Fare Hibiscus

Fare Oaoa · own screened terrace, sleeps 4

Fare Hibiscus, a 35 m² fare for four at Haapiti, Moorea, standing on its own and screened from its neighbours. Free breakfast, kayaks, midday check-in. Its own terrace, a queen bed, a sofa bed for two more, your own kitchen and bathroom, and everything from the taxi to the whale swim arranged for you.

Fare Hibiscus stands apart from the row, a separate structure with a wooden partition screening it from its neighbour, so the terrace in front of it is genuinely your own. Inside: a queen bed on a memory-foam mattress, a living space with a sofa bed for two more, a fully equipped kitchen and a bathroom with a walk-in shower. Air conditioning, mosquito screens, wifi, a television. Single level throughout, with no step between the fare and the sand. For families, the property keeps a cot, a high chair and a baby bath, and there is a washing machine and a dryer in the laundry room, shared with the other fare. The part that matters with children is that none of the logistics are yours. The restaurant table, the taxi, the 4x4 tour, the whale swim in season, dinner brought to your terrace: ask in the morning and it is arranged by the afternoon. Breakfast arrives for the children too, so the first hour of the day is already handled.

The grocery store is directly across the road and opens early. A smoothie stand and a pizza truck are two minutes away, and the pizza truck delivers. Every fare has its own kitchen, so cooking is easy if that is the evening you want. Kathy also cooks: Tahitian home cooking, ordered by 4pm, served at a table on the sand or brought to your fare. And there are very good restaurants a short drive away, fifteen minutes north at Hauru, which we will book for you and tell you how to find. Straight in front of the property, the Haapiti pass breaks all year and draws surfers from across the world. Dolphins are usually out in the lagoon in the morning. Tiahura beach is about fifteen minutes away by car, and humpback whales pass between August and October.

Rent a car. It is the honest answer for Moorea: the beaches, the restaurants and the viewpoints are spread right around the island, and there is free parking for you inside the property. Rental desks are at the airport and beside the ferry terminal. A scooter costs less and works well if you are travelling light. If you would rather not drive, a tour operator can plan each day and collect you here. Tell us and we will put you in touch. We do not recommend relying on the local bus: it runs, but not to a timetable you can build a day around. We are about 25 minutes from the Vaiare ferry port and 30 minutes from Moorea airport. If you land in Tahiti after the last ferry you will need a night in Papeete before crossing, and we are happy to recommend somewhere.

The lagoon

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Kitchen

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For families

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