The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort

"The largest overwater villas on the island, the Marriott-flagship honeymoon hardware."

Why The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort for a honeymoon

The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort opened in 2006 on Motu Ome'e and remains one of the most spread-out resorts on the lagoon, around 90 villas across roughly 44 acres. The standard Overwater Villa with Pool runs to 170 square metres with a private plunge pool, among the largest entry-level overwater villas in Bora Bora; above it sits the three-bedroom Royal Estate, a roughly 1,200-square-metre compound with its own pool, private beach, and dedicated butler. The signature here is St. Regis butler service, extended to every villa, paired with unusually generous overwater accommodation. For a honeymoon the draw is space and service: a private-pool overwater villa as the centrepiece, with Marriott Bonvoy value on the side. The honest drawback: that 44-acre spread means relying on the resort's bicycles and buggies to get around, and it can read as large rather than intimate.

Best room to request

Royal Estate (the multi-bedroom flagship) or, for most couples, the Overwater Villa with Pool.

The wider context

The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Bora Bora for a Honeymoon list. It scored an aggregate 9.8/10 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 Ome'e 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. Expect the best-positioned suites to go early; in the busy season the lead time is months, not weeks. It is the terrace and plunge-pool suites, the rooms this rank rests on, that book up soonest.

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