If your dream is visiting of Earth's Eden, but your financial situation is not so great and you are not ready to pay 1000$ per day for accomodation with facilites like TV, AC, personal refrigerator, big boat shuttle, big pool, running track with personal trainer etc, - this hotel is for you. You will find there all you really need at this paradise - perfect service, superb cuisine, big choice of fresh fish and meat, old vine, white sands, warm water like in a big personal pool, and most impresive - hospitaliy of hotel owners - Vlada and Dana - and you also find total absence of problems. If you are a diver and deciding to have dives with a local dive centre, it should be not necessary to pay for dives at dive-centre - Vlada includes this bill in common paymnent for accomodation. I stricly advise to book HB or AI meal plan, because hotel food is above of all estimates. Of course you will find also a good food on the island, but it is difficult to convince yourself to go there as often as you want to have a dinner. Bloody's Marry is exception, but you will not be able to visit this place every day due to limit possibility of booking this place. Some visitors has no meal plan at the hotel and prefer to cook themselves, but what they are doing at Bora-Bora? I really thankfull to Vlada for everything I got at Eden Beach, because thaks to him and his price policy I visited this remarkable place where I wanted to come back.

Judging Eden Beach is quite difficult, there are some absolute stunning aspects about this place but others are absolutely negative.

Among the positives there are:
- scenery and views: the "resort" is located in one of the best places in the whole lagoon, the sight on the main island is stunning
- bungalows: quite new, comfortable and clean
- Bora Bora itself: the island is just amazingly beautiful

Negatives are:
- it is almost impossible to swim in front of the hotel (it's very shallow and the sand is muddy in that side of the lagoon). Anyway, you can take a kayak (for free) and go around in the lagoon. The pool of the "resort" is decent (but you don't go to Bora Bora to swim in a pool)
- owners: running a resort is just not meant for them

Overall, we enjoiyed our stay and we reccomend you to go to this place but just if it for few days and it is part of a bigger trip (i.e. you should not count on this to be the best and only place of your trip, especially if you're on your honeymoon). Remember that the "resort" is on a Motu, so you'll be a bit constrained (there are free transfers from/to the main island various times a day)

My wife and I stayed here end of September for 4 nights after having been on a cruise. We wanted to relax a bit before flying home to Austria. So we have picked this place after reading reviews of this and other hotels on Bora Bora. We wanted to stay in a smaller more privat place compared to the big hotels. Eden Beach is a good value for money. Not luxury but maybe 3star.

We were greeted friendly by the owners wife. She explained everything in detail and showed us our bungalow which was the first one next to the restaurant. The bungalow was ok - big bed, not TV, no aircon but a fan on the ceiling that was very ok for us. All windows had nets to protect against mosquitos. The owners also provide you with insect repellents, so we had no problem with mosquitos. I was only once bitten during the whole stay.

Food was very good, although a bit pricey, as everywhere in Bora Bora. The cook did his things good, especially the fish Mahi Mahi with vanilla was very good.

The owner Vlad was very helpful and friendly. His wife was friendly too but she alway was a bit "cool". Water in the shower did not heat, Vlad came and fixed it instantly.

The only real downside was that every night the water broke down and there was not water till next day morning. Although Vlad gave us a bottle of water for the teeth and toilet it was very annoying not to have water in the toilet.

We booked a tour Vlad recommended to us and it was really a good tour. It was good organized. Vlad brought us by boat to the pickup point where the tour operator already waited, and after the tour he picked us up with almost no waiting-time.

All in all we would recommend this place. We got what we searched for. A nice small place, quiet, with wonderful sunsets. If you just want to be on the lazy side, read a book and relax, this is the place to go. If you are in search for more comfort and OWBs you have to go to one of the bigger and more expensive hotels.

Eden Beach Hotel is a family owned business that felt like a bed and breakfast. It's a small resort with about 6 bungalows that were in use. The bungalows in the back were under renovation during our visit.

Positives:
- Picturesque Location. This hotel is situated on a motu with a beautiful view of Mount Otemanu and the Bora Bora lagoon. It is very scenic, private, and quiet. I loved the view we had just sitting out on the beach. The view is really unbeatable. They also have a cute little pool facing the mountain and the lagoon. Hotel grounds are well landscaped and well kept.

- Access to both the lagoon and the Pacific Ocean. We like to explore on foot and we only had to walk a few minutes to the back side of the motu to see the Pacific Ocean and its roaring waves. I don't think we would've been able to see the ocean if we stayed at the other resorts on the main island.

- Warm welcome and thorough orientation to the hotel. The owner Vlad poured us juice and provided us with a lot of info about his hotel and its services (free kayaking, free ride to go snorkeling). They put out mosquito repellents at the front desk which guests can use.

- Owner and his wife spoke English in addition to French. So we got along fine there even though we don't speak French.

- Good food for dinner and generally with their warm plates. Food prices seem comparable to the big hotels on the island. However, alcohol prices seem expensive.

Negatives:
- Inconsistent Service. Given that this is a small family-run resort, you're dealing with the same people for your entire stay. The quality of our service seems to correlate with our spending at the resort. Service wasn't so great when we weren't spending money there. The owner checks in with you multiple times a day to see if you want something to eat/drink. I can see how some would appreciate that service, but it felt too in-the-face for us. We prefer to be left alone and approach the staff when we need something. There were also times where I felt like I was imposing on the owner, having to go to him for everything (bookings, rides to the main island). Although the owner expresses willingness to help us with our bookings, we had to keep checking back with him to make sure it was taken care of. When he made a mistake with one of our reservations, he was reluctant to call back to rebook. Other times he was apologetic for things. So service was unpredictable. At times we felt like a bother or an inconvenience to the owner, which was unpleasant.

- Service costs add up quickly. We booked this hotel as a "budget hotel" in Bora Bora. However at the time of the booking, we weren't aware that it would cost us extra for transport from the airport to the hotel. I see that the major resorts have boats that pick up the guests directly at the airport. Eden Beach Hotel charges 3000CFP/person for a one way ride to/from the airport. The other option is to ride the free shuttle from the airport to Vaitape, take a taxi to Anau (3000CPF for the ride), and arrange for free hotel pickup from the Anau public dock. The hotel also offers free shuttles to Anau at set times each day. Other than that, you have to pay per ride to get to Vaitape, Matira, or Anau if it is after 6pm. So at the end, it's hard to tell if we saved money staying here or if we ended up spending more on the extra costs. The hotel website lists rates for all their services.

- As beautiful as the hotel grounds are, this hotel is also far away from town. It can be a hassle having to arrange for a ride to the main island each time. While many restaurants offer free pick-up and drop-off, they only do so on the main island. So you'll have to make arrangements and pay for a ride to/back from the hotel if you go out for dinner.

- While our bungalow looked clean, we found a cockroach looking bug in our bed sheets upon our arrival. There were also some ants in the room, but we've learned to co-exist with ants when we visit the South Pacific Islands, so that wasn't a big deal.

- Low water pressure in the shower. Bathroom only came with a soap bar, so be sure to bring your own shampoo, conditioner, and other toiletries.