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Fare Suisse is the small guesthouse up the hill. Breakfast is XPF 1,500 on its own page, and Tahiti Tourisme describes a free shared airport shuttle, by arrangement.
That shuttle runs to the airport and the ferry dock — not to Te Anuanua, so it doesn’t score as a ride to the ship. Our pins put the terminal about 1.4 km away, downhill, on a street with a 5% slope.
Email first, and get the shuttle times in writing.
Book it if
- You want a free ride in from Faa’a, once it’s arranged
- A small guesthouse suits you better than a tower
- XPF 1,500 for breakfast sounds fair to you
Look elsewhere if
- You want a pool the night before
- You want to roll your bags to the gangway
- You need check-in times in writing before you fly
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Fare Suisse publishes and our own map estimates.
Dinner from 18:00, with happy hour from 16:00, per the Fare Suisse Plaza listing.
Tahiti Tourisme’s entry describes a free shared shuttle “between the airport and the ferry dock,” subject to arrangements. That’s the Moorea ferry, not your ship. Neither entry names Te Anuanua, so ask by email whether they’ll drop you there — and budget a cab if not.
Fare Suisse’s own page prices breakfast at XPF 1,500, served 07:00 to 09:00 — so it’s an add-on, not part of the room. Tahiti Tourisme’s entries describe a continental buffet; they don’t put it in your rate.
Te Anuanua is about 1.4 km from our Fare Suisse pin, a 20-minute walk by our estimate, and the listing warns of a slope over 5%. With cruise bags, book a cab unless the guesthouse agrees to a terminal drop.
The listings name one accessible space within 100 m and nothing else. Don’t plan on bringing a car here.
Night-Before Score: 28 of 100
Points come only from Fare Suisse’s own rooms-and-prices page, as search engines index it (the live page didn’t load for us), for breakfast; Tahiti Tourisme’s two directory entries, Fare Suisse and Fare Suisse Plaza (a tourism-board source), for the rest; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Fare Suisse sits up the slope in Paofai. By our pins it’s about 4.1 km from Faa’a and about 1.4 km from Te Anuanua — close, but not a walk with cases.
Tahiti Tourisme’s entry describes a free shared shuttle from the airport, arranged by email — a tourism-board line, not the guesthouse’s terms for your booking. Confirm it, and ask whether it meets the 04:10 flight; neither entry says.
Tahiti Tourisme’s entry describes a free shared shuttle “between the airport and the ferry dock,” subject to arrangements. That’s the Moorea ferry, not your ship. Neither entry names Te Anuanua, so ask by email whether they’ll drop you there — and budget a cab if not.
From PPT without a hotel shuttle
Taxis wait at arrivals, capped by the DTT at 1,000 XPF to start plus 160 XPF a km by day or 260 XPF a km from 20:00 to 06:00; the airport page works out the fare.
The listings name one accessible space within 100 m and nothing else. Don’t plan on bringing a car here.
Parking for your stay: A reserved accessible space within 100 m; no other parking is listed.
Tahiti Tourisme’s entry describes a free shared shuttle “between the airport and the ferry dock,” subject to arrangements. That’s the Moorea ferry, not your ship. Neither entry names Te Anuanua, so ask by email whether they’ll drop you there — and budget a cab if not.
Flying in the morning you sail? Not from the 04:10 red-eye; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
Te AnuanuaTe Anuanua sits on the Front de mer, not at Motu Uta across the harbour. From Fare Suisse it’s about 1.4 km in a straight line, and the Gare Maritime cab rank is about the same. Say “Terminal de croisière Te Anuanua” to the driver.
Source: tahititourisme.pfDistance
~1.4 km, straight lineAbout 1.4 km from our Te Anuanua pin, roughly 23 minutes on foot by our estimate — downhill, but with luggage. Tahiti Tourisme calls downtown a 15-minute walk.
Airport bus
Not statedNo bus stop is named for the guesthouse. If the free shuttle Tahiti Tourisme describes is arranged for your flight, you won’t need one; if not, it’s a taxi.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThe listings name one accessible space within 100 m and nothing else. Don’t plan on bringing a car here.
