6 Best Hotels in Pacific Harbour, Viti Levu

Between four types of pillows, three private beaches, a personal plunge Jacuzzi pool, and the communal pool, there's no downside to the choices at this all-inclusive, adults-only boutique resort. Set on a private 8-acre island, each of the resort's modern beach house–style villas juts out from a central hill to offer cruise ship-esque ocean views. Each features a king-size bed, a hot tub below electric roof shutters, double sinks, walk-in shower, full living room, and a plunge pool on one of two decks. Premium suites are simply larger than Deluxes, and the "Davui Suite" has a full pool. You can have spa treatments in your room and furnished picnic lunches on the beach. Excellent scuba diving is available right off the beach. A typical dinner menu includes two appetizers, three entrées such as seared swordfish with lobster potatoes, bok choy, salmon roe, and sauce vierge, and two desserts.

Roomy, smartly designed bure and its proximity to Viti Levu's famed diving and rafting opportunities set Uprising apart from other bure-and-dorm combinations. Bure sleep up to four and include outdoor showers and a pleasing amount of closet and shelf space. Beachfronts are 60 feet (18 meters) from the surf; a family bure sleeps seven. A stay in the 20-bed dorm-bure includes a towel and good, modern bathroom facilities. The restaurant serves hearty portions from an eclectic menu. A two-course continental breakfast and free Wi-Fi are big pluses. This is an excellent choice for the young and young at heart.

Private, luxuriously appointed bure set on magnificent grounds and a reputation for excellent diving make this boutique resort a favorite among divers. All bure carry a tropical, open-plan motif, and six of the garden bure are set around a large koi pond and connected by bridges. Beachfront bure have fenced-in yards including large decks and private plunge pools; there are also four two-bedroom bure. In addition to its diving, led by highly experienced local divemasters, the resort emphasizes cultural experiences with firewalking and kava ceremonies, traditional dances, local village visits and lovo cooking demonstrations. The 14-day rotational menu (meal plan US$60 per day; US$50 for children, with a separate menu) includes two hot dishes as part of a buffet breakfast, two choices for lunch, and two choices of entrée within a three-course dinner, which might include fresh wahoo with a Provençal sauce and saffron risotto. Children ages 2–11 stay free.

With just 16 bure set beside a stunning bay, this intimate all-inclusive is popular with honeymooners. Minnesotan owners Clint and Jayne Carlson describe it as a "place to switch off and relax," and most do just that in addition to scuba diving, half-day picnic trips to a smaller island, and village tours. Bure are large, two-room affairs with walk-in showers, high ceilings, and generous porches facing out to sea. The honeymoon bure is spectacular, with a granite bathroom counter, double showerheads, and a private outdoor courtyard with another shower, small waterfall, and a hot tub; it also has a TV and DVD player. The menu features mostly American dishes such as lasagna and rack of lamb. Meals are communal, but you can choose to dine on your porch or out on the resort's pier.

Only rain forest and constellations encroach upon guests at this basic escape run by couple Christine and Sam Tawake (she Swiss, he Fijian) out of their home. Each of the two bure has two single beds that can be pushed together and a basic en suite bathroom with hand-held showerheads. The six-bed dorm is screened-in but also has mosquito coils. There's plenty of room to camp amid the grass volleyball court and Ping-Pong table on the soft, even lawn. Snorkeling here is excellent, with a beautiful reef just off the front. There's a TV and Internet access in the main house. Breakfast is continental and dinner might include a delicious curry platter, pasta Bolognese, or coconut-lemon chicken and dessert.

The lobby, with water cascading down the mirror behind its bar, wouldn't be out-of-place in Los Angeles and neither would much of the clientele at this Mediterranean-style resort geared to couples and businesspeople. Corporate conferences bring suits from the capital to the Pearl's Robert Trent Jones Junior--designed 18-hole championship golf course, one of Fiji's most adventurous courses, while the drop-dead gorgeous pool lures Aussies and Americans in search of a tropical getaway. Newly refurbished rooms are in step with the stylish, if pricey, eclectic restaurants. Each themed penthouse has a cozy living area and stand-alone tub in its bathroom.