The royal davui looks beautiful and trip advisor has good reviews, but just started researching our trip to fiji. We have never been to fiji and would love some input on this resort or fiji in general. Seems like no fodorite has posted on this resort before.

I just checked with the Australain Government's website on security in various countries around the World as Fiji recently was due to have a Military Coup. Here is what it says as of today! If you want to check for yourself then look at www.smartraveller.gov.au ................
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update) and Local Laws (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed. The level of the advice for Suva has been lowered to that of the rest of Fiji.

Summary
We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution when travelling in Fiji due to the volatile political and security situation.
On 5 December the Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) declared a state of emergency and removed the elected Prime Minister and Government.
The security situation remains uncertain, and reactions to the coup could lead to violent clashes. The military's spokesman has stated that threats remain to the security situation. You should avoid military installations, military activity and concentrations of military personnel around Suva. You should also avoid demonstrations, street rallies and public gatherings. The military are undertaking searches and other activities in Suva. There have been many instances of intimidation of individuals and detention for questioning by the RFMF. Checkpoints have been set up in Suva, Nadi, Lautoka and Labasa.
Australians are urged to pay close attention to their personal security at all times and monitor the media and other local information sources for information about possible new safety or security risks. You should follow the instructions of security personnel.
Since the December 2006 coup, on a number of occasions military personnel have intervened, or launched investigations, in areas which are normally the preserve of the police. This has undermined the protections ordinarily afforded by the rule of law, and has affected the interests of Australians in some instances.
Because of the uncertain security situation, we strongly recommend that you register your travel and contact details with us, so we can contact you in an emergency.
Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.

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Wow, thank you for the link. Do you think these are just precautions or do you think it's unsafe in general to go right now?

It was not that long ago when the Air Force went over to Fiji to evacuate Australians from there. I could not say whether these are precautions or whether the Government has some information which they cannot divulge at present. I suppose there are those who say " well I went there last week and nothing happened" but those are the risks set out by the Government and if people want to choose not to follow the advice then that is up to them. However I do now that if you go into a zone that has warnings out against it a lot of insurance companies will not cover you if you choose to go there and trouble happens. As the information says, check with your insurance company about its fine print and check your Government's warnings about the place.

PS please pardon the spelling mistakes etc.

The situation in Fiji is perfectly calm at the moment (and even at the height of the coup, no one was actually evacuated), nor did 99% of visitors even know there was a coup happening! You will not encounter any problems at any of the resorts, or in Nadi - and I would really not expect any issues at all anywhere, even in Suva. I agree that you need to talk with your travel insurance company, but I had no problems getting travel insurance for my most recent trip (2 weeks after the coup).

In direct response to your query mcwedding, the reviews you've read on another forum are accurate. For some odd reason, there have not been many posts many here - considering the fact that for the dollar, the Royal Davui is probably the best island to stay. We visited for 5 days in March of 2006 and thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes the island is small but that's part of the charm. The snorkelling was fantastic, the staff treated us like family and the bures - well - I can't say enough about them. They are spectacular! Each bure is situated so as you have total privacy when out on your deck or in the plunge pool, and they are all facing out towards the wonderful blue ocean. What a sight to wake to every morning! I wouldn't go so far as to say that the food was as great as the accomodations but the Chef truly tried. If I recall, there were a couple of dishes we chose which weren't that great but overall - who cares! All in all, we were very pleased to have chosen the Royal Davui and would love to return some day. On another note, we split up our holiday between The Royal Davui and Yasawa Island Resort. These two properties are totally different from each other but again, if asked to chose - it would be the Royal Davui. I'd be happy to answer more specific questions should you have any.