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tioned into four-bed areas with lockers; there's also a four-bed mixed dorm and an eight-bed
female dorm. Internet, laundry and a 24hr reception make this a po pular choice, and it's often
full. Rates for doub le rooms inclu de a li light breakfast. Large dorm F$33 ; 4- and 8-bed dorms
F$42 ; doubles F$145 ; family rooms F$265
Tropic of Capricorn 11 Wasawasa Rd, New Town Beach 672 3089,
tropicofcapricornresort-nadi.com ; map . Modern three-storey cement building facing the
beach, with clean simple rooms and good balcony views, especially the deluxe ocean-view
room s at the top. T The dorm rooms in the old building at the back are a bit basic though. Dorms
F$30 ; rooms F$130
DENARAU ISLAND
Golf Terraces Port Denarau 675 0557, theterraces.com.fj ; map . Fully equipped and spa-
cious one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments overlooking the go lf course and mountains, a
2min walk to Port Denarau's shops, restaurants and marina. F$478
Sofitel Fiji Resort North beach 675 1111, www.sofitelfiji.com.fj ; map . Beautifully
landscaped five-star resort, with most of the 296 rooms having ocean views, although they
are small for the price. The beach outlook is pretty, with plenty of watersports avail able, and
there's a serene spa centre. The V Restaurant dishes up gourmet international food. F$377
Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa North beach 675 0000, westindenarauis-
land.com ; map . Classically designed resort with traditional architecture, dark timber and a
streamlined swimming pool. Like all resorts on Denarau, rooms are in t hree-s torey cement
blocks. Half the resort faces a sea wall, with the other half on black sand. F$225
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EATING
Being a tourist town, Nadi's restaurants offer almost every style of international cuisine,
though there's just one traditional Fijian restaurant, in Denarau. Prices at all independent res-
taurants are very reasonable, with mains seldom topping F$40, although resort restaurants
tend to be overpriced. Most of the resorts on Denarau Island offer themed buffet dinners for
between F$55 and F$75 per person; you can also experience a Fijian lovo night (around
F$60 per person), traditional food cooked in an underground oven at the Sofitel Fiji Resort
on Thursday and Sheraton Fiji Resort on Saturday. For lunch, the Downtown area has plenty
of good affordable restaurants, especially for sampling Indian dishes; one of the best options
is the free lunch provided by the Sri Siva Subrahmanya Swami Temple - head towards the
trestle tables at the rear of the temple (visitors can make a donation but there's no obligation).
The most popular places for dining out at night are along the Queens Rd between Namaka
and Martintar , an otherwise dull light industrial area, and at Port Denarau , with its fine-
dining restaurants, marina views and inflated prices.