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SOFITEL FIJI RESORT Denarau Island, Fiji 🇫🇯【4K Resort Tour & Review】A Solid Choice!

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What's the beautiful Sofitel Denarau Island Fiji Resort like? Check out this 4K Resort Tour & Review of this family friendly 5-star luxury resort on the west coast of Fiji's main island, Viti Levu.
🎥 In This Video:
-Arrival at Hotel
-Hotel Reception & History
-Hotel Location & Setting
-All of The Pools
-Waitui Beach Club
-Beautiful Resort Grounds
-My Garden View King Room Tour
-Solis Restaurant
-Dinner at Waitui Steak House
-Full Breakfast Buffet at Bazaar Restaurant
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↪ Video Chapters ↩
0:00 Intro
00:27 Hotel Info
00:57 Hotel Arrival
01:37 Reception Hall
03:08 Location Detail
03:36 Bazaar Bar
03:51 Primary Pool
05:10 Solis Restaurant
06:14 Beach Tour
06:36 Kids’ Pool & Club
07:02 Hotel Grounds
07:19 Waitui Beach Club (Club Level Access)
09:27 Need to Know FAQs
09:42 My Garden View King Room Tour
13:11 Dinner at Waitui Beach Club Steak House
13:44 Morning Calm
14:04 Full Breakfast Buffet at Bazaar Restaurant
17:19 Resort Grounds & Spa Area
18:07 The Flip Flop Score
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This is NOT a promotional video. I pay for all of my flights and hotels (and I always tell you how much!) so I can be as honest and impartial as possible. I do not receive any special treatment that wouldn’t otherwise be publicly accessible, in fact, the hotels and airlines have no idea about my visit and that's the way I like it!
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@kaide5262 Год назад

Please keep the menus! I usually watch these videos with my family and we love imagining that we’re at the restaurant and choosing what we would eat. And even when I’m watching alone at least personally looking at the menu is really fun and it gives a good idea of the hotel has to offer.

@tfft Год назад

Noted! Thanks for watching 🩴

@MrTraindriver1970 Год назад

I like having the menus presented. I find they help in rough planning how much I’d need per day to feed the family and to make sure everyone will get their favs on holidays.

@tfft Год назад

Noted! Thanks for watching 🩴

@petek5523 Год назад

Restaurant reviews are 💯 necessary, especially for island resorts where you’re probably going to eat there on a daily basis, unless it’s close enough to the nearest city/town. And the rooms definitely need more Fiji for that price point 😅

@tfft Год назад

Sure, the restaurants will always be in the reviews, I was just curious how many wanted to see the menus 😊 Thanks for watching 🩴

@Samowam 11 месяцев назад

Yes, hotel restaurants and food reviews are VERY IMPORTANT to viewers. In fact, greater attention should be given to amplifying and prolonging the showings of menus, as well as food items. I enjoy your channel immensely, and I think you’re doing a great service for fellow travellers like myself. Keep up the excellent work you do and I look forward to all your future reviews. I am from Vancouver BC, and have been to Fiji many times, it being one of my two favourite countries, and it’s people among the 2 best “hosts” I have come to know from around the world.

@tfft 11 месяцев назад

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@naseemhelo Год назад

Menus always switch but I would include them. Some people are vegetarians or have dietary restrictions and just want to see if they have options.

@tfft Год назад

Good point! Thanks for watching 🩴

@drew755 11 месяцев назад

I remember going to the Sofitel Fiji when I was younger I went with my family and friends, really loved it there and so many great memories that I will cherish forever and I miss being there

@tfft 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@fdanieln8759 Год назад

Hey Kevin. I'm usually not a hotel review viewer, however, your hotel reviews are also really good, and you're totally drawing me into them. On top of that, giving me so many ideas on where I want to go for our next high-end family trip!

@tfft Год назад

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@tamsiukwan31 Год назад

You are very lucky to visit this beautiful Sofitel with the cooperation of the weather. The outdoor area looks lush and well-manicured ❤

@tfft Год назад

I ordered the good weather! 😉 Thanks for watching 🩴

@tamsiukwan31 Год назад

@@tfft Haha! If only there was such an option! I would definitely pay a premium for good weather every time I visit Island resorts! ❤

@VivWAforever Месяц назад

thanks for showing the menus! :)

@tfft Месяц назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@draken_xyz3236 Год назад

Thanks for the menus and videos of the buffet. Im going there next month and this video really helped me. Appreciate it!

