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Reviews of Vale Sekoula, Private Villa on the Ocean with Pool

Vale Sekoula, Private Villa on the Ocean with Pool
matei, fiji

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jack Z.

Liked: Cleanliness
Idyllic Holiday Spot
We enjoyed a marvelous visit to Taveuni. Our stay at Vale Sekoula was everything we could have hoped for - great location, top-notch amenities and a superb level of service. The communication and support from the property owners was the best I've ever had in a rental, and the local support team was super helpful and welcoming. Taveuni is beautiful, and we did some remarkable scuba diving and snorkeling. I would love to return!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing house and amazing caretakers
Simply wonderful home in a great location, the views are beautiful! The caretakers, Vinna and Robert, were great and helped us in so many ways and can even cook dinners for you and deliver them to the house, which was great as there were not many restaurants open in the off season when we were there. Vinna was so caring and comassionate when one of our party became ill she accompanied her to the hospital and back to the villa. I also had mistakenly left a carry-on item at the Nadi airport and Vinna sent her cousin to retrieve it and arrange it to come to the island on the flight the next day. The villa also has kyacks available to use which was a great day trip out to some close by islands. We took advantage of them and packed a lunch and our snorkeling gear and headed out. The snorkeling around island 3 & 4 was fantastic and island three has a small beach and we had it all to ourselves.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam W.

Liked: Cleanliness
2023 Return to Vale Sekoula
Here's the deal: Very friendly home, neatly kept, phenomenal location, great views, fantastic new deck over the water, appropriately priced, well-equipped, etc., etc. This was our 2nd stay at Vale Sekoula and we booked our 3rd for next year before we left LAX for this visit. I highly recommend this property. If it were mine to manage, I would not change anything...other than plan to visit more frequently than we do. Respectfully, Lisa and Adam
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Sept 2023
Hi Adam, we want to thank you for choosing Vale Sekoula. we truly appreciate you and your wife and all that you bring to the island for the Fijian families and the schools. Your generosity with bringing supplies for those kids that do not have much. Spending your vacation time to support our local Fiji community with gifts is so great to see. Thank you for visiting each year and we are so happy you like the house. Until next year! Tony and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Tanya T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Already planning to come back
We loved our stay in so many ways, it's hard to know where to start! Vale Sekoula is a spacious, very liveable house in a quiet location with a beautiful garden, lovely pool and amazing sea views - it would have been easy to spend our whole time there. The kitchen is well equipped and local stores, although small, have plenty of supplies for self-catering if that's what you want to do. The location also answered to our version of Tourism to a T - it's a very relaxed neighbourhood that is easy to wander about, meeting more locals than tourists, and you can opt in or out of tourist activities as much as you like. Vinaka vakalevu especially to Vinna and Robert for the warm welcome and being so helpful and kind during our stay. We are already discussing when we can come back!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Our stay at Vale Sekoula was everything we hoped for. Relaxing, beautiful, clean and more :-)
Our stay at Vale Sekoula was everything we hoped for. From the beginning being greeted by Robert the house manager and guided around the property we immediately slipped into holiday mode and relished the amazing views, the garden, kayaking, swimming, snorkeling and fabulous local hospitality. Visiting Taveuni is the authentic Fiji. We couldn't have wished for a more relaxing holiday. A 10 minute walk along the road planted with amazing tropical plants.....to local restaurants and dive operators was a walk in the park. We highly recommend Vale Seloula and will return in the near future. A huge thanks to Tony, Katie and family, Robert and Vinnie :-)
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judy, Thornton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I could go on and on about how much we loved this place!! Tony and Katie have a slice of heaven on earth! They think of everything you would need and more. Then you have their caretakers; Robert and Vinna who give you space but are there when you need them too. Don't even second guess booking this place, just do it!

10/10 Excellent

Michael, BOISE

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Vale soukala was a wonderful place to spend a week. The owner Tony was very communicative setting up our vacation. Robert and Vinna, the caretakers were very wonderful people providing transportation to surrounding highlights and markets. Taveuni is very rural and quiet. The house is top notch and very well appointed w traditional fijian artworks. Good restaurants closeby offering traditional and other food options. The hikes to falls and the ocean hike was spectacular. The snorkeling at rainbow reef was unvelievable and worth every penny. Warning: you will forever be spoiled bybthe snorkeling, diving, and friendly fijian culture. It is a slow and third world in many ways but first world in others. We will be back. Lived this place.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angel J., Long Beach, California

Liked: Cleanliness
A dream stay in Taveuni
Bula! There is so much to love about Taveuni and this property. The house is in the perfect location for seeing both sides of the island and walking distance to small grocery stores and restaurants. We loved the pool and oceanfront deck and used the kayaks every day. Vinna and Robert were so kind and set us up with our guide Germain who was fantastic and showed us so much cool stuff on the island. He hung out with us for Kava night at Dive cafe and we had so much fun laughing with him every day. Loved the Lavena Coastal walk so much and we had the waterfall at the end all to ourselves. The snorkeling at the island off the coast from the property is incredible, so much coral and fish and my husband was able to catch fish off the kayak. Dont miss the little orange ice cream stand down the street from the house, it has the best home made sorbet type ice creams and you can also buy fresh kava and spices there too. Tony was so helpful before our visit, answering questions and giving fishing tips. The house has nearly all the cooking items one would need (we made breakfast there every day) and has a small supply of coffee & spices. We drank the tap water all week and had no issues whatsoever though bottled water is available. Just trying to cut down on unnecessary plastic since there isn't much recycling on such a small island. Overall, we had an incredible time. I can't wait to come back and bring some friends along to paradise. Vinaka!
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 May 2023
Bula Vinaka, Sounds like you had an amazing time. Glad you got to adventure out and see the amazing waterfalls and coastline hikes. Yes the coral life is amazing just a short kayak paddle from the house. Fishing can be awesome as well, glad you caught some during your stay. We would love to have you back again. Thank you for the review of your stay! Vinna says hello! Take care Tony and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

John O.

