We went to Club Med Bora Bora in May of this year and it was the best it's ever been except of course for the first time. This was our ninth visit.
It is great for a relaxing, all inclusive vacation. The food is abundant and very good. The staff is excellent and helpful, if you ask but not intrusive. The lagoon is spectacular, this has not changed over the years.
One of the best things about this trip was Fred, the chief of village. He was friendly and funny and we could tell all the GO's liked him so it made for a good work environment for them.
The rooms are large but spare but who stays in your room in a place like this. We opted for the beach front bungalo and it is very nice. The two story rooms are the same but a little further back. The upstairs ones are the best.
This is a great place to get away from it all. Not many americans mostly europeans and canadians. The staff speaks english in most cases.

We have never stayed at a resort where everyone tried as hard to make the guests happy. Although we are Club Med veterans, we booked Bora Bora with some concern due to the negative reviews about the mattresses. In fact, our mattress was a bit firm, but not uncomfortable. Otherwise, it was all plusses. The room was large, bug free, and air conditioned, and it had a television, phone, and refrigerator. If you have ever eaten at the outrageously priced restaurants in French Polynesia, you will quickly recognize the value of Club Med Bora Bora which includes three buffet meals a day and an open bar. One prior reviewer suggested that the bartenders were stingy with the liquor, but my wife proved this to be false on her first night there. The house vodka is Absolut.
The location is beautiful, with free sports equipment, free snorkling trips every day, free boat rides to a very pretty beach, and entertainment before and after dinner. On our checkout day, they let us keep our room until 3:45 p.m. It was like getting an extra day free.

Was there for two nights (5/6 - 5/7). Very nice experience.

We two were the only ones on the incoming shuttle truck, and we were greeted as if the truck was full. A staff member met us at the truck as we got off. She had cool scented towels for us, and gave us cool drinks before check in. She gave us a runthrough of the property before escorting us to our suite, where out luggage was waiting for us at the front door.

The property is amazing. The water closest to the beach isn't the clearest, but 30 feet offshore it begins to clear up. The water is full of fish, and it's fun to take bread from the buffet to feed them from the pier.

Saw quite a few holes in the ground near the suites. Landcrabs. Almost stepped on one while walking the sidewalk one night.

The suites are nice. Bed was uncomfortable. Very firm. Could feel the springs. There was a cobweb in the shower. A/C works great. Too bad there's no mesh screen barrier for the sliding glass back door. It would have been nice to have been able to leave the glass door open at night. Careful when sliding that glass door closed while outside when the front door is bolted. If the glass door closes all the way it autolocks, and I can't imagine how to get back in if that happens. Our suite, Number 11, was very close to the ocean. The edge of the back porch was about 20 feet from the water.

Television is limited to about five all-French channels, and CNN International headline news in English.

There's a digital safe and a small fridge in the suites. The bathroom accessories like shampoo, conditioner and lotion are in small corked plastic bottles. It you like taking these home with you, bring adhesive tape to tape the corks down.

The suites are surrounded by beach sand, so expect to bring sand in with you. The floor is tiled and is easy to collect sand.

There were mostly Italians, French and New Zealand citizens there. Was told by a property staff member the Italians were big complainers about the food offered in the buffet. The food there was good. We got lobster one night. Not the U.S. style, but tinier spiny lobster.

The resort may want to consider educating diners as to the proper way to deal with buffet-style dining. Saw an American using his bare hands to drop celery into the community juicer, another man handle a loaf of bread with his hands while cutting a slice, people often ignoring serving utensils to reach for food with hands, and people often allowing the entire serving spoon to slide into the food trays, allowing the handle to make contact with the food. Not good.

The wait staff was 100 percent Polynesian women. Most of them were slightly rude at first. It was little things, like reaching in front of us to retrieve plates, instead of walking around the other side of the table to do so; generally treating the guests as if we were in their way. They never smiled, nor even said "hello". I spoke to the property Manager about this, and the change in the attitude of the wait staff was immediate and 180 degrees. No problems after that.

While getting on the shuttle truck to leave, again staff was right there. Everyone leaving was given a small bottle of cold water and a shell necklace. A small group saw us off, waving goodbye as the truck headed away. A Club Med rep went with the group, and stayed with us during the shuttle ride to the pier, the boatride to the airport, up until we got on the plane to Papeete. Club Med is a topnotch organization. They treated their guests with care and respect.

We just returned from a trip to Club Med Bora Bora. We had a terrific time! We found the staff to be extremely hospitable and tolerant of a rather large group of obnoxious Americans who were visiting concurrently. We had a very nice time. If you are interested in watersports, hiking and appreciating the beauty of this exotic island, you will LOVE IT!
We visited several other hotels on the island, and although they were elegant and austere, there was nothing going on at any of them at any time - save for the sedated guests staring over their cocktails out to the horizon...
If you want some fun, an active vacation and would like to meet some really nice people and staff, go to Club Med.