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Six Senses Fiji

StaytunedfortheFijiandébutofstylishresort

group Six Senses on a private bay on Malolo

Island in the Mamanucas. Set to open next month,

it will have 26 pool bures of between 74 and

180 square metres and 60 flash residences with

three to five bedrooms. Highlights include a surf

school run by the well-regarded Tropic Surf

safari operator, and tailored “multidimensional

Six Senses integrated wellness programs”

encompassing spa treatments, exercise, yoga,

meditation, eating plans, sleep tips and

personal guidance.sixsenses.com

Kokomo Private Island

Opened last year on a 56-hectare island in Fiji’s

Kadavu island group, this is the passion project of

billionaire Australian developer Lang Walker. With

butlers, nannies and chefs on call (among them

Australian-born executive chef Anthony Healy),

Kokomo’sfivehilltop“residences”withthree

to six bedrooms and large pools are ideal for

groups and extended families. And 21 beachfront

villas cater to smaller groups and couples. Yet the

resort’s most compelling feature is what lies just

beyond its beaches: the Great Astrolabe Reef, the

world’s fourth largest.kokomoislandfiji.com

Vomo Island

The resort emerged from a multimillion-dollar

makeover in 2015 and then another in 2016 after

the onslaught of Cyclone Winston. Its 32 villas

were rebuilt, two new private residences of

three and four bedrooms apiece added and a

huge landscaping project undertaken. Frequent

visitors, meanwhile, rejoiced at the return of

baby butlers and The Rocks bar for sundowners.

Vomo is the island’s sole occupant so guests

have 87 hectares of tropical playground and

a nearby deserted island, Vomo Lailai, to

themselves.vomofiji.com

THREE OF THE BEST

Bula to you

These new resorts redefine barefoot luxury, Fijian style.

New Year’s resolution: get rid of old

beach towels and buy a versatile and

well-made throw. Margot Design

makes these lightweight, quick-dry

cotton-linen numbers in an array

of pretty pastels. And they only

get better with age;$115.

margotdesign.com.au

QUAY PERFORMANCE

Sydney three-star Quay will undergo a major renovation this year, the first

in 16 years. On 19 March the restaurant will close for three months for

a complete menu, kitchen and dining-room overhaul. TZG Architects

is in charge of the new look, which will feature an open-plan kitchen,

more intimate dining spaces and an even bigger focus on the Harbour

Bridge views. For the first time, chef Peter Gilmore will also move

Quay to a tasting menu-only format. Will the snow egg survive?

Quay restaurateur

John Fink (left) and

chef Peter Gilmore

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PHOTOGRAPHY NIKKI TO (QUAY)

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