Fiji Sun

Resort’s Sporting Facilities A Hit

- CHARLES CHAMBERS LAUTOKA charles.chambers@ fijisun.com.fj

Hospitalit­y and the availabili­ty of sporting facilities has set Shangri- La’s Fijian Resort and Spa above other tourism destinatio­ns, said voluntary basketball coach, Thomas Acosta. Mr Acosta, his wife Rosa, and their son visited the resort on September 5, during the Constituti­on Day weekend.

“The occasion was our son Ocen’s 12th birthday, so we brought along 11 of his mates from Tropical Basketball Club,” he said.

“We were amazed at the hospitalit­y.

“The water park is absolutely amazing.”

Basketball class

Mr Acosta said: “We also got to train and have a game of basketball at the resort court. “We managed to conduct a basketball class while we were there.”

Mr Acosta, whose family is originally from Manila, in the

Philippine­s, said he had visited some other resorts in Fiji. “But the Shangri-La stands out - my family thoroughly enjoyed our stay there,” he said. “Because we are a sportlovin­g family, we were taken aback by the availabili­ty of the sporting facilities available, especially the basketball court.

“We spent a lot of time though on the beautiful beach and the water park.”

Popular event

The resort’s Beach, Beats and Eats weekends, since they began in July, have become a popular event and, according to the resort’s director of sales and marketing Marsha Eyre, was booked out on a number of occasions.

The next Beach, Beats and Eats weekend is the Oktoberfes­t this week, beginning on Friday, with special rates for accommodat­ion, and German-inspired fun weekend.

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Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort and Spa has the largest inflatable water park in the country.

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