Mantaray Island Resort

Great stay, the treetop house was super cute and less than 30sec walk to the beach. Make sure you do the Village Walk, 100% worth it!

The resort was in a lovely location but is a little tired, understandable after covid. Even after a few emails requesting a double bed close to the beach they did not have one arraigned for us, they had put us in a Bure up the hill. I have tendinitis in my knees so that was never going to work. In the end they put my husband and I in a Bure with twin beds closer to the beach - not at all romantic! The meal plan was really expensive but the food was plentiful, unfortunately the restaurant was up the hill so it was a painful effort on my behalf for each meal. Unlike other resorts that we stayed in this resort required a daily fuel surcharge and we also had to pay a hire fee for fins. They did not put on Manta ray trips on either of the 2 days that we stayed there although there were Manta rays in the channel both of those days. Unimpressed. Luckily we had also booked nights at Barefoot Manta Ray Resort so ended up swimming with the mantas which was our sole reason for going. To be fair other people staying at MRIR said that they had been taken on Manta trips earlier in the week so I have no idea why they told us that there were no mantas on the 2 days that we were there - Barefoot Manta Resort said that on one of the days there had in fact been 7. This resort is much more of a backpacker resort although the high cost of the meal plan would give most backpackers a second thought.

Der Service im Mantaray Island Resort kann nicht bemängelt werden. Das Personal merkte sich sofort unsere Namen und benutzte sie jedes Mal, wenn wir sie sahen. Nichts war zu viel Mühe, vor allem für das freundliche Restaurantpersonal. Das Essen war sehr gut, es gab ein Frühstücksbuffet sowie Mittag- und Abendessen à la carte. Einige Optionen waren zum Mittagessen nicht verfügbar, dies änderte sich jedoch täglich und war eindeutig von den Bootslieferungen abhängig. Hier gab es keine Probleme, es gab immer eine große Auswahl. Das Zimmer war komfortabel und geräumig und hatte eine Außendusche (Villa am Strand). Die Klimaanlage wurde während der sommerlichen Luftfeuchtigkeit sehr geschätzt. Andere Annehmlichkeiten sind vielleicht etwas einfacher als in anderen ähnlichen Resorts. Das Schnorcheln am Strand war erstklassig und die Schnorchelbootfahrt hat sich gelohnt und ist für 59 FJD ein gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis - unglaubliche Unterwasserwelt. Bei unserem Aufenthalt im Hotel gab es zwar ein Problem (das außerhalb der Kontrolle des Hotels lag), aber es wurde perfekt gelöst und ich kann an der Reaktion überhaupt nichts auszusetzen haben. Sehr geschätzt.

Amazing staff everyone is so friendly! Bartender was amazing made the trip by greeting us everyday and making his special drinks he’s great at what he does! And such a nice person! They made us a handbag out of leaves and a hat from the new guy joshua. Could not recommend this place enough will definitely be back!! From Harrison & Hayley

Beautiful place to stay, with the nicest people! Everyone who works here is so friendly and made us feel comfortable. Eliki at the bar is so funny and felt like a friend during the entire stay, and was so fun to chat with. Enny and Hefe are amazing, huge smile every time I see them. Would go back again because of the staff alone. Stayed in the family room bure which had a cool outdoor shower, comfy beds, and right next to the beach. AC works like a charm too!