Bula Nancy,We are so sorry your expectations exceeded your reality. It is a pity because we try so hard. We refunded the nights you didn't stay. THis is not our usual policy but we want any visitor to Fiji to find what suits them best. We invited you to see if there were other mid-range resorts that suited you better. In your words we are the best mid-range accommodation in the area. I don't know if you noted this but all the high end resorts are also up on the hill along the Matei coastline to capture the magnificent ocean views with the same walk to the beach. From the accommodation you stayed in it is a 172 steps (not stairs) to 5 stairs leading to the beach. I would imagine on extremely high tides the water would come to the bottom of the stairs and not cover them Er built those stairs so it would be easy for guests to go to the pretty private beach below us. There is a gate on your deck to prevent any critters from enjoying the private plunge pool. In our pictures we show the plunge pools. Our guests really enjoy them. If they want to swim there is a whole ocean out-front. We also have a massage room and I can guarantee you that you would never have a better massage. We do have sensor lights on the property. In our confirmation letter one of the items we suggested for guests to bring is a flashlight since there are no street lights. Having said all of that I completely understand that the laid back island style of Taveuni is not for everyone who are more comfortable being in a hotel/resort in Nadi with all the conveniences at hand with Bars and restaurants opened until 10 at night and a big community swimming pool and lights everywhere. We use to have more lights but guests complained the light came them up at night and they love star gazing. I hope wherever you chose to stay in Nadi did meet your expectations. Happy guests is what Fiji is all about no matter where they choose to stay. .

Thank you so much, Thomas for taking the time to write such a lovely review. We couldn't be happier that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope you will visit us again.

Bula Antonina,Thank you so much for taking the time to write us a review. We are so happy you enjoyed your stay here. I know everyone here enjoyed getting to know you both. I agree Mere is an amazing cook, thank you for mentioning that in your review. We do hope to see you both again.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely review. In doing so it inspires everyone here when they receive positive feedback. We are so happy you enjoyed your stay with us and on Taveuni. We hope to see you again.Aloha and lolomas from everyone at Makaira

Thank you so much for taking the time to review Makaira. We could not be happier that you enjoyed your stay with us. Everyone here enjoyed having their time with you.

Thank you so much for your wonderful review. It put a big smile on everyone's face. Wonderful reviews inspire us all and are so appreciated. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay.

Thank you very much for the lovely review. We are glad we were able to accommodate you in the room that you originally thought you booked. We are happy you had an enjoyable stay.

Thank you so much for taking the time to give us a rating. We are so thankful for your feedback in knowing you had an enjoyable stay with us. Ensuring our guests happiness is of paramount importance to us.

Thank you so much for your lovely review. The staff will be thrilled with it. They are fabulous. We are so glad you enjoyed your time at Makaira.

Thank you so much for taking the time to give us such a lovely rating. It inspires us all.

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us.

Thank for your review. We appreciate it a lot. We can easily put curtains on windows. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thank you so much for writing us a review. Hopefully when we finally get electricity on this side of the island we will be able to put A/C in the rooms. We are hoping for April 2023.

You both were an absolute delight to have and get to know. You are definitely now a member of the Makaira Family. We look forward to seeing you both again and hopefully meeting the rest of your family. Thank you for the great review, it is so helpful.

I think this was a accidentally posted twice. Although we love great reviews and never tire of reading them to inspire us.

Thank you for taking the time to give us a review. You both are part of the Makaira family, we enjoyed having you here with us so much. What Fun! We really look forward to seeing you both again one day when you become a part of a large group of our returnee guests who we adore.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write us a review. We hope you enjoyed your time with us. We will work on creating more lighting. We recently did a complete remodel in the bungalow you were staying so getting feedback on the lighting is helpful. Sorry about the lack of TV channels because there really isn't TV here hence the reason for the USB of movies which adly didn't do you much good such we don't have access to foreign movies.

Thank you so much for taking the time to rate us. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

Thank you for your rating. I hope you enjoyed your time with us.