Nakelo Treasure Island Resort & Spa
About this resort
Nestled in Fiji, this charming resort for R 6,428 per night is a great choice for your next vacation. Beachfront resort with relaxing spa services At Nakelo Treasure Island Resort & Spa, spend the day on the private white sand beach where you can enjoy snorkeling. Then return for a meal at one of the resort's 3 restaurants. Nakelo Treasure Island Resort & Spa offers 68 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and hair dryers. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Refrigerators and minibars are provided. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily. A private beach and an outdoor tennis court are featured at the resort. An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
Hot Tub / Spa
Garden
Map of Fiji
Reviews
4.0/5.0
Good(403 Reviews)
2.0
it was okay, soo boring
4.0
Stunning location, Liz was excellent in Kids Club. We think this island could be amazing with some more training of staff and a better menu. We stayed 5 days and got quite sick of eating the same menu every day.
5.0
An island you can circumnavigate in 15 mins, your own bure on the beach, white sand, blue water, snorkelling, diving, friendly people and good food. What else do you want.
4.0
The resort was clean, though could do with some work/better care in some areas such as the mini golf & tennis court. Our Bure was spacious and right on the beach. The hotel had decorated it beautifully for our honeymoon. Snorkel equipment and kayaks to rent for free everyday. Can go out fish feeding every morning and have the opportunity to jump off the boat and snorkel around, or back to shore if you fancy! I did this and it was incredible. There is a turtle sanctuary on the island, tiny baby turtles which are fed every morning and cared for. The staff are friendly and laid back. We had a lovely snorkelling experience organised by Wassy, with Bill and Nathan, they were kind and accommodating. One of the highlights of our stay was our Teppenyaki night. Book this a day or so in advance, it’s $100pp, but really worth doing…it’s the only decent food we had… our chef, Biss and waiter, Stephen, were accommodating, fun and professional. Gave us an excellent experience. Unfortunately the one big negative (which was saved slightly by above experience) was the food. Breakfast is basic. Get there early or it’s all pretty bad. Asked for Soy milk which was curdled. Food menu isn’t bad for variety or price however terrible quality, with even the most basic of dishes being pretty bad. We had just 1 decent meal from the menu in our 3 days there. Such a shame as the resort is beautiful and still Fiji owned. Hope the food improves and then we will be back!
4.0
Beautiful island, great for families.
3.0
Awesome beaches snorkeling and friendly staff. A wonderful place for a quiet family beach trip. Best snorkeling around.
1.0
Horrible location if you’re visiting Fiji for vacation. Go somewhere else. It’s run down and like a rustic summer camp place. The beach is nice but the reef is dead. Get the Yasawa flyer and go to the islands where the reef is alive. Flies and bad food. The buffet was dry and cold for $60 fjd. The staff forgot to book outings for several people. I asked some Australians if they thought it was run down or if I was being a picky American. They said even their kids were shocked that their vacation place was so run down. Go to islands away from Nadi. Even Serenity island is filled with flies and the service is slow. The view from the ocean bure is nice, but not worth $400 usd when you can the same view two hours by boat on a living reef without flies for $100 usd.
4.0
Kids club great. Pool great. Staff lovely but food really needs work. Breakfast good but other meals not great.
5.0
Fabulous location and friendly staff
3.0
We treasured every moment of our stay. Bure was spacious and clean with both AC and a ceiling fan. Bed was comfortable. Ocean view just gorgeous. All staff were kind and welcoming. We had one of the best massages ever. We were always greeted with smiles. Many activities planned daily. Island is beautiful.
2.0
Great for snorkeling, enjoyed jumping off the boat for the daily fish feeding and snorkeling back most days. Service around the island was great but slow at the restaurant and food wasn’t that good. Peaceful and amazing view from our room.
4.0
A great resort if you are traveling with a young family. We were there with teens and despite the endless snorkeling they were ready for a new adventure after day 3. 7 days were too long in hindsight but we did settle into a comfortable routine.
Potentially not a great place to stay if you have food allergies. I am celiac and I really struggled to get a meal options. The buffet did have vegetable options but not much protein options and I found it difficult to convey how desperate I was just to have a decent meal every couple of days.
I did take a small toaster and GF bread with me and was so thankful that I did.
