After plenty of online research, we chose to make a reservation at Bibi's Hideaway for 10 nights in their "Honeymoon Cottage".

The total cost of the stay was $974.20 FJD or about $527.72 USD, which is only $52.77 USD per night.

In comparison, the cottages at nearby Coconut Grove Resort range from $175 USD to $225 USD per night and the luxury villas at Taveuni Palms Resort start at $1195 USD per night.

Bibi's Hideaway is a family run plantation style accommodation with six guest cottages on five acres of land.

It is located in the town of Matei just down the street from the island's tiny airport.

The taxi ride from the airport to Bibi's only took a minute and cost $2 FJD ($1 USD).

We were taken to the main house where we met the owner named James or "Jim" Bibi and his daughter Paulina.

Our room wasn't ready yet, so she invited us to relax and temporarily make ourselves at home in the large Family Bure.

She chatted with us for awhile and lamented that the recent cyclone (hurricane) had blown away most of the fruit on the property that Bibi's prides itself in being able to offer guests free of charge.

If you don't like dogs, just tell them to "go home" and they will usually leave you alone.

I walked around the family bure to take pictures and noticed that there was a propane powered two burner portable stove, a propane powered full size refrigerator, several comfortable beds, plenty of places to sit, a variety of cooking utensils, and many screen covered windows to let the breeze in but keep the mosquitoes out.

There were several downed palm trees and a few toppled citrus trees with fruit still growing on them.

We discovered that some of the green citrus fruit, such as the oval tangerines, were sweet and delicious even though they didn't look ripe.

We also walked past some juvenile pineapples and tiny bunches of banana buds.

Other fruits that are usually available include mango, papaya, and coconut.

Turn left as you walk out of the front gate and look for the small building with a pool table on the front patio.

The store is run by an Indian family, just like most retail shops in Nadi Town (pronounced "Nandi"), and there were almost always young guys playing billiards on the pool table.

It seemed like the woman running the store was never in a pleasant mood, but we still visited the store several times to buy bread, peanut butter, jelly, water, peanuts, chips and other snacks.

Look for the small red bridge that crosses over a shallow ditch or storm water canal to a golden sand beach sandwiched in between a small resort to the right and Beverly's Campground to the left.

Just before the convienence store there is a small blue house where Krish and his family live.

He offers authentic Indian meals to guests of Bibi's Hideaway for $10 FJD or $15 FJD for traditional Fijian Lovo food which takes much longer to cook.

I highly recommend having Krish bring you his food to your cottage at least a few nights during your stay.

My favorites were the pork and chicken curry dishes.

If you want to choose from a wider variety of basic food items, take a short taxi ride for $3 FJD down the street past Coconut Grove to the grocery store. If you'd like some beer, just ask your driver to stop at the "beer store" on the way back from the grocery store where you can buy massive liter bottle of Fiji Bitter.

Bring your snorkel gear since the snorkeling at Prince Charles Beach is good with a wide variety of colorful fish and some coral. To see even more, book a snorkel or scuba diving trip with Jewel Bubble Divers located on the same part of the road as the beachfront campground.