Navini Island Resort

I went on a solo vacation here in early October. Five nights, six days. Didn’t have to lose a minute – they met me at the airport at 8:40 AM and the transfer was seamless. At the end of my visit, they took me to a neighboring island and put me on the ferry personally so I could continue up to the Yasawa Islands. Amazing boat trips every day out to different reefs. One day the wind was too strong – we made baskets instead out of palm fronds, which was super fun. The fellow guests were amazing like-minded travelers and nature lovers. Family friendly. The snorkeling off the island was great. Food was amazing. Staff is so warm and friendly and yet also unobtrusive if that is what you prefer. I enjoyed getting to meet everyone. I mentioned to one person that this trip was a belated birthday trip and they threw me a birthday party complete with homemade baked cake and music and dancing. The meals were incredible. Everything was customizable. I cannot wait to go back again. First trip of many for sure.

Beautiful, tranquil and picturesque, our second visit to Navini and it was as good as the first. Rooms lovely, staff exemplary, trips to a different reef everyday were so good and food great. Highlight would be your staff they are wonderful, so friendly and nothing too much trouble. We will be back.

Just returned from a terrific week at Navini Island. ||Pick-up / Return -- The transfer from (and later, to) the airport was seamless. A driver met me at the airport and took me to the port, where a boat was waiting to take me and my luggage directly to the resort. After a 30-minute boat ride, the manager and staff met me at the beach and gave me an overview of the property. My room was ready at 7:00 a.m., but if it hadn't been, there is also a day room on site for guests to use while their rooms are being readied. I used the day room on my last day -- my flight back to the United States wasn't until 10:00 p.m., and I made use of the room until my 4:00 p.m. boat ride back to the port (where, again, I was met by a driver arranged by the hotel, who took me to the airport). ||My room -- Very nice. The room was clean and had a nice bed (I slept well all week) with a powerful fan above it. The windows were all screened, with louvred glass so you can get as much or as little breeze as you want. The bathroom was spacious and had soap and other toiletries. (Some premium deluxe bures had outdoor showers; mine did not.) I spent a lot of time on the daybed and the two lounge chairs along the beach, right outside the room. I could not connect to wifi from my room. (The resort gives you a complimentary broadband allotment; reception is best from the shared dining / bar area). I was able to connect to the T-Mobile network from my room, however. ||Grounds -- Beautiful! The resort occupies a six-acre island. The bures are along the outer perimeter of the island, as is the communal dining / bar area. Lots of plumeria trees and other flowering trees and bushes line the interior trails that connect the bures with one another and the communal areas. ||Staff -- Wonderful, and one of the highlights of the trip. The staff are exceptionally friendly and thoughtful. Over the course of the week you get to know the staff quite well. A staff member may have multiple jobs at the resort (i.e., boat captain / maintenance / lead guitar player for nightly concerts), and some have been working at the resort for many years. ||Food -- For a resort this size, Navini offered a very impressive array of options every breakfast, lunch and dinner. There were about 10 main options for every breakfast and about half as many for each lunch and dinner. Fresh fish was always on the menu, as was ice cream for dessert.||Excursions -- The planned excursion for most of the days I was there involved a snorkeling trip to a nearby reef, which left the island either early in the morning, shortly after breakfast (around 9:15-9:30 a.m.) or in the mid-afternoon, shortly after lunch (around 2:15-2:30 p.m.). The reefs I went to were all very nice, but none were leagues ahead of the house reef that circles Navini Island itself, which was outstanding. Many of the guests while I was there would go out on the house reef during the morning when there was an afternoon excursion planned, or vice-versa. I also chartered one of the resort's ships for a daytrip to Modriki Island, where they shot the island scenes in the movie "Castaway." (Which is about 45 minutes from the island by boat, each way.) ||Other notes: If you go (you should!) keep in mind that although there's a small store in the resort's office, it isn't stocked like a full pharmacy. So if you like to be on the safe side, bring OTC medications with you. ||In short, Navini was a wonderful place to unwind for a week.

