If we were solely focusing on the condition of the Warwick beachfront i would say you would be hard pressed to find anything better on the Coral Coast. Soft white sand, crystal clear water and gorgeous fish swimming around you.
BUT apart from that it was our 2nd visit to the Warwick and we couldn't help thinking 'what has happened to this place?" since we were last there 3.5 years ago.

We were given a room with a fabulous view but it didn't take us long to realise that aircon was not working. The room was humid, everything from the walls to the sheets was damp and as a result very smelly. We rang reception to try and get a new room only to be told maintenance would come have a look. Maintenance was friendly but had a look and said air con looked fine. After many fruitless calls to reception, our housekeeper took over negotiations with reception & got us a new room down the hallway. Truth be told the aircon wasn't much better and still somewhat mouldy smelling but at least it was dry so we gave up & settled in for our 4 night stay. As a side rooms could do with some care too ie. our TV remote was held together with sticky tape - not a great look.
These issues aside we didn't end up spending much time in our room anyway as the noise from the all day/night loud party crowd & blaring music at the pool bar started to grate on us.

Best food and service we had was at the Wicked Walu - crab cake appetisers were unbelievable! Breakfast buffet was tired & repetitive compared to our last stay.
Just a heads up regarding drinking water - it seems they no longer sell bottled water in their gift shop and it can only be bought from the mini bar & restaurants (at inflated prices of course). Go for a walk along the beach to the right of the resort and you will find Fiji water, snacks etc for sale in stores set up by locals at much more reasonable prices.

Finally, our on last visit the staff became like family - always happy and chatty (we still have fond memories of Disiola, Villi & Masi years later) but this time the staff seemed unhappy to be there and some days we were lucky to get a 'Bula' out of them although i don't blame them considering state of the place nowadays.

So all in all, an okay stay mostly because of the time we spent relaxing on the beautiful beach but we were genuinely sorry to see what had become of a once amazing resort.

About 5 years ago the Warwick used to be a great resort, but it has changed!!! The rooms are mouldy and stink. The air con doesn't work all the time. Black outs can last all night. I remember we were sweating so much one night because we had no power and we couldn't open the door cause of mossies. The screen was torn. By the way we changed rooms 3 times until we got a 'not so mouldy' room. Service is terrible. Staff just seem so unhappy. I felt sorry for them. They look overworked and underpaid. You have to pay for everything!!! Gym $10, paddle boat $20, internet $10, kids club, etc. Things which are free at other resorts.
Seriously, if you are looking for a relaxing and pampering holiday, don't go there.

i waited all year for this holiday only to be very disappointed, forget about the staff being helpfull the front desk are very rude and really dont give a dam, not helpfull at all, we requested 2 double beds in our room as we have a 12 year old son, well we got there 1 double bed and 1 sofa like bed, we requested to be changed, this time the tv wasnt working and we got locked out of our room because the key pad wasnt working, 1 of the cleaning lady got a hammer and banged it until it worked, requested again to be changed to a room with working tv and door only available was a double bed and my son had to sleep in a sofa like bed, which was not what we requested or paid for.
the resort is too far from everything and after a couple of days you just need to get out, the buffet breakfast is very poor, the buffet at night is also poor, the italian restaurant is ok, the resort has 3 restaurants, and if you dont book to have dinner at 1 during the day you will not be able to get a table which seems ridiculous because the closest restaurant is 2 1/2 hr drive, to say the least i would never return to fiji, i have travelled a lot over the years and this was just 10 days of fustration, the warwick should not be recommended as a 5 star hotel, resort, we waited over 30 hour every time we ordered a drink , dont waste your money if you are going to fiji i suggest you stick to sheraton or shrangala , ortherwise dont bother

I was pleasantly surprised with the Warwick after I had read some previous reviews on this website.

My partner and I stayed at the Warwick for 5 nights in Jan 2012 and would happily stay again.

We found the staff to all be extremely friendly and helpful at all times so I really find it hard to believe that others are complaining about staff being rude.

Our room was comfortable and clean, serviced daily.

The location is good if you are planning to go on any of the tours to Navua river, Zip line, Sigatoka etc.

The beach is beautiful, plenty of spots for snorkelling, swimming, relaxing etc.

There are plenty of activites to keep you entertained if you do want to spend time at the resort.

Food was always of a good standard.

Overall a great holiday, largely due to such friendly people and such beautiful surroundings.