The snorkeling is good and if you swim out to the reef drop off you will see some stunning coral, fish, sea creatures. We saw a turtle one day and a large reef shark another day.
Tennis and mini golf are free to use whenever, and so are the Islands kayaks.
My teenage daughter and I did most of the activities (basket weaving, crab racing, coconut picking, lei making, sulu tying etc). The resort activities staff are really good at getting people organized and making it fun.
We partook in the 1/2 price happy hour each night and even joined the cocktail making class.
The island is a beeeding home to a local turtle and the island has a sanctuary for hatchlings to ensure they will survive when released.
We also enjoyed local red headed parrots, large fruit bats, the odd gecko and skink and the flightless banded rail (birds)
4.0
Nice small Island, beautiful beach ans water. Activities and food were expensive and half the island got food poisoning.
Was expensive to get boat transfers to and from the island, as not included in hotel prices.
5.0
Had a very relaxing enjoyable stay in July, highlights being the fabulous beach, excellent snorkelling and fab massages at the spa. A very relaxed resort with fantastic staff who epitomise Fijian friendliness. Manager Henry is great and his obvious “lead by example” leadership showing through in the way the staff operate.
The rooms are comfortable and well serviced daily. There are daily activities for old & young. The island breeds Hawksbill Turtles and iguana’s and there is lots of colourful birdlife, as well as fruit bats.
Great cocktails at Happy Hour which don't skimp on the important part! The food was good “pub grub” type meals with a local flavour to them and the Teppanyaki dinner option is great fun. (Some reviews unfairly bag the food). Waiting staff Millie and Atelini deserve a special mention. The kitchen team were great when we caught a fish and served up a delicious dinner of kokoda and grilled fish steaks for 6 of us.
Yes, the resort infrastructure has seen better days but there are upgrades happening and it doesn’t pretend to be anything higher than its 3.5 star rating. If you want 5 star then pay for it and go somewhere else rather than expecting it at this resort. Good value for money and $4000 cheaper (over a week) than a 5 star island resort.
A fab week of sun, snorkelling, reading, smiles, laughs, relaxation and friendly banter with staff and other guests alike. We will always remember our week at Treasure island and will be back again in the future!
1.0
One of the worst places we have stayed. Left two days early and should have left the day we arrived!
The staff are warm and friendly, the room was clean and well appointed. The reef for snorkeling is beautiful and a calm beach for the kids but that’s about all the positives I could possibly find.
The food is on the verge of being not even consumable for animals. My husband got violently I’ll on day two after having the seafood. Good service was terribly slow. Often food arrived cold and undercooked. I think the French fries that came with my sons order were never cooked and just served frozen.
Like I stated we left two days early without requesting a refund. Management clearly doesn’t care if their resort closes. They say they are working on it but clearly with as many bad reviews for over a year they don’t care.
We were not the only ones to leave early in fact on the boat ride home everyone was leaving early and totally disappointed and disgusted at the conditions of what should have been a fantastic holiday.
5.0
Fantastic small tropical resort island perfect for any travelers. We were a family of 4 with teenage boys. The water sports included snorkeling, kayaking, paddle boarding, and others. Tennis and mini golf were daily fun competitions. We were so glad we made reservations for the special tempenyaki dinner on the slow Monday night it is a must do!!! Also they have fire dancing on Saturday night which was awesome to see. So many daily activities that every day was a different fun experience.
3.0
I am a New Yorker and well-travelled, but this was my first trip to Fiji.
This resort reminded me of the Bahamas 30 years ago. The place is very family friendly and if you have children 7 to 12 they will love running around the island. It is super safe. Many nice Aussie families with lovely children. The beach is gorgeous. The rooms are what they are, but the shower pressure is good. The over all grounds are nice and they rack the leaves everyday with lots of hammocks and views of the ocean. Very relaxing. We stayed for 6 nights which was plenty.
The food is REALLT mediocre, which after reading the reviews is what I expected. Basically, you try to figure out what to eat as best you can so you don't starve. Most of it is pretty bad. Service is terrible at meal times. We waited 2 hours for am omelette one morning and when it showed up it was scrabble eggs. I wish they would just let me into the kitchen. LOL.
