About this hotel
General information
Namale Resort & Spa spreads across 525 acres of rainforest and shoreline on the south coast of Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second-largest island. It sits on volcanic cliffs above the Koro Sea, and its grounds take in waterfalls, reef tidepools, coral close to shore and an organic farm that supplies the kitchens. The resort is for adults only, with every guest aged 18 or over, and keeps a ratio of four staff to each guest.
Twenty-two bures and villas are scattered through the gardens and along the cliffs, most of them freestanding with no shared walls. A bure is the traditional Fijian thatched-roof house; here each carries its own name drawn from the island’s nature or culture, with carved timber, high vaulted ceilings and showers built of natural stone. Stays are on an extended all-inclusive basis covering meals, drinks, most activities and nightly Fijian entertainment with village choir, dance and kava ceremonies.
Location
The resort lies on the south coast of Vanua Levu near the small town of Savusavu, overlooking the Koro Sea. Guests fly into Nadi International Airport on Viti Levu, connect to a domestic flight of about an hour to Savusavu Airport, and finish with a complimentary transfer of roughly 10 km, around 10 minutes by road. Labasa Airport is an alternative, about 90 minutes away by a scenic drive through mountains, rainforest and villages.
Spa
Valeni Sasauni Spa Sanctuary, some 10,000 sq ft (929 m²), is set into volcanic cliffs above the Koro Sea, with treatment and relaxation rooms opening to the ocean or the gardens. Its hydrotherapy area, with aromatherapy pools, a waterfall massage, hot tub, cold plunge pool and sauna, is included in the stay; treatments are charged separately. The menu runs from Swedish and deep-tissue massage to Fijian bobo, performed by therapists using their feet and overhead bars, hot stones, Ayurvedic abhyanga and swedana steam therapy, a sunset ritual for couples, banana-leaf wraps and products built on dilo nut, noni and cocoa, plus facials, manicures and pedicures on decks facing the sea.
Sports & leisure
- Snorkelling off the shore or from the resort’s own boat, Namale Pearl, in Savusavu Bay, plus kayaks, stand-up paddleboards and hand-line fishing, all included
- Dive Namale, a PADI 5 Star facility: dives in the Namena Marine Reserve around the islet of Namenalala and at sites such as Purple Gardens Mount and Lepper’s Wall, introductory dives for beginners, Open Water referral dives and Enriched Air Nitrox training (charged separately)
- A rainforest hike to the resort’s own waterfall and its freshwater pools; at low tide, reef walks past tidepools to an ocean blowhole
- A tennis court, beach volleyball, pickleball, an indoor oceanfront basketball court beside the Lasalasa pool and a 24-hour fitness centre
- Kava Bowl, an air-conditioned entertainment centre with bowling, billiards, darts, air hockey, table tennis and two private cinemas
- Nightly entertainment at Lomavata: village choir, meke dancing, Indo-Fijian music and henna, with a weekly kava ceremony
- Excursions: the Salt River Drift, a 1.5 km float with the tide through mangroves and rainforest to Salt Lake; a sandbar snorkel and picnic in Savusavu Bay; Vuadomo Waterfall, about 30 minutes west; J. Hunter Pearls farm; village and Savusavu town visits; game fishing
For children
The resort is adults-only: all guests must be 18 or over.
Restaurants & bars
Breakfast, three-course lunches, dinner, snacks through the day and drinks from fresh juices to wine, beer and spirits are all included, as is unlimited in-bure dining. The cooking mixes Fijian and Indo-Fijian flavours with local catch and produce from the resort’s organic farm, on rotating menus adapted to dietary needs.
- Lomavata — the main restaurant and bar, Fijian farm-to-table cooking for breakfast, high tea and multi-course dinners indoors or on cliffside decks; a lali drum signals the start of dinner
- Walu Bar & Grill — a casual spot by the pool for lunch, with comfort food, Fijian-inspired dishes and a full bar
- Private dining — in a sea cave, by the waterfall, on a hillside bluff, at the water’s edge or on the Veidomoni Deck with its heart-shaped hot tub; stays of 5–6 nights include one such breakfast or lunch, stays of 7 nights or more a breakfast, lunch or dinner of choice
Swimming
Two large freshwater pools with loungers, Lasalasa and the Dive Shop pool overlooking the bay, are open around the clock, and ocean-view hot tubs sit at Lasalasa and on the Veidomoni Deck. The resort’s beachfront has loungers, restrooms and an outdoor shower; snorkelling starts right off the coast, and low tide exposes reef tidepools full of marine life. Private pools come with the Ocean Plunge Pool Bures, Plunge Pool Villas and Grand Infinity Pool Villas.
Rooms
There are 22 freestanding units: seven Garden Tropical Bures, three Ocean Tropical Bures by the sea, seven Ocean Plunge Pool Bures and five villas with private pools, spa tubs, BOSE sound and a projector or flat-screen TV. All have a king bed and a private deck; Dream House is the only villa with two bedrooms.
Air conditioning, a seating area, Wi-Fi, robes, a safe, a hairdryer, a minibar restocked daily, fresh-baked cookies and a nightly flower-petal turndown.
Garden Tropical Bure
One of seven bures set among crotons, gardenias and plumerias, with wooden floors, a high ceiling, a king bed, a seating area and a bathroom finished in natural stone. A furnished deck looks over the gardens.
Ocean Tropical Bure
One of three freestanding bures facing the Koro Sea, with a vaulted ceiling, a king bed and a spacious two-person shower open to the outdoors. Ani and Jeri sit on the main beachfront with decks opening onto a lawn steps from the water; Tabua stands above the ocean on the quieter east end, with a large sun deck and a four-poster bed.
Ocean Plunge Pool Bure
One of seven couples’ bures on volcanic boulders above the sea, with a vaulted ceiling, a king bed and a stone bathroom with a two-person shower. A secluded deck reached by a wooden walkway holds a private plunge pool and looks across the Koro Sea.
Plunge Pool Villa
A villa on the lava cliffs with a lounge and billiards table, a four-poster king bed, a walk-in closet, a two-person shower and an outdoor shower; some also have a jacuzzi spa tub. The secluded ocean-view deck has a plunge pool and a hot tub.
Grand Infinity Pool Villa
Civa and Duavata, villas for two with a private infinity-edge pool above the Koro Sea, a jacuzzi spa tub for two, indoor and outdoor showers and an Apple entertainment system. Each is built from four linked bures, with dining and an outdoor bathroom in the west wing and the bedroom, walk-in closet and lounge in the east wing, opening to a long deck.
Dream House Villa
The only two-bedroom villa, for up to four guests: the main bedroom has a king bed and a bathroom with a two-person shower, jacuzzi tub and outdoor shower, the second a queen bed with indoor and outdoor showers. Both bedrooms open onto daybed bures at the cliff edge, and the shared deck with its infinity-edge pool, the living room and the Apple entertainment system face the sea.
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