Where to Stay In Yasawa & Mamanuca Islands of Fiji – 2024 Update WE RATED THEM ALL !

T he Yasawa & Mamanuca Islands In Fiji are some of the most beautiful islands in Fiji and in the world. There are many places to stay on the islands.

Things can get a bit confusing as prices for rooms often times do not include required meal plans. Meal plans can get expensive – in some instances $100+ per person per night ! We summarize costs and our exclusive ratings in the tables below.

Ratings are updated yearly and are unbiased.

MAMANUCA ISLANDS RESORTS
2024  WANDERASM RATINGS

MAMANUCA ISLANDS & RESORTS	WANDERASM *EXCLUSIVE* 2024  RATING	S C O R E	PRICE	ROOM (US$/N)	MEALS (US$/N)
Kuata Island (2H)
1 – Barefoot Kuata Island	★ ★ ★ ★	94	¢-$$$	$15-120	+$60pppn
Waya Lailai Island (2H)
2 – Wayalailai Ecohaven	★	75	$$-$$$	$70-170	Included
3 – Naqalia Lodge	★ ★ ★	89	$$	$50-100	+ PAYE
Waya Island
4 – Octopus Resort	★ ★ ★ ★	95	¢ – $$$	$20-300	+ $120 pppn
Viwa Island (3H)
5 – Viwa Island Resort	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	96	$$$$$	$500-1500	+ PAYE
Naukacuvu Island (3H)
6 – Paradise Cove	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	95	$$$$$	$200-1000	+ $100 pppn
Nanuya Balavu Island (3H)
7 – Mantaray Island Resort	★ ★	80	¢-$$$$	$20-250	+ $50 pppn
Drawaqa Island (3H)
8 – Barefoot Manta Island	★ ★ ★	85	$-$$	$25-$100	+ $50 pppd
Naviti Island (3H 30M)
9 – Botaira Beach Resort	★	75	$$$$	$300-500	Included
10 – Korovou Eco-Tour Resort	0 – NR	50	$$	$50-100	+ ?
11 – White Sandy Beach	0 – NR	45	$$	$50-100	+ ?
Yaqeta Island
12 – Navutu Stars	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	96	$$$$	$350-600	Breakfast Included + PAYE or $140 half board (dinner and cocktail) or $210 (full board included lunch and dinner and cocktail)
Matacawalevu Island (4-5H)
13 – Long Beach Resort	0 – NR	65	$$$	$100-150	Included
14 – Waitui Base Camp	★	76	$$	$50-75	+ PAYE
Nacula Island (4H 30M)
19 – Oarsman’s Bay Lodge	★	75	¢ – $$$	$20-150	+ $50 pppn
20 – Blue Lagoon Beach Resort	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	95	¢ – $$$$$	$20-900	+ $60 pppn
21 – Nabua Lodge	0 – NR	60	$$	$100	+ ?
22 – Safe Landing Resort	0 – NR	60	$$	$100	+ ?
Nanuya Lailai Island (5H)
15a – Nanuya Island Resort	★ ★ ★ ★	90	$$$$	$200-$500	+ PAYE
15b – Boathouse Nanuya	0 – NR	54	$$$	$100-$150	+ PAYE
16 – Gold Coast Resort	★ ★ ★	87	$	$100-$150	+ PAYE
Tavewa Island (5H)
17 – Coralview Island Resort	★ ★ ★	80	$ – $$	$30-100	+ PAYE
18 – Coconut Beach Resort	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	97	$$$$	$200-300	+ $60 pppn
Yasawa Island (SEAPLANE)
18 – Yasawa Island Resort and Spa	★ ★ ★ ★	91	$$$$$+	$1000+	Included

pppn = Per Person Per Night for the Mandatory Meal Plan
PAYE = Pay As Your Eat; No fixed price meal plan
NR = Not Recommended

YASAWA ISLANDS RESORTS
2024 WANDERASM RATINGS

YASAWA ISLANDS & RESORTS	WANDERASM *EXCLUSIVE* 2024 RATING	S C O R E	PRICE	ROOM (US$/N)	MEALS (US$/N)
South Sea Island (30m)
South Sea Island Resort	★ ★	80	$$$	$150	+ $ ? pppn
Serenity Island (35m)
Serenity Island Resort	★ ★ ★ ★	93	$$$	$125-$150	+ $ pppn
Beachcomber Island (45m)
Beachcomber Island Resort	0 – NR	60		$50-$100	+ $ ? pppn
Vomo Island (1H 15m)
Vomo Island Resort	★ ★ ★ ★	93	$$$$$+	$1000	+ $ ? pppn

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2024 MAMANUCA ISLAND RESORT RATINGS

KUATA ISLAND (2h)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
1 – Barefoot Kuata Island Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  Website	$15-120 + $50pppn ¢-$$$	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ 94

