{{Short description|Resort on the atoll of Tetiaroa, French Polynesia}} {{Infobox Islands | name = The Brando Resort on Tetiʻaroa | image = Tetiaroa from sky.JPG | image_caption = Aerial view of The Brando Resort on Tetiꞌaroa | image size = | map_image = Karta FP Societe isl.PNG | map caption = | native_name = | native_name_link = Tahitian language | nickname = | location = Pacific Ocean | coordinates = {{Coord|17|0|S|149|33|W|type:isle|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = Society Islands | total islands = | major islands = | area_km2 = 6 | highest mount = | elevation m = | country = France | country_admin_divisions_title = Region | country_admin_divisions = Overseas collectivity | country admin divisions title 2 = | country admin divisions 2 = | country admin divisions title 1 = | country admin divisions 1 = | population = ~300 | ethnic groups = | additional info = }}
'''The Brando''' is a private resort on the Society Islands' Tetiʻaroa atoll in French Polynesia. It serves as a regulated airstrip, research facility, eco-resort and spa on the Onetahi motu. It consists of ~300 staff and facilities management personnel.<ref>"[https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?facetCurrentCompany=%5B%2210274106%22%5D LinkedIn]", The Brando, LinkedIn, February 3, 2018</ref> The atoll's inside on which The Brando is located is on a 99-year lease contracted by Marlon Brando. ''Condé Nast Traveller'' described a site of "unspoiled beauty", "outlandish in its technicolor".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/arue-tahiti/the-brando |title=The Brando |publisher=Condé Nast Traveller |date= |access-date=}}</ref>
==Travel== thumb|Tetiꞌaroa thumb|Onetahi 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 Faa'a International Airport in Tahiti.<ref>"[http://www.tahitiislandstravel.com/our-experiences/air-tetiaroa Air Tetiaroa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214202103/http://www.tahitiislandstravel.com/our-experiences/air-tetiaroa |date=2018-02-14 }}", Tahiti Travel Islands, February 3, 2018</ref> Air Tetiaroa rates to The Brando Resort on Tetiaroa fluctuate with the regular, high and festive seasons.<ref>"[https://www.paltino.com/the-brando/pricing/#airtetiaroa Air Tetiaroa Rates]", Paltino Air Teteiaroa, April 9, 2018</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/192587/massive-investment-in-new-french-polynesia-eco-hotel |title=Massive investment in new French Polynesia eco-hotel |publisher=RNZ |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Brando Resort |url=https://holidayayo.com/article/the-brando-resort |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=holidayayo.com |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/248881/brando-luxury-resort-open-in-french-polynesia |title=Brando luxury resort open in French Polynesia |publisher=RNZ |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://howtospendit.ft.com/destinations/48103-marlon-brandos-private-island-escape-in-polynesia |title=Marlon Brando’s private-island escape in Polynesia |publisher=How to spend it |date=16 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224212257/http://howtospendit.ft.com/destinations/48103-marlon-brandos-private-island-escape-in-polynesia |archive-date=24 February 2014}}</ref> Eight of Marlon Brando’s eleven children were involved in the project along with the Brando Estate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/guymartin/2015/01/06/an-island-named-desire-11000-per-night-bungalows-on-marlon-brandos-tahitian-hideaway/ |title=An Island Named Desire: $11,000-per-night Bungalows on Marlon Brando's Tahitian Hideaway |author=Guy Martin |publisher=Forbes |date=6 January 2015 |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
Since 2013, the resort had been in conflict with Teiki Pambrun, a navigator who had been living on a boat in the lagoon of the Tetiaroa atoll and who criticized the resort for its “environmental damages.” In 2014, a court issued a summary order requiring Pambrun to remain more than 10 kilometers from the atoll, under penalty of a fine of 100,000 CFP francs per day. In the absence of payment or leaving, on 22 January 2016, a court of appeal confirmed Pambrun’s expulsion from the lagoon. On 8 July 2016, the two parties announced in a joint press release that an amicable agreement had been reached, with the terms of the agreement not disclosed. Pambrun subsequently relocated to Huahine with his family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=VALAX |first=Cédric |date=2016-07-09 |title=Les Brando et Teiki Pambrun s’accordent à l’amiable - Radio1 Tahiti |url=https://www.radio1.pf/le-brando-et-teiki-pambrun-saccordent-a-lamiable/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
In October 2016 the resort was named the world's best resort by Condé Nast.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/316236/french-polynesia-boasts-world's-top-resort |title=French Polynesia boasts world's top resort |publisher=RNZ |date=21 October 2016 |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
==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<ref>[https://www.energystorageexchange.org/projects/1038 Tetiaroa Brando Resort battery type]</ref> flow batteries (used for storing the power from the PV panels) are made from recyclable materials. The resort's vehicles are electric or human-powered.<ref>[https://thebrando.com/stewardship/ The Brando]</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.paltino.com/the-brando/ The Brando Tahiti]
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