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Maitai Express Tahiti

2.0 star property

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Reception
Signature Suite | Living area
Signature Suite | Balcony view
Standard Suite
Signature Suite | Living area

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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Avenue Prince Hinoi, Papeete, 98714
  • Place, Papeete Market
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Port de Papeete
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Papeete Town Hall
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, Papeete (PPT-Tahiti Faaa Intl.)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(43 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Suite

Standard Suite

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Large Single Sofa Bed

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Signature Suite

Signature Suite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Marina view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Large Single Sofa Bed

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About the area

Papeete

With a stay at Maitai Express Tahiti, you'll be centrally located in Papeete, within a 5-minute walk of Papeete Market and Port de Papeete. .This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from Place Vaiete and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Papeete Town Hall.

What's nearby

  • Papeete Market - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Place Vaiete - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Port de Papeete - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Papeete Town Hall - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Papeete Ferry Terminal - 5 min walk - 0.5 km

Getting around

  • Tahiti Faaa Intl. Airport (PPT) - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Le Sully - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Café Maeva - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Kon Tiki Coffee - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Reeftop - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Bora Bora Lounge - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Maitai Express Tahiti

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, 3-minute walk to Papeete Market
Maitai Express Tahiti offers 63 accommodations with safes and blackout drapes/curtains. 110-cm LCD televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Stay in one of 63 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free hotel offers offsite parking.
Continental breakfasts are available daily from 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 5:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour offsite parking (XPF 3,500 per day); reservations required

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: XPF 3,300 for adults and XPF 1,650 for children

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet (89 centimetre high)
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Lift (110 centimetre wide door)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 110-cm LCD TV with cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: 50-percent of room rate for check-in between 6:00 AM and 3:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: XPF 150.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately XPF 3300 for adults and XPF 1650 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: XPF 3500 per day(886 ft away; open 24 hours)
  • Late check-in fee: 50-percent of room rate for check-in between 6:00 AM and 3:00 PM

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

Property is also known as

Maitai Express Tahiti Hotel
Maitai Express Tahiti Papeete
Maitai Express Tahiti Hotel Papeete

Maitai Express Tahiti Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 201 out of 308 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 308 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 308 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 308 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 308 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Within walking distance of cruise ship across from bars and restaurants excellent
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great transit hotel

The hotel is very convenient to downtown Papeete and across the street from the cruise terminal. We stayed one night between our flight from US and early morning flight next day to Bora Bora. We stayed again 2 weeks later after exiting our Paul Gauguin cruise before flying home. It is just a few blocks walk to the Market.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is very close to market, cruise pier and ferry terminal. No need to take another taxi to those locations. Hotel room was not large but adequate for a short overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Carin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were friendly and helpful. Room was clean and bed was comfortable. The water in the shower did not get warm.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

michael

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

steve

Disliked: Room comfort

not the best experience

The elevator was incredibly slow. The room was sparse and I had to unplug a light as there was no other outlet. The initial key didn't work, so I had to take the elevator to get a new key. Worst was that they charged my card a day before I arrived at the property (not my experience with Hotels.com reservations "pay at the property"). The credit card flagged it as fraud and not recognizing the charge, I agreed with the resulting hassle of having a new card issued
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the hotel was. I was checked in three hours early and was upgraded to a large suite. It was clean, convenient for getting off the cruise ship and the staff were very friendly and welcoming!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Mike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
OK for a couple of nights, limited dining options in the area outside.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dalisay, Brampton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location is very convenient for shopping and looking for places to eat. For cruisers so close to the port. Easy access to the market.There’s a bar outside the hotel that’s noisy from singing and drinking however it doesn’t bother us.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alfonso

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicely located, a few minutes walk from the cruise terminal, the market and shopping areas. Friendly and helpful stall, very clean and an excellent bed & lining. Super convenient for a short stay en route to the islands.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Talin, Pickering

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
When we first arrived we were downgraded from our suite to a standard room due to technical difficulties/leak in the room. We were very upset as they seemed to assign the room in advance and rather than giving us another suite they downgraded. After speaking with the manager who seemed somewhat indifferent at first finally came around and compensated us the difference of what we had paid and what the standard room was at the time of booking. They rectified the situation in the end but not without hesitation. We were happy they tried to fix the situation more fairly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Aleida

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hot water in the shower works only if you let it run on the sink. Not a good thing
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane, Boucherville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room , everyhing was there water, coffee
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The stylish Maitai Express Tahiti hotel is an excellent base for exploring the island and for catching the ferries to visit the other islands of French Polynesia. The room was comfortable and the staff friendly and efficient.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice property but very loud at night, there is a bar/club next to hotel and on weekends it stays busy and loud until after 2am. Everything else about the hotel is good and the staff is very friendly. Rooms are good with great air conditioning. If I stayed there again I would ask for a room on opposite side of building to eliminate loudness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

This hotel was clean and quiet and had very nice staff. The location was amazing being so close to the ferry terminal and walking distance to the marche.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

JoAnn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived very late and they were up waiting for us . Easy check in and it was a comfortable room for 2 of us it would be tight with 4 which is what it says it sleeps maybe 3 people at most the sleeper sofa is just that a sleeper sofa so not really like a real mattress but after that long of a flight I fell right asleep as soon as I played down, so over all the room was great with that one exception that a fold out sleeper sofa isn’t really that great at any hotel… the linens were clean. They had a little coffee set up in the morning in the room has a nice shower. I think you can buy some sort of continental breakfast for US$35 we opted not to do that and as we were leaving the hotel, I think that was a good option to not do that.. the second you leave the hotel you were on a very busy street however, once you cross that very busy street you’re less than five minutes from the ferry terminal which took us to Moorea FP
What the hotel looks like from the street
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel in the center of town with a friendly staff. The hotel is itself is very clean and updated. Bed was very hard though and the room was small. The area around the hotel is very run down and parking is difficult. For us it was perfect because the ferry terminal is across the street. For an extra $30 a day you can have secure parking a few blocks away but is very inconvenient.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katarzyna

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was very clean and rooms are specious. Staff very friendly and professional. Good location especially for Ferry passengers. Cons: location comes with noise of traffic and city life :(. Overall it was ok for 1 night stay during transfer between islands.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander, SARASOTA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot to stay overnight after a cruise. 0.5 mi from the cruise terminal. Helpful hotel staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025