Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji

Frommer's Review

This fine lagoonside resort compensates for Mother Nature's having robbed its beach of most sand with one of the most attractive swimming pools in Fiji. You can still go kayaking, spy-boarding and snorkeling at high tide, but the gorgeous pool is the center of attention here. In a way, the Outrigger is two hotels in one. Most of the accommodations are hotel rooms in modern five-story hillside buildings at the rear of the property. The resort also offers thatched-roof guest bungalows and restaurants that resemble a traditional Fijian village in a coconut grove down by the lagoon. These rooms all have balconies, with spectacular views from the upper floor units. Hotel rooms in the Reef Wing, a three-story lagoonside building (and the last remnant of The Reef Resort which once stood here), are smaller than their hillside counterparts and better suited to couples than families. You'll have butler service down in the comfortable guest bures, which have masi-lined peaked ceilings. The beachfront bungalows are the pick of the litter. A few others are joined to make family units. Australian restaurateur Geoff Shaw, who owns both this resort and Castaway Island Resort, sees to it that everyone is well fed in an intimate fine-dining restaurant, a large open-air, buffet-style dining room, and a midday restaurant by the pool.

Amenities: 3 restaurants; 4 bars; outdoor pool; 2 tennis courts; exercise room; Jacuzzi; watersports equipment rentals; children's programs; game room; activities desk; car-rental desk; business center; shopping arcade; salon; massage; babysitting; laundry service; coin-op washers and dryers.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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