Tahiti Hotels

1. Le Meridien Tahiti

Near the Museum of Tahiti and Her Islands, this luxury resort sits alongside one of Tahiti's few white-sand beaches. It's an excellent choice --...

2. InterContinental Resort Tahiti

This is the best all-around resort on Tahiti. Built in the 1960s as the Tahiti Beachcomber Travelodge (most folks here still call it "the Beachcomber"),...

3. Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti

This modern resort opened in 2004 beside the deep black sands of Lafayette Beach on Matavai Bay, where the 18th-century explorers dropped anchor....

4. Hiti Moana Villa

Beside the lagoon in Papara, on the south coast, this is one of Tahiti's better pensions. The English-speaking Brothersen family keeps everything...

5. Hotel Le Royal Tahitien

One of the top values in French Polynesia, this American-owned hotel is the only moderately priced place on the island with its own beach, a stretch...

6. Sheraton Hotel Tahiti & Spa

A 15-minute walk to downtown and a quick drive to the airport, this state-of-the-art hotel was built in 2000-01 on the site of the old Hotel Tahiti,...

7. Fare Suisse

Beni Huber moved to Tahiti from Switzerland and opened this spotlessly clean guest house in 2006. It's uphill on rue Venus, a side street in the...

8. Taaroa Lodge

Avid surfer Ralph Sanford bought the two bungalows at his humble lagoonside establishment in ritzy Paea as prefabricated kits in New Zealand; hence,...

9. Ahitea Lodge

Tucked away on an alley between Prince Hinoi and Chef Vairaatoa avenues, about 5 blocks inland from the Moorea ferry docks, this modern, two-story...

10. Hotel Tiare Tahiti Noa Noa

This upstairs, five-story facility, on boulevard Pomare a block west of the Centre Vaima, is simple but clean. Amenities are scarce, but the friendly...