Guest Feedback

Richard and Lorraine Staines - Wellington, New Zealand - August 2010

Just a quick email to say how much we enjoyed our holiday at "Bularangi".  We loved our stay and had a great time. Lots of sun, drinks and food!
Chris caught fish (edible!) off the reef everyday and fished from the kayaks from Wananavu - this was a bonus for him and he just loved it.Kamlesh and Manju were wonderful and were so helpful. Thank you so much - your Bularangi Villa is just beautiful and everything so tastefully done and SPOTLESS.  The children also wanted me to pass on their thanks - they simply had a ball but I must say that the compulsory "cocktail of the day" was their undoing on more than one occasion (if they had stopped at one that is ......)  We have told all interested parties of our fantastic holiday and have passed on your web site details to two groups already - so I hope you get enquiries/bookings from this.

Amanda and Colin McCrabb - Australia - July 2010
We had the best time at Bularangi – it was just beautiful. A very healing holiday in fact quite the best holiday we’d ever had according to all the children. Kamlesh and Manju were fabulous – kind and helpful and the villa, pool and garden were absolutely immaculate. We were glad to end our Fijian trip at Bularangi as it was by far the best place we stayed. We’ve come home to frosty, foggy mornings and lambmarking!! A stark contrast indeed. Just memories and photos to sustain us till next time.  Colin has a suggestion for you if you ever put up any more pictures on walls – a map of Fiji, he loves to see where he is/can explore.

Scott Dahlberg from USA - June 2010
Thanks again for the use of your home.The house was better than promised and Kamlesh handled everything we needed.We would highly recommend your home to anyone traveling to Fiji.

David Brick from Australia - June 2010
Hi Ali,thank you for allowing us the opportunity to stay.  We all really enjoyed ourselves and for once I can say that the pictures and description on the web were a true indication of what was on offer. Kamlesh and Manju were fantastic.

Steve and Jill Winslow from USA - April/May 2010
Hi Ali - Jill and I got back to the states yesterday.  Great vacation/holiday.  Bularangi is a special place.  We treated it like it was our own and spent many hours thinking how Jill and I could have our own Villa Bularangi. We will be back to Fiji in a few years and would love to stay in your place again.  Once again, thank you for everything! Vinaka!

James and Naeemah Khan from Fiji - April 2010
The weekend was perfect. We loved the place. Will definitely be going back. Kamlesh was really helpful and supplied us with fresh vegetables.

Fiona Wilson from Australia - January 2010
From the outset, we both just fell in love with the home and it absolutely goes without saying that you have found wonderful people in Kamlesh and Manju. As everyone who stays there knows they just can’t do enough for you and just seem to be there when you need them however are around without being  intrusive – amazing. Everything was so easy and we had no problems at all. The kids loved the swimming and snorkeling, we all loved Manju’s cooking over a couple of nights, the weather was great, just a bit windy for the first couple of days but lovely after that and we all spent great family time together whilst my husband and I still relaxed!  Well done guys and thank you for making Bularangi available to everyone to share and enjoy. To enjoy the Suncoast and the real people of Fiji.

Debra Mika from Australia - January 2010
We had a wonderful stay, what a fantastic house and position. Kamlesh was discreet but there when needed, and we enjoyed two of Manju's delicious meals (and I learnt to cook roti at first hand). There were no dramas - the power went out on the Friday and Saturday night, but Kamlesh had left good instructions so we had no problem switching over and back; the shower drain got very slow to drain and Kamlesh fixed it in two seconds flat. I had everything I needed in the kitchen, including good knives! always a bugbear in rented houses.  We swam, snorkelled, lazed about watching the birds (frigatebirds soaring the the updrafts were great) and also enjoyed the facilities at both resorts.Thanks for the opportunity to stay in your beautiful house. I will certainly be recommending it to friends visiting Fiji.

