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Reviews of Barefoot Kuata Island Resort Fiji

3 out of 5
Barefoot Kuata Island Resort Fiji
Yasawa Islands, Kuata Island

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 45 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ava

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dennis, Lolo

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the staff! They are very caring and make you feel like family :) the marine biologist is super charismatic and passionate about the marine life, and the man that led me for the scuba diving with sharks was so chill and kind as well. Would definitely recommend if looking for an adventure!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the food and stay
Amazing food! Beautiful pool and bar area. Bure right on the beach with outdoor shower and bathtub. Great snorkeling and diving with sharks a must do.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed for 2 nights and it was lovely, wish they had filter water available like the other resorts instead of having to buy bottles.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved it here! The property and surrounding area is incredible. We had 3 nights and felt it was perfect amount of time here. The Bull shark dive was the highlight and highly recommend it to anyone considering

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, great food, awesome place to relax and snorkel. Only concern was the lack of organisation and upkeep of gear at the dive shop.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice property. Rooms can get very hot and humid, fans can only do so much. However room was VERY clean and staff quite nice. Food was excellent. Water beautiful and clear. Worth a visit for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
More than just Bull Sharks!
Great service, food is scrumptious, views are breath taking....and of course you have the Bull Shark dive!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Resort Manager on 14 Mar 2020
Bula Douglas, Vinaka Vakalevu for leaving us a short review! We're happy to read that you've enjoyed our beautiful island and the amazing experiences we offer with the sharks so much! We enjoyed having you on the island and hope to welcome you back in the future! Your Barefoot Kuata Family

10/10 Excellent

Rons, Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent marked hiking trails, no guide needed. Loved the bright tent style huts, beautiful views excellent food.... Lots of it!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Resort Manager on 12 Mar 2020
Bula Rons, Vinaka Vakalevu for your 5-star review, this is greatly appreciated. We loved having you as our guests and hope you will visit us again in future! The Barefoot Kuata Family

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Dan&Antonia, Chicago IL USA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My boyfriend and I just returned from this beautiful and captivating island. The staff was absolutely fabulous and made us feel at home from the moment we got off the boat. They went above and beyond to meet our needs and satisfied every desire we expressed. The water was clear and the reef was incredible. We went snorkeling everyday! We also did the snorkeling with the sharks. It was amazing!! Thank you Samy, Frank, Allie, Butani, Lipue, Seta, Tim, Nathan, Nancy, Johnny, Jimmy, Ben, Solomon and Sir Paul! Miss each and everyone of you! We will be back!!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Resort Manager on 17 Dec 2019
Bula Dan and Antonia, Vinaka Vakalevu for taking the time to write us a review and for this excellent score! It is great to see that you've enjoyed your time at Barefoot Kuata so much as it was our pleasure to have you on the island. We'll make sure that our amazing staff members will hear your review and receive the deserving compliments! We cannot wait for your return, sota tale (see you soon)! Your Barefoot Kuata Family

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staying in a huge tent on the beach, waking up to beautiful views everyday, and really being able to relax and enjoy yourself is inevitable! The staff went out of their way to make our time enjoyable, and I will 100% be back!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019
Response from General Manager on 30 Nov 2019
Bula and Vinaka Vakalevu for your absolute kind words and your excellent score! It is great to hear that you had such an enjoyable time with us at Barefoot Kuata, and we cannot wait to welcome you back home on the island to your Barefoot Kuata Family. Sota tale (see you soon) rather than moce (good bye)!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Lauren on 7 May 2019
Vinaka Vaka levu for your kind 5 star rating.

