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Maitai Express Tahiti

2.0 star property
Hotel near Papeete Market in Papeete

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

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

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
(42 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 Twin 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 Twin Sofa Bed

About the area

Papeete

City center stay.Steps from the hotel, you'll find Port de Papeete and Place Vaiete. Papeete Market and Papeete Ferry Terminal are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Papeete Market - 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
  • Notre Dame Cathedral - 5 min walk - 0.5 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

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

About this property

Maitai Express Tahiti

Hotel near Papeete Market in Papeete
Maitai Express Tahiti offers its guests an elevator. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Papeete hotel is smoke free.

  • 63 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Lockers available
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.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • 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

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (43 inch wide door)
  • Grab bar near toilet (35 inches high)
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 110-cm LCD TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

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

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

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

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • 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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, 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. 190 out of 284 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 284 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 284 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 284 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 284 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

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

Nice Hotel with Incredible Staff

Our stay at the Maitai Express Tahiti was great. The staff were some of the friendliest and helpful of any hotel staff I've ever experienced. The room was clean and comfortable. If we ever make it way back to Tahiti, we would definitely stay at the Maitai Express Tahiti again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff. Small but modern room. The location was great- not far from cafes, restaurants and the Papeete Markets.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
New clean up to date. Excellent property. Limited food options for breakfast and no onsite restaurant.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable. front desk staff knowledgeable, friendly, and accommodating. Excellent location for pre cruise stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Debra

Travelled with partner
The bed was very hard, two nights of terrible sleep. The toilet is so high that when I sat down my feet were a few inches off the floor. Bathrooms are tiny.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Loren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located across the street from the cruise ship Regatta and in the heart of a bustling area. Clean and quiet hotel, fantastic front desk person and the most comfortable bed and pillows I have ever slept on and I have chronic night pain and had none last night
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
MaiTai Express Tahiti is the perfect spot to unwind after a long international flight or before catching a ferry. The location is great, especially since it’s just a short walk to the famous market and plenty of places to eat. The bed was very comfortable, and the staff kindly let me store my luggage after check-out so I could explore without worry. I’d definitely recommend this place to fellow travelers
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Svetlana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is very accommodating and friendly, However, the rooms are small, bathrooms are tiny. Shower had no water pressure whatsoever. In addition, our room smelled like brined fish. I’m glad we just needed to spend one night.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

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

You'll like this hotel

We stayed there 4 night 2 weeks apart. It's a great hotel right in the middle of the cruise port area. The rooms were small by American standards, but immaculate and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Gundi, Roseville

Travelled with partner
Small room, breakfast nothing special and we had to pay. No eggs or anything warm, just bread items and no fruit.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

man

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Alexia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jenna

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nelly

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

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

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walked off the cruise ship and right to our hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

BEVERLEY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Reception staff incredibly friendly and helpful. Location very convenient to access restaurants, the market and ferry terminal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

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

6/10 Okay

Darrell

Liked: Staff & service
Conveniently located to the Pier which was great for us coming off a cruise. Great places to eat near by. The staff was very friendly and graciously agreed to keep our luggage at the hotel for the entire day while we did a bus tour of the city and surrounding area. The hotel looks modern and the rooms are very nice, We had two issues with this hotel that is impacting our rating. 1. Our room was facing a bar and it was extremely noisy until about 12:00am. I’m sure we could have gotten another room if we asked, but by the time we got back to our hotel room after dinner we were too tired to even consider moving to another room. Anyone going to this hotel with similar time constraints might want to ask for a room on the other side of the hotel away from the bar. Our second issue was that a very big cockroach entered our room. After I killed it I called the front desk to ask for support. We were concerned that we may have to deal with this issue all night. The person at the front desk said that they would come upstairs to take a look and they never came.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cristobal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location and great rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARIE, Jensen Beach

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outstanding new hotel right in heart of Papeete. Close to cruise terminal. Conveniently located. Outstanding staff!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dr. Ebbie

Disliked: Staff & service
Vehmia is customer service rep whose attitude is poor. She is and was not helpful and on the second day we were locked out of our room, she showed very little concern while helping us. I trekked backed and forth three times trying to open the door and she finally sent maintenance to open. No apologies or anything to demonstrate their concern for the problem at their facility. Location of hotel is ideal however staff lacks what it takes to ensure best customer services.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Terese

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was neat, tidy and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dr.Keith B

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The property was very clean and the beds were very comfortable, but it was very small. No place to put your luggage. No Kleenex, trash cans, Blow Dryer.- no hot water when I went to take a shower!!!! it was just OK
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025