Author Topic: Hershel's Bora Bora TR  (Read 30955 times)

Offline AJK

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 25419
  • Total likes: 721
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Programs: United Concierge Key; Delta Global Services; American Chairman; US Airways 1K; Hilton Sapphire; Hyatt Tritium; Marriott Californium; Starwood Kryptonium; Hertz Plutonium; National Adamantium, Avis Executive Proactanium
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #80 on: June 23, 2015, 12:12:48 PM »
IY"H I'll have done both by February.

There are private pools fit the right price

But who needs a private pool in BOB?
If you don't have a private pool, you won't understand.
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

Offline Chapshnell

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 4818
  • Total likes: 275
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: BP
  • Programs: Delta Skypesos, AA Shilling, AS Pounds.
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #81 on: June 23, 2015, 01:01:14 PM »
Dan, you did snorkeling or Scuba Diving? Also anyone do Scuba Diving in MLE & whats the sitch down there? Heaven? Dream bucket list is the GBR in AU.

Offline Marco Polo

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jul 2012
  • Posts: 13121
  • Total likes: 49
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 104
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #82 on: June 23, 2015, 01:02:58 PM »
Dan, you did snorkeling or Scuba Diving? Also anyone do Scuba Diving in MLE & whats the sitch down there? Heaven? Dream bucket list is the GBR in AU.
I believe AJK did.
Quaerite et Invenietis.

Offline AJK

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 25419
  • Total likes: 721
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Programs: United Concierge Key; Delta Global Services; American Chairman; US Airways 1K; Hilton Sapphire; Hyatt Tritium; Marriott Californium; Starwood Kryptonium; Hertz Plutonium; National Adamantium, Avis Executive Proactanium
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #83 on: June 23, 2015, 01:32:10 PM »
I've done SCUBA in both MLE and GBR. Both are other worldly.
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

Offline Hershelsdeals

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jul 2014
  • Posts: 3583
  • Total likes: 13
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 2
    • View Profile
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #84 on: June 23, 2015, 01:53:24 PM »
I chose BOB over MLE based on my own research.

This was debated in the BOB thread and in other threads on DDF, from what i understood is that people choose MLE over BoB is because

1.MLE has better premium airline cabins

2. Much better airline award availability VS BOB

3. Easier to secure a OWB with points

I don't need premium airline cabins, I already experienced every First class cabin on my bucket list. ( I was so able to fly to BOB in F and J thanks to the MR promo)

Also, for me the hard product is the nature and not the Hotel, which according to my research BOB wins.

I wasn't biased for BOB, i made my decision based on my homework.

Regarding snorkeling, BOB has amazing snorkeling, and according to what i read online, BOB has better snorkeling than MLE, and snorkeling is YMMV depending on location. Not every hotel has amazing snorkeling, but there are snorkeling tours that take you to amazing snorkeling spots.

(I'll be doing one of those today)

Offline Chapshnell

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 4818
  • Total likes: 275
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: BP
  • Programs: Delta Skypesos, AA Shilling, AS Pounds.
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #85 on: June 23, 2015, 01:53:38 PM »
I've done SCUBA in both MLE and GBR. Both are other worldly.

Is the scuba diving in GBR much better/nicer/colorful than MLE?

Offline Chapshnell

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 4818
  • Total likes: 275
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: BP
  • Programs: Delta Skypesos, AA Shilling, AS Pounds.
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #86 on: June 23, 2015, 01:55:06 PM »
I chose BOB over MLE based on my own research.

This was debated in the BOB thread and in other threads on DDF, from what i understood is that people choose MLE over BoB is because

1.MLE has better premium airline cabins

2. Much better airline award availability VS BOB

3. Easier to secure a OWB with points

I don't need premium airline cabins, I already experienced every First class cabin on my bucket list. ( I was so able to fly to BOB in F and J thanks to the MR promo)

Also, for me the hard product is the nature and not the Hotel, which according to my research BOB wins.

I wasn't biased for BOB, i made my decision based on my homework.

Regarding snorkeling, BOB has amazing snorkeling, and according to what i read online, BOB has better snorkeling than MLE, and snorkeling is YMMV depending on location. Not every hotel has amazing snorkeling, but there are snorkeling tours that take you to amazing snorkeling spots.

(I'll be doing one of those today)

Go pro vid coming?

Offline Hershelsdeals

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jul 2014
  • Posts: 3583
  • Total likes: 13
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 2
    • View Profile
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #87 on: June 23, 2015, 01:56:18 PM »
Go pro vid coming?
No. I have a Olympus TG 4 for underwater, hope that's ok

Offline Dan

  • Administrator
  • Dansdeals Lifetime 50K Diamond Elite
  • **********
  • Join Date: May 2008
  • Posts: 67599
  • Total likes: 16912
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 16442
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: CLE
  • Programs: UA GS, AA EXP, DL Dirt, Hyatt Glob, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, DD Diamond, Blocked By @NeriaKraus
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #88 on: June 23, 2015, 01:57:28 PM »
Regarding snorkeling, BOB has amazing snorkeling, and according to what i read online, BOB has better snorkeling than MLE, and snorkeling is YMMV depending on location. Not every hotel has amazing snorkeling, but there are snorkeling tours that take you to amazing snorkeling spots.
Being able to have insane snorkeling right outside your OWB is a whole lot better than having to go on a tour.

