Yasawa Island Resort & Spa

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.

I’ve wanted to visit this place for a long time and finally made it. Although it was a bit of a dodgy start arriving late because of weather, we were met with a beautiful Fijian welcome. I will admit I was a tad disappointed originally being put in a tired bure (no 3) surrounded by renovation work, however we were moved the following day into a Deluxe Bure (no 10) which was amazing and much nearer to the beach and pool area. I loved the outdoor shower although it could do with extra toiletries here as the Shampoo etc are fixed indoors. I also enjoyed having a personal hammock and beach chairs that I could retire to with my book. Kadee and her team were absolutely delightful and we ended up having the most amazing 8 nights at this resort. Staff are so friendly and treat you like family. Thank you to Omi, Wati and Manasa (he is very respected being one of the founders) who were always so warm and friendly. The food options are limited, but it’s incredible 5* food and beautifully presented. I really enjoyed the relaxing vibe here except for the odd guest who unfortunately spoiled it by having loud video calls and playing annoying tik toks in public. Although there is a small note at the bottom of the menu, this is not easily visible so a polite verbal mention during the arrival transfer may be a better option to keep noise at bay We also had the same music all week which all the guests noticed and found rather funny so a few more CDs would be good There are plenty of excursions and I enjoyed snorkelling, exploring the caves and local villages plus doing a dive. Pedro is the main man who is so knowledgeable (plus Smigger and Dan) Air-conditioning is somewhat limited in your room however the library was always a cool place to escape during the heat Some of the outdoor decks and furniture are very tired so If you are used to 5 star bling in Dubai or the Maldives this may not be for you. I found it authentic, friendly and extremely relaxing with an intimate atmosphere amongst wonderful guests. There wasn’t much I could fault… I did collect two bags of rubbish from the beach (not sure if this was due to the cyclone) so it may be an idea for the gardening team to do an occasional beach sweep. Just note that there’s often weather disruptions during Jan/Feb so on the return we had to get a boat or pay an extra $450FJ for the helicopter. Other than that this place and its people are amazing and it’s worth the effort to get there. Thank you for a great experience 🏝️

Extraordinary location , attentive genuinely caring staff, spacious accomodation . Picture perfect beaches , house reef has live multicoloured coral , fish , large live shells . The diving is diverse and exciting . The staff go out of their way to accomodate guests ‘needs. The staff cannot be commended enough for their authentic Fijian hospitality , their caring kind service . Picnics on deserted beaches Healthy tasty meals , very caring staff The girls at the Spa …..we kept going back for more of their massages . The Bures are spacious with a great view of the pristine beach and coconut palms .Scenic 30min flight across from Nadi airport We stayed from Xmas-NYE The celebrations were great , terrific band and fireworks for NYE The days flew by . We stayed 8 nights but could easily have stayed longer . There is a lot we haven’t had time to explore . This was our 4th visit and it won’t be our last .