Fiji's most famous private island is off the table for now. Laucala closed in early 2026 for a year-long renovation and takes bookings again from February 2027. That leaves four islands you can book by the villa today, each run as the only resort on its island, and the best of them is Kokomo Private Island – 21 beachfront villas, every one with its own infinity pool, on the Great Astrolabe Reef.
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| Hotel | From/night | Area | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokomo Private Island Fiji | ~$1,995 | Yaukuve Levu, Kadavu | Best overall · infinity pool in every villa · families welcome | Review ↓ |
| Royal Davui Island Resort | ~$1,650 | Beqa Lagoon | Best for couples · 16 villas, all with a plunge pool · 16+ | Review ↓ |
| Matangi Private Island Resort | ~$850 | Matangi, off Taveuni | Best value · adults-only · treehouse bures | Review ↓ |
| Wakaya Island Resort & Spa | ~$2,000 | Wakaya, Lomaiviti | Most space · 10 bures on 2,200 acres · diving included | Review ↓ |
| Laucala Island | ~$5,600 | Laucala, off Taveuni | Money no object · reopens February 2027 · book direct | Review ↓ |
Rates are for two, and all five include meals. None of these islands shares its shoreline with another hotel – that's the test for this list, and the private island resorts hub applies it everywhere.
Which Fiji private island should you book?
For most trips, book Kokomo. Every one of its 21 beachfront villas has an infinity pool, the reef is on the doorstep, and it works for families as well as couples. Check Kokomo Private Island availability first – 26 villas and residences is the whole island.
If it's just the two of you and a pool matters, book Royal Davui. If the budget is tighter, book Matangi. If you want room to roam, book Wakaya. Laucala is for February 2027 onward.
| Your trip | Book | Where | The trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best all-rounder, families included | Kokomo Private Island Fiji | Kadavu | A seaplane or helicopter each way |
| Couples who want their own pool | Royal Davui Island Resort | Beqa Lagoon | A 10-acre island – beautiful, but small |
| Adults-only at the lowest rate | Matangi Private Island Resort | Off Taveuni | Only one unit has a plunge pool |
| Space, golf and daily diving | Wakaya Island Resort & Spa | Lomaiviti Group | No private pools in the bures |
| The most exclusive island in Fiji | Laucala Island | Off Taveuni | Closed until February 2027, booked direct only |
Kokomo Private Island Fiji
The all-rounder. Kokomo covers 140 acres of Yaukuve Levu in the Kadavu group, in Fiji's south, and sits inside the Great Astrolabe Reef, one of the South Pacific's big reef systems.
There are 21 Beachfront Villas, from one to three bedrooms. Every villa, including the one-bedrooms, has its own infinity pool, a walled garden and direct beach access. Five larger Residences, of three to six bedrooms, sit back in the greenery.
Getting there takes about 45 minutes. Kokomo runs its own Twin Otter seaplane and helicopter from Nadi. Once you land, meals are included, in-villa dining too, and the personal bar is restocked daily.
Book this one if you want the full private-island experience without having to pick between a couple's resort and a family one. Check Kokomo Private Island rates – rates start around $1,995 a night for a villa.
Royal Davui Island Resort
The couples' island. Royal Davui is a 10-acre island in Beqa Lagoon, off Viti Levu's south coast. Guests must be 16 or older.
It has 16 freestanding villas and bungalows, and every one has its own plunge pool. No tier skips it. The entry-level Lagoon Plunge Pool Bungalow is 100 m² for two adults, and the Davui Plunge Pool Villa sits at the top.
The transfer takes more planning than the others. You fly about 30 minutes from Nadi to Pacific Harbour, then take a 35-minute boat across the lagoon, or skip both with a 30-minute helicopter. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Book this one if a private pool for two matters more than the size of the island. Check Royal Davui rates.
Matangi Private Island Resort
The value pick. Matangi is a 240-acre, family-owned island off Taveuni, wrapped around a sheltered cove called Horseshoe Bay. It's adults-only – nobody under 16.
Read the room list before you book. There are 4 Oceanview Bures, 4 Beachfront Bures, 3 Luxury Treehouse Bures, a Two Bedroom Bure and a single Beachfront Treehouse Villa. Only that one treehouse villa has a private plunge pool. The other three treehouses have a spa bath, not a pool.
Rates start around $850 a night for two in an Oceanview Bure, meals included. Getting there is a Fiji Link flight of about 1 hour 25 minutes to Taveuni, then roughly 45 minutes by car and boat.
Book this one if you want a whole private island, adults-only, at under half Kokomo's rate. Check Matangi rates – and if you want the plunge pool, book the treehouse villa early, because there's only one.
Wakaya Island Resort and Spa
The one with room to roam. Wakaya is 2,200 acres of forest, farmland and reef in the Lomaiviti Group, east of Viti Levu. The resort has its own airstrip, a golf course and a marina.
For all that land, there are only 10 bures – seven Ocean View Bures, a Garden View Bure, the Governor's Bure and the Ambassador's Bure. Two estates sit above them. Vale O is a hilltop house, and Sega Na Leqa has a 125-foot infinity pool. The bures themselves don't have private pools.
Rates are all-inclusive, drinks and daily diving included. The flight from Nadi takes about 35 minutes. It traded for decades as The Wakaya Club & Spa, and the booking sites still use that name.
Book this one if you'd rather have a whole island to explore than a pool at your door. Check Wakaya rates.
Laucala Island
The famous one, and it's closed. Laucala is a private island east of Taveuni with 25 villas, each with its own pool, plus golf, horses and its own airstrip, long enough for private jets.
It closed to guests in early 2026 for a year-long renovation and ended its management deal with COMO Hotels, so you'll still see "COMO Laucala Island" in older guides. Bookings reopen from February 2027.
It has never been on Booking.com or Expedia. Reservations go through the resort itself, and pre-closure rates started around $5,600 a night, all-inclusive. The private flight from Nadi takes about 50 minutes.
Book this one if your trip is February 2027 or later and there's no ceiling on the budget. Contact Laucala Island – with the island shut for a year, early 2027 dates will be in demand.
Laucala is closed through 2026 and only takes bookings from February 2027. For a Fiji private island this year, book one of the other four.
Why Fiji's private islands are all a flight away
Fiji's main resort strip is the Mamanuca Islands, a boat ride from Nadi. None of the five islands here is in the Mamanucas. Every one sits out on the country's edges – Kadavu in the south, Beqa off the south coast, Lomaiviti to the east, Taveuni in the far north.
That's the point. An island far enough out to belong to one resort is too far for a ferry. Budget a seaplane, helicopter or domestic flight on top of the room rate, and arrive in daylight.
If your dates are in 2026, the choice is four islands, not five – and Kokomo is where we'd start. Check Kokomo Private Island availability.
For a private pool in Fiji without the private island, private pool villas in Fiji covers the Mamanuca resorts a boat ride from Nadi. Overwater bungalows in Fiji covers the lagoon option. Elsewhere in the South Pacific, the Cook Islands has its own private-island resort, and the Maldives has the deepest supply anywhere.
When to go
May to October is Fiji's dry season, with the most reliable sun and the lowest humidity. July and August are the coolest months, and the busiest.
November to April is the wet season. It's hotter and more humid, with cyclone risk highest from January to March. Seaplane and small-plane transfers can be delayed by weather in these months, so leave slack on either side of an international flight.
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