Debbie Norris from Australia - December 2009
Your villa is absolutely wonderful & we enjoyed it very much.The only problem we had was that we had to drive back to Nadi the day after we arrived to change our car to a 4WD as the road to the villa was way to rough for a normal car. Kamlesh is an absolute gem, nothing was too much trouble & he was always smiling. He came shopping with us & took us to the markets for fresh veges & wouldn't let the vendors sell us anything that wasn't good, you will want to hold on to him as he is an asset to your villa.  Three of us are already talking of going back next year around September if villa is available but we will have to decide on dates, so you will be probably hearing from us after Christmas sometime.

Megan Poe from China - November 2009

I read Mary Lou's feedback and could agree completely.  Staying at Bularangi Villa was like a little trip to heaven.  Even the car accident worked out fine.  The people are all very friendly and helpful and I never felt that I was being taken advantage of.  The police went out of their way to be accommodating.

Mary Lou Ross from USA - November 2009

We had a TERRIFIC time, thanks! The villa is perfect and we will be BACK! Kamlesh is a real treasure. We really, really loved the house, the VIEW and all the amenities. It was so clean and wonderful. We felt truly, truly at "home" there. It was all WONDERFUL! Thanks again for providing the PERFECT, absolutely SPECTACULAR venue for our holiday.

Tarik and Nacira Honeymooners from France - October 2009

Bula, just the time to tell U that we had a very good time @ Bularangi. The house is marvellous, everything is here to spend a great time...and what a view!   Thanks to Kamlesh for his availability.  We really appreciated our stay @ Bularangi and we will recommend the house.

Sarah and James Emerson from UK and Australia - October 2009
We had a wonderful time – thank you so much.  The villa is absolutely superb – the quality finish is wonderful and it was so well equipped.  The design is very clever and makes you think that you are completely private.  What a view as well.  Once morning is was so still the water looked like a pond, with the islands perfectly reflected in the ocean.  Beautiful. We had great fun in the pool and playing with sticks at the edge of the water!  Kamlesh and Manju were lovely and looked after us well.  Thomas loved the pool and had a wonderful time jumping in and climbing out again!  We had a ball.  We’ll be recommending Bularangi and we’d love to come back one day.  Thanks so much for letting us stay.

Andy Lovett from Australia - September 2009
Bularangi was magnificent - even better than we imagined!  We loved Fiji and especially the people (how can you not?)   The weather was superb and Kamlesh was wonderful and cannot be recommended enough.

James and Lala Sowane from Fiji - September 2009
Bula vinaka Ali, you just beat me to the email as I was just going to send you a note to say VINAKA VAKALEVU again for allowing us to experience your beautiful home and as I wrote in the guest book, we have been blessed to have experienced many hotels and resorts in Fiji as part of our business and Bularangi is certainly at the top of our list and it reminded Lala and I how to relax and enjoy quality time with our children.   Lala and caught some time on our own on Thursday night and we both commented on how relaxed we felt and that was the mana of Bularangi – it has that warmth about it that makes you relax instantly.   Lala cooked up a storm again for breakfast our second day and we enjoyed this on the deck as we took in the 180 degrees of majestic views !!! Absolutely stunning even on a cloudy day.  It was sad to say Goodbye to Bularangi which in the short time we stayed had relaxed Lala and I so much and given our children so much joy which we are most thankful for.

Mev Phillips from Australia - July 2009
I'm telling everyone here about the villa's bells and whistles and how everything opens and shuts and of course the marvellous attention from Kamleesh and his sister Mandju I believe. Jai of Suncoast Taxis was also very, very helpful.  You'll gather we enjoyed our stay and will broadcast Bularangi to anyone who'll listen. Also thanks for the way you have kept us informed and smoothed our way and we hope Bularangi will always be well 'booked'.

