Matamanoa Island Resort

My husband and I spent a week here on Matamanoa. We stayed in a garden view room #1, and it was comfortable. It was an intimate small island, where the staff were amazing! Everyone was so nice and welcoming. We took a guided snorkel, but also snorkeled right off the beach. One day I did see a big shark while snorkeling off the beach (I was told sharks in Fiji are vegetarians 😉). The food was good, but the views in the restaurant were better! The only thing I did not care for were how pushy one of the massage ladies was. She was relentless in trying to get us to buy a massage package. One of the days we were able to take a trip to Castaway Island. That was fun. We even got to snorkel off the beach there. I highly recommend Matamanoa island, and can't wait to go back.

We had a brilliant stay with our two young adult children. The oceanfront bures were lovely, spacious and private. They are very quiet and the beach below them was great for swimming and tended to be more sheltered when it was windy. Saw great coral and fish on Guided snorkelling. Restaurant catered for our two coeliacs with gluten free pancakes and bread no problems. Lovely, friendly staff who are also amazing singers.

Matamanoa Island Resort was a fantastic place to stay, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The staff were friendly and so beautiful to talk to. Each night we were entertained by Ottie ( sorry about the spelling) and the 2 other great young men with their musical talents. We felt like we were so welcome and the accommodation was great with our own plunge pools right on the beach . The snorkelling was amazing around the reef . We were also treated to a lovely night on the beach with a gorgeous sunset and drinks and nibbles to celebrate a special birthday. The food was delicious with a new menu each night. Thank you to all the staff and especially Kelera for organising such a memorable evening. |The water / dive team were also very friendly and happy . 10/10 . Hopefully we will see you all again one day .

What a beautiful place. It was our first time to Fiji and Matamanoa Island Resort exceeded our expectations. It is the perfect adults only resort, not too far from the mainland, the only resort on the beautiful island, stunning beach for swimming and great snorkelling (right off the beach), daily free and paid activities, spa, beautiful restaurant, yummy cocktails, amazing food there wasn’t anything I didn’t like (I usually picked the seafood/traditional Fijian option). It was my birthday during our stay and we even got an amazing cake to enjoy and were serenaded by the restaurant band (the band who play nightly in the restaurant were a highlight). ||We had a beachfront Bure which was beautiful (my first choice the beachfront villas were booked out for our dates) but the direct beach access from the Bures to the beautiful sandy beach was exactly what we wanted. The staff were all welcoming, friendly and helpful. Don’t hesitate to book at this beautiful resort you won’t be disappointed!!

My fiancé and I spent 5 days on this island and I could not fault it. The staff has been so beautiful, polite and helpful. The food is incredible and the activities are varied and fun. I really hope the owner takes good care of their employees as they made our stay unforgettable. We will definitely be coming back !! Vinaka ❤️

Fantastic piece of paradise in the pacific. Relatively easy to get to from Nadi airport, extremely friendly staff, fun resort, lots to do. Good snorkeling, clear warm water in June, good food and activities. Don't expect 5 star everything, it's 5 star friendliness and staff 4.5 room and 4 food. It's not huge so not everything is always available (i.e. catamaran was broken) but I think it delivers exactly what you'd want for a 4-5 day getaway, battery recharge.

Very nice resort, but a little pricey. The island is small so you will be eating at the restaurant and the options particularly for dinner are a bit limited. The staff is super friendly and helpful in all regards. They definitely need to upgrade to using tablets for the ordering process as everything is currently done on paper with carbon copies, which generates a ton of needless work. We were there for diving, and the deep blue Dive Shop is only a few feet away, which was quite handy. The coral reefs are in pretty good shape and lots of interesting things to see, including sharks, but the number of fish is somewhat limited, probably due to the level of fishing overtime.

This superb small resort gets occasional reviews rubbishing it while the majority of reviewers, like us, value it for what it is. Our beach front pool villa (24) was superb and all of the staff from GM Patrick down were supremely helpful and friendly throughout our week long stay. We cannot understand the motivation for those who criticize the staff, the resort and the food. They must live on another planet. Our main motivation, which we were able to confirm, was the good snorkeling accessible from the beach, far better than the several other nearby resorts we have previously stayed at. We have regularly holidayed in Fiji for 50 years and Matamanoa will be our first choice in future.