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Our 2nd Honeymoon in Paradise – Emerald Overwater Bungalow #204 at the InterContinental Thalasso Bora Bora

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    Emily on the Lower Deck of our Emerald Overwater Bungalow at the InterContinental Thalasso

    Video review of our Emerald overwater bungalow #204

    Emily Jablon:  We were driven to our overwater Emerald bungalow from the check-in area in a golf cart.  The ride was very pretty and I was excited because we’d be staying in one of these overwater bungalows.
    Emily Outside the Overwater Bungalows
    Daraius:  Emily and I each used our 1 annual free night from the Chase Priority Club card for 2 nights at the InterContinental Thalasso which we booked ~2 months in advance.  We booked another night for 30,000 points a night when the rate had dropped earlier this year (a mistake).

    The current rate is 50,000 Priority Club points per night in a Coral Suite which sells for ~$800 on the InterContinental website.  But the Coral suite is not an overwater bungalow, so I emailed the hotel to negotiate an upgrade to an overwater bungalow.

    I had requested overwater bungalow #205 when I confirmed that I’d pay the ~$175 per night fee to guarantee an upgrade from the Coral Garden bungalows to the Emerald overwater bungalow.  Bungalow #205 was the last Emerald bungalow in the row of bungalows which didn’t face any other bungalows in front of us.

    However, we were assigned bungalow #204 instead, which was really spectacular, and we had nothing to complain about.  The room was very modern and new.

    Emily Jablon:  The bungalow was huge!  It had a separate room with a sofa, chair, flat screen TV, and desk.
    The Living Room

    There was a glass-top  coffee table with fruits which we ate for breakfast one day to save paying for breakfast.

    Glass Coffee Table & Welcome Fruits

    There was a small table as soon as we entered which had water and a basket to store stuff.

    Small Table

    The bedroom was large and faced the clear bluish-green colored water.

    Our Bedroom

    Our bedroom had a huge window that looked right out onto the water.

    View From our Bedroom

    The bedroom also had an entrance to the bathroom.

    Bathroom Entrance

    The bathroom was also large and luxurious with his and hers sinks.

    Emily in the Bathroom

    Some hotel rooms are the size of this bathroom!

    The Huge Bathroom

    There was a walk-in shower.

    The Shower Room

    And a large bathtub.

    Huge Bathtub

    The amenities were Algotherm which also lends its name to the Deep Ocean Spa at the InterContinental in Bora Bora.

    Algotherm Amenities

    The highlight was our own private balcony with deck chairs.

    Deck Chairs on the Balcony

    There was a table to eat on.

    Table on the Balcony

    And stairs that descended into the water for swimming and snorkeling.

    Stairs Leading to a Lower Deck

    We could see a few other overwater bungalows from our deck so it wasn’t completely private.

    Emily on the Lower Deck

    Our room was modern, private and comfortable.  I especially liked the attention to detail, for example, the cushions on the deck chairs.

    What we wouldn’t give to go back to our overwater bungalow at the InterContinental Thalasso!

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