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This overwater luxury resort occupies its own private motu, Tehotu, a slender coral islet cradled within Bora Bora’s turquoise lagoon and crowned by the silhouette of Mount Otemanu. Villas and bungalow suites rise directly above the water on stilts, their glass floors framing reef fish and passing rays, while beachfront villas offer private plunge pools sunk into powder-white sand.

Renovated in 2019 with a refined Polynesian-meets-contemporary aesthetic, the resort balances barefoot informality with meticulous service, from private outrigger canoe arrivals to torch-lit evenings. Days unfold around the lagoon’s glassy shallows, a full-service spa suspended over the water, and dining that draws on French technique and South Pacific ingredients, including a teppanyaki table and an over-water sushi bar.

The atmosphere is unhurried and intimate, shaped by the hush of trade winds and the surrounding coral garden. It remains one of French Polynesia’s most sought-after honeymoon and anniversary destinations, prized for its seclusion, its reef, and its unbroken views toward Bora Bora’s iconic volcanic peaks.