​The Brando

​​​​​Pacific Islands

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  • The Tetiaroa Atoll is a place unlike any other. Built by volcanoes and preserved by coral, this is where nature, Polynesian people, and their culture come together to seamlessly coexist with a world-class resort. The Tetiaroa Society oversees and protects the atoll in conjunction with the resort and the Brando Family Trust to ensure this oasis in the deep blue Pacific is preserved and protected for future generations.

    Spread across the Onetahi motu and set back just off the beach are 35 private villas and one private residence, each a retreat within this sanctuary called Tetiaroa. There’s a flow to these spaces, where doors fold open to create breezeways to the outdoors, and transitions between rooms are subtle, open to entirely different spaces to live in. Welcome home.

The Accommodation

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  • The villas have been designed and built to use fewer resources, reduce waste, and minimize the impact on the environment. The Brando is the first resort in the world to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Certification.

    Every accommodation is a separate home, set away from every other building of this stunning French Polynesian resort.  Each villa is entirely shrouded in foliage and offers multiple areas to sleep, relax, read, or just watch nature doing by and the waves lapping against the shoreline.  This truly is privacy redefined.

    Every villa is constructed using natural and modern materials, advanced insulation, and ventilation. When the windows are closed, you’re shut off from the outside world in your own private cocoon. And all that quiet means some of the best sleeps ever.

  • One Bedroom Villa

    1 King, 2 Sofa Beds (96 sq m)

    Just off the main path lies a thatched roof hut, your gateway to an elevated walkway that leads from public space to your private place. As you cross the threshold and close the door behind you, the beach and ocean come into view, the foliage wraps you in a gentle embrace, and too many places to count call you to relax and take it all in. At this moment it’s just you, secluded from everything but the ones you love.

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  • Family One Bedroom Villa

    1 King, Twin Beds, or Additional King (96 sq m)

    Ideal for families with kids, the family villas have ample room for everyone to relax together or apart. When it’s time for sleep, bedroom doors can be closed to allow you a bit of private time knowing your kids are right nearby, snug in twin beds.

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  • Two Bedroom Villa

    2 King Beds (168 sq m)

    A stay in these villas provides some of the best rest ever. Sleep with the shades up to arise to the morning sun or block out the light to create a comfortable cocoon to recharge in. There’s no need for a white noise machine when you have the breezes, ocean wavelets lapping, and the sound of rainfall on the thatched roof, all of which make your stay about as peaceful as it gets.

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  • Three Bedroom Villa

    3 King Beds (246 sq m)

    At the far reaches of the Onetahi motu lies a villa big enough for families or friends while offering plenty of places to get away and nap, relax or have a little you time. Staying here is like staying in your own private resort nestled amidst the palms and spread across the sand. Whether spending the afternoon together around the pool, or going your own separate ways, then coming back to meet at day’s end for a sunset cocktail before dinner, this is what life on Tetiaroa is all about.

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  • Teremoana Residence

    3 King Beds, 1 Double bed (staff) 
    279 sq m Interior, 279 sq m outdoor

    At the end of the road, on the last stop on the right sits a magnificent home nestled into the lush tropical undergrowth. With multiple spaces inside and outside for hanging out, grabbing some sun, relaxing, dining and drinking, this home was built for time together, yet apart from the rest of the resort. When it’s time to be alone, you can retreat to any of the three ensuite bedrooms — each its own private place.

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Dining at The Brando

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  • New experiences await as creative French chef Jean Imbert brings his signature style to every aspect of dining at the resort, marrying the flavours of Polynesia with the classic techniques of France.

    With a background at world-class venues, including Plaza Athenee and Maison Christian Dior in Paris, Cheval Blanc St-Barth hotel, and Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, the chef’s touch can be experienced in new menus that tell stories through food, updates of classic favourites, and a focus on locally sourced ingredients from Tetiaroa to give you a true taste of Polynesia.

    Food is one of the main ways Polynesians connect with their culture. With Chef Imbert at the helm, you’ll connect with Polynesia and the bounty it provides in new and unexpected ways.