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Barefoot Kuata Island Resort A+++++
I can not say enough great things about Barefoot Kuata. Anyone leaving negative feedback about this island clearly doesn't know how to appreciate Fiji. The staff was so friendly and really tried to make you feel part of their family. I stayed here for 4 days and everyone knew me on a first name basis and that made me feel so welcomed. I stayed in a beach front bure and it was absolutely amazing!!! I spent most of my time scuba diving here and the dive staff was exceptional! The shark dive was a blast and all of my fun dives were spectacular as well. It wasn't manta season yet but the underwater diversity was great. Snorkling right from the beach was great as well and usage of the kayaks, paddle boards and snorkel gear was included. There are a few different hikes you can do to explore the island as well which was nice. The food was great too. Buffet style and all you can eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Very relaxed atmosphere and the photos online do not do this place justice. Definetly make this island a stop along your journey, you won't regret it. Big thanks to all the management and staff for making my stay here one I will never forget:) Vinaka xoxo
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the atmosphere small restaurant beautifully wood carving in the restaurant and stools amazing ! Food couldn’t fault amazing fresh buffet all done on site yummy food Kutos to friendly staff and cooks😉👍 Shark snorkelling amazing was able to go with group after arriving g 5 mins boat arrived thanks so much made my stay!!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from katie on 20 Feb 2019
Thanks for your wonderful feed back. Hope to see you again one day. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Man Nok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wish to stay longer
Had great fun with the local fijians :) Conditions of facilities are quite good. Resort activities can keep you busy for the day. No mobile signal, and wifi signal is not very strong.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from katie on 4 Feb 2019
Thank you very much for your feed back, wish to see ypu again one day.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top class resort! I highly recommend scuba diving with the sharks- it was one of the best things I have ever done! I will definitely be back to do it again =D
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from katie on 4 Feb 2019
Thanks you very much for your positive feed back. Hope to see you again one day. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dream come true
We had an absolutely amazing stay and experience at Barefoot Kuata. We were sad to have to leave after a few nights. Skip the overpriced higher end resorts, and choose this very nice, clean, laid back, and more private resort for an authentic Fijian experience. The employees (villagers from the neighboring island) treat you like their own and go above and beyond in order to give you the most memorable vacation ever. We went with the beach front bungalow and private bath - which felt like we were on our own deserted island being woken to the sounds of the sea and the genuine laughter of the employees. The food was all fresh and delicious with a lot of variety (three all you can eat meals per day), and there were enough available island activities to fill your whole day if you wanted. The atmosphere, the clearest, warmest water with a coral reef to snorkel in right off the beach, and the friendliest people had us smiling from ear to ear for many days, and still to this day thinking about it :). Much thanks to the wonderful staff at Barefoot Kuata.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from katie on 23 Jan 2019
Bula From the Kuata Team, Thank you very much for your wonderful feed back. We hope to see you again one day Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Nichole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from katie on 18 Jan 2019
Thanks for the feed back, Hope to see you again net tym. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Got the basic in the from room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from katie on 11 Dec 2018
thanks for your feed back

10/10 Excellent

M C DASH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Best place I’ve ever stayed, cool glamping and awesome snorkelling. Great feel to the place.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nice beach front tent
1 night stay on the island. not much too see with snorkels. not

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gesualdo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super estancia con servicion fenomenal.
Kuata Barefoot Island fue nuestro lugar preferido en nuestro viaje en las islas Yasawa en Fiji. El personal fue tan amable como en ningun lugar y el arecife es de los mas bonitos que hemos visto en el mundo.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Lauren, Sales Manager on 6 Mar 2019
Thank you for your kind review. We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay at our little island paradise.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
房間一出來便是海灘，浮潛相當不錯，工作人員相當熱情和友善，經常主動關心，並且很helpful，我很喜歡~~
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from katie on 16 Jan 2019
Please if you can translate in English

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from katie on 18 Jan 2019
Thanks for the feed back,hope to see you again one day. kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Jonna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise
What an amazing place!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018
Response from katie on 19 Dec 2018
Thanks for your feed back Jonna, kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place. Piece of paradise. Super friendly staff. Stayed in Tent 1 just by beach. Beautiful snorkling just outside the door. Food’s good as well!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from katie on 7 Dec 2018
Thanks very much for your comments,hope to see you again one day.

10/10 Excellent

Micha, Pirna, Sachsen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ein sehr schönes und liebevoll geführtes Strandresort.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Séjour agréable, beau snorkeling. Belle tente, bonne cuisine.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Vero, Italy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un paradiso in famiglia
Ambiente famigliare e accoglienti, splendidi bungalow o tende fronte mare, escursioni spettacolari
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

のこ木本, 日本、千葉県野田市

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
きれいな海、景色最高
海の透明度が良かった。白い砂浜からすぐの所でシュノーケリンしましたが、魚がたくさん泳いでいました。台湾の若い女性スタッフは日本語もできて大変親切でした。出迎えもスタッフのギターを中心に音楽で出迎えてくれました。部屋のきれいで、シャンプーなど揃っておりました。また行きたいです。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