Liked: Cleanliness
living in paradise.
Awesome location, great accommodations, beautiful property!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Dec 2022
Thank you John, we are glad you got to visit our place here in Taveuni Fiji. hope to have you back soon. Tony and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Sherry L., Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness
Loved our time at Vale Sekoula!
We spent 10 days on beautiful Taveuni. After a week of diving from an all-inclusive resort, we opted to spend out last three days relaxing at a private house. Vale Sekoula was beyond our expectations. Check-in/out was super easy and all communications were prompt and complete. The house is nicely appointed with everything we could want. We cooked breakfast at the Vale and ate dinners out. We lived on the back patio; the pool and covered patio were fantastic. And what a view! We would love to return with the whole family. It's a great house in a great location. The house and property are very private while close to services and the airport. (And don't worry about airport noise; there are only a few planes a day. The sounds will make you smile after you have flown into this small regional airport.) Vinaka!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alice H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Best accommodations on Taveuni (in my opinion)
You will be greeted at the airport by Vinna and most likely Samir. Samir will courier your luggage to the house that is only a very short walk from the airport. The property and house are beautiful. The house is well appointed with everything that we needed for the 7 days that we were there. Vinna and Robert are the caretakers and were very accommodating. They are very sweet and caring. You will not be disappointed! We contacted Samir several times for transportation. He was also very accommodating. His wife Voa is very kind and wonderful. Wani was our driver to the waterfalls. He is fabulous! I recommend eating at Coconut Grove that is just a very short walk from the property for breakfast , lunch and most definitely dinner. Sarah, Flori, Esther and Fina will take very good care of you! And just a reminder, you are in Fiji, it's island time. Relax and enjoy!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jenny S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Fantastic location
The property was better than the photos, we loved the view and the pool. Would certainly recommend this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Adam W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Tropical Island Home with Superb Location and View
Where to start? This was our 3rd trip to Taveuni over the past several years, and our first time staying at Vale Sekoula. It is exactly as advertised/described. Robert and Vinna were there to greet us upon arrival. The house was clean and is very well maintained. Amenities were great - especially the pool. This home offers it all. During our stay, Robert and Vinna were literally a phone call away, although we were fairly self-sufficient (meaning that if you want privacy, you will get it). We enjoyed our time at Vale Sekoula that we made a reservation for next year before we even left. You will see 5/5 ratings from other guests. They are correct! Questions? No? Good! Do it! Respectfully, Lisa and Adam W.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mitchell P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Absolutely amazing
A beautiful house in an amazing part of the world! The caretakers Vinna & Robert were awesome from the moment we arrived until the morning we left. The property is beautifully maintained & is a credit to them both. There is loads to do at Taveuni or the house is ideal for just relaxing & enjoying the view from the back verandah. I spent a good part of the trip freediving from the kayaks supplied, on the reef which is located a short paddle from the back yard. The reef system right outside the back door is world class diving & there is plenty of it everywhere you go on the island. The local people on the island are some of the most beautiful people I have ever met & the whole place felt like home from the minute we arrived. We’ll be back for sure!
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Aug 2022
Mitch, We loved having you and the family. Vinna and Robert said it was a joy to meet you and we hope you visit again. Thank you! Tony Katie Vinna and Robert

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca w.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family vacation
Just returned from an amazing two weeks at Vale Sekoula! It is a beautiful home with amazing views, water access and close proximity to everything you need. The pool was an amazing feature for our family as were the kayaks and close proximity to some of the best diving and snorkeling around. The caretakers of the property, Vinna and Robert, are the nicest people you will ever meet. They went above and beyond to help us with meals, arrange outings, etc…. We hope to be lucky enough to return to lovely Taveuni some day!
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Victoria A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful Time
Location was perfect, right by the airstrip and walking distance to the village. House has a magnificent view, with a short 1 minute walk down to the water. Vinna the house caretaker was amazing, we fell in love with her. She made us a couple of delicious dinners, did laundry and general cleanup while we were out, even does massages! Harry our daily taxi driver (very inexpensive) is hilarious, knows every body in town and was invaluable to us on our trip. Everyone knew “Vale Sekoula” and treated us like fellow Fijians. We we’re sad to leave, but will definitely be back. Thank you so much Tony!!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 24 May 2022
Victoria, Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review of you stay. We are so glad you got to experience Fiji and the people. Sounds like you had a wonderful time at Vale Sekoula. Vinna says hello. Look forward to having you back again soon. Tony and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Richard R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Taveuni Stay.
Enjoyed waterfalls, water slide and Bouma Park/Coast Walk. Property manager and Driver; Vinna and Aka, excellent!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 14 May 2022
Bula Richard, We are glad you had an excellent time at our Vale Sekoula house. Sounds like you were able to enjoy all the local activities and see some of the amazing sites. Glad you got to taste some of the local restaurants down the road. Our caretaker Vinna and our driver AKA really enjoyed showing you the area. We appreciate the review and hope to have you back at the house again someday. Thank you Tony and Katie