Felt like we were on our own private island. The boys aged 10mths to 5 years ran free with no restrictions. Spent Xmas Day and the staff made a real effort to make it festive. The food was excellent and Fanny's coconut cake to die for. This is only budget accommodation, but perfectly adequate. Very casual, but who can ask for more than to lie in a hammock between a couple of coconut palms sipping on green coconut milk.

Otto and Fanny's is not luxurious compared to Fiji resort standards, but that was part of the charm. I stayed in the dorm and only had to share with one other person at the time. I had been staying on another resort on Tavewa and found it hypersocial and crowded. O&F afforded me privacy and Ape and Jimmy were still attentive in a laidback and friendly way.
With only about 5 other bures and the dorm room, I had space to feel like a human being again as opposed to a sardine. It is a family owned business and Jimmy took myself and the other guests staying for a kava night with the rest of the family. The food was wonderful- I ate like a queen! Unlike some on the resorts in Yasawa, you do not have to pay for meals there with accomodation, but really, when the food is this good, you may as well try it for one day.
The snorkelling which I travelled to the Yasawas for was just off the beach and I spent countless hours exploring the waterlife and idled away on the hammocks. It was a piece of paradise that I still hold dear to my heart there.

Otto and Fannys is a fantastic place to stay. All of the staff are wonderful. We stayed in the traditional Bure which is located at the very front of the island in front of the blue Fiji water. Accommodation is very cheap and given the location of the traditional Bure, it really feels like you are on a remote island holiday that should cost the earth.
The Bure is basic but has a toilet and shower. The bed is comfortable however not firm.
Meals are prepared by Harry who cooks healthy yet very tasty meals. The staff will leave you to your own devices if thats what you are after however if you are up for a chat they were more than happy to sit around with us and join in.
We really felt like we were welcomed into the family at Otto and Fannys. It felt more like a Home-stay than just accommodation.
But if you are up for a relaxing time to yourself, its still easy to acheive here. There is plenty of space on the island to laze around. The water is best up around the corner where there are corals and crystal clear water. We hardly came across others whilst on the beach and we thought it was just amazing that we were in budget accomodation yet it felt like the whole place was to ourselves.
We have been to Fiji several times and we found the cleanliness up to standard.
We stayed at Blue Lagoon and also Manta Ray resort on this trip and by far my favourite time was at Otto and Fannys. Three main memories from this stay is the welcome feeling, the solitude on the beach and that fantastic Bure right on the beach.
We will definetly come back to vist you Harry, Fanny, Ka and Mili! Thanks for an awesome and most welcoming stay.

Arriving at Otto and Fanny's and palm trees everywhere! I couldn't get my smile of my face!
The bures are clean and nice decorated (cold shower only and no electricity around lunchtime).
We had coconuts everyday (made it a challenge to open them without any tools).
The chef (Harry) cooks extraordinary good food!
The beach is very nice (thats why people from coral view walk the long way to that side). Snorkeling wasn't that exciting and the diving trips we did very average.

If you ever decide to go to Fiji, no matter where, take some unwanted stuff from home – unused toys, pencils anything, people out there need it a lot more than we do!