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Reviews of deVos - The Private Residence

3.5 out of 5
deVos - The Private Residence
19 Maui Private Road, Korolevu

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 48 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Naushad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stay to experience the awesomeness.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lauryn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location staff and food awesome plus the cocktails
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tamara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A slice of heaven- the most beautiful peaceful place staffed by gorgeous people like Colly and Lorry and the owners Chris and Annemarie are like family- everything about deVos was perfect- if you want perfection this is where you should go Already planning our next stay Tamara and Marty
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Ted

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We picked this property for exactly what it was and we got what we asked for
Stayed 21 nights in Mar 2022
Response from De Vos Team on 19 May 2022
Hi Ted Thanks for staying with us, vinakavakalevu(thank you so much) for taking your time to write a review. Hope to see you again Tropical Regards

10/10 Excellent

Emma, Sydney Austrlia

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love everything will definitely be back for another holiday.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

2/10 Terrible

Julie

Disliked: Staff & service
Absence of customer service
I didn’t get to stay for this trip as I was admitted to hospital so tried to cancel and get a refund. The resort do not answer the phone or reply to emails so I’ve paid for a stay I didn’t take. Positively atrocious customer service.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the beach bungalow that we were given. Spacious & clean room. The view was absolutely amazing. This is a great place for family vacation.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from annemarie on 10 Jan 2020
Bula thanks for the lovely review glad we delivered on your expectations.Hope to see you again kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Wonderful location and friendly helpful staff. The bure was lovely. The snorkeling gear needs replacing as much of it is in poor condition.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from annemarie on 10 Jan 2020
Bula thanks for your review .The snorkeling we recommend you bring our own but for those lots kids or forget we have some available unfortunately it disapperasoften and we constantly replaced. Maybe we should not provide any! will think on these thanks for your comments

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place and wonderful friendly people, very relaxing, fantastic location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Annemarie on 16 Sept 2019
Vinaka vaka levu Thnaks for your kind words Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

10/10 Excellent

Jekope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very beautiful and comfy to stay.
It was worth every cent and view was amazing and staffs was very friendly and great with there service.👌
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words and hope you stay again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019
Response from adv on 5 Sept 2019
Vinaka Vaka Levu thank you for taking the time to review look forward too seeing you again.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Wotif didnt confirm our booking with Devos despite sending me a confirmatiom email so we had no where to stay when we arrived. It was easter and all the other hotels were fully booked and we had a 10 month old baby with us. The owner of DeVos kindly offered to put us up in their apartment at short notice as we had nowhere else to stay. I am sure e would have really enjoyed staying at devos if we had the chance and the staff were all so friendly and helpful but unfortunately due to Wotif completely messing up our booking the start to our holiday was completely ruined. I am so disgusted that this can happen and will definitely not be booking with wotif again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka It seems a pity you gave us 2out of five for all our help when you were happy with us?

8/10 Good

Brenda, Goodyear, Arizona

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Having our own bure by the ocean was very nice. However we had multiple problems that were quickly resolved. The property in general needs updating and better maintenance. Housekeeping didn't clean spiderwebs and a live spider between guests. Ant trails up the wall, small fan that was filthy and barely worked, rusty old mini-fridge that stopped working and ice melted onto flooring, inadequate lighting, no over mirror lighting. Wifi was only strong in the main lodge. Continental breakfast was good and plenty to fill us up. We had dinner one night and it was the traditional lovo meal with a kava ceremony. The food was cooked in a fireplace. It was just ok. In spite of these minor problems, we loved staying here. I chose it because it is authentic Fijian, not a tourist resort. I met the owner and some of his family. They were such nice people. This is not a luxury resort. it is more like a family beach lodge. They made us feel like family. You can't pay for that.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words and hope you stay again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

10/10 Excellent

Sa, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I really enjoyed my stayed Ryan was very welcoming and the people there were great. Lovely workers and i enjoyed every moment staying there. Thank you DeVos :)
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place, but hard to find.
The place is great, just off the beach and with lots of activity gear included in the price (snorkeling, kayaks, paddles, etc). However it is really hard to find the place if you are coming on your own. Do not trust the Google Maps location, it is not located near the roundabout in Sigatoka. It is 20 minutes farther down the road to Suva. From sigatoka, you need to continue your route down to Suva for about 20 minutes. At some point you will see on your right the Hideaway ressort, that means you are close. A little bit farther down the main road you will see a big cement wall with flowers on top. Just on continue an take the first entrance through that wall. Then make a left on continue until the end of the road and there is the property. There is no sign, so don't worry just go inside. If you have reached the Total gas station near the cement wall that means you have gone to far, so just make a uturn. Staff is very friendly, food is ok some of the courses have good value for money. Some cleanliness issues in our room as an ant highway made its way through the window in the bathroom. I would recommend though.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words and hope you stay again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

