Stephanie Holmes checks into Barefoot Kuata in Fiji's Yasawa Islands.
Location: About two hours' northwest of Nadi.
Getting there: The Yasawa Flyer, a high-speed catamaran ferry service, which departs from Port Denarau every day at 10.30am. The boat calls at many islands and resorts in the Mamanuca and Yasawa chains, so it's perfect for island hopping. I caught the boat from Mantaray Island around 3pm and arrived at Barefoot Kuata an hour later. The resort's tender boats meet the Flyer offshore and ferry you and your luggage to land.
Check-in experience: Simple and friendly. After the beachside welcome song standard in Fijian resorts, guests sit in a shaded patio area and fill in arrival forms, then are given a rundown of the resort's facilities, activities and meal schedules, before being shown to their rooms.
Room: A beachfront tent ... this is glamping Fijian-style and it's great. The walls and roof are canvas, but there's electricity, wooden floorboards, louvre windows, sliding bamboo doors, a comfortable double bed and a very welcome ceiling fan. The room has nods to Fijian culture with a beautifully-printed tapa cloth over the doorway, turtle wood carvings, and "bula" spelled out on the bed with palm fronds and frangipanis. The beach is steps away from the front door. There are also double- and dorm-rooms, which use shared bathroom facilities.
