Fiji Nightlife & Entertainment Guide

Unlike Bali and other Asian holiday centres, Fiji's nightlife is very tame. Outside of Nadi and Suva resorts are generally quite isolated and the only place to dine is at the resort restaurant. Evening entertainment usually evolves around yaqona drinking with the staff and a weekly traditional dance performed by the local village and sipping cocktails at a sunset bar. For most holiday-makers, it is early to bed after a draining day in the sun.

The liveliest backpacker beach resorts are found in the Mamanuca Islands. The Yasawa budget beach resorts are for the most part very sedate at night although a couple do focus more on night entertainment for its guests and try to create a lively ambience. If you're after a more lively resort atmosphere try one of the following resorts with nightly entertainment. For dining out or visiting local bars, see our recommendations further down the page.

Fiji Resorts with a Lively Evening Ambience
Top Picks
Resort Name (click for details & pix)	Picture	Summary (hotel style)	Hotel Rate (F$)	Our Best Rate (click for quotation)
Plantation Island Mamanuca Islands		192 rooms Beach Resort	$ 465 - 940
Fiji Hideaway Resort Coral Coast, Viti Levu		110 rooms Beach Resort	$ 335 - 585
Beachcomber Island Mamanuca Islands		40 rooms Island Resort	$ 205 - 378 Dorm - $ 36
Smugglers Cove Wailoaloa Beach, Nadi		20 rooms Beach Resort	$ 145 - 215 Dorm $ 33
Highly Recommended
Resort Name (click for details & pix)	Picture	Summary (hotel style)	Hotel Rate (F$)	Our Best Rate (click for quotation)
Shangri-La Fijian Resort Coral Coast, Viti Levu		420 rooms Beach Resort	$ 600 - 1,800
Naviti Hotel Coral Coast, Viti Levu		240 rooms Beach Resort	$ 488 - 1,030
Mana Island Resort Mamanuca Islands		150 rooms Beach Resort	$ 432 - 1,020
Uprising Resort Pacific Harbour		24 rooms Beach Resort	$ 235- 375 Dorm - $ 45
Robinson Crusoe Off Natadola, Viti Levu		20 rooms Island Resort	$ 160 - 229 Dorm - $ 49
Manta Ray Resort Central Yasawas		16 rooms Beach Huts	$ 145 - 275 Dorm - $ 50

Nightclubs & Bars in Fiji

If you're looking to indulge yourself in the local night scene, Suva offers by far the best bars and clubs in the entire South Pacific, often frequented by university students from across the region giving them a South Pacific feel. Nadi is much quieter by comparison but does have some very good restaurants around Martintar and at Port Denarau as well as one or two decent bars and several rowdy nightclubs worth checking out with the locals.

The following resorts and hotels are recommended for dining out and visiting local bars and clubs:

Fiji Hotels with Dining Out Options, Bars & Nightclubs close-by
Resort Name (click for details & pix)	Picture	Summary (hotel style)	Hotel Rate (F$)	Our Best Rate (click for quotation)
Hilton Fiji Resort Denarau Island, Nadi		273 rooms Beach Resort	$ 489 - 819
Outrigger Resort Coral Coast, Viti Levu		254 rooms Beach Resort	$ 480 - 1,288
The Terraces Denarau Island, Nadi		164 rooms Apartment	$ 457
Holiday Inn Suva Suva City		68 rooms Town Hotel	$ 378 - 613
Tanoa Plaza Hotel Suva City		60 rooms Town Hotel	$ 206 - 444
Suva Motor Inn Downtown		20 rooms Town Hotel	$ 184 - 280
Bedarra Inn Coral Coast, Viti Levu		24 rooms Motel Units	$ 180 - 193
Smugglers Cove Wailoaloa Beach, Nadi		20 rooms Beach Resort	$ 145 - 215 Dorm $ 33
Peninsula Hotel Suva City		30 rooms Town Hotel	$ 140 - 250
Savusavu Hotel Savusavu, Vanua Levu		54 rooms Beach Resort	$ 135 - 215
Hexagon Hotel Nadi Suburb		120 rooms Town Hotel	$ 109 - 176
Nadi Bay Resort Nadi Suburbs		32 rooms Town Hotel	$ 89 - 195 Dorm $ 37

Food and independent restaurants is one of the few things that let the country down. Most resorts (other than those in Nadi) are set in secluded locations or on uninhabited islands so you are stuck with the hotel restaurant whether you like it or not. Some hotels, notably the upmarket small resorts, offer fantastic menus and very good international chefs - but these can change so quickly that we cannot provide a reliable guide to what resorts offer the best dining experience.

Unfortunately the seclusion of the resorts and the fact the many resorts are very small with only a handful of guests hinders the provision of reliable food. Local food is generally quite bland so the cuisine is based on an international flavour, with the exception of the popular island feasts which include traditional foods cooked in underground ovens (a lovo). Fish is a major part of the menu and these are generally very tasty. Fruits are also widely available but generally are limited to the seasons in which they fruit.

Nadi Town has a few good moderately priced restaurants including Indian curries and Japanese - however, the best restaurants in Nadi are all based on Denarau Island which the Sheraton Resorts a good option for those who like dining.