de Vos - The Private Residence

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• Anna Marie Ternida

  05 April 2018

  Very homey

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• Andrew Sylvester

  14 February 2018

  Beautiful people and a beautiful location. Loved the local feel and the seclusion. Weill worth a visit if you are looking for a true fijian getaway

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• Kim Steele

  07 October 2017

  Can't express my approval enough for these guys. Beautiful home, gorgeous interior design, right up on the beach. A little bit more out of town than I was expecting-- for some reason Maps had them right in the centre of Sigatoka, but they're actually 20km from Sigatoka. Nevertheless, right on Queens Road means there's never a shortage of buses and taxis (usually a two dollars).
  
  Beyonce the cat was probably a highlight, after which the snorkelling would probably take the cake. Was lucky enough to get there the night of a Lovo (earth oven feast), which the staff put a tremendous amount of work into. You really feel like both a spoilt tourist and a part of the family. Would visit again.

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• Korina Helena

  30 August 2017

  Our stay at this resort was pure paradise. Our bure was perfect, staff amazing, view outside our door was heaven. Couldn't have asked for a better holiday and birthday.
  
  Thanks Renee and all the wonderful staff. We are definitely coming back.

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• Adi Smith

  31 July 2016

  I got a cheap last minute deal on this place, and let me tell you it's really not my style. I'm used to a rough and tumble hostel affair. This place we more like a house surrounded by 4-5 private villas.
  
  I liked the private pool, the short walk out to the coral, and the quiet atmosphere. It was also great being within walking distance to one of the few general stores along the queens road.
  
  I didn't like the other guest (older people and older people traveling with their older children), or the fact that the place was so hard to find (the directions and lack of sign were hopeless).
  
  I'd consider going back, but only if I had a bunch of people with me and we booked the place out. It could be our own little private resort.

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• Carole Meredith

  11 August 2015

  
  We stayed at De Vos for 7 nights and had a wonderful time. A highlight was having a small intimate place where about 5 couples came and went during our time there. Another highlight was having meals cooked daily by an experienced chef Napoloni. The meals were very generous in size, delicious and moderately priced. We had the Mango room directly upstairs above the main reception/living area. This worked well for us, was cleaned everyday: I did think that if there had been a noisy lot of people staying who wanted to party late into the night, then it would not have been a good option to be in. However, everyone was quiet and so not a problem.
  
  De Vos, in my opinion is not really suited for children: it is more a couples place. There is a lovely large pool and the beach is a few metres away. I wasn't prepared for a coral beach, despite it being on the "coral Coast"! So the swimming area, wasn't that great out front due to the coral and walking on the sand was gritty. De Vos provided a selection of beach shoes, but if I went again, I would take my own. We walked up the beach to Naviti Resort, which has a cultural show on some evenings.
  
  In arranging this as our Fiji holiday, prior to leaving for Fiji, I felt frustrated by the low level of communication from de Vos. I was trying to pre-plan the week with activities and the reply to my email request for what was on offer was "there are a lot of things". Not specific enough for me! This continued on even when we were staying there-I approached Julie a couple of times asking her for activities. She showed me some brochures, but didn't show a lot of enthusiasm of help with telling me about what to do. I talked to her about this on our final night there and encouraged her to actively promote activities for the guests.
  
  One evening De Vos put on a lovo-a huge feed and we all sampled the karva. I appreciated that they did this-bringing abit of Fijian culture to us.
  
  Transport: we took the bus from Nadi airport to Maui Bay for about FJ $8 each and was dropped off on to the side of the road. Please note there is NO sign advertising de Vos: without the help of a local, we would not have found the place. Failing that, we would have had to phone de Vos for further instructions. So, when you ask for directions from de Vos, ask very specifically. It would be great if they could email through a map of where the place is to make it clear. If you require transport to places, simply stand on the side of the road and flag down a bus/car which go along the road every half hour. We did that, then after a couple of days decided to bus back to Nadi and hire a car from the airport, which worked really well in us exploring the place. If you hate cities, don't go o Suva. Sigatoka and Nadi, we enjoyed visiting. The Fijians are so friendly and that was a highlight too for us.
  
  All in all, an enjoyable holiday. If the staff of de Vos showed abit more initiative in helping us with touristy things, then it would have been near perfect. A perfect place to chill, relax, read books, swim if that's what you like doing. Oh, and really really nice surrounds-not grotty at all-lush and green, coconut palms and very tidy. The crashing of the waves out on the coral reef was soothing at night too!
  
  I would go again.

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• Ron Smate

  12 February 2015

  We stayed @ De Vos on the Park in Suva, so thought . why not. Odd set-up. The resort is inside a gated community, well, there's a wall and other residences (mostly resorts) but no gate. In fact, there isn't even a sigh to alert you to its location.
  Essentially a house with a couple of cabins.
  After we finally found it, the comedy of errors began. The POS machine didn't work, the air conditioning didn't work, the ceiling fans didn't work, the electricity kept making arcing sounds. But they eventually go the aircon working, but there was no remote control. Dinner is almost a family affair. The price was reasonable but the quantity was small.
  Our cabin was spacious but somewhat utilitarian. BUT we were most amused with the shower, it had 2 shower heads and was big enough for a crowd. The private plunge pool was s nice touch and there was a huge pool adjacent to the house.
  The beach is a let down. It's very coarse and gritty from the coral reef offshore. This was a nice enough stay if you're just out to have a quiet time.

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