@tfft Год назад

Enjoy your trip 🗺️

@undisgraziato Год назад

Oh and thanks for making this video!

@tfft Год назад

Took me a minute hahaha.

@kimpriority 11 месяцев назад

Yes. Keep the menu part. Showing the beach is very important too. Thank you for this video.

@tfft 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@slamfamilyy Год назад

I'm going here for my last week in Fiji and I like it! Defo my 2nd fav hotel on Fiji islands ❤

@tfft Год назад

Enjoy your trip 🗺️

@stevene465 Год назад

Great video as usual , I enjoy seeing what the menus have to offer and have even thought twice about staying at a hotel/resort when reading them - this was especially true when we visited Thailand as they were coming out of COVID- hotels were essentially CLOSED I’ve stayed at this hotel twice and whilst I like it,it’s quite expensive but so is Fiji generally, and it’s always been a family destination and sold as an all inclusive package, a bit blah… but the people are always friendly being on “island time” 😊

@tfft Год назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@Sirisakkkkkk Год назад

Thanks again for a good review! Definitely, food review is necessary.

@tfft Год назад

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@GuillermoGomezGG1959 Год назад

The dream of category is a must👏👏 Brillante!! Room and pool reminded me Al Alqah Resort in UAE… with a tad of El Palatino in Rome, No curtains in the bathroom, a major sin in my book. Pls keep the menu’s on. Great Video as always..

@tfft Год назад

Yeah I just don’t get the no curtain thing lol. And menus aren’t going anywhere. Genuinely shocked how many people commented “keep them!” Lol. Thanks as always for the support 🙏🏻

@HotelSnob Год назад

Yes to the menus…it’s quick but useful! 👍🏽👍🏽

@tfft Год назад

Noted! Thanks for watching 🩴

@abhaypratapsingh9110 Год назад

Menu's are extremely necessary, please keep them up in your reviews

@tfft Год назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@molnarmihaly951 Год назад

I've briefly mentioned once before, but I do think the menus are necessary. Or maybe that's not the right word. I think they are a useful and much appreciated extra level of attention to detail that other reviews often lack, just like the location map. I always take at least a brief look at every menu if not read the whole thing to see what I'd order. Another reason is that I am also always curious about what food prices look like in different hotels/resorts in different parts of the world.

@tfft Год назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@axios101 Год назад

Nice and even more relaxing!

@tfft Год назад

Hard to be stressed in Fiji ☺️ Thanks for watching 🩴

@altavelmcnamara Год назад

Great video as always. Thank you! Are you going to review Emirates anytime soon?

@tfft Год назад

Literally have five Emirates videos coming in the beginning of next year haha.

@im_just_serious 3 месяца назад

Very good honest review.

@tfft 3 месяца назад

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@ellend1323 7 месяцев назад

Super helpful - thank you! I was going to book Radisson Blu because fellow aussies rave about it, but this looks more peaceful.

@tfft 7 месяцев назад

Especially in the adults only area! Thanks for watching 🩴

@speedbirdrun 11 месяцев назад

I feel like the menus are helpful to have a clearer idea of the offering in the restaurants

@tfft 11 месяцев назад

Noted! Thanks for watching 🩴

@banananah 6 месяцев назад

Nice one，no flies at all！Just stayed at Sheraton。。。。。。flies are everywhere！

@tfft 6 месяцев назад

Well, they do fly :)

@laurenloveslv655 Год назад

Your review was spot on. We stayed in high season for 4 nights in the Club area, only had breakfast at the adults only cafe. I felt the rooms were ok not wow also. I would definitely return as it was so peaceful and relaxing.

@tfft Год назад

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@Yyh85 10 месяцев назад

My last night here and am rewatching this. I’ve previously only stayed at the Radisson whilst in Fiji. Rooms there are much much bigger for the price but I would say Sofitel is nicer / has a better vibe.

@tfft 10 месяцев назад

Hope you enjoyed your trip!

