Denarau Island (Fijian pronunciation: [ⁿdenarau̯]) is a small private resort development on the western side of Viti Levu in the Republic of Fiji. The 2.55 km2 resort is reached via a short causeway over a creek and is located 5 km north west of the town Nadi and 10 km west of Nadi International Airport.
Denarau Marina is located in Denarau Island and provides sea transfer services to the island chains of the Mamanucas and the Yasawas.
Port Denarau, as well as containing Denarau Marina, is a shopping precinct with a variety of restaurants, a supermarket, bakery, hairdressers and tour operators.
History
The development of Denarau Island started in 1969, when American developer Dennis McElrath purchased the land. The first hotel, the Regent of Fiji (now the Westin Denarau) opened in 1975.[1] Between 1988 and 1991, Japanese property developer EIE International purchased all of Denarau in stages and started on a $200 million development project, bulldozing 850 acres of mangrove forest and building an 18-hole golf course, a marina and more hotels.[1] After EIE went bankrupt in 1995, the resort was purchased by a consortium of Tabua Investments of New Zealand, ITT Sheraton and Air Pacific.[1]
denarau, island, coordinates, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. Coordinates 17 46 23 S 177 22 23 E 17 773 S 177 373 E 17 773 177 373 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Denarau Island news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Denarau Island Fijian pronunciation ⁿdenarau is a small private resort development on the western side of Viti Levu in the Republic of Fiji The 2 55 km2 resort is reached via a short causeway over a creek and is located 5 km north west of the town Nadi and 10 km west of Nadi International Airport Sunset at Denarau Island Denarau Island Denarau is known for its hotels and resorts with the 18 hole Denarau Golf course as its centrepiece The development includes international chains such as Hilton Sheraton Radisson Westin Sofitel and Wyndham formerly Worldmark Denarau Marina is located in Denarau Island and provides sea transfer services to the island chains of the Mamanucas and the Yasawas Port Denarau as well as containing Denarau Marina is a shopping precinct with a variety of restaurants a supermarket bakery hairdressers and tour operators History EditThe development of Denarau Island started in 1969 when American developer Dennis McElrath purchased the land The first hotel the Regent of Fiji now the Westin Denarau opened in 1975 1 Between 1988 and 1991 Japanese property developer EIE International purchased all of Denarau in stages and started on a 200 million development project bulldozing 850 acres of mangrove forest and building an 18 hole golf course a marina and more hotels 1 After EIE went bankrupt in 1995 the resort was purchased by a consortium of Tabua Investments of New Zealand ITT Sheraton and Air Pacific 1 References Edit a b c https web archive org web 20190128151452 https www denarau com history External links EditDenarau Island Resort website Denarau Island travel guide from Wikivoyage This article about a geographical location in Fiji is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denarau Island amp oldid 1120119647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
