Safe Landing Eco Lodge

I am most confused about previous reviews - we had a completely different experience - it was terrible and really ruined our fiji experience - we had stayed at two previous places in Fiji.

There was no running water during the day because of ‘plumbing problems’ therefore no flushing toilets, shower or tap to wash your hands during the day.

There was no bar as advertised on the booking.com website. There was no bar or option to even buy soft drinks. You were forced to drink filtered rain water. How can you advertise a bar without even having one or an option to buy soft drinks ?

There was one other couple staying at the lodge who both had food poisoning from the lodge ! I refused to eat at the lodge and didn’t eat anything for a whole 24 hours before getting the next ferry to a different island. My partner ate dinner and breakfast and ALSO got food poisoning.

The fan in the room didn’t work. The bed was foam with no mattress: I am most concerned as to why booking is still advertising this place, and most concerned with the misleading reviews stated!

Clearly something has gone categorically wrong here at this lodge and people must be warned or at least made aware of the real situation. It’s appalling. The lady tried to charged us over $850 Fijian dollars for a 5 night stay with no water during the day.

The photos advertised are very different to the ones in real life ! False advertisement !

There was only a single plug in the wall with electricity available between 6pm and 6am only.

Turns out - Others had also left early because of the bad conditions and she was also excited to leave.


It pains me to write such a negative review. And I really hope they manage to turn this around.

Yeah I have to admit, this place is run down. It’s in serious need of repairs and renovations. Toilets don’t always work, water runs out several times a day, doors won’t close, you’d often see insects in the bedrooms and bathrooms… you get my drift. Still, i loved my stay here. The staff sets this place apart. Very helpful and friendly. It’s owned and run by locals, so you’d get an authentic Fijian experience. It actually felt like staying in a huge homestay. Meals are served in one huge table so you’d get to know other guests. The food was mostly fine, though if you eat a lot i’d suggest bringing snacks. There’s electricity 24/7 now cause they have solar panels. There’s free drinking water, but this is rainwater stored in a tank. You might want to bring your own drinking water if you’re not okay with this. For the record i was drinking it for four days and I didn’t get sick, neither did other guests. The location is great, right by the beach. Nacula island is probably the best one i’ve visited in the Yasawas. As long as you keep your expectations in check, as long as you don’t expect luxury and you’re willing to rough it out a bit, you’ll have a great time here.

Agree mostly with 'Eric, the bananaman' from Sept 2019 review, re management and facilities. It appears nothing much has changed in 5 years, tbh!! It is "not a resort", we are warned in your info. However, for the money you harvest from your guests, and compared to similar places, it's not really acceptable to use as an excuse for lack of basic Comfort & Care.
The only upside is that electricity is mostly available due to solar upgrades. Cold showers only are available. Shower heads & water pressure varied widely from convos with other travellers, (mostly poor).
Breakfasts the best meal of the day, but not much fruit offered. Dinners were endured - or avoided. Repetitive & bony proteins.
Dogs vs. cat fight in our Bure was not pretty.
Tip for management: Treat us all (ie. your paying guests) as you would like to be treated!!
We felt like an inconvenience most of the time. Work on your famous Fijian hospitality folks, don't just treat us like another Resource to be Harvested!! 🥥

The only staff member who stood out was Joe, the assistant boatman. He absolutely made our stay memorable. 👍🏻 Vinaka Joe.

Generator noise

If you’re expecting a polished, all-inclusive spa experience, this isn’t the place—and that’s the point. Don’t come here looking for luxury. This is an eco-lodge on a remote Yasawa island, and it’s genuinely off the beaten path. Getting here is half the adventure (about five hours by boat), and the remoteness means things can’t always work like they do in a city hotel.

What you do get is something special: a small, caring team who go out of their way to make you feel welcome. They’re incredibly accommodating, planning daily activities based on the ever-changing Fijian weather. When forecasts threatened endless rain, I lucked out with sun most days.

