I highly recommend this spot for those travellers who want to mix and mingle with everyday Fijians in lovely surroundings with plenty to do.

Uprising is owned and staffed by locals who are all friendly and very helpful. It also serves as a gathering point for the wider community with many people coming out from Suva and surrounds to use the facilities, especially on public holidays.

A new addition to the resort is a massage therapist and her team. Ever so nice, to get a neck and shoulder massage with a view of the islands off the beach!

While there we also did the Luva River trip offered by Rivers Fiji, who are based in Pacific Harbour. This was a fabulous trip, perhaps made better by the fact that there were only us two as guests that day! The scenery is beautiful and the village people very welcoming and the guides were excellent. Certainly something I would like to do again.

We had a lovely time and have gained some good friends we hope to stay in touch with.

Uprising was our first stop for our honeymoon in Fiji and a wonderful overall experience. The staff exuded all of the qualities of Fijian hospitality and friendliness - from the servers in the restaurant, to the activity team, to the manager (Alfie?). The manager in particular went above and beyond what was necessary and provided us with excellent customer service.
We stayed in a beachfront bure and it was very comfortable and spacious. I especially loved the shower! One drawback was the lack of air conditioning in our room. Due to the humidity all of our clothes and linens felt damp. (FYI – it rained every day we were there, apparently this is the wet side of the Island)
The food in the restaurant was consistently good and the menu always had nice options.
The location is excellent. It was central enough to do any activity we were interested in - Shark Diving, Arts Village, visit to Suva, village tour, etc. One thing that we thought could be improved is the addition of some evening activities. The days are beautiful and action packed but once it gets dark there really isn't much to do.
The resort itself is very picturesque, the buildings, the landscaping, the pool, and the gorgeous ocean front views.
And all this at a GREAT price. In fact, we really didn’t appreciate just how good it was until we stayed at other resorts in Fiji.
In summary we thought that Uprising was an excellent value. We would definitely go back and would recommend it without hesitation.

We stayed here for a couple of nights - and wished we had booked for longer. Arriving late at night after a long cab journey in pouring rain, we were pleasantly greeted and swiftly processed to our rooms.

The rooms are phenomonal! We stayed in a beach front bure, and the quality is incredible. Lovely beds, very well maintained gardens, excellent seating areas. Great outdoors shower - made you feel you were participating in a Timotei advert with all the plants around you and the sky above. I cannot rate the value for money highly enough for these rooms. Had a great night sleep. Our experience here contrasted with the couple of days we had on Beqa, where the rooms were nowhere near as good, for the same price.

The grounds and surroundings are excellent and very well maintained. Lovely atmosphere at night with the torches lit along the pathways.

Funky bar / restaurant area - maybe a little overpriced, but not disastrously so and certainly on a par with other resorts in the area. However, food was excellent - great breakfasts and very fast and friendly service.

The resort had the service well balanced between friendliness but not too overbearing.

Lots of variety with the water sports - again seemed a little pricey. We went horse riding along the beach - excellent ride and reasonable price.

The resort is also very close to Aqua Trek divers (about 5-10mins drive away) who do the famous shark diving experiences. If you're a qualified diver, this is well recommended!

The only complaints I would have is 1) that the transfer booked back to the airport was the worst drive of my life - a very dangerous driver and a car that broke down on the way, nessescitating us to hitch a lift to departures. However, this was an external cab company that they booked, rather than their own driver, so may not have had much control on this. Wherever possible though, book this in advance and ask for the hotel's bus if it's available!
2) Their online booking process is a bit suspect - we found that online it was saying no vacancies, but there were plenty when we emailed / called to book. Lesson here - contact the resort directly, they were very helpful on email.

All in all, I cannot recommend this highly enough. It's a beautiful place and great fun to stay at.