The Remote Resort

Wow … just wow! What an amazing experience, fantastic location, gorgeous food, stunning scenery and absolutely beautiful staff. This was an amazing experience, snorkelling off the house reef was mind blowing … so much better than the Great Barrier Reef. The dive operation is absolutely world class, the sites that I dived on were out of this world. The food … wow .. the food! So fresh and such vibrant flavours! Completely spoilt and the staff are so very accommodating. It is absolute paradise!

You're wondering, can all these positive reviews be for real? My answer: YES! The villas are beautiful and comfortable, the snorkeling is out of this world, and the food is delicious. But at the end of the day it will be the little touches that we remember: The staff member who met us at the jetty bearing hot chocolate...the snorkel guide who grabbed a hunk of sea sponge to clean my mask because he noticed it was a smidgen foggy...the gentle teasing from restaurant staff as we identified our favorite dishes and fell into a comfy routine. We are so grateful to Faye, Paulo, PK, Vilisi, Ili, PK, Zoe, and Wilson for those special moments (along with ALL the staff whose names we couldn't squeeze into this brief review).

What can I say - it is an amazing place, with friendliest and best staff. Food is amazing, Villas are great and the sevice second to none. I had a wonderful time learned how to scuba dive, went fishing and ate like a king. Met some wonderful people from around the world and will not hesitate to recommend to my friends family and complete strangers.

We were very impressed by how friendly and smiling the whole staff was and how they always greeted us with a smile everywhere. We have been to some beautiful resorts, but (unfortunately) this was not the case everywhere. It is also remarkable that we experienced this not only with the staff in the restaurant, reception, etc., but really with EVERYONE. No staff member was too busy to answer a question or do a job, etc. They always accepted and carried out everything immediately. It also seemed that this was not just an "act" for the guests, but that everyone really enjoyed working and was there for the guests. We always felt very welcome. Our villa was large and well equipped. We felt very comfortable. We also really liked the fact that dinner was always served downstairs and that there was a lot of distance between the individual tables. This created a romantic atmosphere. Another positive thing to mention is that we were given a new table every evening. The meals were extensive, varied, there was a large selection and it was excellent every time. This applies to breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The best service I have experienced at a resort ever. You really feel as if your holiday dreams are as equally important to them as is to you. The staff are truly nice in their heart. We realised we were going to miss out on the rainbow reef trip due to dates we arrived/left and the manager Villisi when I asked her if there's anyway we could go she looked at week plan and pretty much instantly said on this day and time we're going to take you there, it was not an issue at all, it was like a genie granting your wish... I'm sure it would've been an organisational challenge but they were so happy to help and obliging making me feel as if it was no problem at all, thank you for this. There are so many nice little things the staff do for example after we did the night Snorkel tour they brought us a hot chocolate to drink as soon as we got out of the water. All the staff are so friendly and thoughtful. The staff are on top of everything, & smoothly/seamlessly, moving you between activities/ events that you don't have to worry about anything and can actually relax which is so nice and I can rarely do as an ocd micromanager. The transfers were all really smooth. The rooms were nice and house keeping did a great job. There are somethings in the room which I was pleasantly surprised how good and practical it is for example they had Panadol, savalon and dettol in the room for first aid. The food was great a mix of fiji and fiji Indian influences. The way they do dinner at night was a huge surprise, private tables around the resort by the fire, some of the locations included on the jetty which made you feel like you were on TV was a favourite part of the experience. They have a different cocktail of the day daily. Ive been snorkelling all around the great barrier reef so you can trust me when I say the have good house reef, nice and colourful healthy corals, best snorkelling at high tide. Safe there are no strong currents. Villisi, the manager, said her favourite Snorkel was the Kioa Island Snorkel Tour & it turned out to be my favourite Snorkel of the trip. Would recommend. For Australians great to visit during our winter June/ July as the temperature so pleasant there

The Remote Resort is a small but WONDERFUL resort. It seems to attract couples as a romantic place, but for my wife and I, it was our luxury base to go scuba diving on the incredible and famous “Rainbow Reef”. Having 30 years of diving experience around the Caribbean and the tropical Pacific, we can attest to the reef’s beauty and condition. We rank it near the best! Remote Resort runs small dive boats so you’re never on the crowded cattle dive boats that other resorts have. Our Divemaster, Wilson, was phenomenal in knowing the reef’s dive locations, current, and finding the reef critters that we would never be able to spot!!! He was simply the best Divemaster we have ever had always paying careful attention to the divers above and under water. Regarding the resort, our room was beautiful and comfortable. Each days meal options were excellent! The food was gourmet! The service was OUTSTANDING. Each evening when we reported to the main building for dinner, we were taken to our own private waterfront table where they would bring us each course as we dined next to our own fire. And each evening, our dinner table was in a different spot, with our last dinner on the end of their wharf. For non-scuba divers, snorkeling on their “house reef” is amazing. Only in Papua New Guinea have we ever experienced such a pristine and beautiful house reef. This is a major plus for non-divers as you can get a real glimpse of what the Rainbow Reef offers. Many guest took advantage of their snorkeling tours out to the Rainbow Reef itself. Absolutely breathtaking! Bring your underwater camera! Travel to the resort was simple enough. They provided clear instructions and got us from and back to the and to the Taveuni airport without issue. You will not be disappointed with this “boutique” resort. My wife and I highly recommend it and all of our future resort trips will be judged against The Remote Resort.