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Rodney Bay vs Vanua Levu

Rodney Bay and Vanua Levu, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture — everything you need to break the tie.

Rodney Bay guide · Vanua Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

Rodney BayVanua Levu
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions—
Resorts in our catalog53
Average guest rating★ 4.3★ 4.9
Nightly rates——
Adults-only resorts1 of 52 of 3
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonJune–November, heaviest September–OctoberNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotDecember–AprilMay–October — the dry season and the diving-visibility peak
Best forFirst St. Lucia trips, families, walk-to-dinner travelersDivers, honeymooners, get-away-from-everyone trips
SeasonDecember–April dry; June–November wetter (hurricane belt)May–October dry; November–April wet/cyclone season

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Rodney Bay resorts
Rodney Bay
Map of Vanua Levu resorts
Vanua Levu

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rodney Bay — high °F848485878888888888878684
Vanua Levu — high °F878786858381808081838586
Rodney Bay — rain (in)3.72.62.43.44.47.58.18.98.49.27.75.2
Vanua Levu — rain (in)13.012.514.09.56.54.53.54.05.06.58.010.5

Approximate climate normals for Rodney Bay / Gros Islet and Savusavu — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Rodney Bay

  1. 1.Sandals Grande St. Lucian — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences — · ★ 4.5
  3. 3.Bay Gardens Beach Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.3

Chains here: Sandals Resorts · Bay Gardens Resorts · Coco Resorts

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Best of Vanua Levu

  1. 1.Emaho Sekawa Retreat Fiji — · ★ 5.0
  2. 2.The Remote Resort Fiji Islands — · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Namale Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

Full Vanua Levu guide

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