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Reviews of Palmlea Farms Lodge & Bures

3 out of 5
Palmlea Farms Lodge & Bures
1 Yalava by the Sea, Yalava, Labasa

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 19 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Siva

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

lisa

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sanjeev

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great people and hospitality
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff are very friendly and the owner Julie is very welcoming, making you feel at home straight away. Accommodating and very nice area with a great room. :)
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Deep

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The perfect stay.
Wonderful stay. If you love peace and quiet then this is the place for you. Excellent food. Great pool. Friendly host.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Jules on 3 May,2023
Timothy Thank you for your kind words We enjoyed have you stay with us and hope you will return Best Regards From us at Palmlea

8/10 Good

Robbie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful spot in out on the coast near Labasa. This place is secluded and quiet. Julie (owner) and Liti (staff) were really friendly and accommodating, Liti makes some delicious food, and we had a good time with some of the local village guys out snorkelling for the day. The property could use a bit of a spruce up, but still a nice place to chill out for a few days.
Response from Julie on 23 Dec,2022
Thank you for the great review.We do enjoy your company and we are pleased that you've liked our place. Thank you for booking with us.Have a wonderful x-mas and a happy new year.We do hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Kamlesh

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet and peaceful. Was good to be away from everything and be able to u wind. The host and the staff were fantastic. The property was private with an intimate setting. Was great to share stories with the other guests and the food was fresh and hand made. Great experience
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Jules on 29 Sept,2022
Thank you so much for your kind words I will pass this on to Palmlea staff We look forward to you visiting again Best Regards Julie

10/10 Excellent

roelfina

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great meal with interesting conversations at night in the big bure. Beautiful building by the way. Slept fantastic in my small bure, no sound but nature, breathtaking views. Superb hospitality with excellent coffee morning of departure with owner. How much better can it get?! Probably not.....do visit!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Jules on 19 Sept,2022
Thank you so much for your kind words We enjoyed having you stay with us We hope one day you will return Best Regards Julie

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Good value, can use work but has great potential
This property is wonderfully removed from the chaos of the nearby town and offers a relaxed pace. I love that it's small and personal. The owner, Julie, is passionate about the farm and area, and so dedicated to her guests. The staff were very warm and friendly, esp Liti. For the cost, it was a great value, given the included breakfast, use of kayaks, etc. The place is unfortunately in much worse shape after the death of one of the proprietors, the pandemic, and the large cyclone. The pool is out of order currently. I loved having the private bure but I had the misfortune of being there when a very inconsiderate and large group occupied the other two bures and kept me awake. (No fault of the management, obviously, but I just wanted to mention that the property is big but the bures are close together.) Julie has lots of plans for new things on the property. Before diving into those, I think the main focus should be some TLC for the rooms. My bure had great bones (tall ceilings, lots of light) but could definitely use a deep clean (windowsills, corners, ant trails on walls leading to dead bugs, etc.). There was also a wasp problem in my room that the worker said he had fixed 3 times before it actually seemed to be addressed, so there needs to be greater attention to the integrity of all the screens, etc. The hot water was not very hot, which is common in Fiji but could be improved. Overall, there's so much potential and this could be amazing with a little attention to detail.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked this villa for my partner as a get away for the night, It was for sure the worst we have been to, the pool was green looked like it had been like it for moths. Inside the villa looked like it hadn’t been cleaned. The floor was filthy our toddlers knees and feet where black from the floor. We stayed 1 hour before agreeing to leave. We did contact the hotel and they have issued me a refund.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from jules on 5 Jan,2021
We are sorry for you inconvenience. the cyclone caused a large amount of damage. We have been working to repair all damage-and believed we had your bure ready for you.We have now attended to your complaints Julie Smelser

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best of Fiji
I would be hard pressed to say anything negative about my experience at Palmlea. You feel like family and you are welcomed like you have gone away and you are coming home for a long winded visit. It is for the adventure travellers who want to be in a secluded area away from town, but close enough to do what you'd like. It is rustic and beautifully built looking over the many fruit trees, flowers and the ocean in the distance. You live off the land as most things are made right on the farm and the food doesn't disappoint. Could it be a bit cleaner? Sure, but maybe it just has to do with it all being an outdoor adventure. The beds were comfortable and the Bures spacious. I have only left a few days ago and already miss what feels like my home and my family. We loved our stay Julie and hope to be back to visit soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is not what is advertised. Not close to the ocean. You can “view” the ocean, but getting there is another story. You better have a 4 wheel drive to get there. There are no directions to get there. We ended up not staying at this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Palmlea on 23 Jul,2019
We are sorry that you chose to give us such a poor review after having spent only a few moments at our lovely property. It would have been good if you had taken the opportunity while here, to experience the tranquility, beauty, delicious food and great service we pride ourselves in. In response to your complaint about the road - we do agree but point out that the poor condition is beyond our control and we are at the mercy of Fiji Roads. Regarding the location complaint we do advise that GPS will not guide you to Palmlea accurately but sign posts work for (almost) every guest. This again is beyond our control as Google Maps uses information provided by official agencies only and our country roads are not named. We continue to urge the government agencies to officially name the roads for that very reason. Finally, your complaint our proximity to the ocean - we are elevated to give the view and it is a 5 minute walk through the private bird sanctuary our our jetty and the ocean and it is the very reason most of our guests choose to stay here at Palmlea - for it's remoteness, but then fresh air, fresh food, peace and beauty is not for everyone.

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good friedly staff and host, food was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Julie on 2 Jul,2019
Thank you Jason for your review we enjoyed your company and hope you will return Best Wishes Julie

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent accommodations near Labasa
Comfortable rooms, great service, authentic setting.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Julie on 2 Jul,2019
Bula Dave Thank you for your review We hope you will return We all enjoyed having you stay with us Best Regards Julie

6/10 Okay

Suv, Rural NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Relaxing rest stop
As previously arranged we were picked up and dropped at the airport by Kate( takes the worry out of trusting taxis etc.) We only had two nights and intended to take it easy. Once we were settled in our bigest decission was given to us by Multi, the cook; the dinner menu . Julie offered us a range of activities for the following day, but we chose to just relax and wander around the small farm and maybe take the short walk down to the water. As it turned out we brought much needed rain to the farm and we just chilled out! Very relaxing

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place!
Great place! I stayed here with some family members and we all enjoyed it. A very peaceful and quite place on the countryside outside Labasa. The owner is very friendly and helpful and the food is fantastic (especially the kokoda!).
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Jules on 1 Jan,2020
Thank you for the lovely review We all enjoyed having you stay with us and hope you will return one day. Best wishes for the New Year. Regards Julie and all of Palmlea Staff.

10/10 Excellent

corinne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
July IS number one
Fantastique. Extraordinaire Le personnel est génial July et trop gentil et propose des sorties super La restauration et top avec des produits de qualité. C'est comme a la maison Super moment Et encore merci a july Alors allez y car le cadre et a couper le souffle
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019