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Feb 25, 2013, 10:04 am

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JamesBond_ppk

Join Date: Dec 2009

Posts: 600

Octopus Resort Waya island

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Wonderful staff, active and hard working managers
Excellent service
Beautiful beach front Bure
Amazing location
Very good meals
Value
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Price
Thin walls between Bures
Staff sometimes too welcoming / invasive (No "do not disturb" sign for when one wants privacy)

Price 280USD/night + compulsory 44USD meal plan per person / day.

After our few days in Radisson we started to go to different islands. I will not report all of them over here, just the best one. The whole trip on Fiji though was amazing as expected!

Our days in the Octopus Resort were trully amazing! We had booked on their website a Point Premium Beach Front Bure for a couple of nights. Sure it did not come cheap. Many beach hotels in Thailand will charge you much less than this one for comparable standard for example. Still, this one is worth it for Fiji. Compared to others, you get real value for money, and a very nice Fijian experience.

Everyone is of course welcomed with music and dancing and gets a refreshing drink before the briefing. You get that other places to, but here it feels genuine.

The resort itself is pretty cool as well. It has a pool, and the beach is perfect for snorkeling. The reef is fragile though so be sure to follow the staff's instructions in order to preserve it! They offer SPA treatments (a proper SPA is under construction), yoga classes twice a day. There are two bars, a pool table and plenty of attractions around.

Our Bure had AC, which came handy at night. The Bure itself was large and very well appointed. We did not had TV (some Bures have), but did not mind at all of course! The outside shower was pretty cool too.

The best thing at that hotel? The staff. They were really amazing! Whether it's the kitchen staff making amazing meals, the spa, housekeeping, or the managers they were all fantastic. They really enjoyed their job and did it well.

And did I mention the place is beautiful?

Finally, a small warning: sure you see some wildlife there and there, but they are usually friendly. Remember you're under the tropics, so Geckos and other ugly insects are likely to be seen!

Our room