Tuesday, 25 August 2026 06:02

Fiji plant updates

Megan MacLachlan, YOU Travel and Cruise; Tanya Franklin, The Travel Brokers; Heather Gordon, Raffe Hotels and Resorts Megan MacLachlan, YOU Travel and Cruise; Tanya Franklin, The Travel Brokers; Heather Gordon, Raffe Hotels and Resorts

Hideaway Resort and Spa, on Fiji’s Coral Coast, will undergo renovation later this year. 

Chris Green, general manager resorts Kimaya Group, says 40 rooms at Hideaway (some 20 minutes drive east of Sigatoka) will be worked on between November through to January 2027. After that, the next 40 of the 115-room inventory will receive the upgrade treatment. 

‘The renovation will be done in sections to ensure as little disruption as possible,’ Green adds.

Heather Gordon, group director of sales and marketing Raffe Hotels and Resorts, reports that Lomani Island Resort and Spa now has four new pool bures at the far end of the resort. ‘We’re definitely seeing a demand for that sort of accommodation at Lomani,’ she says.

At Raffe’s Plantation Island, developments (due to open mid next year) include new Copra Restaurant, Baravi Mediterranean Kitchen, Bingham bar and swimming pools.

‘We find that the New Zealand market is now booking well in advance – around a year – so that they can secure the rooms they want.’ She says the trade has been active in informing clients that they need to get in early.

Sheraton Fiji has introduced a food truck by the main pool, offering fare such as fish and chips and hot dogs, plus ciders, beers and house wines. Other Marriott updates include the ‘fairly firm’ opening estimate of quarter one for the much anticipate new look Westin Fiji.

ProMag