Hotel Review: Intercontinental Resort Tahiti

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Sadly our trip to French Polynesia was over.  We had seen some amazing birds on Ua Huka and Rimatara and now we were heading home.  Our flight left at 7:30am so we needed a hotel near the airport and preferably available on points.  The Intercontinental Tahiti Resort fit the bill perfectly.  Rooms cost 40,000 points which is a decent value and this is a pretty spectacular “airport hotel”!

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It is easily reachable from downtown or the airport on any Outamaoro bus.  They drop you right at the driveway and you just walk down to the entrance.

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My platinum status (courtesy Chase IHG Mastercard) got us upgraded to an ocean view room!IMG_1705 IMG_1704 IMG_1702 IMG_1706 IMG_1707 IMG_1709 IMG_1710

Small turtle pond in the gardenIMG_1711 IMG_1712

Overwater bungalows.  I didn’t seek an upgrade to these as it was only an overnight stay with check out at 4:30am.IMG_1714

Lagoon and overwater bungalowsIMG_1717 IMG_1718 IMG_1720

Watching the sunset by the swimming poolIMG_1722

Happy hour!IMG_1723 IMG_1726 IMG_1727

Planes coming in to landIMG_1730 IMG_1731

Cabana boy with conch shellIMG_1733 IMG_1735 IMG_1736 IMG_1738 IMG_1739 IMG_1740 IMG_1743

The next morning we were up at 4:00am and checked out around 4:30-ish.  The one thing I don’t like about visiting French Polynesia is the uber-early morning flights!  We walked out to the main road, prepared to walk with our backpacks to the airport.  A bus came along and we flagged it down.  No need to pay $25 for a taxi to go a couple kilometers!  Check-in wasn’t too crowded so we quickly checked in and passed security.IMG_1746

We were in economy so no lounge for us, the main terminal is pretty comfortable anyway.IMG_1747 IMG_1748Goodbye French Polynesia and keep looking after your birds!