French Polynesia - Should I book accommodation ahead?

I'm going to French Polynesia in February and plan to do 3 weeks of island hopping: Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora and Maupiti. I prefer to be flexible with my dates but is this possible? i.e. can I just show up at (budget) hotels on the day and ask if they have any vacancies (and still pay a reasonable rate)or do I need to book ahead?

I was able to do it a few years ago ok. Tourisim was rather down then, not sure if it has picked up since. Rather hard to find budget places but it worked out ok. a few hostel beds and then pensions and a camp cabin on Moorea.

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