What Services are Available in Denarau?
Denarau Island is a world unto itself, offering a comprehensive array of shops and services for visitors staying at resorts, cruising in, or mooring at the marina. This manmade island has most of what you’ll need for a short stay, and if you can’t find it here, Nadi town is just a 10-minute drive away. Below, we’ll guide you through the essential information, shops, and services available in Denarau.
For a more detailed look at what Denarau has to offer, don’t miss our Complete Guide to Denarau Island.
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Useful Services for Tourists
- Car rentals – Budget is based in Port Denarau; other car rental companies like Coastal Rental Cars can deliver vehicles to Denarau. See 10 Best Car Rentals in Fiji for more information.
- Restaurants – See the Guide to the Best Eats & Restaurants in Denarau
- Resorts and apartments – See the 10 Best Resorts on Denarau Island
- Denarau Taxi, Westbus and the Bula Bus – See Denarau Transport Guide
- Visitor Information Centre – Although there is no formal visitor information centre in Denarau, ticket booths and travel agents with more information about tours can be found at the passenger terminal of Port Denarau, on the eastern side of the main entrance. Resort concierges can also book activities and provide information.
© FijiPocketGuide.comFood and Groceries
All of Denarau’s grocery stores are located at the Port Denarau shopping centre, where you’ll find a supermarket, bakery and more.
Supermarkets in Denarau
The largest supermarket in Port Denarau is Yee’s Xpressmart. They stock delicatessen products, meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, beverages, snacks, confectionary and selections of canned, frozen and dry packaged grocery items, butter, margarine, gourmet cheeses and special spreads. They are open from 8 am to 8 pm daily.
You can also find convenient items at The Essentials Denarau General Store, also at Port Denarau, open from 7:30 am to 7 pm daily.
Outside of the Sheraton is Yee’s Gourmet Deli (Resort Drive), which is well stocked with the essentials. They are open from 8 am to 9 pm daily.
Bakeries in Denarau
The Hot Bread Kitchen at Port Denarau stocks fresh bread, pastries, meat pies, sandwiches, cakes and various other snack foods. They are open from 5:30 am to 8 pm daily.
A little pricier, Lailai Mini Market (Resort Drive) is just outside of Radisson Blu Resort. Expect a much smaller selection of convenience store groceries, but they are best known for their baked goods. Opening hours are from 7:30 am to 9:30 am daily.
Liquor Stores in Denarau
Fresh Choice Supermarket & Liquor is a well-priced supermarket with a good variety of supermarket items and alcohol, located in the Denarau industrial area just past the island’s main entrance. Opening hours are from 7 am to 7:30 pm daily.
Your one-stop bottle shop is Victoria Wines Denarau at Port Denarau Marina, next door to the passenger terminal facing the parking lot. They are open from 8 am to 8 pm Monday to Saturday and from 9 am to 6 pm Sunday.
Learn more about food shopping in Fiji in our complete guide, Where to Buy Food in Fiji.
© FijiPocketGuide.comMedication, Toiletries and Pharmaceuticals
Light medication is easy enough to find in the pharmacy at Port Denarau, while a medical centre is also available for more serious medical needs. Spa and beauty salons see to other beauty and body treatment needs.
Pharmacy
Port Denarau is home to one main pharmacy, The Essentials Denarau General Store, which is located at the Bula Bus drop-off area. They stock over-the-counter medicines, toiletries, sunscreen, insect repellent, cosmetics, haircare, skincare, fishing equipment and more. They also are a pick-up/drop-off point for prescriptions filled by local pharmacies and can offer deliveries to Denarau accommodations. The pharmacy is open from 9 am to 9 pm.
Alternatively, Emergency Medical Services has a booth on the ground floor of Port Denarau Shopping Centre selling pharmaceuticals and providing pharmacy services.
Medical Centre
Upstairs at the Port Denarau Shopping Centre is the Denarau Medical Centre (Emergency Medical Services), which provides doctor consultations and general medical services. They are open 24/7.
Opposite Sheraton Denarau Villas is Dr Zens Medical Center Denarau (Resort Drive), which offers more GP medical services and is open 24/7.
Spa and Beauty
While many of the resorts in Denarau offer their own spas, which you can check out in 10 Best Spas on Denarau Island, Port Denarau has a few spa and beauty options:
- Oasis Spa, Port Denarau, from 9 am to 9 pm
- Spa Denarau, Port Denarau, from 9 am
- Spoilt Rotten, Port Denarau, from 9 am to 6 pm
- Island Surf Spa & Beauty, Denarau Road, from 9 am to 8 pm.
© FijiPocketGuide.comFuel Stations, Banks and Communication
Denarau does not have many services, such as fuel stations, phone network stores, post offices, etc. You will find most of these essential services in Nadi town, just a 10-minute drive down Narewa Road. What Denarau does have is a bank with an ATM, a currency exchange bureau and a local phone network service counter.
Banks, ATMs and Currency Exchange
Westpac Fiji can be found in Port Denarau, which also has an ATM. The bank is open from 9:30 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday. There is also an ANZ ATM at the Passenger Terminal of Port Denarau.
For exchanging currency, City Forex Money Exchange has a booth at Port Denarau Marina, open from 7 am to 8 pm daily. There’s also a MoneyGram Currency Exchange service available in Denarau, which operates from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm and on Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm, but it is closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Phone and Internet
It’s best to organise a local SIM card at Nadi Airport or Nadi Town before arrival in Denarau – see The Best SIM Card in Fiji for Travellers. Alternatively, many cafes in Port Denarau offer free WiFi, and all major resorts in the area provide WiFi in their reception areas. This can be a good option if you need to connect without purchasing a SIM card. Find out more in our guide, Where to Get WiFi in Fiji.
More About Information, Shops and Services in Denarau
That’s it for our guide to information, shops and services in Denarau; for more information about this resort town, check out the following articles:
Finally, if there’s anything we’ve missed, you’re likely to find it in The Complete Guide to Denarau Island.
Sources:
The information in this guide has been compiled from our extensive research, travel and experiences across Fiji and the South Pacific, accumulated over more than a decade of numerous visits to each destination. Additional sources for this guide include the following:
- Tourism Fiji (General travel advice - Updated [2025])
- Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association (Tourism trade association - Updated [2025])
- SPTO (Pacific tourism advice - Updated [2025])
- Fiji Immigration (Visa and immigration advice - Updated [2025])
- Fiji Revenue & Customs Service (Customs and visitor taxes - Updated [2025])
- Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (Biosecurity advice - Updated [2025])
- Fiji Meteorological Service (Weather forecast and warnings - Updated [2025])
- Fiji Bureau of Statistics (Statistics and travel data - Updated [2025])
- Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (Tourism statistics - Updated [2025])
- Land Transport Authority (Road safety advice - Updated [2025])
- Smart Traveller (Australia travel advisory for Fiji - Updated [2025])
- Travel.State.Gov (U.S. travel advisory for Fiji - Updated [2025])
- Safe Travel (New Zealand travel advisory for Fiji - Updated [2025])
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