BREAKING NEWS!
Management of the Hilton Hotel Tahiti, Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa and Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa delegated to South Pacific Management
Papeete, Tahiti, January 16th 2009
South Pacific Management today announced that it has been delegated the management of three hotels on the islands of Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora, in French Polynesia, by Mr. Louis Wane of Société des Hôtels Tahitiens. The three existing hotels, under a Hilton franchise agreement, have been re-branded as the Hilton Hotel Tahiti, the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa and the Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa, with effect from 16th January 2009.
Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa
The island of Bora Bora is located one hour’s flight from the international airport in Papeete, Tahiti. Built around a sacred and legendary cove of white sand and majestic lava rock, the resort rises above what Pulitzer Prize-winning author, James Michener, called “the most beautiful lagoon in the world”.
Access from the airport is by private motor launch with guests having the unique experience of arriving to the resort via the over water lobby. The resort has won many awards including the 2007 World Travel Awards for the best resort in French Polynesia. The Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa includes the following facilities:
120 villas (84 over water villas);
2 restaurants;
2 bars;
Meeting facilities for up to 100 people;
6 room health spa;
Pool and fitness centre.
Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa
The island of Moorea is a 10 minutes flight or 30 minutes by catamaran from Tahiti. The Hilton Moorea Resort & Spa is set within the crystal waters of a 10 acre lagoon, with volcanic mountains as a backdrop.
The Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa includes the following facilities:
106 villas (54 over water villas);
2 restaurants;
2 bars;
Meeting facilities for up to 120 people;
4 room health spa;
Pool and fitness centre.
Hilton Hotel Tahiti
The Hilton Hotel Tahiti is conveniently located just 3 miles from the International Airport and 3 minutes from the heart of Papeete, Tahiti’s capital. The hotel is an ideal gateway to the outer islands for the leisure traveller and is well placed to meet the needs of the business traveller with extensive meeting facilities and ideal location close to Papeete’s business district.
The Hilton Hotel Tahiti includes the following facilities:
189 rooms;
2 restaurants;
1 bar;
Conference facilities including ballroom, with a total of 20,000sq ft of meeting space;
4 room health spa, pools, and fitness centre
South Pacific Management, is one of Tahiti’s leading resort management companies, headquartered in the Tahitian capital Papeete. South Pacific Management has a strong track record in managing resort properties in French Polynesia and currently manages a group of ten resorts located across the 3 main archipelagoes.
Laurent L. Bessou of South Pacific Management commented, “South Pacific Management has extensive management experience in French Polynesia and we are thrilled to be involved with these 3 new Hilton branded properties which will provide the best in service and products in the upscale segment in the South Pacific. We are confident that French Polynesia’s charm and natural beauty will continue to attract guests from all over the world, and these new hotels will contribute favourably to that experience.”
They are not yet on the Hilton website but should be in a few days.
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Hilton HHonors members can earn double airline miles, 10,000 HHonors bonus points and a complimentary spa-style bathrobe for stays of four or more nights at participating Hilton hotels in Hawaii.
We recently had an interesting conversation with Adam Burke who’s the head of Hilton’s loyalty program, HHonors.
-To participate in this Hilton HHonors bonus point offer, you must register your Hilton HHonors number( see red link below) before you book your reservation.