6/10 Okay

Chris, Brisbane, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Hotel on the beach
Hotel was on the beach and walking distance to a supermarket, atm and service station, nice areas for snorkelling and walks along the beach, easy location to catch taxis and local buses. Staff were extremely helpful and cheerful. The Mango view room we booked was disappointing and photos did not give a true indication of the room. The room needed a good clean, even though housing did come in everyday, the room was not properly cleaned. We stayed for ten nights in total and there was three days in a row that room was not touched. There was only one key to the room, which was inconvenient. The fly screens were not sealed so mosquitoes could get in if windows were left open. The room was comfortable, beds were comfy, no tv, tea and coffees and sugars were not replenished until the last day. Food was excellent and owners very helpful when asking to books tours, cars etc. Has a nice feel to it downstairs and around the premises, swimming pool a decent size and nice to sit around it while having meals. Overall our stay was comfortable and good for what we paid. Main concern was cleanliness.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2018
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words and hope you stay again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend the DeVos
We where greated by the owner Ryan who looked after us from when we arrived to when we left. The room was nice and big and right on the water. All the staff where helpful and one staff David invited us to his village to met his people and experience his culture. Breakfast and lunch was amazing. This was cheaper then the bigger resorts and you get a more authentic experience. Thank you DeVos!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words and hope you stay again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

2/10 Terrible

Neri, Australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We spent over 2 hours trying to find the place, it has no signs at all and comes up on google maps in the middle of a roundabout 20mins drive away. Tthe manager told us he had been told a number of times that google was wrong but hadn't yet contacted them. The address is also wrong on Expedia's website. Our rooms bathroom hadn't been cleaned and the door wasn't hung it was just leaning against the wall. I told the manager, he moved us but didn't apologise just made up excuses. 2nd room had a tray of tea, coffee and sugar packets covered in ants as it had opened packets on it. Back to the manager, more excuses, no apology. The kettle in the room could only be turned on and off at the power point as faulty. A pressure pump outside our window turned on and off all night disturbing out sleep. The waste paper basket in the bathroom (only bin in room) wasn't lined and needed cleaning. Our room wasn't serviced at all while we were there, each day we were given a different excuse why it wasn't done. The chair and rug in our room was filthy with years of ground in dirt. Meals were expensive and very slow, 2nd night we had to wait an hour just to have our order taken (only 4 other people eating) Last morning breakfast was 2 hours late.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Thank you for writing the review I will leave it to guests to read other reviews and figure for themselves.That this is not quite the full story and many of these comments just copied from other things. Al I can say is someone else checkin the very next day and please rad their comments. Hope you sorted your issues between yourselves and made something of the rest of your stay Vinaka Hope you

8/10 Good

tanya, adelaide, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Surprise private hidden gem
Was a tough place to find. No signs on the roads. Expedia/last minute show on map place is in sigatoka but no where near. An error in system needs to be fixed. Place was lovely. Pool great, ocean even better 20metres away. Quiet, relaxing and food onsite. Would stay again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka for your time to write a review Tough to find thats why it is a hidden Paradise we cherish our privacy Hope you come again Thanks from the team at de Vos the Private Residence

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Boutique Resort right on the water
Our family enjoyed an excellent stay at De Vos - the Private Residence. Our spacious bure was right on the beach, where we enjoyed snorkelling, kayaking and paddle boarding most days. The staff were fantastic and aways willing to help. As this is a smaller resort my sons were delighted to have the swimming pool largely to themselves. Definitely the right place for us
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

10/10 Excellent

mel, victoria, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing stay
We have just returned from our honeymoon where we stayed at de vos for 6nights. We stayed in the papaya room, this is the villa furthest from the beach but it is literally only 20 meters away. We would fall asleep listening to the surf each night. The restaurant is very reasonably priced. A large hamburger was only $15fj. And was delish. Room had everything we needed. And was so clean and tidy. With only a few other guests the pool was never crowded infact most of the time we had it to ourselves. If you want relaxed and peaceful this is the place
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

8/10 Good

Lesley, gold coast

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
right on the reef
great location, right on the reef. A few things that could make it better? stayed in Bure 5 and its very noisy with the staff being all around the outside for washing etc. A toilet role holder in the bathroom would have been good As it is hot and the customers swim every day, clean towels should be provided every day. And the mozzies are terrible, should advise the food was very good although I was charged 2 different prices for the same meal and the lack of vegetables served with each meal was very limiting the staff were lovely and very accommodating, I will return
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

8/10 Good

Philip B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Private Holiday Experience
The hotel was just what we hoped for! The whole experience was very relaxing. We were right on the beach. The bure was just beside the pool but screened by plants for privacy. The staff were fantastic and nothing was too much trouble. If we did not fancy what was on the blackboard menu the chef would prepare something special. The chef even came to apologise when we had to wait a while for our dinner order. The fruit juices were fantastic. Nothing was too much trouble. We always felt safe, well looked after, and never charged too muc.
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

10/10 Excellent

Lucy & Naca , UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An absolute gem!
Could not have been happier with our time at Devos. Everything was perfect. The staff couldn't have been more friendly, the view was stunning and the facilities were top notch! Amazing value for money and would rush back to stay again! Even got to watch Fiji win the Glasgow 7s.
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

