Fiji’s Likuliku Lagoon Resort Completes $10M Renovation

The 5-star Likuliku Lagoon Resort in Fiji has reopened after a three-month, $10 million renovation which saw upgraded rooms, new plunge pools and the addition of a new restaurant, Sawarki.  Located on Malolo island, the adults-only resort is owned by Rosie Holidays, a Fijian family-owned travel company who also owns Likuliku’s sister property, the family friendly Malalo Island Resort.

With only 45 rooms,  Likuliku Lagoon was the first property in Fiji to have overwater bungalows and has 10 of them.

It was Travel Market Report Canada’s first stop on a pre-FAM itinerary this week before attending the Fiji Tourism Exchange (FTE) on Denarau Island.

“Our architecture is very authentically and traditionally Fijian, and we wanted that essence of that special, quintessential Fijian feel to remain, but we went through all the rooms and gave them a nice bit of cosmetic surgery,” explains Samantha Muspratt, Director of Sales and Marketing, Likuliku Lagoon Resort.

“We redid all the floors, new amenities in the rooms. We added 11 more plunge pools to the category that didn’t have any plunge pools, so we expanded that category out, and we just really gave everything a beautiful touch up,” says Muspratt.

Last to finish in the renovations are the overwater bungalows which Muspratt says will re-open at the end of June.

Guests at Likuliku are ensured a quiet stay that offers day trips to its own private island, Mociu Island, a protected nature and marine reserve. Nicknamed “Honeymoon Island,” guests can arrange a private, two or three hour visit, where they can relax in a cabana, swim in the ocean and enjoy a picnic lunch.

Like many Fijian properties, Likuliku Lagoon is also actively involved in local conservation and sustainability efforts via its Ahura Resorts Foundation. As part of the renovation, they have added a dedicated building to showcase and educate guests on the work they’ve done with their Fiji Crested Iguana Captive Breeding Program. Once thought to be nearly extinct on the island for nearly 30 years, the breed was rediscovered 11 years ago and brought back from the brink of extinction through the program.

Guests can contribute to the conservation fund should they wish, and take part in educational experiences with the resort’s wildlife experts. Muspratt says it’s all part of the authentic Fiji experience at Likuliku Lagoon.

“It’s a small resort and it’s quite spread out and has a fairly large footprint,” says Muspratt. “So even when the resort’s full, you don’t feel because it’s a maximum of 90 people. Guests don’t feel overwhelmed with people, and that’s part of our experience.

That’s what this place is all about.”