Plenty of activities. Hot showers and lovely staff and good food

I truly think that this was the nicest, most well run resort I have ever been to. The management and staff were amazing. The activities offered were excellent and reasonably priced. Things that really stood out for me were : The quality of the food was outstanding. They charged 109.00 Fijian for their daily meal plan. This included a breakfast buffet, lunch and dinner. Fresh fish, great deserts and wonderful service. The chef, Richard, was outstanding and visited my table to ask how everything was. The bungalows are clean and well maintained with well designed outdoor showers. Housekeeping was outstanding and the housekeeping staff knew my name after one day. In fact almost every staff member knew my name and greeted me warmly every time I saw them. The activity center was very well run as well. Aside from the personalized service they had great activities! One morning I went on the blue lagoon (from the movie) tour. They made sure we were the first group in and it was magnificent. The water was crystal clear and we were the only group there. As we were leaving 4 or 5 boats from other resorts or cruise ships were arriving. Had we been there later it would have been packed. Not for us.... The surrounding area was magnificent. The resort has worked with the local community to create a marine reserve in front of the facility. I really enjoyed being able to walk out of my bungalow and straight into the water. There have been 2 cyclones recently in the area and the coral has had a rough go of it. Here you can see it coming back. Giant clams, large fish and even Nemo fish abound. I did not bring my ten year old(next year). I did look around though and the resort accommodated children quite well. For the little ones I would see them walking around with their Fijian nannies or in the kids play room doing activities. The middle to older children would go out front on the floating jungle gyms or snorkaling with their parents out front. The older.. Above eight years old.. Were welcome on the excursions with the adults. A few times I watched the activity guys giving snorkaling lessons so the parents could explore a little on their own. Here are a few things that I would recommend. Take the ferry (yasawa flyer) to the resort and fly out. This way you can enjoy the magnificent scenery on the way in and then see it from the air on the way out. Go on a fishing trip. The kitchen will take your fish and create an amazing meal or two for you. Go on the snorkaling trips... Strongly consider getting your dive certification here. They have a great staff, the cost is (as usual) reasonable and you will learn how to scuba in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Take the kids. They will make friends with fellow travelers and have as much fun as the adults.