Stephan,
Andrea, Tabea, Jonathan, Emma
Germany,
December 21, 2010
We all had a great time here ! From Staufen Germany.
Wendy
& Kyle,
Kansas,
USA, December 13, 2010
Thank you Brad & Therese for such a wonderful stay
at the 'House of Bamboo'. Our first time in Fiji has been both relaxing and
exciting.We loved the snorkelling all around the bay
and of course even right outside the house. We were very excited to see
anemones, starfish, clams, a nudibranch, a sea turtle and of course all of the
crabs and fishes. The people here are very
friendly and we had a wonderful time in town. The
sweet bread in town is amazing !! Although we didn't get a sunset during
our stay, the view was always amazing from the house.
Maybe we will just have to come back a few years from now to get
our sunset :) Thank you for an amazing time !!
Jo
& Lou
Perth,
Australia, December 8th 2010
12
Weeks/3 Months
Brad & Therese we have said our thankyou to you
but again thankyou. Our home for three months was all we expected ( after the
rave reviews that's not easy when expectations are so high to start ) well
done. We will have many life time memories of the house and its view and more
importantly the people of Savusavu. Your friendship and opening your house/home
in Oneva to us we will cherish. I will post our trip advisor experiences to
assist other travellers. Regarding activities however some highlights for other
guests - Diving We used Colin at Koro. It's his business not just a job,
so we do recommend them ( we had the time to investigate the options ). Dive
Namena if possible. Food Highlights Curry Night at Surf N Turf (
Thursday $25 ). Captains Cafe great value consistent quality. Dolphin Trip to
Natewa Bay includes very good snorkelling and good pizza lunch ( understand you
are likely to see and get close to the dolphins in the boat but won't be
swimming with them ). Fun day out.
Patrick
& Linda
Botswana,
Africa November 19 2010
A wonderful holiday in Paradise !! Therese you have a
lovely home and thanks to Jo and Lou for inviting us. We loved Savusavu and the
people. We will be back especially for the diving at Namena xx PS Bamboo House
should be called "Halcyon ".
Hayley
& Graeme
Merseyside,
England September 10 2010
Thank you for allowing us to stay in your wonderful
home. We've had a fantastic time relaxing and milling about the place. The
house indeed had everything we needed and more. We enjoyed several BBQ's whilst
watching the sunset, the odd glass of wine round the pool but mainly looking
out on the idyllic views of the ocean. I wish I could give advice on all the
exciting things to do, but we did absolutely nothing apart from read books and
relax - the house is perfect for it !!! Savusavu is a beautiful town with warm
and friendly people, just walking down the road you'll meet and greet them. The
Restaurants are great, we ate at Surf N Turf, Captains Cafe and Decked Out -
all really good and excellent value. We really enjoyed our dinner at Jean
Michel Cousteau, food was delicious, service impeccable, higher pricing but
well worth it. Thank you for being fantastic hosts. I've never stayed anywhere
so welcoming and the recommendations made were accurate and much needed. Graeme
particularly loved the Hot Bread Kitchen !! We definitely want to come back
very soon ! We'll be contacting you in the near future and be recommending you
to friends. Thanks again.
Gerry,
Barry, Ella & Alec
Victoria
Australia, August 31st 2010
Thank you Brad & Therese for a wonderful stay. A
perfect way to spend a 50th Birthday !! Million Dollar views, perfect accom,
made for a welcoming relaxing stray. Kalesi cooking a traditional Fijian
meal was a highlight ! Going to the market and buying the fish and ingredients
listed by Kalesi was fun. A nice alternative to cooking ourselves or going in
town for a meal. Peleise's massage was so relaxing. Great stay and thank you.
Martin
& Helga
Gold
Coast, Australia August 2010
What a brilliant place to stay, on our return after 15
years away from this paradise that is Savusavu. We won't wait another 15. May
all your ventures be as successful. Till the next time ( guests of Ian &
Denise ).
Christoph,
Christine, Vera & Luis
Switzerland,
August 2nd 2010
Vinaka Vakalevu ! It's a great pleasure to us to stay
at your Beach Shack, this tasteful hideaway place with so many fine
details. The interest in farming South Sea cultured Pearls brought us
here. Their colours are just divine ! We met many friendly people, always
up for a chat. A quiet atmosphere and reef nature so plentiful, with happy
coloured fish and corals. They definitely touched our hearts. We enjoyed
to have a relaxing break on our adventurous family trip through Australia and
the South Pacific.
Leah,
Tilman, Max & Elly
California,
USA, July 26th, 2010
What a great place to spend a relaxing few days,
reading by the pool, wandering around the town or just taking it easy
soaking up the beauty here and not worrying about time. Our recommendations
- Babu or Parma were just great taxi drivers and very reliable. It was
easy to get a cab down at the market as well. Brad's suggestion of the Hot
Bread Shop was spot on. Learn to dive with Rock N
Down Under Divers, very reasonably priced and very
obliging. Snorkel when tide is coming in at Split Rock or at the area between
the House and Cousteau jetty. Rock N Down Under will take you snorkelling
too. Saturday morning sees Savusavu bustling with people on Main Street
and at the Markets. A real chance to get the atmosphere. Splurge on one
meal at Cousteau. Don't be surprised if one of the locals starts up a
conversation and invites you to their home or village for a short visit. Elly
and I were treated to green coconut and a brief glimpse into a Fijian
Village. These people are very friendly , hospitable and welcoming. PS
When coming up the stairs at night you might see some Large Hermit
Crabs. -From Elly-What an incredible trip, an incredible place and an
incredible view. The people here are the most friendly of anywhere I've
ever been. Don't be surprised if you're invited into the homes of nice
locals off the street.
( We were fed coconut juice and given ear rings
this morning by a woman we had never met before) If you hear any music
played by
the locals (they play at the resort quite often)
make sure to try to stop and listen. The resort encourages a look
around and the music
is beautiful. I hope your stay is as wonderful as ours
was.
Julie
& Steve
Wellington,
New Zealand July 15th 2010
Our stay has been amazing and so perfectly relaxing
and peaceful. As it was our 29th Wedding Anniversary the Bamboo House has
been the Perfect Place to get away from it all and just relax. Brad &
Therese must have a sixth sense because you can bet your
life we will always forget something, but then
miraculously find just the thing you need in the drawer, like a sewing kit
for instance. Amazing everything you need is here. Those sunsets in the
bath and evenings on the deck watching the Geckos catch the moths.
Delicious fresh bread from the Hot Bread Kitchen, we
loved the bread rolls. The Decked Out Cafe was so chilled out, and I think
we must have drunk all their Chradonnay, we ended up on something else at
the end of our stay. The staff there were so friendly and welcoming. We
discovered a friendly lady at the shops near the market who made some
sarongs and sulus for me to wear during
our stay and highly recommended is Babu, the
local taxi driver from Paradise Cars. He made our stay that much easier.
We noticed someone else recommnded him back in May, and we agree.
Friendly, knowledgeable, chatty he drove us around all week.
He even took us to Labasa for the day and waited
around for us to do some shopping. Wonderful Guy, very reliable, always on
time
as well. Everything was perfect, we will
definitely be back. Even the steps will not stop us. Thanks Brad and
Therese for making our
stay so comfortable. Hopefully we will be able to
come back soon, so see you then.