Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Fiji

Bula! My family (3 teenagers in high school, my wife & I) spent our Christmas & New Year Holiday at the JMC Resort. It was amazing. We appreciate that the resort facilitates the local Fijian culture and communities- instead of corporately stamping the local Fijian culture and communities out. This resort allows the local Fijians to bring their cultures into the resort and the locals love sharing about their unique villages and about their families. My wife became friends with Camamari who was super kind to our entire family and made us feel like home. We got to know about her amazing children and about her village. If you enjoy fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, SUPs, kayaking, hiking & exploring - then this is the place for you! The locals went out of their way for us on New Years with a party at the bar, pool and fireworks at the pier - ending up in the pool after midnight - so fun! My son and I caught amazing yellowfin tunas with Bait. Bait is not only the best skipper/fish guide we know - he is one of the kindest and nicest people we have ever met. We love Bait. We stayed in Bure No. 8 for a few nights - it is spacious with two bathrooms and is right in the beach. The A/C units worked fine. Then we spent the rest of our stay in Bure No. 23 - which is nice but smaller with 1 bathroom. However, it is right on the Point with amazing views! Okay - the food here is outstanding- and we have been to three star Michelin restaurants! The selection/options were dynamic - well thought out and super tasty. Even the coffee was fantastic! The bar has plenty of options and even makes non-alcoholic drinks (somehow) fun! Just keep in mind the service is always with smiles and kindness and on Fijian Time. You will spend a long time at lunch and dinner. My kids and I enjoyed the Hobie sailboats and SUPs. Leo was our dive master, even at our dives at the Namena Reserve - he is professional, safe & solid - making for an amazing fun time! Gabby took us to a local geothermal pool with warm mud - mud baths - my first and so fun! We had a blast tubing down the river too and saw hot water shoot up from a geothermal hotspot beneath the river. Wow. And the hike to the local water fall is worth it. Try to swim up to the falls and climb through the falls to the cave on the other side. So cool. Again - not corporate at all - just enjoying the local mud pool, river and water fall. Learning about the local villages was interesting and eye opening too. The Fijians are wonderful and their love and friendliness is infectious! Thank you to everyone at JMC Resort! Huge Vinaka vaka levu to Bait, Camamri, Gabby & Leo!

We just returned from glorious 7 nights in Fiji to rainy Auckland and feel like we’ve just crashed back to earth😭. We spent 2 nights in Nadi (Wailoaloa Beach) and 5 nights in Jean-Michel Cousteau resort in Savusavu. Cons (cos it’s a lot faster to write than pros) - Have to fly to Savusavu in a small propeller plane. - One bedroom bures have weird layout - toilet and shower are in the same closed space without any partition. So if one person is showering the other person can’t use the toilet (or maybe you can 😝) - Room service is really slow unless you are ordering chips. - We got quite a few bites but haven’t come down with Dengue fever yet and TBH we weren’t too vigilant with mosquito prevention. Pros: Too long to mention - Your room rate includes pretty much everything other than alcohol/mocktail and some paid activities such as diving and boat fishing. There are quite a few included offsite excursions such as village visit and rainforest walks. - Daily nanny/buddy service from 0830-2130. Every under 6 get their own nanny, over 6 get buddy with increased ratio but my daughter (6) seemed to have a buddy of her own anyway. The buddy took her on snorkelling, kayaking, boating adventures every day. Daily swim with nanny/buddy (kids pools are inside the Kids Club, parents welcome to join). Our kids had the same main nanny/buddy for the whole 5 nights/6 days. Kids get whisked away at breakfast until you pick them up at night after dinner, but many families chose to have dinner together at the family section of the restaurant. - Fabulous snorkelling right from the beach, pier, and twice daily snorkelling excursion for adults and two family snorkeling trip and daily family boat ride. - No credit card surcharge - BYO is allowed and you can bring your own alcohol to restaurant - Food - daily cooked breakfast, 3 course lunch and dinner, all day menu all included in your room rate. Can have meals in your rooms. The food is solid 4/5 - not quite fine dining level, but probably solid 4/5 good hotel restaurant meals. Fijian BBQ lunch on Sunday and lovo buffet on Tuesday. All rooms now have airconditioning but we didn’t need it most of the time we were there. You will have fabulous time once you let go of the guilt that you are abandoning your child for the holidays. I decided to think of it as summer holiday camp for the kids that parents happened to come along to 🤣. Conclusion: We will go again before our youngest turns 6, but would go every year if we can afford it! Special thanks to Mary S and Etta, who were best nanny/buddy for our B1 and G6.