WAYA LAILAI ISLAND (2h)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
2 – Wayalailai Ecohaven Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Website	$70-170 Included $$-$$	★ ★	★ ★	★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ 75
3 – Naqalia Lodge Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia Website	$50-100 +PAYE $$	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ 89

WAYA ISLAND (2h 30m)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
4 – Octopus Resort Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Reviews Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  | Website	$100-300 + $60 pppn $$$	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ 92

VIWA ISLAND (3h)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
5 – Viwa Island Resort Booking  |  Agoda | Website Hotels.com  |  Expedia TripAdvisor	$500-1500 + PAYE $$$$$+	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 96

NAUKACUVU ISLAND (3h)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
6 – Paradise Cove Booking  |  Agoda  |  Website Hotels.com  |  Expedia TripAdvisor	$200-1000 + $100pppn $$$$$	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 95

NANUYA BALAVU ISLAND (3h)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
7 – Mantaray Island Resort Booking  |  Agoda | Website Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  TripAdvisor	$20-250 + $50 pppn ¢-$$$$	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ 80

DRAWAQA ISLAND (3H)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
8 – Barefoot Manta Island Booking  |  Agoda  |   Website Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  TripAdvisor	$25-$100 + $50 pppd $-$$	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ 85

NAVITI ISLAND (3H)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
9 – Botaira Beach Resort Website  |  Agoda Expedia TripAdvisor	$300-500 + Included $$$$	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ 75
10 – Korovou Eco-Tour Resort Agoda TripAdvisor	$50-100 + ? pppn $$	★	★ ★	★ ★	★ ★	0 – NR 50
11 – White Sandy Beach Dive Resort Agoda Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  TripAdvisor	$50-100 + ? pppn $$	★ ★	★ ★	★ ★	★	0 – NR 45

YAQETA ISLAND (4H)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
12 – Navutu Stars Booking  |  Agoda  |  Website Hotels.com  |  Expedia TripAdvisor	$350-600 + PAYE $$$$	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 96

MATACAWALEVU ISLAND (4-5H)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
13 – Long Beach Resort Agoda  |  Website TripAdvisor	$100-150 + Included $$$	★ ★	★ ★	★ ★	★ ★	0 – NR 65
14 – Waitui Base Camp Booking  |  Website Hotels.com  |  Expedia TripAdvisor	$50-75 + PAYE $$	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ 76

NACULA ISLAND (4H 30M)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
19 – Oarsman’s Bay Lodge Booking  |  Website Hotels.com  |  Expedia TripAdvisor	$20-150 + $50 pppn ¢ – $$$	★ ★	★	★ ★	★	★ 75
20 – Blue Lagoon Beach Resort Booking  |  Agoda  | Website HostelWorld  |  TripAdvisor	$150-900 + $60 pppn $$$ – $$$$$	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 95
21 – Nabua Lodge Agoda HostelWorld  |  TripAdvisor	$100 + ? pppn $$	★	★	★	★	0 – NR 60
22 – Safe Landing Resort Booking  |  Agoda  |  Website Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  TripAdvisor	$100 + ? pppn $$	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	0 – NR 60

NANUYA LAILAI ISLAND (5h)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
15a – Nanuya Island Resort Booking  |  Agoda  |  Website TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia	$200-500 + PAYE $$$$	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ 90
15b – Boathouse Nanuya Booking  |  Agoda  |  Website TripAdvisor	$100-150 + PAYE $$$	★	★ ★	★	★	0 – NR 54
16 – Gold Coast Resort Agoda  | Website TripAdvisor	$100-$150br />+ PAYE $	★	★	★	★	★ ★ ★ 87

TAVEWA ISLAND (5h)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
17 – Upcoming Resort Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  Website	$100-200 + $$$	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 90
17 – Coralview Island Resort Agoda  |  Website  | HostelWorld  |  TripAdvisor	$30-100 + PAYE $ – $$	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ 80
18 – Coconut Beach Resort Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia Website	$200-300 + $60 pppn $$$$	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 97

YASAWA ISLAND (SEAPLANE ONLY)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
Yasawa Island Resort and Spa (Seaplane Only) Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  Website	$1000+ + Included $$$$$+	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ 91

SOUTH SEA ISLAND (30min)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
South Sea Island Resort Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  Website	$100-200 + $$$	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 90

SERENITY ISLAND (35min)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
Serenity Island Resort Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  Website	$100-200 + $$$	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 90

BEACHCOMBER ISLAND (45min)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
Beachcomber Island Resort Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia HostelWorld  |  Website	$100-200 + $$$	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 90

VOMO ISLAND (1h 15min)

RESORT	PRICE	HOUSE BEACH	WATER & MARINE LIFE	ACTIVITIES	ROMANTIC	OUR RATING
Vomo Island Resort Booking  |  Agoda  |  TripAdvisor Hotels.com  |  Expedia Website	$100-200 + $$$	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★	★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 90

