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Does anyone know if there are any plans of putting some coke freestyle machines on the Serenade?

30 minutes ago, Petoonya said:

1. You can contact the hotel now if you like and see what prices are. But if you are looking to save money you'll get a better deal booking via a website like Kayak or Tripadvisor. You'll need to wait till 364 days before your date of travel though. Kayak or Tripadvisor does the price checking for you and directs you to the booking engine that can score you the best deal https://www.kayak.com/

Or https://www.tripadvisor.com/

Just as an example....both Kayak and Tripadvisor say that Expedia has the best price for the Sofitel Bora Bora July 15-17, 2020. This is a considerable savings from booking that hotel direct online for those same dates.

You can't book 2021 on Kayak and Tripadvisor now, but you can test it out by doing a dummy booking with your same dates but for 2020. That way you can get a feel for what the demand is during the time period you will be visiting in 2021.

95% of the time you'll do better booking with a site like Kayak or Tripadvisor than booking with the hotel direct. Always be sure the price you get includes taxes and service charges when comparing prices.

 

But I'm just looking for a day pass. I can still book this through kayak or tripadvisor?

@Petoonya 2 questions...

1. How far ahead should I contact the hotel and do I have to pay first, or pay when I arrive at the hotel?

2. How far ahead should I book a snorkeling tour in Bora Bora?

I do not leave until April 2021

We're not big into snorkeling. We like lounging in the water and just relaxing. However, I'm considering doing something with snorkeling. My only turn off is seeing all these tours with Sharks & Stingrays. I want to say that I'd do it, but I'm not sure. My dad absolutely would not do it. I dont wanna go and be one of those people that just sits on the boat, while everyone else snorkels. Straight up regular fish, is perfectly ok with us and my dad would also be ok with that.

I also want to be near or around some of the overwater bungelows in at least one of those places. I've always just had a thing about seeing those in person and getting a picture.

What would you recommend for us?