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.

Effectivement, le forfait obligatoire de 189 FJD par jour et par personne est bien indiqué sur le site, et ce type de formule se retrouve souvent dans les resorts sur des îles isolées. Cela dit, personnellement, je trouve que c’est assez cher, surtout quand on ne souhaite pas forcément prendre tous les repas inclus. Les plats proposés sont limités à un par repas, et tout supplément peut rapidement coûter très cher (par exemple, 47 FJD pour une pizza). Il faut aussi savoir que l’île propose de nombreuses activités, mais elles sont souvent payantes, et il n’est pas possible non plus de partir seul pour explorer les alentours. C’est donc un endroit idéal pour se reposer et chiller, mais moins adapté si vous cherchez de la liberté pour découvrir l’île par vous-même ou varier vos repas.