© Havaiki LodgeHavaiki Lodge
FakaravaMid-rangeDomestic flight + transfer 75′
Value is among the best of its kind; Villa / pool is the weak spot to accept.
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Experience scores
Who it suits — and who it doesn’t
- + Couple
- + People who put snorkelling first
- − People who put villa / pool first
- − People who put lots to do first
- − People who put dining first
Guest reputation
Tripadvisor ranking: 1 of 12 B&Bs/inns in Fakarava (No. 1)
Common praise
- Lots of praise for the warm staff and the owner's attention to detail
- Clean, tidy beach bungalows very close to the sea
- A distinctive pearl-farm experience where you can pick your own pearl on the spot
Common complaints
- The restaurant has only one daily menu, so choice is limited
- Some garden bungalows have so-so privacy and limited soundproofing
Tripadvisor puts this around 4/5 (879 reviews, ranked #1 among Fakarava B&Bs/inns). Praise clusters around attentive service and the pearl-farm experience; the main gripe is the single fixed daily dinner menu. Google Reviews 4.4/5 (359). Xiaohongshu has almost no posts dedicated to the lodge - related content is mostly general material on Fakarava atoll, in line with the atoll itself being little known among Chinese travellers (dive-focused, off the main island-hopping routes).
Island & location
- Island
- On a beach near Rotoava village at the north end of Fakarava atoll, close to the airport - one of the island's longer-running family lodges.
- Area
- N/A
- Vegetation
- Moderate
- House reef
- Excellent · Fakarava is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; its two passes are widely regarded as world-class diving, though the lodge itself has no dive center and diving must be booked with nearby operators.
- Official site
- Open →
What Fakarava is like →Seaplane vs speedboat →Low vs high season →
Data
Basics
- Atoll
- Fakarava
- Tier
- Mid-range
- Low-season price
- $250–$361 / night
- High-season price
- $347–$528 / night
- How you arrive
- Domestic flight + transfer
- Time from Malé
- approx. 75 min
- Minimum child age
- No limit
Villas
- Villas
- 15 villas
- Villa size
- N/A
- Villa types
- Beach
- Pool villas
- No pool villas
- Standalone beach villas
- Mostly standalone
- Villa highlights
- Runs the island's oldest pearl farmRight on Rotoava's white-sand beachA popular base for Fakarava's wall-of-sharks diving
Facilities
- Dining
- 1 restaurants
- Cuisines
- PolynesianFrench
Cost
- Board included
- Half board (breakfast + dinner)
- Taxes & fees
- French Polynesia hotel taxes are extra, usually built into the room rate; check what the official site or booking channel shows when you book.
Good for
- Good for
- Family celebration
Sources
- Villas: resort website · havaiki.com · tahiti.com · 2026-09-16
- Facilities: resort website · havaiki.com · 2026-09-16
- Cost: resort website · havaiki.com · 2026-09-16
- Good for: resort website · 2026-09-27
- Price / scores: editorial estimate (unverified)
Quick answers
- How do you get to Havaiki Lodge?
- Domestic flight + transfer, about 75 minutes. An Air Tahiti domestic flight from Faa'a (PPT), about 70-75 minutes, to Fakarava airport; the lodge is on the beach just north of Rotoava village, about a 5-10 minute drive from the airport - one of the more convenient transfers in the Tuamotus.
- Does Havaiki Lodge have a house reef? How is the snorkelling?
- House-reef snorkelling: Excellent. Fakarava is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; its two passes are widely regarded as world-class diving, though the lodge itself has no dive center and diving must be booked with nearby operators.
- Is Havaiki Lodge good for kids?
- Children are welcome, but there is no kids club. No kids club and no pool - parents handle supervision themselves; better suited to older kids or dive-focused families.
- How much does Havaiki Lodge cost per night?
- About $250–$361 a night in low season and $347–$528 in high season (a guide — check the resort’s site).
- What meals are included at Havaiki Lodge? Is it all-inclusive?
- Standard rate: Half board (breakfast + dinner).
- What is charged on top of the room rate at Havaiki Lodge?
- French Polynesia hotel taxes are extra, usually built into the room rate; check what the official site or booking channel shows when you book.
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Data is still being compiled; scores and descriptions are under continuous review. Last updated: 2026-09-16