Yasawa Island Resort & Spa

This is our most favorite resort in Fiji. The staff are the most wonderful people. Each one wants to personally know each guest and vocalizes how appreciative they are for your stay. From the top management to the groundskeepers, they want to shake your hand and introduce themselves. They offer a spa package with massages and other procedures of 50 mins per day and they are one of our highlights of the day. The grounds are immaculate and each cottage is a work of art.

A lovely island getaway with a staff that treats you like family. This isn’t a place to stay if you are looking for a five star experience but allowing the friendly staff to welcome and take care of you is well worth the stay. Accommodations are comfortable and clean. The outdoor showers are amazing (indoor ones too but you already have those at home!). A beautiful pool, easy access to the beach,great food, daily excursions and huge smiles from every one of the team.

If you are after an incredibly relaxing experience at an adults only island in Fiji (only a few hours from the east coast of Australia), Yasawa is a fantastic option. The staff are friendly and the scenery spectacular. Once we got to the island (via a small plane), the friendly welcomes—led by Assistant GM, Jope—were in abundance! (Unfortunately, due to bad weather, we were unable to depart for the island as scheduled, but only learnt of this when we arrived at the airport, so had to return to our hotel for another night.) During our visit, I enjoyed the game fishing (my husband got sea sick immediately before I caught my first and only fish—a barracuda). The fish was cooked expertly and served up for dinner (on top of the already huge serving of food that evening). I also enjoyed watching the weaving (incredible work!), ceviche making (am still salivating), and attending a village visit (most humbling). Most of the Yasawa team are from the local village, which makes the whole visit to the island even more special. Much of the food also comes from the local villages too, I believe. The housekeeping team does a fantastic job and always arrived at our bure at about 9.30am and again at 6.30pm for the turndown service. So if you are after some privacy, best communicate this with the team. As someone ADORED by mosquitos, I found the spray provided in our bure to be exceptional, so much so, I purchased multiple bottles from the resort shop to take home! We stayed in a beach bure (#16) with a pool—which we used extensively—and would absolutely visit again if we could secure it. Yasawa is a wonderful and unique experience. So many amazing team members across all the departments—Reception, Spa, Food & Beverage, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Grounds, Activities—contributed to making us feel welcome. Vinaka vakulevu!

We have travelled more then 70 countries in this world and this was the most incredible untapped authentic beautiful place in the world. It was truly paradise

The staff at this, the only resort on the island are amazing. They just couldn’t do enough for us. A travel agent booked this leg of our journey, so we didn’t know what to expect. The location is ideal if all you want to do is swim, and lay in the sun. We had come from another, much more upscale island resort. We didn’t expect such a drop in standard. The staff provided all the entertainment, singing to us, dancing traditional dances and taking us out to snorkel. There are few kayaks on the beach, but the sea was too rough on our side of the island to use them. The other side of the island is calm and perfect for swimming and kayaking. It’s just a pity the resort couldn’t take some kayaks etc. to the other side. Food was mixed. At some meals it was difficult for me to find something I liked. The reefs make getting in and out of the sea challenging. Definitely need to be a strong swimmer if you are there during cyclone season as we were. The rooms, or bures, (little cottages) vary in price and amenities. I’ve given this resort. 4 out of 5 simply because the staff go over and above. The resort is more like a 3 star resort. All in all it was an interesting and simple experience. There are many more Fijian islands we’d like to explore. Practical information : bring swim shoes. Don’t expect air conditioning to work. There’s a well air conditioned library. WiFi is available in common areas, not in the rooms. Of things on offer to do I would not go to the church service. It is very long, very hot and it’s impossible to follow the service. If you go to the blue lagoon cave, don’t expect it to be blue. It wasn’t blue when we went, but others saw it blue. Snorkelling was very disappointing for us.