Must-see hotels in Vanua Levu & Taveuni

  • Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat

    Taveuni

    Tucked away in a jungly cove on Vanua Levu (but best accessed from Taveuni), this is a fantastically remote place with simple bure and permanent safari…

  • Gecko Lodge

    Savusavu & Around

    Gecko's is a fantastic new budget option that combines Savusavu convenience (it's a three-minute drive to town) with away-from-it-all serenity and scenic…

  • Fiji Beach Shack

    Savusavu & Around

    These are seriously glam: the two-level ‘House of Bamboo’ has two bedrooms and a fabulous bathroom complete with a sunken bath and sea views from two…

  • Salt Lake Lodge

    Savusavu & Around

    For peace and personalised service, this remote lodge is tough to beat. Sitting on a 5-acre organic farm beside the Qaloqato River, the timber complex is…

  • Bibi’s Hideaway

    Taveuni

    A rambling, quiet two-hectare hillside plot hides a selection of adorable, colourful bures in varying sizes among the fruit trees. Charming host Paulina…

  • Maqai Beach Eco Surf Resort

    Taveuni

    A private white-sand beach, excellent snorkelling, epic waves and nightly entertainment: believe it or not, this is a backpackers. Accommodation is in…

  • Grand Eastern Hotel

    Vanua Levu

    This is the plushest hotel in Labasa. There’s an airy, somewhat colonial atmosphere and the staff is helpful. Standard rooms have porches facing the river…

  • Namena Island Resort

    Vanua Levu

    This small dive and snorkel retreat is outrageously located on Namenalala Island in the paradisaical Namena Marine Reserve. Namena was badly damaged in…

  • Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort

    Savusavu & Around

    This outstanding luxury eco-resort was started by the son of Jacques Cousteau. Unsurprisingly, it attracts divers, but families love it too: the kids club…

  • Koro Sun Resort

    Savusavu & Around

    This refurbished resort welcomes families and romantics by the drove; with 64 beautifully landscaped hectares, there's room for them all. There are 51…

  • Sau Bay Fiji Retreat

    Taveuni

    This gorgeous, private place is in a sheltered bay on Vanua Levu (best accessed from Taveuni; contact them in advance for transfers) and offers easy…

  • Taveuni Dive Resort

    Taveuni

    If you're a diver, this spanking new resort may well prove impossible to beat. Built by the well-respected Taveuni Dive outfit, it's the closest digs on…

  • Palmlea Farms Resort

    Vanua Levu

    This remote-feeling resort makes for a gorgeous getaway. Overlooking the Great Sea Reef, simple bures with verandahs sit on a gentle green slope a short…

  • Paradise Taveuni

    Taveuni

    Set on a former plantation, this aptly named oceanfront place has stunning sunset views and plenty of hammocks and loungers from which to enjoy them. The…

  • La Dolce Vita Holiday Villas

    Savusavu & Around

    This sweet place blends Italian touches – from the superb food right down to the Botticelli replica on one of the bure's ceilings – with Fiji-style…

  • Naveria Heights Lodge

    Savusavu & Around

    This boutique B&B can be as active or as chilled as you want it to be: choose between yoga classes, river tubing, mountain biking, snorkelling, hiking or…

  • Savasi Island

    Savusavu & Around

    This is the place to come for seclusion, scenery and getting spoiled senseless. The seven gorgeous villas all have incredible sea views, cloistered…

  • Taveuni Palms

    Taveuni

    Breathtakingly beautiful and very private, Taveuni Palms boasts three villas, each with its own beach, pool and seven-strong staff, including a personal…

  • Nadilo Bay Resort

    Taveuni

    This surf resort bills itself as sustainable, and it really does walk the walk. Power is via water turbine, all fruits and veggies are from its garden,…

  • Daku Resort

    Savusavu & Around

    A resort-cum-self-improvement centre, Daku offers a diverse array of courses from gospel singing and watercolour painting to meditation and yoga. If doing…

