We stayed 2 nights in a garden view room.
We arrived at the airport, took the boat that goes to the main town and someone from the hotel was waiting there to pick us up.

Well situated in Bora Bora ( Matira Point), the Hotel Maitai is cheaper than most of the other hotels of its category. The Matira POint is where you have a nice beach with white sand.

The hotel's restaurant, overlooking the water, serves nice meals and the breakfasts (included in the price of the room) are really good. There's also a little supermarket 2 minutes up the road if you need it and other restaurant options close by.
The people at the hotel are really friendly and always happy to help.

We went on a Lagoon boat tour that we booked ourselves (Chez Nono) and we went kite surfing right by the Matira Point.

The Matira Point area is the best location for both beaches and choice of restaurants on Bora Bora. The Hotel Maitai is therefore ideally situated and provides excellent breakfasts and with a very pleasant restaurant overlooking the beach. We arrived at short notice for a week due to problems at the nearby Village Temanuata, where we had originally booked. The Maitai offered us a very competitive deal and kindly upgraded us to an ocean view room. it was a lovely room with excellent facilities and with wonderful views over the bay from our balcony. Although much of the hotel, apart from the restaurant and over-water bungalows is across the road from the beach, don`t be put off - there is not much traffic and being located slightly higher on the hillside provides a wonderful vista. We must however mention the staff all of whom were unfailingly charming and helpful, particularly Helenie and Brian on Reception, as well as the surprise bowl of fruit and half-bottle of champagne that arrived during the week. Definitely a lovely and good value place to stay on Bora Bora.

After three days at the Moorea Pearl, we moved to the Maitai Polynesia on Bora Bora and found this a gem on the beach! We stayed in overwater bungelows (#106 and #107) and found it clean as it could be, decorated with flowers and very comfortable. This is a small resort and it was easy for my handicapped friend to get from the bungelow to the dining room and breakfast room. It was very convenient to the beach. (Note that this hotel does NOT have a pool but we didn't miss it!)

We ate all our lunches and dinners at the resort, as well as breakfast. The staff was wonderful, friendly and experienced. Breakfast was the weakest link, with no omlette station and a weak selection of foods. The pineapple, one of the island's best products, was cut into circles with the core intact and was tough and small. The juice was a Tang like product which wasn't too good and the dining room was hot. There is a 7-8 ft. rock wall across the street from this rrestaurant which blocked the breezes but the fans were not always on and it was uncomfortable.

The lunch/dinner restaurant was right on the edge of the beach and was cool and breezy. The menu was fine unless you were on the all inclusive plan and then it was somewhat limited. That being said, we ate 9 meals there and quickly found our favorite dishes. We didn't get anything which wasn't good. There was a heavy concentration on fish but those of us who don't eat fish still got plenty to eat. Portions were large with all -inclusive providing appetizer, entree and dessert. We never left hungry! The Poisson Cru (tuna "cooked" in lime juice and served with coconut milk, onions, cucumbers and other raw veggies) was my husband's favorite. It is the island equivalent of ceviche.

As for the overwater bungelows, anyone can snorkel under them and I'm not sure they are worth the extra rental fee to watch the fish. They do have a nice balcony/deck but there are some of the cabins which sit right off the beach in very shallow water and they are considered "beach bungelows." They are cheaper and have the same amenities. There are also a few true beach bungelows and some motel type rooms across the road from the beach in 2 two story buildings on the hillside.

There isn't much to do on the island, it is very small and quiet but the hotel arranged a trip for us to go around the island on a boat, to go to the coral garden and another snorkel spot to swim with the black tip sharks and stingrays, and to go to the lagoonarium which was great fun. We also arranged a car rental just down the road from the resort and enjoyed a double trip around Bora Bora.

I am a travel agennt and I will recommend this resort to my clients. A real advantage to staying here is the size and the fact that it is on the main island, not on one of the motus which make one dependent on a boat to take you to the main island.

This was truly a trip of a lifetime thanks to the great staff at the Maitai Polynesia Resort!

Stayed here for 5 nights as part of a low-season "pay for 3 nights, get 2 free". This was the only way I was willing to afford an Over Water Bungalow. It worked out to an avg of about 350 USD/night (tax incl) for each of the 5 nights. All other OWBs in Bora Bora seemed to be over 500 USD/night.

First the negatives:
(1) We had specifically reserved OWB #107 (did some research reading other reviews and decided this would be our preferred unit as it was over deep water and had a fairly private balcony. Luckily I printed and brought the email from Olivier (front office mgr) confirming he booked #107 for us. When we arrived at the hotel, we were given another OWB, over shallower water and with much less privacy while on the balcony. When I mentioned there must be some mistake as we reserved #107, they replied that unfortunately someone else was already in @107. I then spoke to Olivier himself and showed him his email to me, he then apologized and said that someone else at the hotel must have booked someone else in that room by mistake and that there was nothing he could do. He mentioned even when the current occupants left in 2 days, someone else is booked into that room - at which point I said - "YES! ME!... What is this?? I originally booked #107 4 months prior to arrival and you are telling me someone who isn't even here yet is going to get priority in that room when it becomes available in 2 days?? I don't think so!" I pressed the point, not willing to leave the front desk until I got the mgr to confirm that I was indeed moving in to #107 for the final 3 days of our stay. Which he had no choice but to do finally. Let's just say, this was not an impressive start to our stay.
(2) Parts of the ceiling in both our rooms appeared to be disintegrating, as there were small particles (like grains of sand) constantly falling on the floor, on the couch and even on our bed! The front desk, would send someone to clean them up when you mentioned it to them, but would not say what it was. Weird. I have a picture attached of this.
(3) A/C in the rooms is very strong, but like many places outside of North America, have a system in place where you need to put the room key card in a slot in order for the electricity (and hence AC) to work in the room. Given it is very hot and humid in Bora Bora, would take some time to cool the room. We eventually realized that you can simply put any card/paper in the slot to keep the A/C going while you were out of the room. At the rates we pay for these OWBs, we shouldn't have to sweat while waiting for the room to cool, just because we stepped out for an hour or two.
(4) If you don't like dogs, you will find it hard to walk anywhere from this hotel, as their are dozens and dozens of dogs that are not leashed on the properties in the area, and they roam up and down the main road all day and night. Some will bark aggressively at you. Definitely no leash laws here!

Now the positives:
(1) Super value for money compared to other OWBs in Bora Bora. Very nice and comfortable rooms and bathrooms, glass floors are amazing for viewing fish day and night.
(2) Breakfast which is included in the room rate was very good and in a beautiful setting right by the beach/lagoon. You can sit outside just beside and above the beautiful lagoon water, or under the covered area for shade. Lunch and dinner food was also quite good at this restaurant.
(3) Location is very good as it is walking distance to a number of restaurants and small convenience store/supermarket and less than 10 minute walk from the islands most spectacular sandy beach... Matira Beach (a number of restaurants for lunch right by the beach with incredible views of the blue waters)
(4) Swimming and snorkelling right off the OWBs is very good! They also provide all the snorkelling gear, just contact someone at the beachside restaurant. If you don't want to snorkel, you can still see lots of colourful fish by throwing some bread in the water.