In town
Terminal car park, closes nightlyThe terminal’s 205 covered spaces close every night, per our parking page, so nobody in Papeete parks a car for the voyage.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteDinner from 18:00, with happy hour from 16:00, per the Fare Suisse Plaza listing.
Breakfast
ExtraFare Suisse’s own page prices breakfast at XPF 1,500, served 07:00 to 09:00 — so it’s an add-on, not part of the room. Tahiti Tourisme’s entries describe a continental buffet; they don’t put it in your rate.
Address
Rue des Poilus Tahitiens, PaofaiRue des Poilus Tahitiens, Paofai, 98714 Papeete
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Fare Suisse and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the shuttle for your booking, and its times, whether the shuttle meets the 04:10 flight, whether it will drop at the cruise terminal rather than the ferry dock, check-in and check-out times, the room count (the two tourism entries differ), so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Fare Suisse’s own page prices breakfast at XPF 1,500, served 07:00 to 09:00 — so it’s an add-on, not part of the room. Tahiti Tourisme’s entries describe a continental buffet; they don’t put it in your rate.
Parking for your stay
A reserved accessible space within 100 m; no other parking is listed
Pool
No pool on either Tahiti Tourisme listing.
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantDinner from 18:00
- Happy hourFrom 16:00
Rooms
Air-conditioned rooms with their own shower rooms, on a wooded hillside, per Tahiti Tourisme. Its two entries give different room counts, so we don’t print one — small either way.
Accessibility
Tahiti Tourisme lists a reserved room, a shower with a seat and a reserved parking space, and warns of a slope over 5%.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- A bed-and-breakfast guesthouse, not a hotel, per Tahiti Tourisme
- Open every day in 2026, per the Fare Suisse Plaza listing
- Phones on the listing: +689 40 42 00 30 and +689 87 76 81 21
- Tahiti Tourisme has two entries, Fare Suisse and Fare Suisse Plaza; we treat them as one guesthouse until it says otherwise
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast is XPF 1,500, 07:00 to 09:00, on Fare Suisse’s own page.
- The shuttle is shared and arranged by email, per Tahiti Tourisme.
- No check-in or check-out times are published.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The shuttle for your booking, and its times
- Whether the shuttle meets the 04:10 flight
- Whether it will drop at the cruise terminal rather than the ferry dock
- Check-in and check-out times
- The room count (the two tourism entries differ)
Sources for this page: Fare Suisse’s own rooms-and-prices page, as search engines index it (the live page didn’t load for us), for breakfast; Tahiti Tourisme’s two directory entries, Fare Suisse and Fare Suisse Plaza (a tourism-board source), for the rest. All read October 2026; each fact names its own source.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Fare Suisse: the Papeete cruise guide and Papeete as a port of call.
A small room up the hill, a cab down to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Fare Suisse for the night before. No payment on the form.
Fare Suisse FAQ
Is breakfast included at Fare Suisse?
Not as the guesthouse prices it. Its own page lists breakfast at XPF 1,500, served 07:00 to 09:00. Tahiti Tourisme mentions a continental buffet, but not that it’s in the rate.
Does Fare Suisse have an airport shuttle?
Tahiti Tourisme’s entry describes a free shared one on arrival and departure, subject to arrangements. It’s a tourism-board description, so confirm it by email before you fly.
Will the Fare Suisse shuttle take me to my cruise ship?
Don’t count on it. The listing says the airport and the ferry dock, not Te Anuanua. The dock is a short walk from the terminal; ask for a terminal drop, and plan on a cab if they say no.
Can I walk from Fare Suisse to the cruise terminal?
It’s about 1.4 km in a straight line from our pin, roughly 23 minutes by our estimate, with a slope. Not with cruise bags.
How many rooms does Fare Suisse have?
Tahiti Tourisme’s two entries disagree, so we don’t print a number. It’s a small bed-and-breakfast guesthouse either way.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Fare Suisse, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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