How many MICHELIN Keys does the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort have?

One. The MICHELIN Guide lists it with one Key.

How do we get to the resort from Nadi?

By the inter-island flight to Savusavu, about an hour, then the resort's transfer of about twenty minutes along the coast. The return transfer is included in the rate.

Is the resort good for young children?

Yes. The Bula Club runs separate programmes for younger and older children, and each child under six is given a nanny for the day.

Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Savusavu?

Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Savusavu, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.

Four-star One MICHELIN Key Lesiaceva Point, Savusavu, Savusavu

Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort

Twenty-five thatched bures on an old coconut plantation at the mouth of Savusavu Bay, with no televisions, a marine biologist on the dive boat and a nanny for every child under six.

Fly to Savusavu

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MICHELIN: One Key
Bures: 25, each with a private deck
Grounds: About 17 acres of coconut plantation
From the airport: About 20 minutes from Savusavu

The hotel

A diver's name on a coconut plantation.

Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques, first came to Lesiaceva Point in the 1980s, when the land was a backpackers' lodge. An American investor later took it over, Cousteau lent his name, and the resort opened under it in 1995. His father, by one account, opposed the idea at first. Today it covers about seventeen acres of coconut plantation where Savusavu Bay meets the open sea.

The bures are built from local timber under thatched roofs, with high ceilings, fans and louvred windows to let the breeze through. None has a television. Marine biologists live on site: they lead the reef walks and mangrove trips, grow giant clams and farm coral. A two-acre organic garden supplies the kitchen with more than a fifth of its fruit, vegetables and herbs.

Diving with a biologist The resort's own PADI dive centre goes to sites ten to twenty minutes out, and to the Namena Marine Reserve, about 45 minutes by boat.
The Bula Club Two programmes split by age, two pools with water slides, a tree house and a zip line. Each child under six has a nanny from morning until evening.
Fijian evenings Kava by the pool, local musicians at dinner and a lovo feast from the underground oven once a week.

Rooms & suites

Thatch, timber and a deck over the garden or the bay.

Every bure has at least one king bed, a day bed and a private deck. Some look over the gardens, others over the water.

Garden or ocean Bures Built from local timber with thatched roofs and louvred windows, with no telephone or television.
For families Two-bedroom bures A king bed in one room and two singles or twins in the other. Some face the ocean.
With a pool Ocean Front Villa The resort's villa on the water's edge, with a private pool.

Dining

One kitchen, its own garden and the reef in front.

Meals as described by the resort and the press. Shown for information.

Main restaurant Fijian, European and Asian Chef Shaun Thomson, overlooking Savusavu Bay
Adults-only dining Set apart from the family tables In the main restaurant area
Lovo night Fijian, from the earth oven Once a week
Private dining Made to order On the beach, the pier or your bure's deck

Good to know

Before you go.

Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
All inclusive Meals, non-alcoholic drinks, the kids' club, many activities and return transfers to Savusavu airport are in the rate.
Children Welcome at any age, with a nanny for each child under six. No extra beds; cots on request, subject to availability.
Pets Not accepted.

Getting there

Flying to Savusavu.

International flights land at Nadi, and an inter-island flight of about an hour reaches Savusavu, where the resort's car meets you for a drive of about twenty minutes. Savusavu has no customs, so a private jet enters Fiji at Nadi and a turboprop covers the last leg in daylight.

Business & First Class Scheduled flights International passengers land at Nadi and take the inter-island flight to Savusavu, where the resorts meet the plane. Many visitors to Vanua Levu fly into Labasa instead and drive across the island. Request a fare Private Jet Private jets Savusavu has no customs, so a private flight first enters Fiji at Nadi, a 24-hour airport handled by Air Terminal Services' FBO or Aero Adapt. A turboprop charter or the scheduled flight covers the last hour, in daylight. Request a jet

Approximate flying time by midsize jet to Savusavu

Nuku'alofa 1 h 30
Auckland 3 h 10
Brisbane 3 h 55
Melbourne 5 h 25
Los Angeles 12 h 00 long-range jet

Questions

What guests ask first.

How many MICHELIN Keys does the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort have?: One. The MICHELIN Guide lists it with one Key.
How do we get to the resort from Nadi?: By the inter-island flight to Savusavu, about an hour, then the resort's transfer of about twenty minutes along the coast. The return transfer is included in the rate.
Is the resort good for young children?: Yes. The Bula Club runs separate programmes for younger and older children, and each child under six is given a nanny for the day.
Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Savusavu?: Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Savusavu, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.

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Staying at Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort?

Book the room, then the flight.

Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Savusavu, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.

Business & First Private Jet

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