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Reviews of Mantaray Island Resort

Nanuya Balavu Island, Yasawa Islands, Nanuya Balavu Island, Fiji

#1 of 1 hotels in Nanuya Balavu Island

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Review score

Based on 697 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    9.1

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    6.6

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  • Reviewed: 24 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It would have been nice to have some more entertainment. It would be good if the cava and dancing/entertainment was on another night as well…

    My daughter and I stayed in the dorms (I am 57), which were clean & comfortable and during our 6 night stay most people were very considerate with noise etc. Toilets are a bit of a walk away, however it is well light during the night & feels very safe. The amount of comfortable day beds etc around the pool was excellent. Staff are as always just amazing 😊

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 August 2025

    8.0
    Little piece of paradise
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I wish there were lockers in the dorm to lock your valuables instead of leaving them at the reception.

    I stayed in the dorm, it was spacious and surprisingly quiet. The meal plan was amazing, delicious food, great choice with plant based options.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2025

    9.0
    Absolutely loved the destination, food was great. All rooms were great except the treehouse rooms and the showers that c
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Treehouse Bure
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Tree house rooms. Public showers for treehouse rooms were horrible. Sometimes smelly, cold water with little or nearly no pressure, depending on time or what shower you went in. The beach front rooms had their own showers and these were excellent

    The beach front rooms were excellent but because they were pre booked we had to spend two of the four nights in the tree house rooms. These were small , single beds and similar to a cabin at a campground. Not very nice. Great Staff, snorkeling was fantastic, and the mantaray experience out of this world!!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2025

    8.0
    Amazing definitely recommend and will be back!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Treehouse Bure
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Phenomenal, beautiful staff beautiful resort!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2025

    9.0
    Beautiful Location and Mantas
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Treehouse Bure
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The meal package was expensive and basically required.

    The facilities were beautiful and well kept. The food was delicious and fresh each day. Perfect location. Tons of activities. Family oriented and brought people together for games and fun. Able to see the Mantas and clearly the staff protected their wildlife and cared for them.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2025

    8.0
    amazing snorkelling, friendly resort
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Treehouse Bure
    • Stayed 3 nights

    I struggled a bit with the food. Was a bit salty for me.

    location is amazing, staff friendly, snorkelling out of this world.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Treehouse Bure
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some of the staff members are not kind. The meal plan is a bit over priced

    It's a nice place. There are multiple activities and performances to enjoy. They're environmentally conscious.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2025

    8.0
    Nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food could have been better for what you pay

    Lovely pool and lovely staff

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2025

    9.0
    Mantaray 2025
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Villa - Beach Front
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unfortunately they don't do laundry for guests, and don't have anywhere to do it yourself other than in the bathroom sink.

    Excellent people, excellent snorkeling and activities. Lovely location

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb island.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Reef Bure
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fabulous island resort.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    9.0
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The fixed menu is a bit of a pain with timeframes and selection and was inconsistent quality but overall good. Would be nice to be able to book the activities outside of the planned times as we missed a couple.

    The staff where amazing, especially the ones working the bar next to the pool - location was great, good snorkelling, room was beautiful and comfortable.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Treehouse Bure
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Scuba diving, manta ray snorkel, food was great. I could listen to Niko and the team sing all day

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2025

    7.0
    A diver’s dream getaway!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Treehouse Bure
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We were really looking forward to this stay - our stay was good but here are a few things that really let the resort down: Meal plan is really expensive for what it is and service is often relatively slow, even just to order… The meal plan also gave you no flexibility and the often didn’t have some of the options available. The dessert offering was also quite poor. Pool is in the shade all day which was a shame and low tide made it impossible to swim in the sea - low tide hit either side of the middle of the day for all of our week long stay which meant there was nowhere to swim during the middle of the day. Obviously depending when you stay this might not be a problem at all. You can also not take kayaks out during low tide, which again meant this was not possible for most of the day… We were not fussed about sharing the showers as we knew we had taken the cheaper option of the treehouse bure, but there were only 5 showers for all 32 dorm guests and treehouse guests. These showers struggled for hot water when multiple were being used. Final thing was whilst sunset beach was lovely there were no amenities down that end of the resort, meaning to use the facilities or get a drink you had to go all of the way back!