I was so grateful to the people on TA that advised me to check out Navini. It is the perfect getaway for a week. We contacted Liti and she answered all of our questions throughout the many months before our actual stay. |As soon as you arrive at the airport, you are greeted and your luggage is taken from you. As they promised- "we do all the heavy lifting." The convenience was one of the factors for us in selecting Navini. We were looking for a small, relaxing, good snorkeling, no shopping experience. We got everything we wanted and more from our stay.| You are greeted by friendly staff when you arrive. They know your names and make you feel that you are part of their family during your stay. Your luggage is taken to your room while you get a quick orientation. We arrived in time for lunch and had an opportunity to meet their wonderful, multitalented staff. Over the course of a week, they wore so many hats, besides cooking, water sports, keeping the grounds beautiful, they entertained us at night with traditionally stories, chorus, and even had a basket weaving working one afternoon. THey did everything to make each guest's stay special.We meet many returning guests, 40 times, 30 times, a returning couple that brought their kids, etc. One couple got engaged while we were there. Navini is also a great place for celebrations. You can opt for a candle light dinner for two or join the communal tables, which was delightful as you were meeting new people almost daily. Everyone we met was like minded. They came here to snorkel, and relax. The snorkeling around the island was even better than the daily boat trip snorkeling. We did a different locations every morning with the exception of one day when it was to rough to snorkel. Depending on the tides, we snorkeled from the beach in the afternoons. We also took advantage of the kayaks.|In terms of the accommodations, the Bure was spacious inside with double sinks and cleaned daily. The outdoor shower was really convenient, and we loved both the lounge bed, and reclining lounge chairs. |This was such a special holiday because of the wonderful staff.

Perfect beachfront bures, beautiful personal service, private and peaceful. Stylish bures with everything you could need, lots of options for indoor or outdoor relaxation with hammocks, beach chairs and deck, all very private and quiet. Everything is perfectly maintained. There are lovely gardens intersected by sand tracks to each bure. You can have the beach all to yourself! Kayaks and paddle boards are ready to go, no reservations or waiting needed! Meals are generous with lots of choice. You can dine on the private sand deck by candlelight, in the dining room with a table set for two or join a communal table for conversation and company. You can also have candle lit dinners in your room. Liti oversaw our holiday from beginning to end ensuring it was seamless, and Dumo our captain (guitarist, lead singer and history buff) took us to a new reef each day and kept an eye out for everyone’s safety. The snorkeling in the coral gardens was the best we have ever done. Joka and Sarote were wonderful hosts for breakfast, lunch and dinner, They looked after everyone with care and consideration. Our room was beautifully made up every day. Getting to the island was simple and time effective, with complimentary airport pick up and delivery to the marina, where the Navini boat whisked us to the island in no time. From taking off in Sydney, we were on the island in 6 hours!

Yet another amazing break on Navini. Our fourth and unfortunately our last. .|Wonderful staff, great food and a very comfortable bure. Cannot fault this bit of paradise and Aku is a treasure. Thanks to Simone and the team for some memorable holidays. Bula vinaka

We had an absolutely wonderful stay at Navini Island Resort. We truly cannot find a better word to describe what Navini is, other than paradise!||This was the first time my husband and I traveled to Fiji. As Canadians, it had always seemed so far to go for a holiday, but we are so happy our family convinced us to come along with them. They had stayed on Navini 6 years ago and knew we would love it as much as they did.|While the website and pictures are very accurate, we were not prepared for everything to be even better than we expected! We both agree that our holiday here was our best one ever. Our beachfront bure was so comfortable and had everything we needed, the food was amazing, activities were exciting and well organized, and most importantly, all of the staff were so warm, genuine and welcoming! |We really appreciated the casual atmosphere around the resort and the privacy that came with only having a small number of bures scattered amongst the shoreline of the island. We also thoroughly enjoyed interacting with fellow guests during meals, activities and social events.||What we thought would be a once in a lifetime experience, has left us wanting to return! All of our fellow guests warned us that would happen!|Vinaka vakalevu Navini family!

Navini is a wonderful place to go unplug and relax! As others have said, the staff is beyond amazing and friendly. They even joined in when we played beach volleyball! The food was delicious and plentiful. I really liked joining the other guests at meal time where we would get out the books from the library about tropical fish and show each other the fish we saw that day. That being said, snorkling is the main event here. It's great right off the shore, but then there are the (almost) daily boat trips to different reefs that are absolutely amazing!! I believe that Navini offers a tremendous value, but it's not for those looking for a 5 star resort. There's no pool, no AC, no one is going to bring you drinks to your cabana - it's a place that's clean, comfortable, friendly and relaxing. Bonus is that they pick you up at the airport and take you to the resort - you do not have to hire your own transfers.