Julie Thredgold from Australia - April 2009
We had an absolutely amazing stay at the Villa in Fiji, the house surpassed all our expectations, when we arrived we could not believe our luck! Kamlesh was always helpful whilst being unobtrusive, and nothing seemed too difficult, as was Manju who cooked us a beautiful meal one night. You are so lucky to have such good employees.The house was so fantastic that it spoilt us! Our second week was spent in a house on Nananiaru Island. The house was very nice and in a great location, but nowhere near the standard of your Villa, and I think we all spent the week looking longingly back at the Villa and wishing we had spent another week there and day tripped to the island! Thankyou for giving us the opportunity to stay at the villa, it certainly is a credit to you and we would have no hesitation in recommending it to others. I'm so glad we made the effort to see such a beautiful and unspoilt part of Fiji, I feel like we got to see the 'real Fiji'. Hopefully we will visit again in the future.

Samantha Torrance from Suva, Fiji - March 2009
"It was simply amazing – that is truly a special spot. The villa was just stunning and the pool, well let’s just say that there was at least one body in it constantly over the weekend.  We met Kamlesh a couple of times and luckily the power didn’t go out so had no use for the generator.   The dishwasher was a real novelty and so handy! I think the only negative comment would be that one of the ‘Dora the Explorer’ lilos had a hole in it – so there was much competition for the other one!  We are definitely going to add it to our list of places to go to and will spread the word around Suva too."

Nicole Thon from New Zealand - January 2009
"We loved our stay at Bularangi Villa, wow what a great place! The villa is beautiful and has everything anyone can wish for for a relaxing holiday. And that is what we did mostly, relaxed around the pool with a book, watched DVD's/Australian Open and we were in the pool a lot as it was very warm. It was also nice to have the facilities of Wananavu next door so we had a few dinners and breakfasts there. We also used their boat to go Nananu-I-Ra and we did a snorkeling trip with them as well. Kamlesh is great to have around and whenever you need him, he is there. So we really enjoyed our stay and we will defenitely recommend the villa to anyone planning a nice, relaxing holiday."

The Freyd Family from the USA - January 2009
"Then we got to the villa. I could not believe how beautiful it was -a huge open-air house with a giant kitchen in the middle of everything, a pool, and a spectacular view. The house itself shaped in a slight arc, around a stone patio with a table on it and a pool. Directly in front of all these (so everywhere on the property can see it) is the ocean. We're about 40 feet up, so there's an amazing view of clear blue water and green islands, but also have access to the water below. On the edge of the ocean, about 20 feet up, there is a thatched-roof gazebo with wooden lounge chairs. About 40 minutes ago my mom and I were out there, and at that moment life seemed just about perfect." (Excerpt from the family blog of the trip)

Cherie and Garry from Australia - October 2008
"We had a wonderful time at the villa. It is a beautiful place, with the right touch of modern facilities, space and design. The awesome breeze really helped us to sleep at night. Overall, we thought is a great location, wonderful facilities, great staff and we would like to check out any other places you have.  We absolutely loved our stay and we highly recommend it to others.  Thanks for all your help and support and well done on such a lovely property."

Andrew Todd from Australia - October 2008
"Firstly I would like to thank you for such a beautiful place to stay..it exceeded our expectations! you are very fortunate to have such a place. The house, the two trips to nananu – i – ra , and the fishing trip organised with Karoi at wananavu, and the massages at wananavu, and volivoli resort was a hit for tea, drinks, and general merriment!! these were all fantastic and made our time in fiji very memorable."

Peter Curnow from Australia - September 2008
"We all enjoyed ourselves. The house really has everything, and Kamlesh and Rita haven’t been wanting. Jeannette wrote some good things in the guest book."

Jason Mitchell from Australia - September 2008
"We had a very enjoyable time at Bularangi, the house was quite amazing. Kamlesh and Rita were extremely helpful and very nice people, we had a lot of fun trading cooking tips during the meal preparations. I would highly recommend to anyone staying there that they try some in-house cooked meals, especially when you have access to the array of fresh produce locally. We also had some great days windsurfing directly out off the point in the adjacent bay to the south, was really nice just being able to leave the gear permanently rigged outside."