    The resort was really lovely! Manta ray snorkelling was well run and the dive centre was very accommodating, running dives three times a day. House reef on both sides was really good with some of the best coral I’ve seen on a house reefs, although only really accessible at high tide. This goes for both beaches. There was a decent range of food in the menu also and the staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. There were welcome drinks on arrival and the pool area was really nice with bean bags and plenty of sun beds to relax on! Activities staff were also really good, constantly singing songs and even spotting mantas on the house reef! Sunset beach was lovely to watch the sunset each night with a drink! Food was on the whole tasty with big portion sizes. Treehouse bure was basic but ok and the toilets were ok, if not a bit of a walk…

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean, good food, nice and helpful staff

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    All was absolutely good

    I stayed in the dorm with many single beds, but unlike what you might expect from a hostel, it was extremely clean. The beds and mattresses were comfortable, the food was amazing, and the beach and snorkeling were incredible. The staff were super friendly, and the bathrooms very clean. Mantaray is definitely a place to return t

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The meal plan was too expensive for what it offered. Also of all the free activities that were advertised half of them were not available and for the others I had to ask many times. Of course paid activities were highly encouraged instead.

    The coral reef is very healthy and there are so many fish! The resort is nice and clean. Staff is super friendly.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 June 2025

    8.0
    Fun and social!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The meal plan is a mandatory add on and pretty expensive for what they offer, in my opinion. I would rather the mandatory aspect be removed and just let people order and pay what they want to from the menu, at proportionate prices

    Social aspect and activities

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 June 2025

    8.0
    Beach fun vibe
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Treehouse Bure
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Somehow booked a tree house room without bathroom. However the shared facilities where nearby so it was fine. Showers were open to the sky which was nice. Could have been cleaner but OK

    Fabulous friendly vibe. Very well run resort.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 June 2025

    9.0
    Gorgeous resort and a nice dorm with the best snorkelling ive ever seen
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Daily meal plan price a little expensive for what you got. Bar was the same.

    Gorgeous resort. Most amazing snorkelling right off the beach. Manta ray experience was incredible. Lovely staff. 32 bed dorm was much better than i thought it would be. Clever design separating them in to little pods of 4. Slept well. Big communal table for solo travellers was great.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 June 2025

    8.0
    Love Mantaray
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Treehouse Bure
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I had to buy quite a lot of water as the water provided wasn't good tasting. Some filtered water for guests would be suggested.

    I love Mantaray resort and have visited more then once. Accommodation offers some affordable options for solo travellers. They have done upgrades since my last visit which was a nice surprise. The staff, reef and new pool are highlights.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2025

    8.0
    Nice stay at beautiful island
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Comparing to other resorts, I find the service at the restaurant not the best. Sometimes you had to wait a long time for your food. It's not that the staff of the restaurant were not friendly, but more distance than at other resorts. I didn't really like the food, but that can be personal

    Airconditioning in the dorm is great. Nice swimming pool. Paddleboards and kayak for free use, I would recommend to paddle to the little island across the sea because there you have the sun on the good side :) There were games organised in the evening, that was fun. The staff is very nice.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Villa - Beach Front
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful island and resort! The staff were so lovely and helpful! Sad that we missed out on seeing manta rays because of the season only just starting, however the snorkelling and hike were great.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2025

    9.0
    Awesome slice of paradise
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Villa - Beach Front
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Beautiful location and beautiful accommodation . Great snorkeling right in front of resort Staff were amazing

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Paradise Dormitory
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The dormitory was too big, little privacy and lack of racks to hang clothes. Also, the food was mandaroty, since there was no restaurants around but in my opinion it should be included in the price.

    Outdoor decoration, facilities and the food was fantastic! Also there was a huge coral reef at the beach, just in front of the resort.

    Stayed in April 2025

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