Independent, Familys in Fiji

Staff were so friendly it felt like you were part of their family. The resort is beautiful, great snorkeling right outside your room, food and drinks were of good value. Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our time here.

Great resort with a very attentive and friendly staff. The room was clean, comfortable and had a fantastic view of the ocean. We slept to the sound of crashing waves, and woke up to the same. The beach is extensive, clean and thinly populated. In a week, we did not pass another couple on our walks. The water was warm and we enjoyed frolicking in surf. With no TV......it was great to disconnect from the world and just live in the moment. Utter relaxation. The stress drains with each surge in the surf, right down into the sand. The food was very good, especially the breakfast a la carte and buffet. The hotel grounds were clean and well along the way to recovery after last year's hurricane. Nice grounds. The best thoughts of all go to the staff who really do go out of their way to ensure that you enjoy your stay. The resort is the only one on the island and lives in a symbiotic relationship with the surrounding villages, with villagers representing much of the staff. You detect that they have a sense of ownership in the resort...and it shows. A great place for a quiet, relaxing, romantic getaway.

Recently we booked into this hotel as a first time guest, we were greeted with a warm welcome with everything organised when checked in, had a kid on board so we were given room closet to kids outdoor play area and pool, very friendly and helpfull staff, with daily room service. I would certainly recommend ths hotel to anyone looking to stay in lautoka or western corridor. Thanks,

My husband thoroughly enjoyed Fiji Hideaway! It was a little bit of a hike to get to from the airport, but worth the distance. Being greeted with a cold glass of tropical juice was AMAZING after hopping off the bus! We were greeted and helped by hotel staff every corner we turned. The atmosphere was a mixing bowl of couples and families. We had a very nice bure and ocean view. Great snorkeling - well worth making yourself available to go out at high tide!! Breakfast was wonderful and the chef was very personable! Only complaints would have been perhaps having a couple more umbrellas available at the pool and we wanted to do the "mountain hike" but it was always offered in the afternoon and not being adapted well to the heat I would want it to be in the early morning. Also it would be nice to not have as structured or meal times for lunch and dinner to accommodate a variety of schedules. But overall we had a very nice time and it was difficult to leave.

Close to the airport, clean and really good restaurant. Our room had a lovely old world charm about it,whilst having all the mod cons. Wake up call came as asked, and the shuttle was waiting to take us to the airport . On our return we were upgraded to a lovely pool suite, and another very nice lunch & dinner in the restaurant. I would definitely stay here again if catching early flights to outer islands or home.

When selecting a resorts for my trip to Fiji, I came across First Landing Beach Resort and Villas, I noticed the positive reviews it had received and what struck me was that it was a small boutique resort offering a more 'Fiji' experience that one would not get in the bigger commercial run resorts. To sum up that paragraph, I have never felt so welcomed anywhere else I've stayed in the world, from the welcome "bula" hello song as we stepped out onto First Landing...to the reception area who kept us there only for a few minutes and we were escorted by our Fijian porter to our room. The 'welcome home' flower message on our bed looked absolutely beautiful and they continued with different flower messages each day....we loved coming back to our room in the afternoon to read our daily message. The bure we had was a beach front and had all the mod cons you need when on a tropical island. It was cleaned daily and was perfect. Breakfast / lunch / dinner were excellent and offered a variety of a wide selection of offerings. The bar was fully stocked and the cocktail list was perfect....they even had a few KAVA nights. Each night at dinner we were entertained with a live band, on Saturday we had a live show and fire dancers - just brilliant!

We stayed at Mana the same time last year and the island had just been hit by cyclone Evan. Last time we stayed in the island bure so opted to upgrade to a beach front bure this year. It was absolute paradise... Outdoor shower, spa bath in the room with uninterrupted views of the ocean. Great to have the option of 2 restaurants and a cafe for lunch. Staff are so friendly and make you feel like part of the mana family. We will definitely be back.

We spent a week in Musket Cove after a week on the mainland. This was much less 'resorty' than our previous accommodation and had a really idyllic island feel. Upon arrival we were greeted with music and taken on a little car for a tour before being shown to reception with cold towels and a drink to fill out paperwork and receive our room key. The bar was lovely, the beachfront bure was spacious and had great views, hammock, resident crab, etc. The beach was great although at low tide you have to walk quite far out to be able to swim at all. There were 2 free snorkel trips each day which were fantastic - we loved the sand bar trip. We also loved our boat trip to Modriki island and the snorkeling on that trip was like nothing I've seen before - we even swam with sharks and I overcame a huge fear (admittedly they were just wee white-tip reef sharks but...). The island has plenty to do and it's nice that there are 2 other resorts as a bike ride meant you could explore the whole island and visit these too. We enjoyed kayaking across to Malolo island but were a bit disappointed that the other non-motorised watersports, like SUP, incurred a charge. The food and drink was much more reasonably priced than at our first accommodation and we loved the fact you could buy a BBQ pack from the coffee shack and take it to the beach bar to cook up yourself. Massive portions! Great island night & buffet. Lovely, friendly staff throughout our stay and we enjoyed every minute.

We went at a great time of year (end of January) with the occupancy at approximately 40%. This meant better value and no issues with accessing services. Lovely staff, pools awesome, kids club great, activites varied and well organised but most of all one of the best locations I have been to. On the not so good side, the food was good but the whole buffet experience was a little full on. There are other places to eat on the island which makes for a good change. We definitely recommend PIR to any family looking for a great holiday.