Colonial Lodge

Stayed for 5 nights, very friendly and hospitable host. Super considerate and glad to share. Thank you for being a blessing, Susy and Josh! God bless you. Tips: They know a lot about the Eastern Islands too, they will have good recommendations. Fun Fact: Ask Susy about her experiences in 50+ countries!

I was in Suva for 6 weeks on a medical student elective placement. Initially I wasn't in great accommodation on the other side of Suva, but luckily a friend put me on to this place. I moved here and it was the best decision I made. ||The moment I arrived to check the place out, I found it clean and very welcoming, with me being shown all the rooms available and the staff being extremely pleasant and accommodating. I moved in as soon as I could and found that the traveler environment suited me a lot, with there always being someone to talk to as well as lots of places i could hide away to do a bit of work. The owner was constantly looking for ways to improve the place and peoples stays there, and she was lovely to chat to and always willing to provide advice about shops and travel locations. Furthermore it was good value, and walking distance from the shops and the hospital.||The room i booked was one of the single rooms they had available downstairs, and it was clean, had a desk, power, shelves and all the stuff you need as a traveler. The other rooms available included more single rooms, a cottage, a tree-house and dorms. I recommend contacting the owner if you are interested as she will give you a tour of the available rooms and try find something that suits you. The one thing to keep in mind is that Suva can be a loud city, and so if you are staying here, or anywhere else in the city, it might be wise to invest in a cheap pair of earplugs at night.||In the lodge, there was WiFi for a bit of time each night, but I found it much easier to by a 50gb vodafone data sim for ~$30AUD (50FJD) as this suited my needs better. They also will do your laundry for a small fee which was quite helpful. ||Overall, booking here made my stay in Fiji immensely better as a solo traveler and I made some amazing friends. I could not recommend it enough to any other medical students, solo travelers, or anyone who just needs to stay a few nights in Suva!

The Colonial Lodge has now re-opened! Great budget hostel/home stay in Suva close to the bus station and the city. Suzie and Josh are true Suva locals, happy to share their knowledge and culture with guests; accomodating, helpful and honest, and very good backgammon players. The dogs are lovely and make great security guards. However, if you prefer to have upscale amenities or are accustomed to the service of resort travel, it’s probably better you save everyone’s time and go somewhere that caters to upscale tourism. If you want to actually experience life in Suva , the Colonial Lodge is your place.

Suzie, the host, took great care of all her guests. It is a very warm and welcoming atmosphere. |The food for 15 Fiji Dollars was plenty and veery nice. |Breakfast (fruits, bread, boiled egg, jam, breakfast crackers, tea, coffee) was included and also plenty.|The location was nice because it was quiet cause not in the city center. However it is walking distance to the city center. ||I shared a 3 bed dorm with one other person, the bed was not the most comfortable one.||Suzie is a great host and has valuable tips for making your stay in Suva and Fiji in general a great experience. I would definitely go back there when I come back to Suva. ||If you don’t expect a western kind of hotel/B&B this is the place you should stay at!|

We stayed here for a couple of nights, catching the bus from Nadi and Susie stayed up late to welcome us. We stayed in the cottage out the back which is lovely, nice kitchen if you want to cook and fridge for food/beer. Susie and family are very welcoming and helpful with and info you need and the complimentary breakfast is good. I think there's wifi in the evening but we didn't use it so cannot comment.||We are backpacking on a budget and this was the cheapest place we saw but it was perfect. There's not much in Suva to be honest so we left again on the ferry to Savu savu.

I had to stay one night in Suva for work and was so glad I picked this place! It was in a perfect location, had a lot of energy, great facilities, and wonderful operators. They asked me to join them on a night out for a fundraising event and I had a ball. They looked after me so well and were warm and welcoming! Breakfast was great and we had some great conversations. I shall be sure to use it again when travelling through Suva.

I had a wonderful time in Fiji. Suzie and the family were very welcoming at the lodge and were able to give lots of helpful local advice about activites to do and how have an enjoyable time in the area. Suzie is a very good cook and made us some really nice and wholesome meals at a reasonable price (it was quite hard to find healthy food outlets in Suva, so staying at the lodge was a real advantage in this respect).||||The highlight of this lodge for me was the communal dynamic, where it was really easy to meet people. I met some many lovely, interesting and friendly people from such varied backgrounds. We had many an evening playing music, charades, cards, reading, chilling out.||||Lots of different room set ups were available at different prices.||||A great base for a medical elective at CWM hospital. Not huge amounts to see in Suva tourist-wise, but a real highlight was going to Suzie's private island one weekend...absolute paradise (and we found Nemo there whilst snorkelling!!!!)||||Thanks Suzie for hosting a great 6 weeks.

Host, Suzie, is very friendly as we chatted every night, she knows how travelers like to explore deeply as she traveled thoroughly in other countries such as Taiwan. She prepares really lovely breakfast in the morning. She cares about your safety as she saw I walked back to hostel at late night, she reminded me to be aware on the street. I remember my last day there was her son's birthday; she invited me to join the party and there would be having lovo(cook in undergound oven). However, I didn't join as I need to go to Lautoka at the same day.