João Santos
2 years ago
I went back and forth between Blue Lagoon Beach Resort (BLR) and Oarsman Bay Lodge (OBL) for a week, due to lack of availability. This gave me the opportunity to try both services and different types of rooms, summing up: they are both e ... See More
I went back and forth between Blue Lagoon Beach Resort (BLR) and Oarsman Bay Lodge (OBL) for a week, due to lack of availability. This gave me the opportunity to try both services and different types of rooms, summing up: they are both excellent, but there are differences: I found BLR much more commercial, but not in a bad way, on the other hand OBL is a bit more wild and chill, closer to Fijian life style for the more adventurous.
Both locations allow you to choose between Dorms and Private Vilas (in case of BLR some Vilas with shared bathrooms), if you are staying more than a couple of nights, no question about it: choose a Vila with a private Bathroom!
In both places you have reasonable food, considering we are on an island with no roads or ports, both chefs do their best, but in this area BLR takes the win, many more options and portions are bigger, but it doesn't have cake for the afternoon tee like OBL, that makes a difference.
There is not much to do on the island apart from getting some sun, snorkeling and rest, I only tried a paid activity, visiting the Caves, it was a flop, not worth it.