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Bamboo Reviews

lot #33, Wailoaloa, Nadi, Nadi, Fiji

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84%Overall Rating

From 70 ratings
  • 89%Character
  • 76%Security
  • 81%Location
  • 94%Staff
  • 91%Atmosphere
  • 74%Cleanliness

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80%

Loved staying here. Great people with a great attitude. All Kava all the time. Plus the cheapest can of Coke in Fiji.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

Very friendly staff. Carrying your bags, answering questions, give information, help with island bookings. Good food for a good price and cans of softdrinks for $1 is a gift from heaven. Only negative that i can mention, is because of the talking and promising things to various people, appointements tend te be forgotten.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


80%

Excellent place for youngsters who travel with budget. Great atmosphere. but the staff was too busy to look after us. we had to use the travel agent, store, postal service in the backpacker next door.


90%

the best place i've stayed so far. atmosphere and character are unbeatable as the staff are actually your friends, it just happens, they pick you up from the airport, bring your bags in just coz they are nice, they immerse you in everyday life, every night kava night, great food. don't leave tips as you might feel awkward afterwards ... been there, done that, felt crappy afterwards.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 31-40
  • (6 reviews)


80%

Great people, good price, easy to book, includes pick up and kava.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 08 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (19 reviews)


77%

The staff make this place!! They are great and VERY welcoming. The place is a little dirty and there was no hot water, but internet is free! It's Fiji so you can't ask for much. Far from city but right on a great little beach. Good food close by. Free fire show, from airport picj up, free kava and a great chill out spot. Rooms are big but literally no keys or doors, just open to everyone (dorms). Lots of mosquitoes too. Better than most of the others in the are though! .


63%

When we arrived the staff seemed very confused and didn't seem too confident at their jobs. They said they would bring our key to us in a few minutes and 2 hours later they still hadn't, when we went to ask for it they appeared confused again. The room was ok but the matteresses were quite thin and uncomfortable. The facilities were not great, needed cleaning more often. Breakfast was basic but nice enough. It's cheap to stay here but you get what you pay for

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 25-30
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Bula Vinaka, thank you for the feedback. We will use this review as an opportunity to improve. In this particular case, our young trainee Fijian staff member was going beyond the call of duty, showing kindness and consideration to her jet-lag guests, to prepare the room for a complimentary early check-in. We apologise for the less than wonderful experience and we'll be addressing all the issues mentioned here. We will improve and grow :) ...The Bamboo Crew.

90%

Great place to stay for a few nights either side of touring the islands. Really friendly staff, cheap bar and great food! Loved the Lovu (earth oven) meal. Twin room was clean, although had to share the one shower with a very large dorm (at least 10 beds). If we had stayed longer would have taken advantage of one of their trips to the north coast! Finally Smugglers Cove is just around the corner if you do want to try some other food/do laundry or need faster internet

  • Avid Traveller
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 25-30
  • (16 reviews)


60%

good value as a backpacker habitat, the daily menu meals are tasty, but no much choices, even can't get a fruit salad @anytime during the day; saw the staff was making effort to make the guests happy, but better to be more professional & know when should stop, if still keep singing @1am, the beautiful music will become to the noisy, and kind of weird to follow some girl-guests out like bodyguards; soft mattress on the 3cm's parallel metal bars without mesh, I slept on that bed like an acrobat.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Female 31-40
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Bula and thanks for the review. It looks like we have a few things to work on before we become a perfect hostel :) Our menu is simply Fijian and we change it everyday according to market fresh local produce. As for our staff, Fijians are a very naturally friendly bunch and we do ask one of our activities guides to escort the Bamboo guests if they choose to go to any of the rougher nightclubs as a group. As for the beds, we will go mattress shopping again in the next couple of days! Thanks again and happy travels. The Bamboo Crew.

83%

The staff are SO nice here and friendly, also they are constantly cleaning the rooms! The only place in the area with a kitchen, which is a major advantage, and the free kava drink every night is cool. We liked it so much we came back.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


80%

Everything was great, except for the bedbugs!

Owner Comment (Show)
Bula bula and thanks for the feedback. Our humble apologies for the mysterious little biters that you mention. Our housekeeping team has been assigned to especially investigate your issue. Like every good hostel, we use various preventative measures to ensure against any such instances. Cheers and happy travels.

90%

You are 2 seconds form the beach what more could you want!! The vibe is AWESOME, the staff are brillant fun, loved all the volley ball, cava, guitar sing-a-longs. The only down side was there was a minor case of bed bugs, but they were fantastic about it upgraded us and we saw immediate action (moving the bed out, spraying it etc) Apart from that ... Can't wait to see you soon again! Vinaka! xx

Owner Comment (Show)
Bula bula and thanks for the awesome review. Good times... Our apologies for the unfortunate incident- they arrived in a travel backpack but our housekeeping team slammed them. All is fine and back to normal again- no worries. Look forward to see you next time. Vinaka from Bamboo.

97%

I loved my stay at Bamboo. It is clean and very good for the price you pay. The staff are amazing and really look after you very well. They makie an effort to get to know everyone and are as accomodating as possible. The food is really good and well priced too! I would highly recommed this hostel to anyone who wishes to stay in Nadi. I had such an amazing time there!


97%

Great place, just second row to the beach. Very friendly and helpful staff. Stayed in the dorm room with the aircon in, very convenient. Good chance to get in contact with other travellers and locals.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


100%

I loved my stay at Bamboo, it was perfectly located, had all the necessities, incredible food and best of all are the staff! I could live there for months.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


87%

I liked the atmosphere and the staff is great. Must say that I hoped for at least one cleaning of my rom during the week I was there. I even asked on of the cleaning staff to do it, but it still never happened. Also, please change the madrasses that are worn out. It felt like sleeping in a hammock. I hope you can use this feedback. Thanks for a great stay.


77%

Simple hostel but friendly staff make it a cool place, for this price it's great :)

  • Globetrotter
  • 10 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 25-30
  • (38 reviews)


100%

Food and staff are amazing! So friendly and really make you one of the family. Volleyball and activities always going on with kava and guitar playing every night - they take you out to Fijian clubs! Clean rooms everyday with 24hr security. The only downside is at some point you have to leave.


87%

Amazing staff and the fire dancing was awesome .... worth staying here!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


93%

An AWESOME hostel with a really warm homely atmosphere! Would recommend to everyone! People are sooo nice...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Slovenia
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


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