"Australian family of four (our girls aged 12 & 14). We stayed in the two bedroom beachfront villa with private pool. Purchased through Expedia for about $1000 a night (accom & breakfast). Definitely recommend this room type - waking up to the beach and staring out to the ocean while relaxing by our pool was priceless.
Took us a good 2-3 days to unwind and adjust to letting go of the hustle and bustle of normal life. I felt my uptight “Karen” attitude leave me by day 3 and the things I was low key annoyed about at the start seemed to disappear (for example, coffee not great, food a bit pricey, no green juice, skim milk was UHT, couch uncomfortable - none of this bothered me by day 3.) Eventually the Fiji island vibe took over us completely and we were walking slower, taking time to eat, not sweating the small stuff, noticing our surrounds and embracing it all.
Our advice is to let go of finding a “perfect” resort (by Australian standards) - this place has everything you never knew you needed, in spades.
Don’t book island trips before you go- get the Nalamu Lady (the resort’s boat) to take you out on a private charter, book the day before at the activities kiosk. Price is on par with going in a big group and service is completely personalized- they know the islands so well and will take you snorkeling, fishing, whatever.
Stop looking at book :)"