10/10 Excellent

Jaz, Gold Coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fiji's hidden secret
Spent 5 days in this beautiful location. Stayed in beach front bure with plunge pool. Woke up each morning looking at ocean, devine! Staff were amazing! They made my stay so special, beautiful approachable people who make staying at De Vos a memory I will treasure. The location and facilities are very good but staff are the true secret to making this an amazing place to stay.
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
beautiful, peaceful resort
Very nice little resort if you are looking for a peaceful place right on the beach, not tou much to do nearby by great for snorkeling, friendly staff. We got a free upgrade to a self contained unit because we were the only guests there, it had some small negatives like the air conditioning not working and only one pot no pan, but overall it was a vey nice place to stay
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

6/10 Okay

Jac, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Slow and easy in Fiji
A small resort in a quite area of Fiji offering basic facilities.
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

6/10 Okay

Pita, Australia - WA - Regional WA

Disliked: Staff & service
There is a jetty if walk left along the beach that you must visit

6/10 Okay

John, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Run-down; Value: Reasonable; Service: Respectful; Cleanliness: Dirty; No hot water first night air conditioner kept breaking down

4/10 Poor

ashley, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: prepaid internet expired ; Value: room in an old house ; Service: laughter and stupidity; Cleanliness: room went uncleaned 2 day;

6/10 Okay

mathew, whanagarei

Liked: Staff & service
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comfortable and quiet. Was a nice place to say. Good food and helpful staff.
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

10/10 Excellent

Carl, Australia - VIC - Bendigo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Montana, New Zealand - Wellington

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Tired; Value: Average price; Service: Good, Friendly, Courteous; Cleanliness: Lacking; Was dissapointed in the facilities and decided to cut our stay short.

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Distinctive; Value: A steal; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: All the above; I will be going back in the near future

8/10 Good

Josie, New Zealand - Manawatu

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Acceptable price; Service: Helpful, Polite, friendly but too casual; Cleanliness: Beautiful; Really felt like staying in a large family home rather than hotel or resort.

10/10 Excellent

Ayla, Australia - TAS - Regional TAS

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Clean; The food is brilliant and well priced. Also a great place to meet and mingle with other travellers. We made some great friends here.

6/10 Okay

Arishma, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Disliked: Staff & service
Facilities: Basic; Value: Average price; Service: Sloppy; Cleanliness: Clean;

6/10 Okay

Danuta, Australia - SA - Adelaide

Disliked: Cleanliness
small resort great idea

10/10 Excellent

Hasanka, New Zealand - Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice , Above average, Distinctive; Value: Affordable, Worth it; Service: Outstanding, Friendly; Cleanliness: Pleasant; Recommend eating in, very reasonable & better food compared to the big resorts. Overall a charming boutique experience where you're not just a number.

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Horrible; Value: Rip-off; Service: Amateur; Cleanliness: Grubby; Disappointed with the service and experience at this hotel, we left 3 nights early as it was unbearable. Should not be rated 5 star.

10/10 Excellent

kenneth, New Zealand - Manawatu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Flawless; Cleanliness: Pleasant; very pleasent friendly staff

8/10 Good

Yi, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Facilities: Typical; Value: Inexpensive; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Delightful;

8/10 Good

Julie, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Joe, Australia - WA - Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Facilities: no power or water (cyclon; Value: Economical; Service: Go the extra mile, Outstanding; Cleanliness: Beautiful; Rooms are really lovely

6/10 Okay

Bernardo R P

Disliked: Staff & service
Bad breakfast and far from everything. Apart from that, really nice place.
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

ダイビング目的で一人でしたので、部屋は大きすぎました。自然の中なので仕方ないですが、蟻がとても多くて気になりました。でも掃除はちゃんとしてあるし、シャワーの水圧も問題なし！ＷＩＦＩは滞在中ずっと使えてＦ＄４０です。一人なので割高に感じました。目の前がビーチでこの時期はサメの赤ちゃんがウヨウヨいて貴重な体験が出来ました！食事は美味しいですが、値段は高級ホテルと同じくらい高いです。しかも最後にまとめて支払をしますが、間違ってましたのでその場でチェックして良かったです。毎度ゲストがサインするとかすれば間違えはなくなるのでは？やはり、その辺がアバウトですね。大抵は欧米人しか来ないと思いますので皆さんレンタカーですが、私のように一人旅でローカルバスで来る人には歩いて５分でスーパーがあるのは便利です。（といっても結局１度しか行かずお水１本買ったのみでした。）オーナーファミリーがメイン建物の２階に住んでいて、こじんまりとしている宿です。ダイビング以外は外に出たのは１度のみ、乗り合いバスでシンガトカまで３０分です。ナンディから急行バスは２時間です。降りる時には『マウイベイのガスステーション』で降りて下さい。
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence

10/10 Excellent

Raphael, noumea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
résidence privée au bord de la plage.
Séjour dans une résidence privée avec des repas servis comme à la maison! piscine agréable avec petit spa pour chaque bungalow. vraiment très agréable, personnel serviable et efficace. Manque juste une indication pour trouver ce petit coin de paradis.
Response from annemarie on 20 Nov 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu Thanks for your kind words Please come again Kind regards The team at de Vos the Private Residence