@bonganitshuma Год назад

Menu are so necessary, please please always include.... It also makes your travel content unique

@tfft Год назад

Noted! Thanks for watching 🩴

@brilliantbutblue Год назад

The resort is beautiful, you could easily be in any number of tropical resort locations, nothing screamed uniquely Fijian at this resort but gorgeous it is. Can we talk about the "Best Western" vibe of the rooms. I would be thoroughly peed off if l turned up at a Sofitel, and the rooms reminded me of a Motel l stayed in just off the M1!! Like you l do care about the room and l do actually spend time in it on vacation. Thanks for this review. 👍

@tfft Год назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@TheServantOfAllah99 Месяц назад

this hotel needs serious updating

@tfft Месяц назад

You should see the Shangri La haha

@fishhunt2212 5 месяцев назад

Yes, menus are very nice to see

@tfft 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@18751 Год назад

You made me rethink about pools🤔

@tfft Год назад

Umm, ok lol. Thanks for watching 🩴

@mashenka6189 3 месяца назад

Menu reviews are necessary! Food is as important as the aesthetics and the service of a resort.

@tfft 3 месяца назад

Appreciate that!

@richardeyiangho3269 5 месяцев назад

Great vid as always! Just booked my honeymoon, you mentioned more affordable places, any recommendations?

@tfft 5 месяцев назад

More affordable... resorts? Sure, there are a range of prices, but every place I've stayed at are on my channel. Thanks for watching 🩴

@kartik_sinha Год назад

When i am casually watching the videos i dont really care about the menus. But if am planning a trip to that region then i would surely be interested in menus to see what sort of food is on offer which would be a criteria on which i choose which resort to book.

@tfft Год назад

Noted! Thanks for watching 🩴

@arun001975 Год назад

Hi Menu plays a major part in selecting a hotel, being a Vegan always Indian Vegan menu is preferred.

@tfft Год назад

Noted! Thanks for watching 🩴

@vaughnplemer6825 Год назад

Great review keep the menus former Executive Housekeeper for Hilton.

@tfft Год назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@well-blazeredman6187 Год назад

Good review. Liked that jungle-island in the middle of the pool. Is Fiji now so well developed that it is losing its charm? And do the Seychelles have the edge? Menus: useful, if they show prices.

@tfft Год назад

I enjoy Fiji, it’s still far less developed than most SE Asian sun destinations… but comparing Fiji to the Seychelles feels a bit like comparing Florida to the Maldives lol.

@mteokay1246 Год назад

@@tfftthat can be read either way depending on whether one likes florida or maldives better, based on all sorts of reasons. So if you be so kind to elaborate a lil further. Thank you

@tfft Год назад

You just kinda proved my point lol. One doesn’t need to be better or worse than the other. Point being they’re both beach destinations but beyond having a beach, they couldn’t be more different and likely aren’t appealing to the same customer for the same category of trip.

@mteokay1246 Год назад

@@tfft o ok gotcha ! Thanks !

@edward88881 Год назад

Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur - that's going to be fascinating.

@tfft Год назад

Sure will be! Thanks for watching 🩴

@tanletran7270 Год назад

Thanks for sharing . Can't wait to watch your review of Cordis Hotel Auckland where I have the pleasure ( or should I say displeasure) staying there for 1 night ( Christmas day) where the hotel wants to charge NZ$300 per person for a standard buffet dinner . The hotel computer system was down so we have to wait 2 hours to get the key to our rooms despite check in time was published at 300pm and we arrived from Australia after 500pm

@tfft Год назад

Mandatory Gala fees on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Eve are quite common across the industry. All 3rd party booking platforms will have them listed specifically under the additional fees. 300NZ is expensive but it’s not out of the ordinary. I’ve seen up to $250USD.

@tanletran7270 Год назад

@@tfft It seems that Asian Hotels especially those in Vietnam & Thailand charged much less than those in the "developed world" . We paid around $100 to $150 USD at the Sheraton Saigon .I will let you how much we pay at our next Christmas dinner at Banyan Tree Langco in our next trip to Vietnam

@rachelehrenberg9231 Год назад

Stick with the menus. If I'm interested I just pause and look closer. For the few seconds it's fine.

@tfft Год назад

Noted! Thanks for watching 🩴

@parlow69 Год назад

Hi, I love these films. Thank you so much. One suggestion I have is while you score against the price paid, which is I think the right thing to do, I’d lie to see or for you to reference an absolute score. How does this Sofitel compare to a Four Seasons / Six Senses / Oberoi. It’ll help me find bargains without being disappointed. For example the last two hotels I’ve visited for holidays. 1) Four Seasons Seychelles at Desroches Island. Aiming for Uber Lux 10 out of 10 hotel. They nailed what they were aiming for. 2) TRS Coral Cancun. Aiming for a mass market 5* hotel, say an 8 out of 10 hotel. Missed, due to terrible food.

