DeVos - the Private Residence

Where to begin....we stayed at De Vos - The Private Residence for our brother and sister in laws wedding. From the moment we arrived, to the moment we left, the resort and the staff were incredible. Toni, Rita, Loreena, Josie, Lo Gee, Ilivani, Marlene, Juu just to name a few were great from the moment we arrived. Annemarie and Ryan went above and beyond putting us up for an extra 4 days when our other accommodation fell through and making room for other whanau members to stay at De Vos. Also Ken who helped out and let some of our other whanau stay at his accommodation as well. We definitely had our ups and downs on the trip but De Vos was all positive. The facilities and activities that they offer are great and the pool was amazing definitely fave to cool off and relax in moments of chaos. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. It was sad to leave but it's not goodbye, just see ya later. We will be back for sure. You all welcomed us into your family and we welcomed you into ours. Nicole & Grace

The staff was everything great about this quaint authentic Fijian stay. The staff’s authentic joy, kindness and hard work was shown in absolutely everything they did from welcoming us, to cooking, cleaning, to finding excursions, sharing their culture and helping us with anything in their control. We Enjoyed the large pool, and many of our group got massages in the morning after breakfast. Breakfast was lovely and was a whole big different spread each morning! We also had a few lunches and some dinners that were lovely as well :) The property was lovely for relaxing in the morning for sunrise. You can see sunrise and sunset from the back deck! There were 17 of us and enough space for all of us to not be on top of each other. The only un- Fijian thing about this accommodation was the owner of the property. She was only there the first day, didn’t individually introduce herself to all the paying guests, just a general hello. There were multiple problems with the facilities including no hot water for half the guests. We thought we would see her personally to at least come and apologize for not having things up to par, and we didn’t see her when she left. She lives somewhere nearby. It was clear to me, that the money isn’t being put back into the care of that property. Which we deserve, as well as the hardworking people of the Resort deserve as much hard work as they put into everything. This house needs intense upkeep, but I will say, we did enjoy the authentic experience. It made us appreciate all the things we do have at a hand’s notice, and this house did humble us all, and we are truly happy with that. Thank you for sharing your culture, people and ultimately yourselves with us! We will absolutely be coming back to Fiji! Bring your mosquito repellents though… Truly it was an amazing experience! Book it, just be ready for those things , it didn’t ruin the trip, just made it more authentic. Venaka Vakavelu!

From the moment that we arrived, we felt warmly welcomed to De Vos. The team were friendly, extremely professional and made our experience in Fiji all the more better. The food was beautifully made and full of flavour. Fresh and delicious. We've come home feeling rested, and well loved from this lovely place.