Uprising Beach Resort

I loved the private hut-style rooms and the fire dancing on Sunday night. It seemed like we had the place to ourselves in the morning and then we saw others in the evenings. We loved the hammocks by the beach. Scuba diving was easily accessible by 5 min taxi.

Arrived after a very long journey. We were a group of divers The staff very kind, smiling and trying at all times to solve every problem. A big thank you to Gim who was always has our disposal. We stayed in a villa with garden view x 9 days Lovely garden. Inside the resort there is also a beautiful swimming pool for those who do not want to go to the beach. The Villa very spacious even too much for 2 people in Fijian style. During our holiday in the evening we also had a Fijian show with their dancing and fires. The great restaurant with specific Fijian food. The intercontinental breakfast 👍🏻Excellent Lolo Fish. It was a wonderful 9 days. Great x who like us wants to disconnect from the frantic quotes. Thank you all!!! A big hug🤗

I was very disappointed with my stay at Uprising. Upon arrival, it looked very promising. A beautiful location with some seemingly friendly staff, however that all changed very quickly. My friend I was travelling with was charged $50 to his card when he left his wallet at the bar for less than 3 minutes whilst he went to grab something from the dorm. All of the staff disputed this and said it wasn’t any of them, the Reception staff did look into it in detail to be fair to them, and found there was a discrepancy between their cash up from the night and the card receipts, proving that someone had most likely charged the card and taken the corresponding cash out of the till. The following morning, I had the big breakfast and I cannot believe how poor both the breakfast and service was. First off I ordered a black iced coffee. I do not drink milk nor cream, hence my order. I was brought over what looked like an iced latte. I explained that I wouldn’t be able to drink this as there was obviously milk or cream inside. The waitress took it back over and brought out a near identical drink the second time. It look a lot of discussion and back and forth to finally be served an iced black coffee on the third attempt. Secondly, when the big breakfast arrived, 90% of the items on the plate were stone cold. Cooked yes, but however many hours ago? I do not know. This is a real shame as I was aiming to extend my stay here by an extra 3 days and upgrade my room, however this will now not be happening due to the above and I would like to urge all who are booking here to think twice before they do.

I stayed at Uprising with a friend for 6 nights. The villa we shared was clean and reasonably well kept, as were the pool, bar area and grounds. The villa however had no towels in the room. They had to be check out and in again at reception. There were no plates or cutlery in the kitchen except for making tea. The aircon didn’t really cool the room down to temperature and we were both quite hot at night. Our stay included breakfast which was probably the most disappointing part of our stay. The buffet on the first day was all but empty when we got there and the selection over the week overall was very poor. They also did not cater for my dietary requirements of gluten and dairy free (which I found difficult everywhere we went in Fiji).

I had stayed at the Uprising about 2 years ago and it has not changed much. Generally, the villas need new paint and overall upkeep. We stayed at the Villa which cost FJD 384 per night but what we got in return really should have cost us much less. So a few observations and tips for those who are keen to stay at Uprising: - Reception: since they are upgrading their reception area, we had to check in what looked like a tin shack. With chairs scattered around, no apparent effort put into setting up the surrounding to make it seem more presentable, it really did not feel like a reception area. - Room keys: so we asked for an additional key as there were a few of us. They couldn’t give us keys as they had run of it. - Towels: for some weird reason (only known to them) we had to carry our towels along with all our luggage to the room. - Villa: we liked the king size bed and the overall layout of the room. What we didn’t like: there are many lights not working, there are only 2 sets of mismatched cutlery in the room so if there’s more of you in the room, you will have to wait for your turn. The outdoor shower area clearly wasn’t cleaned at all and our shower wasn’t functioning well. I really wouldn’t spend the amount we did the next time. It’s better to look at other accommodation options.