@tfft Год назад

I understand what you’re saying but I simply don’t think there are any absolutes in the hotel industry. Too much of the ‘equation’ relies on location and ownership structure to have any sort of consistency like that. Thanks for watching 🩴

@ronsiegel9766 Год назад

About your question: personally I’ve never ever paid any close attention to a menu in any hotel or airline review. But…they don’t bother me either.

@tfft Год назад

Fair enough! Thanks for watching 🩴

@kernthorpe864 Год назад

Not at all surprised that the food was good - it is indeed a Sofitel strong point. Even the one at Heathrow has good food. With the ridiculous proliferation of hotel brands in each group these days it is hard to say exactly where Sofitel fits in the pecking order but it used to be at or near the top of Accor's food chain and is certainly still superior to the likes of R-C and JWM who are as faux-luxe as a 4cyl Audi with vinyl seats.

@tfft Год назад

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@undisgraziato Год назад

Like Caesar’s Bay Bazaar? 😊

@tfft Год назад

Thought we were talking about Vegas for a second again lol.

@h0oner Год назад

Besides menus, I would also welcome information about available activities.

@tfft Год назад

Activities become a black hole pretty quickly. Adults vs kids vs family vs free vs paid… it’s a lot of info to flash on the screen. Thanks for watching 🩴

@charliebrown5 Год назад

Thank You ✈️

@tfft Год назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@DeniseSommerRoque Год назад

Thanks

@phyllischen4865 11 месяцев назад

Kevin would be great if you could do some reviews of kids club and detail activity for families as well! Thanks

@tfft 11 месяцев назад

I mention this in some (but not all) resort tours- I purposely don’t film inside kids facilities as it can come off as quite creepy. Thanks for watching 🩴

@lameowizard Год назад

Sofitel, like Pullman is such a wildly inconsistent brand... I never have any idea whether it's meant to be luxury, select-service, or budget, or whether there's going to be a lounge...

@tfft Год назад

Pullman I agree with you but I think has a much wider swing than Sofitel. Sofitel to me is similar (inconsistency wise) to any other big box brand. Thanks for watching 🩴

@alistairmelhuish2168 7 месяцев назад

Denarau in my opinion, is always second best to the Islands - like our Fav, Castaway... it's a stop befire the Islands ... inmho.

@tfft 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@arnieburgertime Год назад

Another great review thanks! FYI - I believe "Nadi" is actually pronounced more like "Nandi".

@brilliantbutblue Год назад

I thought his pronunciation of Sofitel was interesting.

@tfft Год назад

Every Australian source is telling me "Nan-di" and every Fijian source is telling me "Nah-di"... I'll go with the Fijians lol.

@brilliantbutblue Год назад

@tfft : Naa-dee is what l got from Google pronunciation, same as your Nah-di. Perhaps it depends on whether you're using your Aussie or Kiwi accent 😉 Let's not get started on Ibiza 🙃

@donnarainwater9910 Месяц назад

I can’t find where you posted how much it is?

@tfft Месяц назад

It is certainly in the description.

@paulkeay5032 Год назад

Menus in trip reports? Yes if, as is sometimes the case, the website is lacking menus / menus with prices

@tfft Год назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@lancevelasco9979 Год назад

I'd stick to the hotel amenities. The beach is just ok compared to other beaches offered in the region.

@tfft Год назад

Thanks for watching 🩴

@summerzt1276 Год назад

hi , l think having a menu is helpful

@tfft Год назад

Noted! Thanks for watching 🩴

@patriciagallace5065 5 месяцев назад

Just looked it up, 800.00 Ausi dollars a night 😮

@tfft 5 месяцев назад

Oh that's a hard pass lol

@colindavy5554 Год назад

A great hotel review as always. I've said it before, but your hotel reviews are what set you apart, along with not making the review (flight or hotel) about you. Some of the other flight reviewers seem like lovely people, like Dennis Bunnik and Jeb Brooks, but it's nice when the review isn't about the person making the review, rather it's about the product being reviewed. I dislike the staged footage, or pretending to walk into a hotel room for the first time when clearly they've been in to put the camera inside. Cringe. There are many people reviewing airlines, however nobody is close to your hotel reviews. I've stayed at two Bangkok properties based on your reviews. Keep it up.

@tfft Год назад

Appreciate that very much! As I said to one of my Patreons yesterday, I can’t guarantee my face will never ever be in a video (bc who knows what the future will bring…) but I can guarantee the videos will never be about me lol.