Warwick Resort Fiji
Readers Reviews
Rose van Dijk
October 2011
Bula!
Myself, my husband, my 16 year old son and our 3 year old daughter just arrived back from seven days at the Warwick Resort Fiji. We arrived at about 10:00pm and were told that the room would have a cot, but it didn't so we had to sort that out which took some negotiation. The staff said that we could change rooms the next day if it were too crowded, which with two double beds and a cot there wasn't much room left for a cot and suitcases. Also we were on the third floor and I was worried about our 3 year old climbing up on the chairs and over the balcony.
The second room was the same size but had one double bed and two single beds so it left a lot more room. It as also on the ground floor which was fantastic as it opened out to a big lawn and garden. Perfect for a three year old to run around.
I would give this resort three stars overall out of five due to the following:
Water: No-one told us not to drink the water so we all found out the hard way...
Pure bottled water is expensive ($6 - $8.00 fjd for 1 litre). There is a little shanty shack outside the resort that sells it about 30% cheaper, and sells soft drinks. The resort shops do not sell water or soft drinks which was frustrating.
Ice: There are two ice machines. One was broken the whole time and the other one was constantly running out.
Kids Club: We went to the Warwick because the Kids Club catered for three year olds. However, the activities the kids are sometimes involved in is too old for this age group. There is only one lady to look after a whole stack of kids so supervision is limited. It was cheap at $5.00 fjd per day, but you get what you pay for.
Babysitting: Very reliable and cheap $10.00 fjd for first hour then $5.00 fjd for every hour after. We only used the service once and were very happy with it. The Bula Lady came to our room and our daughter bonded with her and had a lot of fun.
Food: The restaurants ran on a strict booking basis so that took away all the spontaneity. You had to book at least two-three days in advance for any of the restaurants. We had no choice but to go to the buffet on a number of occasions and it was terrible, crowded, boiled up food, no water, poor service. Not much to write home about. The Italian Restaurant was about as Italian as me...but the food was very nice and the service was great, also there was a lot of space around the tables so you didn't feel like everyone was on top of you. The Seafood restaurant was lovely, but we waited 2 hrs for our food so had to eat quickly to get back to the babysitter. The cultural evening was rained out unfortunately so it was all brought inside to the buffet area, which was chaotic, crowded and noisy...the dancing was held in another venue but our three year old was over it by then.
Definitely take along something for diarrhea as we all ended up getting it...very festy.
Parent Info: There is no bath which made it really had with washing the three year old, she had a shower but she hated it.
Teenagers: there is nothing much to do and no activities dedicated just for the 12-17 age group. However, there was snorkeling and the gym which our 16 year old loved.
Nothing much is for free...the mini golf was good but was $5.00 fjd for each person. The gym was great, but was $10.00 fjd per person per session.
We took a trip to Suva for the day which we organised through the hotel and it was fantastic. We had our own driver "Harry" and a van and they put a childseat in (for an extra $10.00 fjd). All up the trip was $250 fjd but well worth it. Our driver waited whilst we roamed around the shops and streets of Suva. It was about two hours to Suva from the Warwick. Watch out for beggars and people trying to rip you off on the street, no different than Thailand but just something to be aware of.
Overall the trip was fantastic and we all had an amazing time. Getting to the resort from the airport took two hours so even though our flight left at 9:00am on the Saturday we had to get up at 3:00am to get the flight!
I would say that this resort is geared for the kids in the 6-12 age group, and would be great for older couples.
Enjoy! Isa Lei
Jill
October 2008
The Warwick is the best resort so far that I have been to in Fiji. The coral coast is beautiful and this resort overlooks the water. The rooms are tastefully done and very clean, the staff are all very friendly and helpful. The food is excellent, with a different theme for the buffet each night. Advise to get food vouchers when booking with the travel agent as I paid only $99.00 each for lunch and dinner, well worth it as the dinner alone is $40.00 per person and lunch average $20.00 per person. The Nadi wing is being renovated so best to ask for the Suva wing which is the quieter end of the resort. There are two pools one on the Nadi end where the kids seem to be the most and the other on the Suva end where it is quiet. The money exchange rate is no good with the reception at the resort but the JACKS shop at the resort has the best exchange rate. Overall a very romantic getaway for the everyone and good for the young kids. There were not a lot of teenagers or young adults when we were there and only one night club for them. If you want a very restfull or romantic getaway this is the place to go.
