Boathouse Nanuya

We stayed at the Boathouse - very disappointing. Enuf so we didn't stay, but upgraded at significant expense to the only other accomadations at Nanuya we were told were available. The room smelled terrible - heavy cleaning smell masking a nasty mold or sewage order; window overlooking cluttered noisy come/go storage/parking area; several of us got crawled on in bed by bugs - not bed bugs, just ones that crawled and made you itch; unattractive structure in unattractive surroundings. As others said, you have to buy into a meal plan you don't want, food is mediocre at best, and slow, and things ordered don't arrive and you need to seek credit or reimbursement which is an effort to get. Would not recommend this place.

boathouse nanuya refers to the cheaper wing of the nanuya resort, but both share the same facility (reception, dining room, boathouse etc) in the boathouse nanuya wing, rooms are more motel style (ensuite double or triple) as opposed to villa. there is also a dorm room segregated by gender. the rooms are comfortable enough with great hot shower and AC. so at the room rate paid vs what villa would have cost, no complaints! there is however a mandatory meal plan of 129 FJD per person per day. i find this to be poor value for money as the food were quite underwhelming. this is an area i hope the resort can improve. wifi is available for free at lobby, but does not extend until the cabanas or rooms. the resort is about 20 min away by speedboat to the sawa-i-lau cave. it is about 30-45 min hike away from the east coast of nanuya lailai island, where an organic ice cream stall can be found.

There are 2 reasons we wanted to go all the way out to Nanuya Lailai Island for our island adventures. One was trying out the all inclusive holiday feeling, the other reason which are more important were the Saw-I-Lau Caves. Coming to Boathouse Nanuya turns out to be the best way without breaking the bank. We booked Boathouse Nanuya and we dined at Nanuya Island Resort. We have to purchase a meal plan as there are no other restaurants at the island. There are dance and singing at meal times and after dinner. There are many activities to do. Just book at Boathouse activity centre. Price is reasonable. Many activities are free of charge like renting a stand up paddling board or a canoe. We did that. Wonderful! There is a grocery mart next to activity centre, accessible to the guests villagers to purchase grocery. Nanuya Island Resort is very relaxing and it is easy to unwind. Special thanks to Vilekasa who demonstrated basket weaving and talked to us about life in Fiji, Nanuya Lailai and the surroundings. The people are friendly, hospitable and helpful.

We took two excursions with Mike and Sala. One to the cave and a guided snorkeling trip. Wonderful experience. They were so friendly and helpful. The cave is a must see in Fiji. Mike dove with us to show us special sites underwater, including a giant clam. He also spearfished, which is exciting to watch. The fish and reef farm were spectacular. We highly recommend them.

Lovely scenic resort with fantastic facilities in the dorms. Staff were extremely and genuinely friendly and always wanted to help. Food was lovely with a buffet and hot breakfast, 2 course lunch and 3 course dinner. Couldn’t recommend more.

First of all, almost everyone from the staff was so friendly, kind, helpful and nice. When you arrive you got the Fiji welcome song. That's nice but also normal. After a warm welcome. You have to pay the meat pack (130Fij) that's normal as well. The problem is you have a small list of meals for dinner and lunch. Just 1 entrée, 2 or 3 main meal and 1 or 2 dessert. The task was good. The breakfast, especially for this price was bad, sad just pathetic. You get fruits, one toast and sometime an egg. Also you don't have directly an entrance to the beach. You have to walk a bit around the island. If you are there the beach is awesome with a amazing view, clear water and mountain and island everywhere. On of my greates moments was to sit down in the water in the afternoon and a lot of bats are flying over you. This was great. But still not really close to the resort (10-15 min away) Our room was clean and kind of modern. So we got everything what we need.Bad AC Hot water Cooffee Tea. The housekeeping lady was so cute and lovely. She was amazing. ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEM: The room is directly next to a contraction or company. You can't relax in your room. It is to loud and noisy. They start at 7 am. It was impossible to sleep longer. Also it's destroyed all the holiday feeling and a good view over the sea and other island. However, we visit some other island as well and for this money you get a better accomodation, better food, more food, cheaper drinks. But if you stay definitely on the island doesn't matter in which resort. You have to visit Lo's Tea House. She is really lovely and the tea house is directly on the beach wich is a nice place to be.( You can find it on Google maps). Don't go to the resort. You have a lot of other better options. For example: Octopus resort or blue Lagoon or just a one day trip to the south sea Island.