THE GUIDE - Rough Guide to Fiji - page 205

South Seas Private Hotel 6 Williamson Rd 331 2296, [e-mail] ; map .
The cheapest accommodation in Suva, in a pleasant colonial-style wooden house, although
its location down a side street north of Albert Park is a bit isolated. Rooms all share bath-
rooms down poky corridors and are furn ishe d with plasti c bunk beds. There's a communal
kitchen and lounge area with TV. Dorms F$55 ; rooms F$66
Suva Motor Inn Corner of Mitchell and Gorrie streets 331 3973, hexagonfiji.com ; map .
Hidden at the end of Gorrie St, close to Albert Park, this is a good place for families, with a
fun swimming pool and water slide and two-bedroom apartments sleeping up to six people.
The thi rty st udio rooms have a/c and kitche nettes and are popular with business people.
Rooms F$145 ; two-bedroom apartments F$225
Travel Inn 19 Gorrie St 330 4254, [e-mail] ; map . Good location, quiet
yet close to Victoria Parade, in a comfortable courtyard setting. All rooms are split into apart-
ments with a shared bathroom, lounge with kitchenette and lockable communal door. You can
take both rooms as an apartment or alternatively share the facilities with a stranger. Rooms
F$60 ; apartments F$75
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Five Princes Hotel 5 Princes Rd 335 1575, fiveprinceshotel.com ; map . Suva's boutique
choice is on a colonial estate, with rooms, self-catering bures and a self-catering villa set in
tropical gardens. It's a hike from downt own S uva, but th ere's a lovely saltwater pool and a
gourmet restaurant. Rooms F$240 ; bures F$280 ; villa F$400
USP Lodges University Campus, Laucala Bay 323 2247, [e-mail] ; map .
Five studio flats on campus in two lodges, all with double bed, small kitchens and hot-water
en-suite bathrooms. If you've come to study, or to immerse yourself f into university life, this
is a great base and there are plenty of buses into town, 10min away. F$75
Vale ni Tadra Homestay wotif.com/hotels/vale-ni-tadra-homestay ; map . Located on the
waterfront in Lami, this six-bedroom guesthouse with modern interiors enjoys a lovely
beachfront location and a pool. The owner also runs a good restaurant, Eden , a ten- minute
taxi ride away. Br eakfas t, laundry an d wi-fi i are included in the rate. Garden view room A$100 ;
ocean view room A$150 ; ocean suite A$350
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EATING
The most popular restaurants in Suva are Chinese , and many of these whip up over-the-
counter meals for around F$6. However, with variable hygiene standards, this kind of fast
food is best avoided unless purchased from one of the two busy food courts : one at Down-
town Boulevard off Renwick Rd; the other at Dolphin's Plaza on the corner of Victoria
Parade and Loftus St - both are open between 8am and 5pm but closed on Sundays. Other-
wise, there's a good variety of cuisine on offer from European to Indian and prices seldom