THE GUIDE - Rough Guide to Fiji - page 146

local village. You can stay overlooking the beach either in a quaint thatch bure (quite small
and with shared outdoor bathrooms about 50m away) or opt for one of the reasonably priced
modern en-suite cottages with ceiling fans and tiled flo ors. O ne of t he cot tages is u sed as an
eight-bed dorm. Cash only; rates include meals. Dorms F$105 , bures F$250 , cottages F$280
BLUE LAGOON BAY
NANUYA LEVU
Turtle Island Fiji 672 2921, turtlefiji.com . The fourteen handcrafted and ultra-luxuri-
ous bures at this exclusive reso rt are of fered to couples only on an all-inclusive minimum
five-night package costing over US$9999
NANUYA LAILAI
Gold Coast Inn 776 0212, goldcoastinn-yasawas.com . This family-run resort features
just seven rooms - six bungalows plus a dormitory. The timber bures are fairly basic, but the
welcoming Fijian family who own the resort provide visitors with three organi c meal s a da y
from their garden plus a solar lamp at night. Rates include meals. Dorms F$100 ; bures F$240
Nanuya Island Resort Blue Lagoon Beach 666 7633, nanuyafiji.com . Fantastic
value on the northern end of Blue Lagoon Beach. The centrepiece here is its huge restaurant
and lounge bar, where delicious meals are served. Simple wooden treehouse bures are
perch ed on a st eep hill side, or there are beachfront cottages sleeping up to four people. Bures
F$330 ; cottages F$F498
TAVEWA
Coral View Island Resort 666 2648, coralview.com.fj . A wide range of activities are
on offer at this resort, including dance lessons, game fishing, snorkelling, kayaking and kava
drinking. There's also a scuba dive cen tre ( prodivers-world.com ) . Accommodation is in
serried ranks of palm bures. Dorms F$42 ; bures F$130
Otto and Fanny's 666 6481, ottoandfanny.com . A terrific budget option with five
thatch bures set slightly back from the beach. Two are big enough for families and there's
a small eight-bed dorm appealing to the more sedate budget traveller. Fanny's home-cooked
meals have a good reputation and her chocolate a nd ba nana c akes d raw in the backpackers
from along the beach. Rates include meals. Dorms F$40 ; bures F$108
NACULA
Blue Lagoon Beach Resort Reservations NZ [phone], bluelagoonbea-
chresort.com.fj . Very high-quality dorm accommodation, with bedside lamps and beach tow-
els provided. Budget rooms are bright and attractive, while the villas are in a cosy bunga-
low st yle. The resort also ha s a dive shop and offer a range of courses. Dorms NZ$47 ; budget
rooms NZ$197 ; villas NZ$229