Hotel in Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
The Brando
500pts
About The Brando
Just 30 miles north of Tahiti, The Brando occupies the atoll of Tetiaroa, once reserved for Tahitian royalty. Marlon Brando came across it while filming “Mutiny on the Bounty” and later obtained the lease in exchange for cash, and a homemade apple pie. Today, it is a carbon-neutral hideaway with 35 villas set between palms and reef, cooled by sea breeze and lined with polished stone. Breakfasts come with honey harvested on a nearby motu, and check-in starts with a cocktail by the lagoon. Everything here is dialed back, intentional, and extraordinary.
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