  • Bob's Bar

    Beachside food and drink in Marlon Brando’s original bar

    Long before the Brando existed, there was Bob’s Bar. It all started here, where Marlon would come at the end of each day and ask his friend Bob to create a cocktail for him. The in-the-round homage to Marlon and Bob sits squarely on the beach and serves up South Pacific food and drink inspired by Marlon’s films.

    Put your feet in the sand, order Marlon’s favourite cocktail–a Dirty Old Bob, then raise your glass, and give a toast to Tetiaroa.

  • Nami Teppanaki

    An intimate table built for socializing at a Japanese grill

    At Nami, it’s just the eight of you and the chef centred around a teppanyaki grill. Sushi is expertly sliced and rolled, steak and shrimp are cooked to perfection in front of you, and sake pairings are the perfect complement to a multi-course meal. It’s here around the grill where you chat about where you’re from, share the adventures you’ve experienced while on Tetiaroa, and connect with other guests who quickly become new friends

     

  • Beachcomber Cafe

    Simple, fresh dishes for everyone, all day long

    Open all day from breakfast through to dinner, Beachcomber is a casual, feet-in-the-sand kind of place for everyone. The extensive menu focuses on Polynesian flavours, simple dishes and local ingredients and offers something for all tastes.  An extensive menu focusing on Polynesian flavors, simple dishes, and local ingredients offers something for everyone. Indoors or outside, in the sun or under cover, on solid ground or in the sand next to the beach, this is what you dream of when you think of dining at a resort, on an atoll, in the middle of the South Pacific.

  • Les Mutinés

    A Polynesian fine dining experience with Jean’s special touch

    Les Mutinés is special and sophisticated, yet completely laid back—the way food is supposed to be enjoyed on Tetiaroa. There’s a gentle flow to a dinner that moves subtly between dishes with ingredients sourced from local seas, ranches and farms. And with a perfectly paired splash of wine from top chateaus in France with every dish, this is a special kind of fine dining.

     

  • Private Dining Experiences

    Head out onto the atoll for a private dining experience

    Create your own magical experience on the atoll in a secret place selected just for you.  The Brando staff can set up a barefoot table for two at the water’s edge, serve cocktails on a motu as the sun arcs toward the horizon, or lay out a mid-day beach picnic for the entire family. Each unique experience creates memories that last long after the day is done.

  • In Villa Dining

    Dine at your home

    You can enjoy a meal whenever you want, 24 hours a day, at your villa. Staff will bring everything you need to enjoy a meal indoors, outside on your private deck next to your pool, or down on the beach. When you’re here, you truly are home.

Wellness at The Brando

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  • Feel the heartbeat of Tetiaroa

    Varua Te Ora Polynesian Spa is a sanctuary, the central beating heart of Tetiaroa. To enter is to step through a portal onto elevated pathways that wind through tropical undergrowth, diverging here and there like the branches of a tree, and leading to secret spaces for relaxation, meditation, contemplation, and treatment.

    It is in this quiet place where you’ll feel mana, or energy, which holds the power to be connected. Long after your time on Tetiaroa, you’ll find you’re still connected—to nature, to family, and to the Polynesian culture and way of life.

     

     

     

     

    Fare Mana

    Just up a few steps off the sand lies Fare Mana, where the setting is a simple platform, covered from the sun and rain, yet open to the holistic healing powers of the nature and water that surrounds you.

    This sacred place represents the very essence of Tetiaroa, a place that cleanses your soul and sets the tone for mindful meditation, yoga, and sound baths. For you alone or with a handful of others, a guide is here to lead you wherever may you want to journey.

    Fare Manu

    Fare Manu is a giant nest in the treetops, a retreat within Varua Te Ora spa. The “house of the bird” is a place where couples come together to connect with nature and each other in a private setting away from other guests, and the world beyond.

    Palm fronds rustle in the wind, birds call to each other, and time becomes a distant memory as traditional Polynesian rituals nurture and heal weary muscles and minds. More than a secluded space for massage, an outdoor bath and casual lounge spaces call you to linger and dream with the one you love.