  • Matangi Island Resort

    Taveuni

    The light-soaked bures here are huge, vaulted-ceilinged affairs with massive beds and private verandahs; each one is surrounded by a neat tropical garden…

  • Hans’ Place

    Savusavu & Around

    Sitting up on Lesiaceva Point among vibrant green lawns, a skip and a jump away from the ocean, are two excellent-value, cosy, self-contained cottages…

  • Emaho Sekawa Luxury Resort

    Savusavu & Around

    If you’re looking for your own private slice of rainforest, tawny beach and decadence with your own staff, gourmet chef and dive master, then this retreat…

  • Nukubati Island Resort

    Vanua Levu

    If you’re looking for seclusion, this private island should do the trick. The seven bures each have private verandahs facing a white-sand beach and clean,…

  • Tovu Tovu Resort

    Taveuni

    This friendly place has a selection of ageing bures with wooden verandahs, hot-water bathrooms and fans: some have kitchenettes. It's built on a…

  • Vosa Ni Ua Lodge

    Savusavu & Around

    The bures here are classy, comfortable and have insane sea views, but you'll likely be so busy you won't have time to appreciate them. The lodge is…

  • Aroha Resort

    Taveuni

    This quiet spot (max 12 guests) offers simple but elegant varnished-wood rooms with louvred windows looking out over a black-sand beach. Each bure has its…

  • Makaira by the Sea

    Taveuni

    Makaira has three bures, two of which have private plunge pools. All have kitchenettes but there’s also a small cafe where you can get breakfast and…

  • Hot Springs Hotel

    Savusavu & Around

    Every room in this huge hotel has a balcony with picture-postcard views over Savusavu Bay and an expanse of technicolour-green lawn. The rooms don't have…

  • Coconut Grove Beachfront Cottages

    Taveuni

    These three tasteful, bright cottages enjoy beautiful beach views and tranquility by the truckload. All are breezy, tasteful and hard to leave, even for…

  • Siga Siga Sands Resort

    Savusavu & Around

    Situated on 116 acres just back from the best beach in the area (1.6km of white sand), these better-than-basic oceanfront cottages are 11km from Savusavu…

  • Garden Island Resort

    Taveuni

    The oldest resort on Taveuni (built 1971), this place has a plain block-like exterior, which opens to a surprisingly chic, streamlined interior. All rooms…

  • Maravu Lodge

    Taveuni

    This is a little slice of backpacker heaven, with fun, frivolity and lots (and lots) of kava. Accommodation is clean and comfy, but what draws the crowds…

  • Qamea Resort & Spa

    Taveuni

    These magnificently thatched bures lie on a long stretch of beautiful white-sand beach. Some have plunge pools, spa baths or rock showers. Rates include…

  • Namale Resort

    Savusavu & Around

    Namale is a hugely exclusive and pricey resort right by the water, with accommodation ranging from delicious bures hidden among the rainforest to a jaw…

  • Vuna Lighthouse Lodge

    Taveuni

    This simple blue wooden house is a few steps from a black volcanic rock beach. Run by a local family, there’s a self-catering kitchen and laundry…

  • Nakia Resort and Dive

    Taveuni

    Four simple, dark, yet comfortable bure sit on a grassy hillside looking out to sea at this raved-about ecoresort. It uses alternative energy wherever…

  • Friendly North Inn

    Vanua Levu

    A 15-minute walk to town, this well-maintained hotel offers a rare peace in Labasa. There are several surprisingly classy duplex villas set in a mellow,…

  • Dolphin Bay Divers Matei

    Taveuni

    Owned by the same fabulous folk that run Dolphin Bay Divers Resort on Vanua Levu, the cute, self-contained Yanuyanu bure lets guests take advantage of the…

  • Tides Reach Resort

    Taveuni

    This new upscale resort is intimate (there are just four villas) and very modern; minimalism is the go here. But who needs busy furnishings with ocean…