We went here on our honeymoon. The villas are beautiful but as others have stated they got it wrong with the air conditioning. They only have air in the bedrooms and sometimes its hot in the other rooms. Also, if you leave your doors open for some fresh air you will have a lot of critters in your room. The hot tubs are not heated, so very disappointed about that. The pool is beautiful and they take you to a private island which was lovely. The food is VERY expensive. Coming from NYC nothing shocks me...but this was pricey. The staff was wonderful and all in all an amazing trip!

We stayed here for 5 of our 10 night honeymoon in Tahiti. Under the recommendation of Gene Sweeney at Fly Tahiti we wanted to experience the views Tahiti has to offer as well as the overwater bungalow experience so we opted to stay at Legends for the incredible views and were not disappointed. Gene managed to get us an upgrade to an ocean-view villa. The staff are very friendly and were willing to drive us around in the golf cart if we needed. They booked us a car for a day so we could drive around the island. We also stocked up on groceries. We are a couple that love to cook and this hotel is PERFECT for that. The kitchen is well equipped (there is even a dishwasher! Although the knives could be sharpened a bit!) and we enjoyed eating on our own schedule without being held to restaurant hours. The private beach was a 5 min van ride and then a 10 minute boat ride and definitely worth it. The snorkling off the beach was great and it is where a lot of the snorkling tours bring their paying guests... but you don't have to pay extra! We recommend bringing a collapsible cooler with you since there is no food available on the island but the boat goes back and forth quite frequently. The captain of the boat was very friendly. On our last day driving out to the beach at 9:00am we saw lots of dolphins. Our captain turned the boat around and let us drift among the dolphins before continuing to the island. The beds could be a little softer and on our last couple nights a really noisy family moved in next door with three young and very loud kids. Unfortunately the parents were not very good at controlling them which was disappointing but not the hotels fault. Also would recommend bug spray, it is a tropical island and you are up in the forest but we did not find it bad. We would definitely stay here again.

My husband and I stayed here for the first four nights of our honeymoon (followed by several nights at the Hilton Bora Bora, which I'll review next). There isn't a lot to do on Moorea or at this resort, but it's a nice place to hole up and unwind in private for a few days. Legends is a good choice if you're up for something different and you'll be visiting other islands (and getting your beach front or overwater bungalow experience there).

The villas here are nice and the views are beautiful. We had a 2 bedroom premium ocean view villa, which we loved, but some of the mountain view villas at the back of the property are apparently less expensive and looked just as (if not more) amazing. The best part about this resort is the fact that each villa is a little self contained home with a washer/dryer, AC in the bedrooms and full kitchen. You can eat healthier and cut some costs by cooking your own meals. We loved it.

We flew into Tahiti, took a cab from the airport to the ferry and then took the ferry to Moorea. There are Avis car rental locations all over the island--at the airport, at the ferry station and right down the hill from Legends. You can easily rent a car at one location and return to any of the others. Car rentals near $100 a day and no advance reservation is required. We highly recommend renting a car--at least for your first day--in order to make a grocery run for your booze, bottled water and food. While there are a few SMALL markets within walking distance of Legends, these are very basic and extremely limited in their selections and you'll be happier going to the big "Champion" grocery store near the ferry for better savings and choices.

This is more of a condo resort than a hotel, which is what we wanted, but if you're not prepared for it or if you come here without a car or groceries, I could see how you could feel a little stranded. There is a restaurant on the premises that's supposed to be good but we didn't check it out because we cooked our own meals each day. The "take away" food from the little snack shop on the grounds was good. We had a couples massage at the "spa," which was excellent. The villas have DVD players and the front desk has a decent selection of DVDs that you can borrow during your stay. The pool isn't large and it's more or less one and the same with the lobby and cafe and reception. It's beautiful but not the most inviting pool scene for actual swimming or laying out as a result.

As for the complaints about the steep hills and walking, this is a mountain resort. If you have a car, you'll be able to park right outside your villa. If you're without a car, they'll take you wherever you want to go at the resort via golf cart--just be patient. The resort has a stretch of a nearby private island when you're ready for some beach time...it has a small lagoon feel to it....it takes 15 min to get there between the van ride down the hill and the boat ride to the island, all of which depart at regular intervals each day. It was a smaller stretch of beach than I'd imagined but still very beautiful. There are a few picnic tables there so consider bringing lunch or a few drinks with you when you go.

I would agree with the reviews about the wildlife in your villa. We were prepared for it after some of the other reviews (i.e., the lack of screens, etc.) --and it is an island mountain resort so I suppose it comes with the turf--but every night there were geckos and during the day the occasional bug or bird visiting.

Overall, we really enjoyed our stay and would recommend Legends to others. It definitely seemed like the nicest resort on the island.

Upon arriving, we were struck by the beauty of the grounds. You are surrounded by lush green trees everywhere you look with an expansive view of the ocean and lagoon from the lobby. Upon arriving, we were informed that we were upgraded from a 2 bedroom to a 3 bedroom villa, which was a pleasant surprise. We stayed in Villa 39 at the top of the hill and loved our view from the kitchen and balcony, but were surprised that the only bedroom with the view was the one with two single beds, which did not make sense. Why would you give the children's room the ocean view?

The three downsides to this hotel were:

1) The beds. They were awful. There is no getting around it. They were not comfortable at all.
2) The master bedroom did not have an ocean view.
3) There was not daily maid service.

The other thing to prepare for is the mosquitos. There are lots of them, so keep the doors and windows closed

The three best parts of the hotel were:

1) The views
2) The private beach with boat service. Watch out for the Picasso fish, they will attack!
3) Their recommendation of Albert's Jet Ski tour. That was the highlight of our trip. We jet-skied with dolphins, saw a whale breech in front of us, swam with sharks and pet sting rays.

Overall, I would recommend this hotel, but would warn you about the beds.

Also, the restaurant on the property was not terribly impressive, though the food all over the island was not that great in general.