The Brando Resort
The Brando is a private resort on the atoll of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia. It serves as a regulated airstrip, research facility, eco-resort and spa on the Motu of Onetahi. It consists of 80 staff and facilities management personnel.[1] The atoll's inside on which The Brando is located is on a 99-year lease contracted by Marlon Brando.
Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 17°0′S 149°33′W |
Archipelago | Society Islands |
Area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
Administration | |
France | |
Region | Overseas collectivity |
Demographics | |
Population | 80 |
Travel
Traveling to The Brando can only be commercially done by air. Air Teti'aroa flies private planes between the island of Tahiti and Teti'aroa. The airline's departure is located in a private terminal at the Fa'a'ā International Airport in Tahiti.[2] Air Tetiaroa rates to The Brando Resort on Tetiaroa fluctuate with the regular, high and festive seasons.[3]
History
Construction of The Brando Resort began in 2009 by Teti'aroa Pacific Beachcomber SC. In September 2010 Pacific Beachcomber announced it was investing US$60 million in construction.[4] The first phase of the building included repairing the airstrip runway for smoother plane landing and lengthening the tarmac to meet current aviation standards. Additionally, a reef dock was constructed to enable shipments from the ocean to the lagoon side of the reef.[5]
In February 2014, it was announced that construction on The Brando Resort was officially completed. In July 2014, The Brando was officially open to the public.[6][7] Eight of Marlon Brando’s eleven children were involved in the project along with the Brando Estate.[8]
In November 2015 the resort took a local man to court in an effort to have him barred from living in a boat in the lagoon.[9]
In October 2016 the resort was named the world's best resort by Conde Nast.[10]
Ecology
The buildings are made using materials that are of local or certified origin, renewable, or recycled. There is a deep seawater air-conditioning (SWAC) system to reduce energy demands. Renewable energy sources such as solar power (from PV panels) and coconut oil (biofuel) are used. The zinc-bromine flow batteries[11] (used for storing the power from the PV panels) are made from recyclable materials. The resort's vehicles are electric or human-powered.[12]
References
- "LinkedIn", The Brando, LinkedIn, February 3, 2018
- "Air Tetiaroa",Tahiti Travel Islands, February 3, 2018
- "Air Tetiaroa Rates",Paltino Air Teteiaroa, April 9, 2018
- "Massive investment in new French Polynesia eco-hotel". RNZ. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "The Brando Resort". holidayayo.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- "Brando luxury resort open in French Polynesia". RNZ. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "Marlon Brando's private-island escape in Polynesia". How to spend it. 16 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014.
- Guy Martin (6 January 2015). "An Island Named Desire: $11,000-per-night Bungalows on Marlon Brando's Tahitian Hideaway". Forbes. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "Court appeal over right to live in French Polynesia lagoon". RNZ. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "French Polynesia boasts world's top resort". RNZ. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- Tetiaroa Brando Resort battery type
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