By nature do you mean the view of the mountain? Or is there something I'm missing?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

Offline Dan

  • Administrator
  • Dansdeals Lifetime 50K Diamond Elite
  • **********
  • Join Date: May 2008
  • Posts: 67599
  • Total likes: 16912
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 16442
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: CLE
  • Programs: UA GS, AA EXP, DL Dirt, Hyatt Glob, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, DD Diamond, Blocked By @NeriaKraus
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #89 on: June 23, 2015, 01:57:43 PM »
No. I have a Olympus TG 4 for underwater, hope that's ok
Tsk tsk ;)
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

Offline AJK

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 25419
  • Total likes: 721
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Programs: United Concierge Key; Delta Global Services; American Chairman; US Airways 1K; Hilton Sapphire; Hyatt Tritium; Marriott Californium; Starwood Kryptonium; Hertz Plutonium; National Adamantium, Avis Executive Proactanium
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #90 on: June 23, 2015, 01:58:58 PM »
Is the scuba diving in GBR much better/nicer/colorful than MLE?
Highly dependent on the weather and location in each of those locales.
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

Offline Chapshnell

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 4818
  • Total likes: 275
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: BP
  • Programs: Delta Skypesos, AA Shilling, AS Pounds.
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #91 on: June 23, 2015, 02:04:36 PM »
Highly dependent on the weather and location in each of those locales.

of course, but from your experience, what was more colorful?

Offline AJK

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 25419
  • Total likes: 721
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Programs: United Concierge Key; Delta Global Services; American Chairman; US Airways 1K; Hilton Sapphire; Hyatt Tritium; Marriott Californium; Starwood Kryptonium; Hertz Plutonium; National Adamantium, Avis Executive Proactanium
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #92 on: June 23, 2015, 02:06:19 PM »
Nothing can compare to the actual reef of GBR. It's jaw-dropping. But I found the fish themselves, based on my several dives in GBR, to be more colorful and varied in MLE.
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

Offline damaxer91

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jul 2008
  • Posts: 3182
  • Total likes: 64
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #93 on: June 23, 2015, 02:07:31 PM »
Nothing can compare to the actual reef of GBR. It's jaw-dropping. But I found the fish themselves, based on my several dives in GBR, to be more colorful and varied in MLE.

Agree!

Only thing I found to be close was in the Philippines


Offline Chapshnell

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 4818
  • Total likes: 275
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: BP
  • Programs: Delta Skypesos, AA Shilling, AS Pounds.
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #94 on: June 23, 2015, 02:08:46 PM »
Thanks for the input. Both are on the bucket list... One day, one day... Meanwhile the miles are being accumulated   :D

Offline Hershelsdeals

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jul 2014
  • Posts: 3583
  • Total likes: 13
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 2
    • View Profile
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #95 on: June 23, 2015, 02:15:35 PM »


Being able to have insane snorkeling right outside your OWB is a whole lot better than having to go on a tour.

Am i missing something? Who said you can't snorkel right outside your OWB in BOB?

All i said that if you want really want outstanding snorkeling, take the tour



By nature do you mean the view of the mountain? Or is there something I'm missing?

The variety of terrain, you can do mountain climbing, jeeping, hiking, move from one island to another, more trees ETC.....

In the Maldive, all you have is the water.

Offline Dan

  • Administrator
  • Dansdeals Lifetime 50K Diamond Elite
  • **********
  • Join Date: May 2008
  • Posts: 67599
  • Total likes: 16912
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 16442
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: CLE
  • Programs: UA GS, AA EXP, DL Dirt, Hyatt Glob, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, DD Diamond, Blocked By @NeriaKraus
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #96 on: June 23, 2015, 02:45:48 PM »

Am i missing something? Who said you can't snorkel right outside your OWB in BOB?

All i said that if you want really want outstanding snorkeling, take the tour


The variety of terrain, you can do mountain climbing, jeeping, hiking, move from one island to another, more trees ETC.....

In the Maldive, all you have is the water.
I've read that most of the BOB hotels don't have incredible snorkeling.  No idea if that's the case or not.

I haven't read much about people doing activities on the island itself, let us know if it's what to write home about. 
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

Offline benjie1305

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Dec 2013
  • Posts: 5844
  • Total likes: 17
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NY Area
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #97 on: June 23, 2015, 02:47:42 PM »
I've read that most of the BOB hotels don't have incredible snorkeling.  No idea if that's the case or not.

I haven't read much about people doing activities on the island itself, let us know if it's what to write home about.

Are Seychelles and Mauritius that much further down the list compared to BOB and MLE from an island stand point?
Work hard, Play harder!

Offline Dan

  • Administrator
  • Dansdeals Lifetime 50K Diamond Elite
  • **********
  • Join Date: May 2008
  • Posts: 67599
  • Total likes: 16912
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 16442
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: CLE
  • Programs: UA GS, AA EXP, DL Dirt, Hyatt Glob, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, DD Diamond, Blocked By @NeriaKraus
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #98 on: June 23, 2015, 02:51:53 PM »
Are Seychelles and Mauritius that much further down the list compared to BOB and MLE from an island stand point?
Do they have OWBs?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

Offline benjie1305

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Dec 2013
  • Posts: 5844
  • Total likes: 17
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NY Area
Re: Hershel's Bora Bora TR
« Reply #99 on: June 23, 2015, 02:55:50 PM »
Do they have OWBs?

Don't know for sure on Seychelles but I do believe that Mauritius does.
Work hard, Play harder!