Family-Friendly Fiji: Top 5 Stays for an Unforgettable Vacation
What are the Most Kid-Friendly Resorts in Fiji?
Fiji’s family-friendly resorts and fantastic location make it an ideal destination for a memorable vacation. With its sun-soaked sandy beaches and crystal-clear ocean waters, it’s a picture postcard paradise of a destination. To keep younger members of the family entertained throughout your stay, many resorts offer a host of activities that all of you can enjoy, with some even offering free stays or meals for children under 12.
From kids’ clubs and movie nights to snorkeling adventures and thrilling zip lines, the array of experiences is endless. Whether you’re looking for a fun activity that everyone can do together or something the children will enjoy on their own, here are some great places to stay with your family in Fiji.
1. Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa
Family fun that’s free for pre-teens
Good for: Families, Luxury
Kids under 12 get a complimentary stay at Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa, just one of the many reasons the resort is a popular family destination. It also benefits from a gorgeous coastal setting and is just a 15 minutes’ drive from the airport.
The hotel offers a wealth of attractions for the whole family. The rooms feature fun bunk beds, while the expansive pool complex promises endless fun. The highlight for younger guests is the Niu Beach Club for Kids, with exciting activities like zip lines, splash zones, trampolines, and climbing walls. For older children, the Teen Zone offers a pool table, tennis, and video games. When you need a little grown-up time, you can use the babysitting service.
Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa
2. Barefoot Kuata Island Resort
For easy access to swimming
Good for: Families, Adventure
A great fit for active families, Barefoot Kuata Island Resort offers a range of aquatic activities for guests, including snorkeling, watersports, and diving. Especially popular with older children and adults are its snorkeling with Fiji Sharks tours. These take place daily in the nearby waters, which are part of a marine sanctuary and rich with marine biodiversity and teeming with aquatic life.
Accommodation at the resort comprises 21 rooms set on two beaches and encompasses a variety of well-appointed beachfront bures, traditional huts. Enjoy the peace and remoteness of a desert island paradise, but with the benefits of comfortable beds and a la carte dining.
Barefoot Kuata Island Resort
3. OUTRIGGER Fiji Beach Resort
Plenty of activities for kids and adults alike
Good for: Families, Luxury
Immerse yourself and the whole family in Fijian culture at OUTRIGGER Fiji Beach Resort where there’s always locally themed activities to keep you and the children busy and thoroughly entertained.
Cultural favorites showcased include traditional storytelling, meke dance performances, firewalking, and weaving. At the Adventure Park guests can hone their links game on the golf training facility, play paintball, or test out their archery skills. Kids and adults alike will enjoy the thrills of the Splash Zone which features a twisting water slide and an aquatic obstacle course. Parents who want to do their own thing for a while can also leave their kids with the resort’s highly rated (and much appreciated) Meimei nanny service.
OUTRIGGER Fiji Beach Resort
4. Malolo Island Resort
An escape from modern life
Good for: Families, Photo, Luxury
Escape the urban sprawl at the intimate, rustic Malolo Island Resort made up of colonial-style bures, just a few steps away from the golden sandy beach and twinkling, blue ocean. You’ll find no phones, TV, or radio here. The intention is to disconnect, and reconnect with yourself and your loved ones.
You won’t be lacking for something to do, though. There are plenty of water activities offered, including catamaran, kayak, paddle board, and banana boat rides as well as jet-skis, parasails, and e-foils. If you have younger kids, make sure they don’t miss Tia’s Treehouse, which takes place on the scenic hillside under a giant mango tree and teaches kids about Fijian culture in a fun and immersive way.
Malolo Island Resort
5. Octopus Resort
Where kids come first
Good for: Families, Adventure
There’s lots to keep kids and teens occupied at the Octopus Resort, which is nestled in Liku Liku Bay, on Waya, in the Yasawa Islands. There’s a free Kids Club for ages 3+ and a dedicated Teen Yurt for your older offspring.
The comprehensive program encompasses a variety of supervised indoor and outdoor activities that can keep fun dialed up for youngsters for the whole day. The varied schedule includes cooking lessons, face painting, treasure hunts, coconut husking, nature walks, sandcastle building, and hair braiding followed by evening games and movies. Explore the resort’s diverse family-friendly accommodations, where seasonal promotions may allow up to three kids to eat for free.
Octopus Resort
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