We found this spot while searching online for residences near Haapiti. We spent two nights here and enjoyed the stay much more than our much more expensive hotel in Tahiti. The owners are very friendly and personable. Even the guests were all friendly. People wave hello as they walk by. The rooms were nice and clean, and excellect value. You have the option of taking breakfast and dinner with the hotel, as long as you provide advance notice. The rooms also have full kitchens and cooking tools. The hotel provides loaner bikes and kayaks, as well as wireless access in the rooms, all free of charge. The property is lovely. An excellent value.

Roland and Edmée were wonderful hosts in this blissful setting by the lagoon. The accommodation was in 'huts' but was comfortable and perfectly adequate. Any shortcomings were more than compensated for by the glorious setting right by the turquoise lagoon.
The ability to watch, from one's room, the breakers on the coral reef around the island was brilliant. Add to this the view of the fish from the jetty: it makes any aquarium or zoo look like a non-starter. There were brightly coloured fish my the hundred on all occsions, rays from time to time and sharks (not dangerous but impressive) that are visible much of the time but especially at 5 p.m. which is feeding time. How wonderful to be swimming with sharks!
The view away from the sea is no less impressive with the peaks of the island of Mo'orea looming above, not infrequently with cloud playing around and giving an ever-changing scene.
The office is closed from noon until 3 p.m. We arrived during that period and simply rang the gate bell for service and Roland appeared within a minute or so. His welcome was briliant and he is a mine of information on where to go, where to eat, etc. He and his wife are also extremely helpful in every respect.
Although there is no fitness centre as such, bicycles and kayaks can be borrowed free and snorkelling is, of course, right there for the taking.
If we are ever lucky enough to be back in Mo'orea then we will certainly stay here again.

Upon arrival, the place was closed. They have VERY limited hours, so if you arrive by ferry in the afternoon and show up, no one will be there. There was no one to call. We kept buzzing and buzzing like the sign said to alert whoever is around lounging around inside, and could not get a hold of anyone for about 15 minutes. We didn't know what to do we had nowhere to go. I really think there should be someone there when they expect afternoon check ins and they have bookings.

Finally someone showed up, oblivious to our arrival time and checked us in.

We were shown to a beach front 1 bedroom unit at first, and then told oops my mistake, this smaller one behind is yours. So we got a studio garden suite instead. This was quite disappointing, since the other one was so nice and spacious. The awning over the windows are very low and the rooms are very very dark. So it was not fun to spend time inside there because it was like being in a cave. Your bedroom is in your kitchen and eating area too, so it was a little uncomfortable as people were walking by and sitting outside so we had to be careful to cover up all the time.

You can sit and eat outside, you just have to be wary of mosquitoes at dusk that come out, so we spent more time inside rather than being coated in bug spray constantly on our long trip of French Polynesia.

Next time I would definitely pick a 1 bedroom, even though it is more I think we would have appreciated the extra space and privacy and being away from other guests walking by our windows.

What we did enjoy was the sharks.

Every day they do a shark feeding where you can walk or snorkel in beside the sharks. They are pretty big, nurse sharks and smaller black tip reef sharks. Totally harmless, but still gives you a thrill in the water. It was nice to see up close. You can see lots of sharks here on tours anyways, but this one is free.

We stayed here for 4 nights, which I think was enough. Maybe you can stay longer if you want to do more diving. We went to the Tiki Village show, you can get the dinner and show or just the show. We did just the show, dinner was very pricey, but it's nice to have options. We also did a lagoon tour and went snorkelling and got to see some other parts of the island by car like the Belvedere Lookout.

Moorea is a very nice island to go to and very beautiful. I got a lot of great photos and videos and it's definitely in my top list of islands all over the world. Kauai in Hawaii is up there too. We will definitely come back to the island, maybe to this resort if they have bigger rooms available.

I only spent 3 days at Linareva, and realized at the end that it was too short. I stayed 3 days in another hotel in Moorea, but that was kind of a mistake. Linareva is perfect to explore Moorea. My bungalow (#4) was right at the beach, very clean, functional, and spacious. Very nice continental breakfast was served on the terrace, with perfect view over the lagoon, … moments I will never forget. The bungalows are located in a very well maintained garden.
Roland is very helpful organizing everything you need. I toured around the island on a scooter, to explore the sites I liked to see. I took a half day (too short) hiking trip to the inland with a local guide, … great experience. Linareva has free bikes, free kayaks and free Internet (very expensive in most other hotels). I took the kayak several times to go out on the reef for snorkeling. The water is very clear and the view back to the island is just beautiful.
Linareva is not the big resort kind of hotel, but I loved the personal touch and attention I got from the hosts. Chatting with Roland on the patio under a clear sky filled with millions of stars is unbeatable.