Recreation: There were two jet skies neither worked and were old. There was a jet ski group I saw go out that was guided that came from somewhere else. So there is some sort of guided jet ski experience you can arrange. I arranged for a boat to take us to Cloud 9, the floating bar (a super fun thing to do) but they forgot so when we showed up they and to move the day. Also a minimum of 4 must go and no one signed up so I paid for 4 people and drag two young women along with us, my treat. Not a big deal but "classic" service at this resort. Welcome to Fiji.
2.0
This is not the authentic Fiji experience. False advertising.
I have lots of true current pictures I’d like to share. Including mould on pillows, cockroaches crawling in the kitchen, all the beach huts are broken, food is terrible because kitchen has very little equipment working, how does a resort run out of food. So many hazards the staff and tourists are at high risk.This resort is sublet independent out sourced to other companies.
This is not a staffing issue this is a management issue. So many people landed on this island and canceled their bookings to leave immediately.
Management is a huge problem very reactive not proactive. He said he is happy with the way the resort is. How sad this person does not represent Fiji standard at all.
Very run down resort. Staff are beautiful very over worked.
2.0
I booked a Premium Beach Front Bure with a checkin time of 2:00pm. We arrived at the Island at 5pm and tried to check in and were told that our Room was not ready. We waited almost an hour before our room was cleaned and made ready. We walked into a wet floor, toilet smelled of sewer, toilet flash was broken, coffee pot and ice bucket were rusted. Did not get the room i booked based on talking to other guests that had booked the same room and i was able to see their rooms. This was very disappointing and would never recommend Treasurer Island resort.
5.0
a wonderful place
3.0
The island itself is great and the staff are very friendly. The bedrooms were good and clean. Our main issue was the food and cleanliness of plates etc and service.
I wanted to give this resort a good rating, being locally owned but they let themselves down in terms of food.
Food is repetitive which is OK, food ordered from the menu is slow. One night we waited 1.5 hours for dinner and the plate was very dirty (food on the bottom and grease on the top surface). I sent it back and went without as it was so late and dirty plates are inexcusable really.
You have to ask for spoons, glasses, cups, plates etc every breakfast. The apple/custard Danishes are yummy at breakfast and the fresh fruit is great.
Favourite thing was the snorkeling and the Teppanyaki dinner that only seats 8, so you need to book. That was tasty and fun.
The resort itself needs work,a bit run down.
Overall we had a fun time but for the price and the dodgy tummies that 4/8 in our party ended up with I wouldn't go back. Transfers are also expensive if your flights are at odd times. 1250 ish Fijian , so around 900 NZD for 4.
2.0
Cleanliness was good. Service was below average. Food choices very limited if you can't afford expensive buffet.
Couldn't access the wifi during the whole time.
Continental breakfast included in package was good value.
2.0
Treasure island has gone downhill. Its rundown and the food was hardly edible.
4.0
Easy holiday
4.0
Treasure Island is quite small, so you are always in the resort. However, we scored a hut that was on the quiet side of the island, close to the water, and which was spacious and comfortable. It's an older resort and there are areas that could do with some love, but it was still beautiful, and the kids had a fun time snorkelling and swimming, and the grownups read and slept in hammocks. The staff were friendly and kind, and super quick to help out if something needed attending to. The only downside was waiting on food orders, and there could have been a bit more range in the menu. Food is expensive there for what you get. The best food was the local dishes - fish and coconut cream - the chips were awful, the wedges were great! The facilities need some development - the pool area is run down, and the restaurant needs a proper pergola rather than tent-style marquees. We scored tables out of the main area which was great as mealtimes could be super noisy with all the young children and the band playing! All in all, we had a good visit, but might find a bigger island if we go back to Fiji.
5.0
The island was family friendly and perfect for kids, lots of activities and able to relax. The staff were so friendly, and Gina the cleaner was amazing, just beautiful
1.0
While the location is amazing and beautiful the resort is very rundown.
The food is terrible and so over priced
The cleaning and hygiene is a concern with everything very dirty especially in the dinning area
Overall this was really disappointing as the standard of this resort had been misrepresented
5.0
We had the most wonderful stay on Treasure Island. The island is so beautiful and the staff wonderful, you are made to feel special the moment you walk into the island. For us, the most amazing part of our stay was the ability to walk off the white sandy beach, swim out in the crystal water about 50m to see the most magical, colourful reef. Snorkelling is better than anywhere we have ever been.
