An artist’s impression including the Malolo Island Resort’s new restaurant and kitchen complex. Photo: MALOLO ISLAND RESORT
By JYOTI PRATIBHA
Malolo Island Resort is close to completing an extensive $5.5 million refurbishment project and is on schedule to reopen its doors on August 19.
Following Tropical Cyclone Evan in December 2012, the resort has undergone many improvements including new staff accommodation, a new maintenance workshop and laundry.
For the resort’s valued guests and in keeping with its colonial theme, a new restaurant complex has been created.
It comprises of a 100-seater Terrace Restaurant for families and Treetops Restaurant, a 60-seater adults-only restaurant – both overlooking the resort’s pools and lush gardens.
The restaurants will be serviced by a new $1 million state-of-the-art, fully-equipped kitchen and bar.
Treetops Restaurant will also be air-conditioned and provide a stunning breakaway dining experience for groups and weddings and, make a perfect venue for small meetings and conferences.
Malolo has a reputation for excellence in food variety, quality and value for money, offering a multi-national flavoured menu with local Fijian touches spread across all the dining venues.
New chefs bring world expertise
Benefitting from Malolo’s new kitchens, the resort has also proudly introduced its new Executive Chef team, Executive Chef Yngve Muldal and Head Pastry Chef RhéaPacaud.
Chef Yngve and Rhea bring extensive experience from restaurants and venues around the world.
They will be using this experience and expertise to produce quality Asian and Pacific Rim cuisine using only the finest products, and combining local ingredients and themes to tantalise the most demanding taste buds.
With the increase in the size of the restaurants, the resort will provide additional improved facilities including a new teenager lounge, and adults only retreat.
The area around the adults pool – with swim up bar, has also been extended to include daybeds and new loungers.
These areas now complement the already popular Tia’s Kids Club and reinforceMalolo as a true destination for all ages.
Cementing resort’s name
Group general manager, Steve Anstey, said: “This latest investment cements Malolo as a superb destination for families, as well as offering a beautiful wedding and conference venue.
“Combined with our unique Kid’s Club offering and Malolo’s stunning ‘barefoot in the sand’ Fijian island holiday experiences, we’re giving the whole family the wonderful opportunity to be together, yet still enjoy ‘me’ time with plenty of breakout areas in which to relax.”
Also in the mix of improvements, Malolo has added a new covered arrivals and departures bure and a new activity beach hut also incorporating the dive shop.
Addition of family bure
A final very important addition is the introduction of a fourth Family Bure.
The addition of this new Bure will now give Malolo four of these very popular rooms and will increase the overall resort inventory from 45 to 46 bures.
This new Family Bure is part of a newly constructed, two-storey beachside building which will house two family bures – one at ground level and one above it.
These rooms can sleep up to seven people and comprise of two bedrooms, two bathrooms with a spacious living area and open verandah.
Malolo resort is located in the Mamanuca archipelago just 25km/16m west of Nadi International Airport.
This 100 per cent Fijian family-owned resort has been a long-time favourite for families and couples alike, and over the years has welcomed back thousands of return visitors.