What to Expect at Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa:

Staying at the Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa is like discovering your own tropical island. Couples who truly want to get away from it all will find it relaxing to enjoy the quiet atmosphere.

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The resort is located on its own white sand beach, which offers excellent snorkeling. If your needs are simple, you?ll find all you need here: a spa, a restaurant, and time to enjoy each other?s company.

Guest Rooms at Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa:

The Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa features 95 Polynesian bungalows, seaside huts, and duplex garden rooms, all with thatched roofs and outfitted with hardwood floors and wicker furniture.

Dining at Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa:

Mahanai Restaurant, overlooking the resort?s beach and pool, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. On Wednesday, the Polynesian Evening includes a traditional show and fire dancers. Saturdays, the theme is The Sea, with a seafood buffet and Polynesian show.

A beachside gourmet restaurant, Le Matiehani, features international and local specialties, while the poolside bar, Autera'a, has drinks and light fare.

Weddings at Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa:

Polynesian weddings and renewal of vows ceremonies are available. For the Pa?i Miti Beach Wedding, the couple travels to the beach in two canoes. The resort also offers an Iti Roa Mahana Underwater Wedding package that provides diving equipment, a private boat with music, flowers, a table and two chairs to use underwater, champagne, and a mother-of-pearl shell engraved with the bride and groom?s names and their wedding date.

Activities at Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa:

Excellent snorkeling is available on the coral reef below the bungalows. The resort also has a luscious turquoise-bottomed pool in addition to its own white sand beach. Kayaks and snorkeling equipment are available to guests, and scuba diving excursions leave from the premises. Shopping, banks, and restaurants are close by.

Honeymoons at Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa:

"Romantic Welcomes" include the Coconut Caress, with tropical flowers, a tropical fruit basket, and French champagne in your bungalow, with a massage for two with perfumed coconut oils. ?Magic Moorea? includes Dinner Under-the-Stars, a private candle-lit dinner on the terrace, and breakfast delivered by outrigger canoe. The resort also offers ?Romantic Escapades,? such as a two-hour sunset cruise on a catamaran.

Spa at Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa:

The Manea Spa at the Moorea Pearl Resort and Spa features Taurumi, a Polynesian tradition that combines spirituality, energy, spoken word, and touch. Couples can enjoy massages and other treatments side by side. Only natural products like vanilla, coconut, and pineapple are used.

Before a wedding ceremony, couples can enjoy a special steam bath, body scrub under the rain shower, and body shaping with monoi, an oil that gives a tanning effect.

What does Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa Look Like?:

Polynesian-style accommodations, with thatched roofs, include overwater bungalows, beach bungalows, and garden bungalows. Several thatched ?huts? form the lobby, spa, and restaurants at this open-air resort that is perched on the beach, overlooking the lagoon. The hotel has a warm, intimate feeling.

Is Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa Right for You?:

Couples looking for a quiet, intimate atmosphere will find the Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa to their liking. A small resort tucked away on a quiet stretch of beach, it offers a chance to escape without distractions.

Where to Find Out More about Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa:

Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa
P.O. Box 3410 Temae
98 728 Moorea
French Polynesia
Telephone: 689.55.17.50 and 800-65 PEARL
Official Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa Web site

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