Joanne
August 2005
My family and I have just returned from a wonderful holiday at
The Warwick. The accommodation was fantastic, the people were only to glad to
help and were extremely helpful, the food was great, the activities were
wonderful and everything about the place makes us want to return next year. The
only down side is that it is about 2 hours from Nadi Airport. We flew into Nadi
at about 7.00 p.m. and didn't arrive at the resort until 10.30. The restaurants
had just close and we had to get room service. We then had to leave there at
5.00 a.m. to catch a 9.00 a.m. flight back to Australia. But these are only very
small criticisms and we will definitely be staying at The Warwick next year.
Nicki
January 2004
My 2 children (boys 7 & 8) and I have just had a fabulous holiday at the Warwick, Fiji. I chose this
resort on several recommendations, the facilities offered & the fact that it had
a kids club. We were not disappointed & my boys never used the kids club. The
staff were unreal, the kids made new friends & joined in activities all day,
some days I hardly saw them at all. There are loads of activities all day for
kids and/or adults including pool volleyball, beach volleyball, touch football,
ice-cream eating contests, snorkeling & fish feeding, water melon smashing
competition, kids disco, adults disco, karaoke, the list goes on! Every
afternoon happy hour preceeds the torch lighting ceremony which is a fantastic
female spectator sport. All our meals were included on a package and we could
receive a credit for the meal voucher if we chose to eat in one of the more
expensive restaurants.
One tour I would highly recommend is the Namuamua Inland tour, where you go up the river in long
boats to a village where they perform several ceremonies & included lunch,
dancing and fabulous hospitality, words cannot do this day out justice, try it
for yourself. Part of the trip back down the river is on a bamboo raft which was
a lot of fun.
The only downfall to the holiday was that I fractured my foot and medical services are primitive to
say the least. There was no-one at the resort who seemed to have any first aid
knowledge & it took 3 hours to get a doctor to see me. So my only warning is to
brush up on first aid skills and take adequate provisions with you. That said,
the staff, especially Vinni, could not have been more helpful or accommodating
for the rest of my stay, the kids & I were treated so well we could have been
royalty!
Don’t bother buying souvenirs from the resort shops, the ladies that sit near the main pool each day
or the ones with the huts on the beach are much friendlier & cheaper. The resort
hairdresser was more expensive than on the beach for braids but I had such a
good time with Sefa & Pate it was worth the extra & Sefa did a great job of my
hair.
We were fortunate to get the opportunity to get out & meet some of the locals which made our holiday
extra special. If you get the opportunity, take it! The Fijians are definitely
the friendliest people I have ever met & we’ll be returning in September for our
next fix!
Claire Morrison
June 2002
Found your website whilst assessing where to go in the Cook
Islands this year. I knew it was going to be hard after the fantastic holiday we
had at the Warwick in June 02. The staff at the resort are so lovely, and we had
fun teaching them to say g'day, after the "Bulla" thing started to wear off. We
stayed in a ground floor room in front of the big pool, which was fantastic as
you could leave your doors open to pop back in as you were right in front of
them. I wish we had paid a bit extra and booked an interconnecting room as we
had a double, single and a foldaway, which was way to squishy, but hey you only
sleep there. The tours to do are the Village tour, where you go up the mountain
and visit a Fijian school and the kids put on a show. (This was an education for
my girls 4 & 6). The kids have nothing but are the happiest bunch you could ever
wish to meet. Take some lollies (quite a few) as you get to give them to the
kids. (There are no shops up the mountain for you or the kids). Also do the
Horse ride up to the waterfall, this is a memory our kids will have for along
time. They get to ride their very own pony and the guides stay with the kids on
the horses, who know the trail with their eyes shut. When you reach the end you
are pretty hot and get to swim in the waterfall. (FANTASTIC).