WANDERASM STAY SCORE GUIDE
98-100 – World’s Top Places to Stay; Very Unique Accomodation
95-97 – Must Stay Here
90-94 – Outstanding Place to Stay
85-89 – Very Good Place to Stay
80-84 – Good Place to Stay
75-79 – Mediocre Place to Stay
50-74 – Not Recommended

WANDERASM STAY PRICE GUIDE (PRICE PER NIGHT IN USD)
¢ – <$25 – Extreme Value
$ – <$25-50 – Value
$$ – $50-100 – Budget
$$$ – $100-200 – Mid range
$$$$ – $200-500 – Luxury
$$$$$ – $500-1000 – Ultra Luxury
$$$$$+ – $1000+ – Ultra Luxury Extravagant Plus

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SO WHICH ISLANDS SHOULD YOU VISIT?

We’ve put together some sample custom itinineraries.

Mamanuca Honeymoon
1 Week / 2 Islands Itinerary

HONEYMOON ON SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAMANUCA ISLANDS

¢ – <$500 Budget
See Backpacking Itinerary Below

$ – $1000 Budget
See Backpacking Itinerary Below

$$$ – $2500 Budget
Blue Lagoon Beach Resort (Agoda) or Octopus Resort (Agoda) – 3 Nights
Coconut Beach Resort (Website) – 4 Nights

$$$$ – $3500 Budget
Navutu Stars (Booking) – 3 Nights
Coconut Beach Resort (Website) – 4 Nights

$$$$$ – $5500 Budget
Paradise Cove (Agoda) or Viwa Island Resort (Agoda) – 3 Nights
Navutu Stars (Booking) – 4 Nights

$$$$$+ – $10000 Budget
Paradise Cove (Agoda) or Viwa Island Resort (Agoda) – 3 Nights
Yasawa Island Resort and Spa (Website) – 4 Nights

All Prices Are Excluding International Airfrare

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Mamanuca Honeymoon
2 Weeks / 4 Islands Itinerary

HONEYMOON ON SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAMANUCA ISLANDS

¢ – <$1000 Budget
See Backpacking Itinerary Below

$ – $1500 Budget
See Backpacking Itinerary Below

$$$- $5000 Budget
Octopus Resort (Agoda) – 3 Nights
Navutu Stars (Booking) – 3 Nights
Blue Lagoon Beach Resort (Agoda) – 4 Nights
Coconut Beach Resort (Website) – 4 Nights

$$$$ – $7000 Budget
Octopus Resort (Agoda) – 3 Nights
Navutu Stars (Booking) – 3 Nights
Blue Lagoon Beach Resort (Agoda) – 4 Nights
Coconut Beach Resort (Website) – 4 Nights

$$$$$ – $11000 Budget
Viwa Island Resort (Agoda) – 3 Nights
Paradise Cove (Agoda) – 3 Nights
Navutu Stars (Booking) – 4 Nights
Coconut Beach Resort (Website) – 4 Nights

$$$$$+ – $20000 Budget
Viwa Island Resort (Agoda) – 3 Nights
Paradise Cove (Agoda) – 3 Nights
Navutu Stars (Booking) – 4 Nights
Yasawa Island Resort and Spa (Website) – 4 Nights

All Prices Are Excluding International Airfare

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Backpacking The Mamanucas
1 Week / 2 Islands Itinerary

BACKPACK SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAMANUCA ISLANDS

¢ – <$500 Budget
Barefoot Kuata Island (HostelWorld) – 4 Nights
Blue Lagoon Beach Resort (HostelWorld) – 3 Nights

$ – $1000 Budget
Barefoot Kuata Island (HostelWorld) or Octopus Resort (HostelWorld)
– 4 Nights
Blue Lagoon Beach Resort (HostelWorld) – 3 Nights

HINT:
Cheapest Websites are listed and linked in ( ).
We’ve done all the work for you.
Last Updated 2019.03.14 by Gopal
All Prices Are Excluding International Airfare

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Backpacking The Mamanucas
2 Weeks / 4 Islands Itinerary

BACKPACK SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAMANUCA ISLANDS

¢ – <$1000 Budget
Barefoot Kuata Island (HostelWorld) – 4 Nights
Octopus Resort (HostelWorld) – 3 Nights
Blue Lagoon Beach Resort (HostelWorld) – 4 Nights
Coralview Island Resort (HostelWorld) – 3 Nights

$ – $1500 Budget
Barefoot Kuata Island (HostelWorld) – 3 Nights
Octopus Resort (HostelWorld) – 4 Nights
Blue Lagoon Beach Resort (HostelWorld) – 4 Nights
Coralview Island Resort (HostelWorld) – 3 Nights

All Prices Are Excluding International Airfare

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