The Brando
FirstSuites Score
8.72 / 10
10.00 = a flawless five-star; above it, the sixth and seventh stars.
Arue 98702, French Polynesia · Tahiti, French Polynesia
Distinctions
Forbes Travel Guide
Global excellence index
Reader distinction- Industry awards
Advisor network
Card travel programme
EMPTYJET Consensus
90.3 / 100
Our own composite of guest reviews across Google, Tripadvisor, Booking, Agoda and every major platform — the praise and the complaints.
Analysed from 746 guest reviews across Tripadvisor, Google and Trip.com.
Most noted: dining.
Best for
- couples
- honeymoon
- privacy
- wellness
About The Brando
The Brando is a private-island resort on Tahiti, Tahiti in French Polynesia. It holds a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating and a La Liste score of 98/100. The property is a member of Virtuoso and appears on American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts and Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice listings.
Awards include Forbes Travel Guide — Five-Star — Hotel — 2026, La Liste — Top 1000 — Hotel — 2026, and World Travel Awards — Winner — Oceania's Leading Private Island Resort — 2025.
Why it stands out
EMPTYJET 5-star listing recognises The Brando for its Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating, La Liste 98/100 score and multiple industry awards. Memberships with Virtuoso and inclusion in American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts underline its standing for high-end travellers.
Key facts
- Type
- Private island, Island, Beach
Awards & affiliations
- Forbes Travel GuideFive-Star2026
- La ListeTop 10002026
- Condé Nast TravelerReaders' Choice Awards
- World Travel AwardsWinner · Oceania's Leading Private Island Resort2025
- American ExpressFine Hotels + Resorts
- VirtuosoMember
- American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts
Location
-17.0228, -149.5959Sources+
- EMPTYJET seed catalogueSeed5 fields
- Official hotel websiteOfficial3 fields
- Serper (Google Maps data)Places provider7 fields
- WikidataEncyclopedia1 field