Hotel Tiare Tahiti

At first we were skeptical, but the place grew on us. If you want North American standards, go to the big hotels out of town. If you want an authentic Papeete experience stay here. Ask for an outside corner room for an amazing view of Moorea. Ignore the main street--you won't hear it after hours. Lobby is a breezeway; you have to turn on your room's air conditioner. Speaking French helps with the front desk staff but they try hard. Great location, if you are interested in the downtown. Easy walks to supermarkets. If you want golf and private beaches go to the big hotels. Lovely parks in three directions, shopping everywhere.If you want golf and private beaches, go to the big hotels instead. Acquaintances of ours who did so somewhat regretted not having our location here for at least part of the time on island.

It was an ideal location. walked to the markets the shops and the restaurants. Our cruise ship docked opposite and we walked to the ship. Could not have been more perfect.

I paid a fair price per night and you get a room with a view and a location close to the city centre but thats it. Theres no fridge, only a small simple tv and the hotel is situated next to the main road/highway so you get a lot of traffic noise. Not value for money.

For a budget hotel this is good - clean, basic facilities but super staff who even found a kettle for us to use as they knew the British liked their tea, so the coffee machine would not suffice! We had a great corner balcony with views of both the port and Moorea

Location in the center of downtown is the best available. Price is attractive compared to its Papeete competition, but overpriced for value-provided when compared to typical offerings in USA (be prepared for everything in French Polynesia to be more expensive than you are accustomed to). Room cleanliness and decor is OK. Liked the balcony. Air conditioner is too week. No wash cloths or little shampoos provided, so bring your own. If you forget, there is a L'Occitane en Provance store 1/2 block away. No in-room mini-fridge. Ice-maker machine is available on the mezzanine level. No on-site restaurant, but there are options close by (we patronized Cafe Retro in the Vaima Center 1 block away, and the rulottes at Place Vaiete which is about 3 blocks ... you can also self-cater from the supermarket called "Casino" about 2 blocks away).

If arriving late at night, which most flights do, and connecting by the Arameti 5 Ferry to Moorea the next day, the Hotel Taire is the best bang for the buck. Easy walking distance to the new Ferry Terminal, fun walking around Papeete and the Farmer's Market two blocks away. By American standards, pretty basic, but clean and friendly is all you need. Tahiti is expensive, so amenities are usually sparse unless you want to pay resort rates for a one nighter. We've used Hotel Tiare twice in two years and will return again. Cab Fare from the airport to Hotel Tiare is around $30.00 and cabs are plentiful late at night when the flights roll in.

The Hotel was most accomodating as I needed to check in at 8:30 AM having disembarked from a cruise ship and had to wait for a midnight plane home. Guests should be made aware that the lobby and elevator are not handicap accessable and they have no bellman to handle your luggage.

The room was just "OK", wouldn't want to stay there for more than one night. But it was convenient to the market and the ferry (took the ferry to Moorea the next morning). Had breakfast in their dining room and I'd give that a poor rating. We ordered fruit and a Danish, but they had run out of Danish and didn't reduce the price.

This hotel is fine if all you want is a room, that is semi clean, that you can have a shower, lay your head down after getting in late at night, and the leaving first thing for the ferry. It is VERY convenient for the ferries - a 5 min walk if that. It is on an extremely noisy road, that goes all night/day. The windows are single pained so you hear every bit of noise. The bed was very soft (we both rolled into the middle), the room was semi clean, extremely sparse and very basic. Thankfully the air conditioner worked! (it was bloody hot and sticky when we arrived) It is going to be about a $28 cab ride from the airport - cabs by the sounds of it are expensive (as is ALL of Tahiti).