Matana Beach Resort

Matana is a quality 3 star resort, but a 5 star experience you will not find anywhere else. It has no gold taps, but it has everything you need. Bures are a good size, clean, tidy and serviced every day. There is no air conditioning, the resort runs on solar and generator power. However the Bures have adjustable louvres all around and a fan so it was never too hot. The resort is right on the beach and we spent many hours snorkelling on the reefs near the resort as well as snorkelling from the dive boat. We paddled kayaks to Long Beach, Fiji's longest beach, we visited Vunisea and with others from the resort went to the island football and netball competitions and visited a local waterfall. We went on a boat trip to a village where women make traditional cooking pots and had a wonderful experience of being welcomed to the village, shown how they make pottery and a fun singing, dancing, kava session before being sung to as we left. Matanas manager, Joanna made us feel welcome and she was always interested in how we were doing. In fact all the staff at Matana were wonderful and the local people we met were friendly and made us feel welcome wherever we were. The meals (all included) were excellent, with local and international dishes including local fish and lobster. Our last night was particularly memorable when we had dinner at the beach accompanied by local singing and Kava. It was a real holiday, a delightful experience. We enjoyed every moment and will definitely be back.