Fatboys Resort

We recently stayed at Fatboy's for 11 nights, this was our second visit, our first one 5 years ago. It did not disappoint, as a well travelled family, our children, 21 years, 19 years and 16 years said it was their favourite holiday ever. We loved the snorkelling (highly recommend a trip to Njari Conservation Island - Fatboy's can arrange), scuba diving, the fresh seafood was incredible, with crayfish, mud crabs and bay bugs and fresh fish a plenty. The food cost is on the high side (average meal around $30+ Aus) but considering where you are and the access to fresh food we were more than happy to pay this. The breakfast was great - fresh fruit, toast and cereal and lots of options if you want to pay a little extra. The rooms are fairly basic but comfortable. We stayed in the Honeymoon Bungalow, which had AC which I loved! We were a group of 14 friends and family and everyone enjoyed it. The family caught lots of fish and we spent lots of time in the water. The Staff really do make it special, so many familiar faces from 5 years ago, the front of house team, Leah, Rodrick, Ashley and Calista and the new guy Peter looked after us well. Manoj the Manager as per last time catered to our every need and made our holiday one to remember forever.

Loved Fatboys resort. Lovely people and excellent diving. Great seafood (lobster and Spanish mackerel especially). Lovely island trips as well. One suggestion would be to start to pick up the plastics that wash ashore so as these islands stay beautiful

We arrived on our yacht so we cannot comment on the accommodation. We had been told that the restaurant was welcoming of yachties and nthat the food was good and reasonably priced - what nonsense! Prices were on the upper end of the scale similar to what a top end restaurant would cost in Australia or New Zealand. The service was poor and the food was horrible with a very limited menu. This is one restaurant that will not be seeing us again

An absolute dream, we couldn't really believe our eyes when we arrived. It might be a little hard to get to since it requires a boat to/from Gizo town, but it's totally worth it. The surroundings are beautiful. Snorkelling, kayaking gear all are provided free and available to use anytime. Staff are really friendly and helpful, and food was also great. The chef took requests if we had any cravings (though maybe they don't do this if it's busy). There's also a pool table for use, and a small library. The standard bungalows are a little basic but they do the job. Only the overwater bungalow has air con but the others have fans. There's a main restaurant area that is off a long jetty and this is the only area with wifi. Rooms have no wifi, but have phone reception everywhere so you can use your roaming/local sim. They also put a mosquito coil in your room at night if you would like. Just some suggestions for improvement: Laundry took a long time (1.5 days) and one piece came back wet, one piece smelled bad. It would be great to have wifi in the rooms to make private conversations back home when travelling. Replace mosquito nets with holes. Great if you could also have more flexible policies for emergencies. I stayed 2 nights out of 4 as I had to go home early for a family medical emergency and I was only offered a credit for the remaining days (which I will likely have to transfer to someone else) even though our whole party stayed 8 nights in total.

Quite simply the friendliest resort I’ve ever been to. The original Rancho Relaxo. I had the whole place to myself, the staff were fantastic, they weren’t pushy, there was no pressure to do anything, the bar and restaurant area was brilliant. Drinks were plentiful and cold, food was out of this world. I’m coming back! Thoroughly recommend this place for a relaxing getaway.

Fatboys Resort has once again delivered an above and beyond experience to Hubby and I. This is our second visit and was just as Incredible, if not more for us. What makes this resort experience is the Team!!! Manoj, Leah, Rodrick, Margaret & Team we class you as family and will be forever grateful for the above and beyond service and experiences💙 I feel we want to share you with the entire universe, however want to keep you as out private island secret! Fatboys Resort where you do Everything but Nothing💜💜 Forever our Family Sarah & Mark Seddon x