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Where to stay where there are no children.Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Fiji | ||
My boyfriend and I are thinking about going to Fiji for a bit of a break however want to stay away from the area's where there are families and children. I know there are a lot of resorts and to go through every one can be time consuming so if anyone has been there and knows of a good island/resort where contact with kids will be limited to none, I would be greatful for your tips! Cheers | ||
Look up adult only resorts, Fiji. Have no idea if there are any. It will be an all inclusive place with no local contact, which may be just what you are looking for. Don't leave the compound however since there might be children outside the gates. Humanity never ceases to amaze me. | 1 | |
This resort only allows kids over 12 and from April it will be over 16. Haven't stayed there myself, but think it gets good reviews. Nothing wrong with what you are looking for - there should be places to cater for everyone. Really suggest you post on the TripAdvisor Fiji forum. There are some really people friendly people there! This is the link. You'll find lots of hotel reviews, too. Just look out for first-time posters - they may not be all they seem. | 2 | |
Just back from Matamanoa and we can recommend it. | 3 | |
Pay enough and you'll have an island to yourself. Personally I can't imagine enjoying a place like that but maybe that's just me. | 4 | |
I'm not quite sure why a few of you seemed to have taken offense to my post. Maybe I didn't make it clear that its more about have a bit of seclusion away from holidaying families and children rather than local people. Also I work with children every day so I don't think its up to anyone to judge me for not wanting to spend my holiday the same way. | 5 | |
Sorry- I rather over-responded. Away from holidaying families and children sounds more than reasonable- it was the zero contact with any children that seemed rather harsh. | 6 | |
I spent a couple of months poking around Fiji. I wasn't explicitly wanting to avoid families and children as such, but I did stay away from the main holiday resorts (either midmarket family or low end backpacker 'party') on Viti Levu, the Mamanucas, and the Yasawas. These are the places easiest to get to with holiday flights from, eg Australia. Staying away from those locations I rarely came across families/kids. If you went to Ovalau or Taveuni or Vanua Levu, or even picked the right resort in the Yasawas (I went to a budget place on Waya island), then you shouldn't have a problem. I was traveling budget level which in itself seemed to select against the families on short holiday. If you wanted spend more, then you may have to follow suggestions above and start searching for no-families resorts. My guess is that these will be of the mid- to upper-budget end. | 7 | |
I didnt see any kids at Blue Lagoon in the Yasawas, but perhaps that was just when we were there. | 8 | |