Bora-Bora EcoLodge

The Ecolodge has 2 locations, one on the main island and one on a private islet that they call Motu. We stayed at both. ||||The Ecolodge on the Motu is the best compromise between beauty, comfort, and authenticity. It is THE place to stay in Bora for people who would like to experience the real feel of the island without breaking the bank, outside of manicured luxurious impersonal resorts. The islet is tiny and the views from each side are just breathtaking. The bungalows are so spacious, clean and subtly decorated. Each has a private terrasse with a dreamy view on 2 other motus and on the island of Bora over a perfectly crisp clean lagoon with different shades of blue. Best view on the island hands down.||||Michel and Chantal are the perfect hosts and they make you feel special. They are operating the pension with a deep respect for the nature surrounding them. The ecolodge is self sustainable with cold showers obtained from rain or desalinated water. Electricity is mainly solar. The couple takes pride in operating their pension as ecologically friendly as possible. ||||You can literally walk to a coral reef nearby. Swimming and snorkelling is awesome. You can also paddle board and borrow Michel’s transparent canoe to explore the beauty of the lagoon. You can also just relax and enjoy being se secluded in a little piece of paradise. ||||If you book a day trip like the lagoon exploration trip, they can easily pick you and drop you off at the motu. Michel also offers free transfer from and to the main island or the airport.||||You can choose to get meals full board or half board (breakfast and dinner). We had the half board and managed to prepare our own lunch during the 3 days that we stayed there. The food is delicious. A good mix of polynesian and french cuisine prepared with love and care by Chantal. ||||Wifi is available with an extra charge, but who needs wifi there?||||On the other hand, the guesthouse on the main island is average. The location is not ideal. It is on a murky side of the lagoon, pretty far from all the beaches, grocery stores and all the action but the friendly manager (Michel and Chantal’s son) is always happy to get you to wherever you need to be, so it turned out not to be an issue. The wifi is only available close to the reception area. The bungalows are also average, somewhat weared off and humid, small with a kitchenette right in front of the bed which is not ideal for the smell. ||||Breakfast is awesome, with french baguettes, home made jam, cake, fresh tropical fruits, the works A+. It is a good place for transiting travellers but not for long stays or for people who would like to experience the real beauty of Bora Bora. ||||We had an awesome stay at the Bora Bora Ecolodge on the motu and we highly recommend it.

We spent 4 nights in the Ecolodge on the mainland. This is run by the son and his wife, the parents run the Motu lodge. It is simple, airy, reasonable priced with it's own pontoon. Plenty of shaded chill out space. Free airport pickup and free run to supermarket to pick up provisions. We cooked for ourselves most evenings in the kitchenette. All required utensils were provided. We used this as a base for our scuba diving with Patrick in Dive n Smile. He picked us up from the Ecolodge pontoon for some amazing diving. The breakfast at the Ecolodge set us up perfectly for the day. One afternoon David organised bicycle rentals for us and we cycled around the island in about 4 hours, including a lengthy cocktail stop. There is a good take out pizza place nearby if you are feeling lazy and fancy an easy romantic dinner sitting on the double sun loungers on the pontoon under the stars. If you are looking for a reasonably priced place on Bora with personality and character this place is perfect.

We spent a week on the main island location (the other one is on a private Motu). The bungalow are clean and super functional, there is a small kitchenette with stove and oven and all the utensils needed. We cooked diner most nights and each bungalow has its own outside table. There is a deck on the water with a nice terrasse for the sunset.||There are only 6 bungalows so it helps to create a family environment with the super nice family that runs the place, thanks to Caroline and his brother!. They are so helpful, always offering rides to the supermarket. ||They even allowed us to use their washing machine.||The breakfast is great with fresh fruits, homemade muffin, baguette, homemade jam, homemade yogourt etc.||We did the one-day motu excursion that they offer and we loved it ! It's really nice to spend a day overthere and the food for lunch was really nice. Overall, a really nice reasonably-priced and welcoming place, would definitely go back !

The owners are friendly. The place is nice, silent and private. The owner may take you for free with his car for not long distances, for example to the nearest supermarket or beach. You have a gas stove and kitchenware in the room. The pension has beautiful deck in the front of ocean so you don't have to go to the public beach. But public beach's worth visiting. Wi-Fi (free) hardly worked in my room but near reception it was OK. One thing that I didn't like is that you can't hang shower on the wall and have to keep it in hand. What I really liked is a gift surprise that got when was brought to the ferry on island leaving. On the public beach there is a good cafe where you can buy tasty baguette filled with different food - for reasonable price.

This place was so much better than we expected. friendly helpful informative. picked us up from ferry port, Michele was there to meet us, he picked us up at no extra charge. the ecolodge was lovely and better than we thought it would be as the other places on the island were massively more expensive in price. on the first night we asked to use the phone and he gave us the house phone, also we had little food he gave us food and a couple of lovely beers. they advised us of a great trip out a trip round the lagoon which was better than amazing. On our morning we left he got up to take us early and made sure we arrived in plenty of time for the ferry. such a great place to stay, price is fantastic to, at the bottom of the lodges there was decking that at night there was baby sharks feeding. this place is great.

We loved our stay here in our home like bungalow. David and His wife have created the 5 star service, at an affordable price! Loved the well kept, village like setting beside the bora bora waters. Every thing we did in Bora Bora was organized through David, and usually at a discounted price! He drove us, translated for us, and was an incredible assistant with everything we did. With Privacy, Wifi, Breakfast, 5star Concierge, I highly recommend staying here.

This is a review of the bungalows on Bora Bora Ecolodge located on Bora Bora main island and not Ecologde located on the private motu. We were surprised how run down and shabby our bungalow was. We stayed in the bungalow just opposite the "salon". Kitchen was outdated, mattress, horrible pillows and cheap beadsheets need to be replaced. There were 2 wooden loungers located on the decking that covered broken planks. There is no beach and that side of the island is exposed to the wind. This place is far away from anywhere although David will drop customers off at Matira beach and will pick them up depending on time. You can rent bikes for a fee. We did not have breakfast there so cannot comment on the quality. Stay somewhere else if you can!

Good place to stay in Bora bora. We had the hut in front of the lagoon, amazing view. The hosts were great. The breakfast is made of home made marmalade and yoghurt. It is a bit far from the city centre on foot, better to have a bike or a car.