斐濟蘭花度假村(The Fiji Orchid)

Before embarking on a long trip to Australia, I knew I would need someplace to decompress; to allow me to relax after months of stressful work. I decided to skip the busy resorts in Fiji (too many people) and searched for a smaller property. The Fiji Orchid fit my needs and I booked. What a fantastic choice I made! The grounds are lush, beautiful and well kept. The individual bungalow I booked is massive, clean and extremely comfortable. It was like a dream The staff are kind and attentive. Always with a smile and a warm greeting. I was fortunate enough to be able to spend some time with the owners; we struck up a nice friendship and I was able to learn so much about them, their business and the island. I intend to stay in contact with these lovely people I also intend to explore the South Pacific and I now have a base from which to do so. I will definitely be re-visiting The Fiji Orchid, before and/or after, any adventures I have in Oceania.

5 star prices, 3 star quality. Our bure was lovely, but not 5 star. The overall appearance was worn. The mosquito Net was cheap and had numerous holes. The garbage can in the bathroom was dented and rusty, the canvas roof was filthy…all not a big deal but when they are charging $720 FJ per night, it should be pristine. We had booked the Fiji Orchid for two nights to celebrate my 65th birthday, which was to be the second night. This was a highlight of our trip to Fiji. We planned on having my birthday dinner at the Orchid, after eating there our first night, we changed our plan. I ordered the consume ($26) it was a small serving with a few veggies in it, tasteless and bland. I ordered the creamy curried prawns as my main ($40) the prawns (several small prawns or large shrimp) were over cooked and tough. And they were not in a curry sauce, rather a sweet seafood like sauce. The exact sauce was served as a condiment at the Boatshed where we ended up for my birthday dinner.(and had an excellent meal) The worst part of the evening was the service. I realize that our server was “in training”, she was lovely, but over anxious. She hovered, walked by, constantly checking on our progress and ready to whisk away items finished with. Mid meal I put down my fork to take a sip of my drink, she was immediately there asking if I was done. It was not a relaxing meal, I left the meal feeling stressed and unhappy with the food and service. I told my husband, I will not go back for my birthday dinner!

The property is located in the middle of nowhere. There is a dirt road of about a mine leading to the property from the regular road with cows walking down that dirt road. The nearby beach is dirty and you still have to walk by the same dirt road to get to that beach. The beach that no one even uses because of its location and poor condition. The breakfast included in the rate is very limited. You can just get the same 2 eggs (still can choose how they are cooked), some fruit, limited coffee/tea, some bread. Very poor! Nothing more for free. You can get anything else for the extra price. It cannot be even compared to the regular breakfast buffet in normal hotels… very poor. The lunch and dinner is only available on the property (very limited and still pricy). There are no shops or any attractions nearby so if you don’t rent a car - you are stuck in the dusty jungle with absolutely nothing to do. The tour operators don t offer pick ups from this place. The pool doesn’t look clean at all. The dirt/grovel road is very close to the property so you can hear the cars passing by even at night and you get all the dust prom the road. The WiFi is in the room only! No cellular coverage on the territory. NO TV at all!!! I moved from that hotel on the second day of my stay to the Sheraton and saved my holiday by doing that! Asked the property to get some money back but never got anything! Really disappointed!!! It’s the first time I had to run from the hotel ASAP.

當我們離​​開奧克蘭並登上飛往斐濟的斐濟航空航班（順便說一下，這很棒）時，他們通過單音廣播宣布“您的天堂之旅開始了……”您知道嗎，他們真的沒有錯。航班非常好，我們的航班準時到達，但儘管在海關、安檢和行李提取方面出現延誤，我們酒店的司機 Kesho 仍在等我們。這就是我們在斐濟果園的體驗真正開始的地方。我們乘坐一輛非常舒適、寬敞、幾乎全新的豐田陸地巡洋艦，非常舒適地開車前往酒店，在交通中轉乘大約 35 到 40 分鐘。我們沒有意識到，斐濟蘭花酒店曾經是雷蒙德·布爾(Raymond Burr) 的度假屋，他是20 世紀60 年代和1970 年代佩里·梅森(Perry Mason) 和艾恩賽德(Ironside) 節目的明星。雷蒙德·布爾 (Raymond Burr) 熱愛蘭花，就像熱愛斐濟一樣，因此酒店和餐廳的名稱為 Raymond's。當我們到達酒店時，有四、五名工作人員正在等候迎接我們。這真的很特別，包括為我們辦理入住的 Ledge，這是一次非常直接、輕鬆和輕鬆的體驗。每個人都很高興，事實上我們遇到的每個人都很高興。從我們到達的那一刻起，我們就感到非常受歡迎。我們讀過客人的評論，他們批評了歡迎和入住流程，這很荒謬，但很可愛。當我們喝完歡迎飲料後，我們的行李被帶到了我們的草屋，然後我們被帶到了我們的草屋。僅有 6 間草屋，因此最多可入住 6 位房客。這些草屋分佈得很好，每一棟都回到了自己的一小片雨林。我們的小屋很可愛。主要區域分為兩個區域：臥室和帶座位的休息室。有一張小桌子和椅子。小屋後面是淋浴間，配有洗手盆、玻璃馬桶和玻璃淋浴間。一邊洗澡一邊眺望雨林，真是讓人精神煥發。我們在斐濟蘭花酒店的住宿沒有什麼不喜歡的，我們很快就有賓至如歸的感覺，就像在度假一樣。下次我們見到他們時，每個人都知道我們的名字。我們每天晚上都在雷蒙餐廳吃飯，享受每一餐。我們還在泳池邊吃了一些小吃和飲料，這很可愛。一切都是分散的，所以我們在任何時候都不會感到擁擠或酒店很忙。我們真的要感謝 Ledge、Kesho、Gordon、Imma、Lo、Deepika（我們在入住前聯繫過他們，他們給了我們很大的幫助）Ben 和整個家庭。他們真的讓我們的住宿變得如此特別。 Kesho 為我們安排了我們的一天，當我們在最後一天需要一些幫助時，他們加倍努力來幫助我們。我們也要感謝當地計程車司機阿里，他也在我們的最後一天帶我們去了楠迪。和斐濟蘭花酒店的每個人一樣，他很棒。我們絕對會回去嗎？我們的 5 晚住宿時間是否夠長，絕對不夠。如果可以的話，我們會給他們更高的評價。謝謝你👍。請查看我新增的所有照片📷。

