Waya Lailai Eco Haven

Phenomenal. If you are visiting the Yasawa’s ditch the expensive resorts and come here. One of the most spectacular and welcoming places we have ever visited, amazing home cooked meals, incredible activities and snorkelling. The staff were all extremely attentive and the kindest people we have ever met. Although we only had 2 nights here we were incredibly sad to leave and if the opportunity arose we would have easily booked 4 nights. Thank you Tailo for being an incredible host and great company. We miss you guys already.

Absolutely nothing

A rustic but fabulous stay on the southern end of the Yasawa island chain. Extremely friendly locals run this place which is in an idyllic location with a great house reef. Don’t expect hot water or luxuries , expect an authentic Fijian experience. Summit home, fishing for your supper and reef shark snorkel all recommended .

Hot water after a snorkel

The location and house reef are absolutely stunning. Tailo and Joshua were amazing, always striving to make sure everyone is happy and entertained. Loads of music and culture (Tailo’s cultural talks weekly are so informative, Joshua’s weaving classes were fun). The (buffet) food is exceptional and the staff work hard to ensure every dietary need is addressed.

UPON BOOKING We should’ve been informed of these issues so we could plan accordingly. We booked several places in the Yasawas and this was the only one that did not give any advance notice besides “bring cash.” 1. NO Connectivity. WiFi is basically nonfunctional, and both vodaphone and digicel do not get service. 2. Very limited electricity on a sporadic, undefined timeline. “A couple hours in morning, a couple at night.” We had none for 2 days when generator was installed and not offered alternative until a guest pointed out that at times a charging station is available, hours undefined. 3. Cabins are run down (broken mirrors and tiles, shower often not enough pressure to work) with mold in ceilings and bathrooms, screens have caked dust. 4. No water provided outside meals and limited water during meals. Bring your own or pay. 5. Water issues in cabin meant ongoing muddy tap water that was cut off for 2 days with no notice as pipes were worked on. It would’ve been easy to tell us ahead of time and offer other arrangements instead of waiting until I’m walking around camp in a towel looking for a shower to wash off salt water. We did receive a discount at the end for it which was greatly appreciated. 6. No lock on door that always swings open, use your own. 7. No separate living room as specified in booking but did have large porch. 8. Sadly tourists participate in activities that involve feeding sharks here. Feeding marine life damages the ecosystem and changes marine animals typical behavior to ensure a healthy reef. Please don’t support it.

the location was nice, and the employees were friendly.

it bills itself as an eco resort, but relies on diesel generators for electricity, and doesn’t provide filtered water, requiring guests to buy plastic bottles of water. the excursions are also not great: for the hike, the guide (think his name was veu) raced up the trail, sat on the rock at the summit watching loud tiktok videos, then raced down in the dark, leaving me to find my own way down. i signed up for a village walk on saturday, and nobody contacted me for it or anything. it just generally seems rather poorly run. another example is they didn’t pay their starlink bill, so there is effectively no wi-fi (and no cellular reception). finally, the door to my room didn’t shut properly, so i woke up in the middle of the night to my doors wide open and wind blowing into my room. i had to prop up furniture to keep the door shut.