hotels in the yasawa islands

Wayalailai Ecohaven Resort is a community-owned eco resort on Waya Lailai Island in the Yasawas, rated 4.0 out of 5 from 195 reviews, offering an authentic Fijian cultural experience with beachside snorkeling, kava evenings, and accommodation run by the local village. Read our honest guide before you book.

Yasawa Island Resort sits at the far northern tip of the Yasawa archipelago — the only resort on the entire island — offering traditional thatched bures, a working house reef, and the kind of remoteness that most Fiji resorts only approximate. It is one of the most isolated places you can stay in the country, accessed by a 30-minute scenic flight from Nadi and surrounded by reefs that repeat visitors describe as among the healthiest they have seen anywhere.

Barefoot Manta Island Resort sits on Drawaqa Island in the Yasawa archipelago, the only resort in Fiji with a dedicated Marine Conservation Centre run by in-house marine biologists. It draws visitors from May to October for the chance to snorkel with manta rays that visit a feeding channel right beside the island — an experience that, for many guests, becomes the highlight of their entire Fiji trip.

Nanuya Island Resort sits on the sunset side of Nanuya Lailai Island, right on the Blue Lagoon, and it is the only resort in the Awesome Fiji portfolio to run a full à la carte menu instead of a fixed meal plan. With access to Sawa-i-Lau Caves, snorkeling on the outer reef, and staff who genuinely make guests feel like family, it earns its 4.6 out of 5 rating across 672 TripAdvisor reviews.

Turtle Island limits the entire island to just 14 bures and 28 guests at a time, with 12 private beaches distributed among couples and roughly 88–100 staff on hand at any given moment. Each couple is assigned a dedicated Bure Mama — a personal concierge who manages every detail of the stay. It is the most exclusive all-inclusive resort in the Yasawa Islands, and one of the most talked-about in the Pacific.

Boathouse Nanuya is a beachfront budget accommodation on the Blue Lagoon Bay at Nanuya Lailai Island in the Yasawa Islands, offering air-conditioned motel-style rooms and gender-segregated dormitories with free kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and snorkelling gear, a full meal plan, spa services, and easy speedboat access to the Sawa-i-Lau Caves — one of Fiji's most spectacular natural landmarks.

Gold Coast Inn is a budget family-run beach resort on Nanuya Lailai Island in the Yasawa Islands, offering beachfront bures and dormitory accommodation operated by a Fijian family whose cooking, generosity, and genuine hospitality create one of the most authentic island-life experiences available in the Yasawa chain — with excellent snorkelling off the beach, cave trips to the Sawa-i-Lau Caves, bonfire singalongs, and the specific warmth of a family who live on the island and treat their guests as part of the household.

Imeri's Funtastic Village Homestay is a genuine Fijian village homestay on Wayasewa Island in the Yasawa chain — run by Imeri and her husband Waisale from Namara Village, with outstanding home-cooked food from the family's chemical-free farm and the sea, shark snorkelling on the house reef, mountain hikes with breathtaking views, kava ceremonies with village elders, and the specific welcome of an island family who make guests feel, within hours, like members of the household.

Long Beach Resort is a family-run beachfront homestay resort on the remote island of Matacawalevu in the central Yasawa chain — where the village family of Vuake welcomes guests to a beautiful lagoon beach, home-cooked meals, kayaking, cave trips, night spear fishing with the staff, and the genuine warmth of a Fijian island community sharing their home and their waters with travellers who have come to find the real Yasawa experience.

Nabua Lodge is a family-run beachfront lodge on the famous Blue Lagoon at the southern end of Nacula Island in the northern Yasawa chain — where staff including Vani, Ruben the Kava King, Thomaso, and Ben welcome guests to traditional bures and dorms on a beautiful white sand beach, with free kayaks and snorkelling gear, trips to the Sawa-i-Lau caves and Blue Lagoon, village visits, and the genuine Fijian hospitality of a small, welcoming community.

Natabe Retreat is an exclusive adults-only private residence on the western edge of Tavewa Island in the northern Yasawa Islands — where Col and Nicky host one couple or group at a time in their glass-and-steel solar-powered home built on Col's family's private island, with Nicky's acclaimed three-meals-a-day cooking, Col's guided access to Sawa-I-Lau Caves before the tour groups arrive, daily snorkelling on the reef just steps from the door, and the 38-foot catamaran Coloma for fishing, cave trips, and remote beach excursions.

Vunidaka Homestay is a family-run beachfront bure homestay in Enedala Village on Nanuya Lailai Island in the Yasawa Islands — where Terry, Eddie, Navi, and the whole family welcome guests to fresh-caught fish dinners, octopus hunts in the mangroves, early morning Sawa-i-Lau cave visits, reef shark swims, spear fishing, ukulele evenings, and the authentic Fijian village life that leaves every guest already planning their return.

Waya Island Resort is an adults-only boutique resort on Waya Island at the southern end of the Yasawa Islands archipelago — where 25 rooms accommodate a maximum of 50 guests with all-inclusive cuisine from a kitchen with a dedicated pastry chef, snorkelling on a pristine house reef with reef sharks and outstanding coral, mountain hikes with guide Api, village tours, Friday Fijian night with lovo cooking, nightly live music at happy hour, and the welcome singing of a Fijian team led by Jon and Laura whose warmth guests describe as making the island feel like home.

White Sandy Beach Resort is a budget dive and beach resort on Naviti Island in the central Yasawa chain — where the new management's backpacker energy, the warmth of staff including Aggy and Junior, manta ray sightings from the beach, evening Fijian dance performances and bula lessons, and the beautiful white sand shoreline of the island's quieter coast deliver the kind of authentic Yasawa experience that guests return to.

Yasawa Homestays is a network of authentic beachfront village homestays across Nacula Island and neighbouring islands in the northern Yasawa chain — where hosts including Navi, Misi, and Marry welcome guests to traditional bures, freshly cooked meals from the day's catch, snorkelling on pristine reefs, the Sawa-i-Lau caves, kava ceremonies, weaving lessons, and the genuine warmth of Fijian village families sharing their island home.

Blue Lagoon Beach Resort sits on Nalova Bay on Nacula Island in the northern Yasawa Islands, on one of the few Fijian beaches that swims well at any tide — and backs it up with a PADI 5-Star Dive Centre, 35 dive sites, and a 4.7 TripAdvisor rating from nearly 1,800 reviews. Getting here takes commitment; what you find when you arrive justifies it.

Octopus Resort on Waya Island is one of the best-value properties in the Yasawa Islands, sitting on a mile-long golden beach in Likuliku Bay with a reef metres from shore and over 35 dive sites within 25 minutes by boat. It draws a genuine mix of backpackers, couples, and families without trying to be a luxury resort — and that honesty is most of why it works so well.