5.0
An incredibly beautiful private paradise, run by the kindest and most hospitable people. Thank you very much!
5.0
Need more menu for food. Not much choices
5.0
I am so happy we chose to stay on Treasure Island. The island is beautiful, accommodation was great with the beach only a few steps away, and the staff were all so friendly and welcoming. Also enjoyed the food, drinks and fun activities to join in on. Can’t wait to go back!
3.0
We were so welcomed. Henry - you are amazing. The entire Treasure Island clan made our trip. Our kids were treated awesome and the room was very clean and comfortable. We felt adopted by the staff. The teppanyaki dinner with Biss and Panama we will never forget.
4.0
From our welcome to our farewell we were treated with such generosity and friendliness. Fresh big rooms, comfortable beds.
Spectacular views and not to mention stunning coral reef right off the beach. Definitely a place to stay to switch off and enjoy time out.
Only improvements would be a wider menu range and a better stocked shop for snacks/day supplies etc.
The unlimited access to water sports activities made our stay so enjoyable. Kayaks/paddles boards and snorkeling equipment always available. Also daily fish feeding and turtle nursery such a highlight. Close to 200 newly hatched turtles that we could visit every day.
Family friendly fun all round
4.0
Treasure island is the highlight of our trip. What a beautiful and peaceful place too be, a real paradise compare to some well known resort on the mainland.
The water is so inviting and lots of good spots for snorcling. They take you out everyday for fish feeding n you can jump in the water as well. Not to mention other island activities, you feel you re at home.
We also kayaked (45min depending on weather) to the nearby island beachcomber another life experience for my family.
The staff in the resort are always friendly and some of them has very good story to offer.
The room is not comparable to five star hotels, but nice and clean, beds are comfy.
We loved this place and will definitely go back.
One thing is that the food options are limited and they are not that great.
5.0
Beautiful location, lots of activities. Staff were fantastic.
5.0
Beautiful beaches ti swim in …. A real treasure island …. A place to relax and enjoy . A gorgeous pool , beautiful staff , beautiful singing every night ….a place to revitalise , rest and get back to you . Beautiful massages , a paradise
2.0
Major work required
4.0
The staff was lovely, friendly. The child care service was great and kids club was great. Our room was clean on arrival. What we didnt like was in the womens public bathroom locks are broken, the public microwave by the restaurant was extremely dirty. The property looks run down, landscaping poor. For the food it was limited. When we ordered a la carte there was 5 out of 10 things not available. Pricing was not always available and we later learned that certain things were very expensive. We werent able to leave the property to visit other locations due to mininum requirement of atleast 4 abd 6 people needed to book excursions. Excursions are not advertised. And also we werent given other options and later learned we could take the south sea cruise to some of these places we wanted to visit. Only one pool. Defitinelty not a place for single couples as the pool is small and you are sharing with children. I would only return here for the kids club and meme services if no where else to go.
1.0
This is not e resort. The facilities are zero. The condition of this place is appalling. There are nails and screws sticking on the deck (many guest ripped their feet open), no electricity during many times a day, no water during many times a day (i was stuck twice in shower without water), food is terrible (imagine they make pizzas with ketchup instead of tomato base), worst food in Fiji, waited 4 days to go snorkeling and everytime there was a problem with the boat, jetski advertised but not available, burning of wood making air unbreathable (on 1 day ambers were flying in wind endangering everyone there), even staff complaining about the state of the resort. It’s a shame this property should be advertised and offered to people. I checked out 4 days earlier for these reasons and they didn’t provide a refund. Rip-off!
1.0
Poor quality meals
No wifi
No power
No hot water
Rating should be 1 star
FAQs
How much does this resort cost compared to others in Fiji?
The average price for a rental in Fiji is R 1,768 per night. This rental is R 4,660 above the average.
Is parking included with this resort?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Nakelo Treasure Island Resort & Spa. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this resort?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Nakelo Treasure Island Resort & Spa. Enjoy the water!
Is Nakelo Treasure Island Resort & Spa pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this resort is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Nakelo Treasure Island Resort & Spa?
We found 8 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and laundry.
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