#4 in Top 20 Bora Bora for A Honeymoon · ★★★★★
Le Bora Bora by Pearl Resorts
Reopened after renovation as Le Bora Bora — Pearl-Resorts polish, Matira Beach side.
Reopened after renovation as Le Bora Bora — Pearl-Resorts polish, Matira Beach side.
"Reopened after renovation as Le Bora Bora — Pearl-Resorts polish, Matira Beach side."
Le Bora Bora by Pearl Resorts (the rebrand of the former Hotel Bora Bora, opened originally in 1961 and the first overwater bungalow ever built) opened in 2021 after a complete six-year renovation under the South Pacific Pearl Resorts ownership — the property is the working Polynesian-luxury alternative to the international-brand-cluster. Eighty-three overwater bungalows and beach villas across Motu Tevairoa, the upper-tier Royal Pearl Suite (a multi-bedroom beachfront villa with private pool and direct Matira-Beach access) is the working milestone-flagship. The asset is the working Polynesian-design-and-operating-culture alternative to the international-brand-cluster — Pearl Resorts uses local Polynesian materials (pearl-shell inlay, bamboo-and-thatch architecture, the working tifaifai-quilt-work) throughout the property, and the working honeymoon couple gets the most-Polynesian-design experience on the lagoon. Le Bora Bora is the right pick for the working honeymoon couple where the Polynesian-design-language and the cultural-immersion programme are the working assets over the international-brand operating standard — the trip's working centerpiece is the working pearl-shell-inlay-suite morning, and the Matira Beach access (the only public-access best-beach in Bora Bora) is the secondary working asset.
Royal Pearl Suite (the multi-bedroom beachfront flagship) or Pool Overwater Bungalow for the working overwater-honeymoon option.
Walk Matira Beach at 7am — the only working public-access best-beach in Bora Bora is a 5-minute walk from the property. The Pearl Resorts cultural programme runs daily — book the working pearl-farm visit on day three.
Le Bora Bora by Pearl Resorts sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Bora Bora for a Honeymoon list. It scored an aggregate 9.6/10 across the three editorial criteria — competitive against the field but, on a honeymoon-specific factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For the alternatives in the same Bora Bora neighbourhood, see Motu Tevairoa and adjacent. For a different city entirely, see the related lists below.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. The best suites with the right view orientation go first, and inventory for the popular months is quoted in months, not weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces — the ones that earn this rank — are typically the first to sell out.