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We couldn't sleep due to 95 degree temperature in unit. We were too exhausted to do anything. Not easy to get around as taxis are booked up in advance. Unit is in gated community so taxis can't get in.

There is great snorkeling in this area! Go to Plage Vaiava. It was the nicest beach on Tahiti with plenty of space. There is a snorkeling circuit to the left of the beach, DO IT! It was amazing! The other snorkeling there is also good but this area is amazing and no one was going to it! There are buoys and numbers so you know where to swim with information in French and English for you to learn about the area as well.

Quiet hillside neighbourhood - one can continue on the road up to a monastery which makes for a refreshing morning or evening walk. Just down the hill and across the road is a large Carrefour and shopping center with all one needs. There is a also a bus stop so technically one can arrive and leave by bus,

We had a great room at the Te Moana Resort overlooking the restaurant /lagoon.This Resort is situated in a central location in the Punaauia area and off the main road so is very quiet.There is an excellent supermarket, Magasin Orohiti, just across the road and transient nightime food trucks in the carparks near the supermarket .We used both these facilities which were very good.There are also permanent food trucks a few hundred metres down the coast road towards town.These are of a superior standard and their Pizza's are to die for ,due I guess, to the use of fresh local and imported French igredients (cheese,salami,tomatoes,dough etc).We ate at the Cafe Maeva...in a word superb. There is a local bar about 500 metres up the road from Te Moana going away from town, The Captain Bligh. Jean Pierre is the welcome man there and a really nice guy.A 1.50 litre pitcher of beer is 1900 Francs.Cheap.It's over the water and had live music in three languages.A great atmosphere .We also did a half day tour around the island with Fabrice of Eden Tours.He is an ex Airforce man and very well organised as one would expect .Highly recommended.We also got a ferry to Moorea for half a day and strolled between the Ferry terminal and the bay around the nearby Marina.Again very good food trucks just beyond the Marina and We had a Tuna bagette at the KEKAHI truck.Yummy!!! After getting back from Moorea we wandered downtown and stumbled across The Bora Bora Lounge.It was playing Country and Western style music and we wandered in for a beer which ended up a session with locals.We stumbled out and wandered down to the taxi rank and got a ride back to the the resort.We were there for 7 days which was ideal.

I would not suggest staying here Driveway to motel from street dangerous Large pot holes . Rocks Sharp turns Extremely steep. Owner was terrible she changed rules on us Threaten to call police if we did not stop making any noise Changed pool hours we could not make any noise at all after 6pm but did not stop people making noise at 7am in morning Food not good at all and very expensive Wifi was not very good only worked out side Pool was dirty Hot tub cold Shower not warm This place not worth staying here expensive and too many problems Only good thing was veiw

This is a beautiful area with a variety of stunning greenery, places to visit and lovely ocean views. The local people were friendly and helpful to us. We loved the waterfalls and the Water Garden park.