We are just back from a family holiday and just WOW! I have never felt more relaxed as everything is taken care of so you can sit back and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. My two children were so loved and cared for, not just by the Bula Club staff but throughout the resort. All the staff were so friendly and willing to help with anything. One restaurant work Elisha sorted bed rails for my son after enquiring how our night was at breakfast. Great attention to detail ie sunblock for kids and bug spray stationed throughout the resort. There were so many activities everyday with cute itineraries - one for adults and one for kids. The snorkelling off the pier is fantastic and you can visit the private island! It truly felt like we were leaving family behind when we left. Such a warm, inviting, magical place. I want to be back on my sun lounger enjoying my flat white! Thank you so much for such a wonderful week! Bula! See you again.

We visited this hotel over new years 2025 for ten nights with our three children who were 3, 6 & 7. Once we got into the ‘island time’ and excepting nothing happened in a hurry it was fabulous. The food was far better than we imagined, the Bula club which attracted us in the first place was great. We had a major safety incident which we left on the customer card on check out for someone to discuss with us however no one did. My husband and I came back from a snorkelling trip with our kids in the care of the kids club- we found our three year old In the adults pool on his own. We were very concerned- he can’t swim. After 8-9 minutes of us speaking to our son who told us his nanny went for lunch we eventually found our nanny who apologised and told us that someone else was responsible for him while she was on break. Seems there is no legitimate check in check out and there was no one looking after our child. The one woman who was apparently left with him had no idea as I asked her. A pretty disappointing experience in what was otherwise an amazing family holiday. Would’ve loved to have been given that call back to discuss these issues and improve and hopefully stop this major safety issue from becoming a thing in the future.

Our stay at Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort was nothing short of extraordinary. From paddleboarding at sunrise and diving with sharks to kayaking to private islands, Kava nights, and golden sunsets, every moment felt like a scene from a movie. The staff made this trip unforgettable. They not only anticipated our group’s passion for diving—taking us to breathtaking marine preserves and vibrant reefs teeming with sharks—but also ensured we experienced the full magic of the island. Every interaction was warm and thoughtful. Our boys were constantly invited to explore and play—whether it was building crab traps, kayaking, or joining in on local adventures. The joy on their faces said it all. To the entire team at Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort: thank you for every detail, every smile, and every unforgettable memory. We can't wait to return.

This place combines the comforts of a high end luxury resort with cultural and educational enrichment. The facilities are beautiful and situated right on a spectacular reef. They have a marine biologist on site, and have a full schedule of cultural experiences from basket making to dancing. The food is fabulous. They grow all of their amazing food on the organic farm in the back. Their pastry chef is remarkable – the chocolate is sourced from the cacao farm up the road and is some of the best chocolate confections I’ve had in my life. Dive sites are fantastic. But you don't need to be a diver to enjoy this trip. They go out of their way to ensure the trip is relaxing and restoring but also enriching. While I came as a solo traveler, I could see that this is also a phenomenal option for families with kids – they have the equivalent of a fiji day camp for the kids while the parents are off adventuring or relaxing. I want to return for a multi-generational family vacation. But it was also amazing as a solo traveler, since the resort staff went out of their way to include me in dinners and activities, so I felt like I was traveling with my favorite friends!