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| Perfect for family on a budget visit to Fiji |
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| Brief Description |
| We stayed at Sandy Point for 3 or 4 nights on a quick Fiji layover on our way to Australia. It was a perfect for us. Very economical, right on the water, close to interesting things and very relaxing. |
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| Detailed Information |
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Sigatoka is about an hours drive from the airport along the gold coast. Sandy Point 5-10 minutes east of Sigatoka had arranged for a driver to pick us up. We paid but it was reasonable.Renting a car would have been another fine option, I think I would drive if I went again. The driver stopped in Sigatoka for us to do some quick grocery shopping as we were staying in a housekeeping cottage with a full kitchen and would be making most of our meals.
The cabin was one of about 5 or 6 self contained cinder block cottages,spaced reasonably apart among beautiful flowering bushes and palm trees so you don't feel at all crowded. Inside there was a galley kitchen with a living/eating area a half wall with screen between living/sleeping area and a very nice bathroom with shower. There is also a car park/patio outside with chairs. It had a TV with more stations than I've ever seen! My kids could find there US favorites -drat! It was very clean, roomy with all the basics you need. They have a swimming pool on the property although when we were there it was quite cold so we didn't use it plus the property is right on the sea so why use a pool?
The location is spectacular. It is right above the beach, you walk down steps to sea level - beautiful view. It is directly next door to a large fancy resort. We were there in August the place was empty. We went next door and lounged on their beach chairs,got drinks in the bar and came home to make lunch. There was a small restaurant with inexpensive food just down the beach. The hotel next door had a restaurant and there were other hotels with restaurants down the beach. The resort next door was willing to rent kayaks etc to folks not staying at their property. Across the street is a small but interesting Eco Museum, firewalking and such is available at nearby resorts. With the help of the owner of the cottages we hired a guide for a 4 hour tour of the sites around the island.
Bottom line this was a very quite simple relaxing place to stay to get over jet lag and see a bit of Fiji. This is not not fancy but it is clean functional and perfect for what we were looking for. Most people staying here come for an extended stays perhaps a month or more. We loved it for our short stay. If you were interested in going out often would be easier if you had a car as it's a bit remote.
Minneapolis May 13, 2009 Trip Advisor Ratings 
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