I have really mixed feelings about the Kaveka. First of all, on the positive side, the hotel is situated right on Cook's Bay and so snorkeling is very easy. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Also, the room was spacious and very clean.
Conversely, the condition of the property seems to be on the decline. For my room (#302), the window was not mounted properly and so their was a two to three inch gap between the window frame and the wall. This enabled me to look through the gap directly to the underside of the platform upon which my room sat or to allow bugs and creatures to enter. Second, I thought the food was overpriced. Granted, everything in French Polynesia costs more than what most pay at home. However, $30 for shrimp curry seemed excessive. Also, from my room, I could see the roof of the main building and I could see that "quick and easy" repairs had been made to the roof. This seemed to be consistent of my perception that management may only be doing the basics to keep things going.
Last, although I liked the location of my room (beachfront), what I found annoying was the loud and early morning movement of equipment from the storage sheds just across the path from my room. Granted, in the islands, 6;30 am may not be too early for most, but it is early to me.
Bottom line is that I really enjoyed the location and the room was clean and spacious. However, the place needs to have a few repairs completed to make it a top notch resort on the island.