Bora has hosted VIPs from celebrities to film crews.
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Cutting into the piece of staghorn coral felt like sacrilege.
The St. Regis Bora Bora’s overwater villas, with Mount Otemanu in the distance.Credit:Courtesy of The St. Regis Bora Bora
I pressed down hard on my secateur with both hands and felt the calcium break.
The resort comprises 90 overwater villas and beach villas, ranging from one- to three-bedroom sizes.
This hotel was amongTravel + Leisurereaders top-ranked resorts in the South Pacificin our in our2023 Worlds Best Awardssurvey.
The Lagoonarium at The St. Regis Bora Bora.John Kincaid/Courtesy of The St. Regis Bora Bora
I visited the resort to see what it’s like in person.
Here’s my review of The St. Regis Bora Bora.
The brilliant aqua water below was as still and warm as a bubble bath.
The main pool at The St. Regis Bora Bora, with contemporary cubic cabanas.John Kincaid/Courtesy of The St. Regis Bora Bora
(One morning, I looked down and saw a sea turtle swim below my villa.
Another day, it was a yellow, brown-spotted pufferfish.)
Its my passion to show people that we can do beautiful things here with locally made food.
Inside the haute The Lagoon Restaurant, diners can glimpse marine life swimming below their table.Courtesy of The St. Regis Bora Bora
(This is the place to get golden hour photos with Mount Otemanu in the background.)
Theres also Italian at Farniente Ristorante, Asian fusion at Bamboo, and other restaurants.
The Location
Flying here is surprisingly easy.
Guests at the St. Regis Bora Bora embark on a day trip of snorkeling and locally-sourced lunch with Bora Bora Cultural Lagoon Tours, a family-run small business.Grégoire Le Bacon/Courtesy of The St. Regis Bora Bora
Guests can bring their bikes to the “Bike Doctor” bungalow for maintenance at The St. Regis Bora Bora.John Kincaid/Courtesy of The St. Regis Bora Bora