Hubby and I stayed four nights here on the way to Canada. We were greeted with a smile by kesho then travelled half an hour or so to the bures. We were greeted and given a welcome drink while checking in which was a very smooth check in. Our bags were in our room by the time we got to put room. The bures are unique and very comfortable. They are air conditioned and have tea and coffee facilities and a fridge in your bure. The shower has a nice rain shower which is lovely and hot We had our dinner in our bure because we arrived late The staff here are outstanding and so very genuine. Breakfast had a few options and they ask you at Breakfast if you would like lunch and dinner. Meals were very tasty. They have a selection of cocktails you can purchase. Jenny the owner made us feel very welcome. Ledge was informative about the different tours that you can do. He organized a tour with kesho to take us to the Hindu temple, the markets , the mud pools and the orchid gardens which was absolutely stunning. We loved the fact there are only six bures. The gardens are a credit and are beautiful. The staff here are so genuine and appear to really love what they do. We enjoyed our conversations with Jenny. In all it's a very relaxing stay and you can do as much or little as you wish.

網站上的照片讓這裡看起來像是豪華住宿，但草屋給人一種疲倦、破舊的感覺，需要大量維護。我懷疑這些照片是十五年前度假村開業時拍攝的，此後沒有進行太多維護。地板已經褪色並有刮痕——簡單的修補一下就大有幫助了。由於接縫處有縫隙，浴室天花板下垂，結構顯然已經穩定下來。說到浴室，淋浴噴頭的一些地方已經腐蝕，並且噴出的水流嚴重不一致。從設計上來說，廁所太小了：所有東西都以一公尺見方為單位，比飛機廁所還小。 （每次我坐在馬桶上，我的頭都會撞到門）。我們住所的熱水器太小（大概100公升），熱水用完是常態。也沒有連續的淋浴，加熱器需要恢復時間。雖然照片顯示所有這些敞開的門都可以讓外面進來，但當我們建議這樣做時，工作人員說這是一個壞主意，因為有很多蚊子。他們還建議我們不要步行到路邊的海灘，因為許多客人在路邊散步時被搶劫了。我不知道網站怎麼能聲稱這些草屋的面積是 860 平方英尺；室內空間為 4x8 公尺（344 平方英尺），包括室外陽台，面積為 52 平方米（560 平方英尺）。也許帆布屋頂的佔地面積是 860 平方英尺，但聲稱作為草屋的大小是相當誇張的。正面的一面是：場地很漂亮，工作人員非常樂於助人，食物也很好。如果業主們剛剛在新冠疫情期間關閉了六個月來進行一些日常維護，並且場地位於更安全的位置，那麼這將是一個簡單的建議。事實上，我們不會回來，我也不會推薦給朋友...

非常好的酒店，遠離市中心和喧囂，因此非常安靜。房間很大，照顧得很好，設計得很好，完全玻璃的淋浴牆俯瞰著無人經過的森林，非常漂亮。食物很棒，我們特別喜歡每天早上的新鮮水果。禮貌而友善的工作人員總是友好且微笑。壁架是第一名💜

美麗、寧靜的位置，優秀的員工，對他們來說沒有什麼是問題，他們隨時為您服務。住宿條件，床很舒服，有花灑淋浴，水壓也不錯。食物擺得很漂亮。我們享受早餐客房服務，這在假期真是一種奢侈。當你吃飯的時候，住家貓 Figero 會來拜訪。他很善於交際，會走進來說「喵」！他不是問題。我想提兩件事，由於雙膝和髖部都被替換，我很難離開游泳池，但當我跳進最深的地方時，進去就很好了。階梯上有扶手會受到歡迎。草屋兩側都有木板路，折疊式晾衣繩可以方便地掛濕泳者。特別值得一提的是 Meme、Emily、“手電筒 Johnny”，引導我們回到床上。愛所有人，Paula 和 John Bure 6 😚😚