One of the highlights is the reef just offshore—teeming with marine life. It’s about a 20-minute swim if you’re confident in the water. My tip: bring your own fins and mask from Nadi if you want to be sure you’ll have them. They lend out gear, but supplies can run short when everyone wants to snorkel.

Activities range from hikes to village visits to ocean trips, and they’re open to helping set up things not listed on their board. Don’t hesitate to ask. I found the local village absolutely worth exploring. The reef itself? Amazing. Sharks up to 3 meters, stingrays, squids, and vibrant coral.

A few things here are basic or imperfect—that’s just the reality of a remote eco-lodge. But what matters is the spirit of the place. People genuinely care, and you feel it. The team, the village, even the resident dogs and cat make you feel at home (give them some love from me!).

I spent five weeks here and met solo travelers, couples, and groups—everyone seemed to find their rhythm. If you want fancy cocktails at sunset in an infinity pool, pick a resort (and pay for it). If you want warmth, authenticity, and natural beauty, this is the place.

Big thanks to everyone there. I’ll carry these memories for a long time. Book while you can—you won’t regret it.

The place (location) is amazing with amazing people running the lodge. We were so lucky to have found this gem.

Accommodation is simple but absolutely worth it. The trips offered by the lodge are definitely worth doing.

Already planning our return as a family.

As Kara and Nai said, don’t expect a resort but we felt better looked after than if we were at one.

Thank you definitely recommend it.

I really don’t want to say anything bad about this place because the people were truly fantastic but this was not my favorite stay. In terms of safety (especially being a solo female traveler) I felt very safe. If you’re looking for a secluded and gorgeous spot this is definitely it. The cabins are not great but the location really does make up for it. I did see the biggest spider of my life due to a hole in the bathroom that really threw me off in terms of this stay though. The boys of the owner thankfully came and got it out but as someone who is not the greatest with big bugs, I would recommend finding a more secure stay if that is an issue for you. There were ants everywhere and there wasn’t a fan until I asked for one which made it very difficult to sleep. The electricity is only on at night which is fine but it’s a lot when it’s super hot and there is no fan. The food was always good but you didn’t get any option on what you ate. You got what you got. You also sit with everyone else who is staying at the place at a big table so if you are looking to have your own space or be solo this isn’t the best place for it. Personally I liked it though because it opened conversation with new people. The location really is breathtaking. Everyone is so nice and they have the cutest dogs and one eyed cat!

When you book they will tell you that this is not a resort but it is really good. Did not understand why they wrote that to me. You have a huge house just for yourself with amazing garden or beach view. You have a fan mosquito net and some dimmers to make the light less strong in case you want to have it more chill and romantic. The family is very friendly. Clean and tidy. I had flowers in the house when arrived and they made sure we had a great stay. Activities are okay. There is a rock about 50m out of the beach and there is nice snorkelling with corrals.

This place is not well maintained & the food is quite poor on both quality & quantity.

Beautiful setting. Cleaning need to be done .

I did not want to write a review but I decided this would be helpful for future guests. We are a family with kids from Canada traveling for the first time to Fiji. This is a 13 hour flight. We booked a 2 weeks stay in late 2022 for travel in early 2023. With a couple of weeks left for our arrival in Fiji they decided to cancel our booking with no explanation or no alternative means of accomodation. It was the worse experience ever, trying to find a budget accommodation in Fiji on short notice. When we asked for an explination or other options they did not care to answer. We were very fortunate to have another property step up and accomodate us on short notice.
Thank you

The accommodation was ok but the food could be improved. In Fiji I do not like to eat rice every day. That is not traditional fijian food. They have kumala, cassave, dalo, breatfruit which is much better and healthier. I also prefer to eat my chicken meat without bones.

The place was absolutely disgusting. The bathrooms are uninhabitable. They are actually extremely gross. The photos are incredibly misleading on all of the vacation sites. The rooms are full of bugs. There is no WI-FI and the power is shut off to the place from 6am to 6pm. If you are going to Fiji for vacation, just pay extra for a nice resort. Staying at this place is not worth it just to see Fiji. To enjoy Fiji, you have to spend a little more and go to a decent resort like Mantaray.

