Probably the best out of the 5 resorts we have been to. About 1 km beach to go for a walk. Owned by 2 New Zealanders, I think the locals get payed around $2.5 per hour, or was that per day? and they say they are the lucky ones compared to the other villagers on the island. Pretty good snorkeling right of the beach, thought we did not go to Barefoot and Manta ray resorts to be able to compare, they are supposed to be good also. Compulsory meal plan at $100 per person but the food was really good. Nice fresh water pool (a little chilly), decking and bar area, and beach volleyball all in one place. If you take 2 hour $40 snorkeling trip you should know that most of the time will be spent looking at the poor village school, some crafts, in transit, and only about 25 minutes snorkeling. Snorkeling is ok but right in front of the resort is better! If half of the $40 was donated to the school i would have been ok with it. No infant life vests. The staff helped us buy and deliver baby food from the mainland, but in hindsight we should have brought our own from Australia because the infant did not take to the local food. Not bad value for Fiji, but for this kind of money you would live like a king in Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, etc) and see more culture and natural environment too.

My boyfriend and I just spent 4 nights at Octopus Resort. The house reef was the highlight for us, although I did find the water to be frigid. We also enjoyed the Island Hopping Snorkel activity - the only day time snorkeling activity offered during our stay. Shortly after our arrival, we went to the dive shop to learn about the activities at Octopus and get signed up. The employee who helped us was not able to describe the activities well (the activities are well described in the guide book in the rooms) and was not particularly interested in helping us. He told me there was no need to sign up for the island weaving activity and just to show up at the scheduled time of 2:00 the following day. I went to the dive shop at 1:55 the next day where I found one employee taking a nap and the other on his phone. After a few minutes, the guy on the phone asked if I was ok. I replied that I was there for the island weaving activity. He told me I was early. A few minutes later (after the scheduled start time of 2:00) I asked if the activity would be happening. He told me it wasn't time, so I left. Each time I stopped by the dive shop, I was met with the same lack of enthusiasm. Once I stopped by to borrow a mask and had to wait several minutes for an employee to leave the "group smoke break" that seemed to be taking place. The food was okay, but not great. The service at the restaurant was excellent. The evening activities seemed to be well run. Be advised that there are far more guests than beach loungers. If you have not secured a chair by 9:00, you probably won't get one. There were many families with loud children visiting while we were there, which made our trip less enjoyable. Overall, we were a little disappointed by Octopus - mostly due to the staff at the dive shop not having time for us and by the lack of daily organized snorkeling activities.