We love the Coconut Grove Beachfront Cottages. We were greeted by the staff with a Fijian song, leis and a tropical drink. We stayed in the Banana bure right on the beach with our own outdoor shower. It was wonderful hearing the ocean at night. All of the staff was very gracious and thoughtful. We have never experienced any thing like that any where else. The restaurant was excellent. We ate all of our meals there. The best meals on the island; in our opinion. Ronna, the owner, is an great source for local activities. We enjoyed getting to know her. She is a lot of fun. Be sure to ask for Jes, a taxi driver, he will take you to places you wouldn't normally see. Price included a continental breakfast and massage.

The staff at Coconut Grove were just lovely and the food (and especially the Sangria) was too! Be prepared for major swimming to get to great snorkeling but it's worth it and good exercise too. Cottages have great outdoor showers and CD player with great selection of music and books. We recommend paying by the meal and not going with the meal package but other then that this was a lovely stay. The staff are particularly wonderful, super friendly, and sweet.

Bula!!

Fiji is a fantastic place with fantastic people and what a better way to experience Fiji than at Coconut Grove. Ronna and her staff are all extremely sweet and make you feel right at home. CG is a tiny place with only three bures (cottages). If five star gleaming marble pamper me like I'm a movie star is what you are shooting for, go ahead and pay 1000 a night to stay somewhere else. If what you are looking for is a comfy bure, great service by some Fijians who are genuinely sweet all on a beautiful and quiet beach CG is for you.

The beach. On Taveuni Ronna's beach is good (if you want glorious white sand beaches go to the Manumuccas with a hundred other people) with enough sand to hang out on and with beautiful turquise waters. Perfect water for a swim, or use the provided kayaks to paddle out to one of the nearby islands. And if snorkeling is your thing, you have come to a great place. The reef is out a bit and requires a little work, but once out there it is well worth the swim.

Ronna's restaurant was definetly a plus. Everything cooked fresh to order by Bimla and crew you are in for a treat. Several other people who came to eat from other resorts confirmed that Ronna's food is the best on the island. The food was very good, very fresh with a enough variety to keep us interested for over a week with what was coming next.

The hardest part to get used to though was this whole Fiji time thing. Coming from the states where is everything is pre-arranged down to the smallest detail, some of our tour arrangements left us wondering. However, everything always worked out, or as the Fijians say, "No worries". We were scheduled to go for a rain forest hike. We got to the village and they said they didn't know we were coming. We waited for 10 minutes, a guide showed up and we went for a fantastic hike in the forest. No worries.

One of our highlights was a scuba dive we did with Carl at Taveuni Dive at Ronna's suggestion. Carl was awesome, ok the reefs played some part in my feelings. But Carl was super knowledgable and took us to some pretty special dive sites. Thanks to Ronna for the recommendation to go to Carl's. Ronna was very knowledgable and a great source of information about the island and can help make your stay meet your expectations.

Long story short. Coconut Grove gets high marks for service, quality food, a quiet and super beautiful setting, excellent snorkeling on a good beach.

sitting at a breakfast of fresh fruit looking out over sparkling blue waters with coconut fronds waving in the light breeze it was hard to imagine anyone giving Coconut Grove a bad review.

breakfast need not be rushed it goes from 7.30 until midday.

The location is just outstanding - million dollar views completely unspoilt by development or noise despite the airport being about 200 yds away. Only gets 2/3 small planes a day.

We stayed in banana bure which is a great choice - closest to the beach with great views from the room & outside shower. Why would u ever shower inside with views like these.

Large comfortable bed & the ceiling fans keep you cool. Lots of CD's & books in the room & a mini fridge to keep the beers cold. Coconut Grove does not sell beer but are happy for you to purchase it locally & keep in fridge.

With a maximum of 8 guests - 3 bures & a guest room in main house ( would not be my choice ) Coconut Grove is an intimate location where guests naturally talk to each other over breakfast or dinner.

Ronna is lovely as are her staff & I suspect she employs more than she actually needs .All of the staff remember every guests name & always have big smiles .

Eating spots in Matei are quite limited but there are enough to provide variety & the food at Coconut Grove is superb. My Fijian style lobster was one of the best i have ever eaten & probably the cheapest at $24 including veggies & garlic bread.

Snorkelling is excellent although a long way out for the nervous. Ronna & the girls can organise snorkelling trips elsewhere & Garden Island resort was particularly good for that.

I just wished we could have stayed longer than 6 nights.