The Sonaisali is a short 30 minute drive from Nadi airport along the main road to Suva. The resort is located on a 105 acre private island and is a 3 minute boat trip across the inlet that surrounds the resort on three sides. The accommodation is split between 32 hotel rooms, built in two, 2-storey blocks either side of the main reception and resturant area, and 47 traditional Fijian thatched Bures, which are built in the gardens and offer garden view, ocean view or beachfront options.

 

The Hotel rooms come in 2 catagories, with 32 Beachfront Rooms, and offer a choice of 1 king or 2 queen size beds and have both air conditioning and ceiling fan ventilation. All have large en-suite bathrooms with double vanity, satelite TV, DVD player, IDD telephone, clock radio, hairdryer, complimentary tea & coffee making facilities, iron & ironing board, refrigerator & mini bar, in-room safe and have private balconies with ocean views.   The Beachfront Rooms also offer a little more space and a separate shower and bath in the ensuite bathrooms.

 

In addition to the hotel rooms, the Resort also offers 91 beach front Bures (bungalows) that offer all the facilities of the Hotel Rooms, plus spacious interiors, lounge area, high vaulted ceilings, natural woods and wide private verandas with ocean views.

 

In addition to the recently remodelled fine dining The Plantation Restaurant, offering the finest a la carte cuisine, there is also the Sunset Terrace and Deck lounge, providing all day casual dining at the poolside Pergola.  The varied menu offers a full American-style breakfast buffet, including freshly baked pastries, fresh fruits, cereals, and freshly cooked eggs, omelettes, bacon and sausages, light lunches with burgers, pizzas, sandwiches, salads and lighter entrees, and a varied dinner menu offering fresh fish, meats, vegetables and desserts, or a themed dinner buffet 4 nights a week, offering Mongolian, Indian, Fijiian Lovo Barbeque and Sunday Roast Buffets, all with fresh vegetable dishes, salads and desserts. There are also two bars in which to relax; the sunset lounge and the swim-up poolside bar.

 

For the energetic, the resort can provide all the complimentary activities you will need, including, tennis, volleyball, water scooters, paddle boats, windsurfing, canoeing,  snorkelling, Fijiian cultural demonstrations, fish feeding and coconut tree climbing to name but ten!  Additionally, the Resort owns its own 35ft luxury Catamaran, the Cagi Malua, (translates to 'soft wind' in Fijiian) with a fully equipped galley, large open decks, toilet facilities and state-of-the-art navigation and safety devices.  It can carry up to 26 passengers and offers a variety of cruises and day trips to tour remote islands and coral gardens! 

 

Other activities include island hopping boat trips, dolphin watching, snorkeling safari, Jungle safari tour, paintball skirmish, jet skiing, sport fishing, water skiing, horse riding, village tours, golf, and many other attractions and sights around the Resort and Fiji Island to experience! 

 

If you don't fancy being energetic, you can also just relax and sample a selection of spa and beauty treaments at the Frangipani Health & Beauty Spa.

 

One special feature is the resort's white sand upper beach. The island's natural beach is a black sand beach which can look a little off putting, so they have imported white sand which provides a pleasant beach area for sunbathing and relaxing, which runs along the front of the resort.

 

The Sonaisali will give you that island feeling without the necessity of going to one of the outer islands. It is ideal for those clients who are only in Fiji for a short stay.

 

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