JIA YI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
非常推薦，下次再來斐濟我會再入住。
此行跳島最喜歡的住宿，首先環境美麗，海很藍。員工熱情，免費活動多，自費的鯊魚潛水也便宜，餐點算是中等水準。住宿的帳篷屋也是特別，而且面海風景很不錯。跟隨著員工一起到洞穴探險，可以聽到歷史故事及登高看到美麗的風景，很值得！！
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from katie on 20 Mar 2018
Thanks for the feed back

10/10 Excellent

meg, boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise
Barefoot Kuata is a beautiful place, a quintessential Fiji experience— beautiful beach, amazing rock formations, clear blue water, and awesome snorkeling right off the beach. They will take you on a shark dive, too, but we did not partake. The staff couldn’t be nicer, everyone was so friendly and accommodating. We stayed in a safari queen room, which was basically a really nice tent by th beach with a great private outdoor bathroom. There is no a/c, just a ceiling fan, but the ocean breeze cooled things off well enough. All meals are included in the resort fee- I guess my only complaint is having a set schedule of when to eat, and the limited options of what to eat, but all of the food was good. Our friend Ili made us a special lunch on our last day which was delicious and special. But overall, this place is a beautiful paradise, we are so glad we stayed here.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018
Response from katie on 20 Mar 2018
Thanks for your positive feed back,we hope to see you again in kuata in your next visit.Your notes has been taken

10/10 Excellent

SaKe, Würzburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schönes Resort mit herzlichem Team und der Möglichkeit mit Haien zu Schnorcheln oder Tauchen. Strand ist wunderschön und eine kleine aber feine Poolanlage mit Liegen und Hängematten ist vorhanden. Schnorchel, Kajaks und Paddleboards können kostenlos ausgeliehen werden. Essen sehr lecker, aber das Mittagessen könnte ein wenig abwechslungsreicher sein. Dorms und Gemeinschaftsbäder sind sauber und alle Dorms nur ein paar Schritte vom Strand entfernt.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Martin, Berlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a piece of paradise on earth
Just as you imagine a South Pacific experience. Everything you need to feel well is there. We were there for four days and regretted to have to leave.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Sales Manager on 3 Sept 2017
Bula Martin Thank you for your wonderful review. We do hope to see you back in paradise again one day. Lauren

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Mikko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent little island, part 2
2 more nights... First impression after arrival tells a lot: we had booked for 4 nights, but started immediately to think of extending our booking! Great staff, beatiful island, good beach with snorkeling and all water sports, dive school, guided walks, 3 swimming pools etc etc. Food was tasty, but almost everytime served half cold since it was made in a big kitchen, and not at the restaurant area itself, except breakfast. Beachfront tents have amazing view, but also the garden bures are also not more than 30 metres from the water. Only the beach tent number 3 has hot water. Only big issue during our stay was, that due to an overbooking with our last 2 nights, we got first time ever being actually downgraded instead of upgrading. We booked ensuite tent on the beach, but they didn't have anything left (problems with booking sites they said). They offered us another tent, with common toilets and showers, which was ok, but when we asked for some compensation, they actually started arguing that we should have asked directly from them if they had vacancy or not. With a lot of discussion, they still didn't understand that it shouldn't matter where we were while making the booking. Also, we had to show that their own website was allowing the overbooking still at that stage if anyone wanted to book, and we guess that at that point they understood. Luckily we were already there to sort things out and not just arrive with overbooking. Without this incident we would give higher grades.

8/10 Good

Mikko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent little island
First impression after arrival tells a lot: we had booked for 4 nights, but started immediately to think of extending our booking! Great staff, beatiful island, good beach with snorkeling and all water sports, dive school, guided walks, 3 swimming pools etc etc. Food was tasty, but almost everytime served half cold since it was made in a big kitchen, and not at the restaurant area itself, except breakfast. Beachfront tents have amazing view, but also the garden bures are also not more than 30 metres from the water. Only the beach tent number 3 has hot water. Only big issue during our stay was, that due to an overbooking with our last 2 nights, we got first time ever being actually downgraded instead of upgrading. We booked ensuite tent on the beach, but they didn't have anything left (problems with booking sites they said). They offered us another tent, with common toilets and showers, which was ok, but when we asked for some compensation, they actually started arguing that we should have asked directly from them if they had vacancy or not. With a lot of discussion, they still didn't understand that it shouldn't matter where we were while making the booking. Also, we had to show that their own website was allowing the overbooking still at that stage if anyone wanted to book, and we guess that at that point they understood. Luckily we were already there to sort things out and not just arrive with overbooking. Without this incident we would give higher grades.