The food is pretty expensive in the resort shop and the resort
restaurants. We took a meal deal for brekky and lunch which saved heaps. The
evening meals can be pretty expensive and I found the food a bit weird,
especially when an indian chef is cooking Italian cusine!! and there wasn't one
curry on the menu. But the kids ate free, which was great.
Harry is the activities guy. He runs the pool volleyball
(which is a great way to meet everyone and make friends (or enemies) depending
on who's team wins. Harry also does the small kids stuff, tug of war, egg and
spoon, ice cream eating to name a few. The girls also loved chasing the "fire
man" around the hotel grounds every night when he bangs on his drums. All the
kids chase him right around the hotel whilst he lights all the torches.
The only downside was the trip to and from the airport. The
Warwick is the last drop off approx 2 hours. This was also a nightmare when we
took a Captain Cook cruise to an island off Nadi, pick up 6.00am drop off 10pm.
Huge day. We stayed 11 nights and could easily have stayed more but wish we had
combined with an island resort. The weather was great too about 28 every day. We
went to Sigatoka to experience some markets and shopping, the open air markets
are really dodgy and filthy and the shops weren't much either. You can catch the
local bus which is a great experience especially if you chat to the locals not
really worth a visit though, especially with kids.
We loved Fiji and we were all really sad to go. The brochures
are right, the fijian's are the friendliest people I have met in a long time.
The Cook Islands has a lot to live up to this June!!
Also just about the kids club. Mama, a real character runs it
and at the time they were building a new one for her next door to the old one.
My girls were not real happy going there, it was very limited with entertainment
for such a big resort, which I was disappointed with as we would have liked to
had a bit of time out on our own. But not to be. Thank goodness they have such
fantastic pools and activities, the girls were more than entertained.
Karen
Our family have just returned from the Warwick
in Fiji, and had a fabulous time. We have two sons aged 14 and 3, the 3 year old
cried when it was time to go home, and the 14 year old made so many new friends
that he will have trouble keeping up with the emails! We had a few problems when
we first arrived, they had put us in a room for three with a fold down bed (as
mentioned by Lynda Seymour) which meant that we could not actually stand on the
floor in the room! After some haggling they moved us to a room with two double
beds which was just fine. Our travel agent had told us that you could not get
meal packages at the Warwick but when we arrived we found we could, and quickly
arranged it, ala-carte was pretty expensive. You could use your meal vouchers
primarily in the main restaurant, but if you wanted to eat in one of the other
three restaurants you could have the value of your vouchers deducted from your
meal costs. We didn't use the kids club for our 3 year old as expected, he was
having too much fun with us and was no trouble. We went and had a look at the
kids club and their only seemed to be about one or two kids there each time,
despite the huge amount of kids at the resort. Anyway, fabulous holiday, would
highly recommend it to any family. We were there for New Year's Eve and they had
a spectacular party, at midnight Fiji News filmed the celebrations, as they
apparently do each year.
Lynda
Just stumbled across your website,
great information as we are considering going to Vanuatu early next year.
However, we have just returned from Fiji and a wonderful resort called The
Warwick. This is a kid friendly resort, the kids stay, play and eat for
free. The kids have their own menu and they eat with mum and dad which is
what suited us. There is a choice of 4 - 5 restaurants at The Warwick and
the kids with their own menu are welcome in three of them. The rooms are
big enough (we had 2 double beds) but watch out they put other families in
a room for three and threw in a portable bed. There is plenty to do for
the kids, 2 pools, a spa they can use with supervision, a great beach area
on high tide. They hold kids ice-cream eating contests, spear throwing,
fish feeding, cooking and coconut hulling demos. This is just a
few things organised to entertain the kids. The resort has a kids
club but we found they didn't need to go at the age they are (11 and 7).
Friendly staff, top quality resort would go back immediately.
The meals for the adults were a
little expensive (mains meals about $22.00 Fiji). Beer is about $4.00
Fiji, however they have bottled water all over the resort which is free.
Kids want to go back sooooooon!
Only negatives is it is a 2 hour bus
ride from the airport and when leaving the pick up is very early in the morning.
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