Hotel Bora Bora is just as lovely as Cyndi described it to be. Thanks to her description, it's just as I imagined it.

We were met at the airport by the hotel boat for the 15-minute ride to the hotel dock. Beatrice from the hotel met us with an assistant who had chilled damp cloths and cold champagne for us. She walked us to our bungalow and checked us in right there. We spent some time getting unpacked and them immediately went for a snorkle right off our own little dock. The room is absolutely lovely. It's spacious and the bed is probably the most comfortable thing I've slept on since leaving home in October.

We had a drink at the bar on the beach and went for dinner in the hotel restaurant. It happened to be some kind of special fish night, so with the chef as our guide we viewed the catches of the day and selected spiny lobster and parrot fish for dinner. The chef could not have been more enthusiastic about telling us about the exotic fish available. The meal was wonderful. We had some tiny baby geckos as companions. They ran around the table a little bit, drinking the condensation off our glasses. I can understand that some might prefer a reptile-free dinner table but we didn't mind at all.

The resort is extremely quiet. We are not sure if there are 13 guests or if there are 13 rooms booked, but either way it's clearly the low season.

There should be a picture of this place in the dictionary next to the word "paradise". The water is gorgeous and this is one case where the advertising pictures are perfectly accurate. It's a fabulous spot on the planet.