Juliette Sivertsen checks into the Uprising Fiji.
Getting there: Tourist Transport Fiji offers transfers from Nadi (2.5 hours) and Suva (1.5 hours) airports.
Check-in experience: Delightful. Staff were eager to please. A porter helped carry my bags to my villa; he insisted he didn't want me working up a sweat in the tropical heat.
Room: Garden-view villa, with high ceilings, a thatched roof and a gorgeous deck. They're set up for couples, but extra beds can be added.
Price: FJ$295 per night.
What's so good about this place? The revolving TV between the bedroom and living room — one side, a flat-screen TV, the other, a mirror. The tropical garden is serene and there are hammocks dotted along the beach to soak up ocean views and sea air.