Nice property! Shower and electricity doesn’t work…
Staff really sweet !

Not at all as described or as photos!
We didn't expect anything & knew this isn't a resort etc. however description & photos on Expedia are simply untrue.
Currently cabins, main area, 'bar' looked nothing like this. The photos of the food? 4 days. Instant coffee, 3 pieces of toast pp, communal butter, strawberry jam each day (8-9am). You eat what you are given on your plate. Lunch & dinner was $20 per person per meal and was the same EACH time. A plate with: rice, a pile of boiled cabbage & carrots (often from the day or night before) a boiled root vegetable & either processed sausage or egg omelette. Once fish. Once a Lovo (earth oven) which was the above plus chicken. As per the description, there is no: grocery store, laundry, restaurant, drinks, in-room Wifi or wifi of any kind, no TV, bottle water, toiletries, fan, hair dryer. Did have cockroaches. You may or may not have a working shower, toilet or any kayaks. We are not fussy & even with all that would have been happy but be aware that there is no 'on the beach' snorkling here or friendly, caring staff, so there is nothing to do other than paid trips (2 choices), weather dependent. It's cheap, but the ferry to get there takes 5 hrs & is easily twice as expensive as a 5 day stay in the 'best' hut. What we ended up spending on transport, trips & food could have easily bought us a much nicer place with snorkling out front anywhere else. Why is the description and photos here so misleading? What a shame.

FALSE ADVERTISING!
Host was only money hungry. Waited 2 hours for our room to be ready which was disgustingly dirty. Toilet wasn’t connected to the floor and leaking all over the tiles. Bathroom looked like it had never been cleaned. Dinner was awful, overcooked and overpriced. No other food on offer, not even snacks. NO SNACKS, NO BOTTLED WATER, NO SOFT DRINK. Staff hadn’t made a supply run and only returned with expensive speakers and beer. Place is CASH ONLY, with no communication of such. No ceiling fan, cables hanging out of the ceiling from where ceiling fan had previously been. Pedestal fan broken. Lights were not working at night, had to use our torch. Booked in for 2 nights, left first thing the next morning.
Will not be returning.

Very nice stay. Very nice staff. They have a boat and arrange trips to snorkeling spots.

The little tender boat that came to collect us broke down about 5 minutes after getting us so we were left stranded in the very hot, humid conditions. He fixed it and we got going again for about another 2 minutes then ran out of fuel. He took out his phone, then put it away and asked if any of us had mobile. We didn't bother with sim cards as we were using this holiday to unplug, but fortunately the other passengers had data so were able to contact the lodge using whatsapp and let them know we were stranded. They then sent another boat to tow us, but it took about 30 minutes. When we arrived, they claimed not to have our booking. Fortunately I had the confirmation printed off and they had plenty of room to accommodate us. Another couple staying said the same thing happened to them. I think only the Air BnB bookings go through. It was almost 2pm and we were starving. They offered us lunch and then said the chef had gone home but we could go to the tea house at 3:30pm to get some cake. There's nothing else available. We were also told the afternoon activities get organised the day before so we missed those. As the following day was Sunday their church day, there would be no activities then either. They had such a good write up including nightly entertainment and lots of daily activities available. I don't know if it was bad timing, but we got almost none of this. Location was incredibly quiet, secluded & beautiful though. Bure was basic; a hose for a shower and flushing toilet

Dissapointing food, the staff seemed very unmotivated. We tried multiple times to do a activity but the staff repeatedly forgot and rescheduled untill we gave up.

Really basic accommodation but it is absolute beachfront and all bed linen is freshly washed. It's such a different experience here from the resorts so as long as you're not expecting 5 stars, you will hopefully love it as much as we did. The staff are so happy, funny and friendly. Their village and the locals there are lovely. You can have long, lazy days around your cabin or organise adventures nearby such as the caves. It's great to share meal times with the other guests and to chat about everyone's experiences. The boys love to party and are so much fun!!! We loved it!!!!