Meal plan decider — EP vs HB vs FB vs AI

Fiji resorts offer four meal plans. EP (European Plan) is room only — you pay for every meal à la carte. HB (Half Board) typically adds FJD 120 per adult per night to the room rate and covers breakfast and dinner. FB (Full Board) adds lunch on top, around FJD 200 per adult per night total. AI (All-Inclusive) bundles meals, snacks and drinks (often with a daily credit rather than unlimited), typically FJD 380 per adult per night total.

The trade-off is straightforward on paper: AI looks expensive, but the cost of à la carte dinners at a Denarau resort is FJD 60–90 per adult, so two dinners per night covers the AI premium. The break-even depends on how many meals you actually eat at the resort versus going out for lunch in Nadi or Suva, or having a light breakfast and a big dinner elsewhere.

AI only pays off when you'll barely leave the property. If you're doing day trips — Cloud 9, Robinson Crusoe, Sigatoka river, Mana Island, Taveuni — you'll eat at least one meal a day off-resort, and AI starts to lose value. The calculator flags this clearly with the "outside meals" input.

Drinks matter a lot. Cocktails at a Denarau resort are FJD 18–25 each. A drinks-heavy guest (3+ cocktails/day) burns FJD 60–80 of à la carte drink value daily. AI includes spirits, cocktails and some wines within the daily allowance; otherwise drinks are still à la carte. The drinks-heavy toggle is the largest single signal in the calculator.

Children's pricing is usually applied as 50% of adult upcharge for ages 5–11 and free for under-5, but varies property to property. The calculator assumes adult-only pricing; subtract roughly 40% from the per-day upcharge for a couple with two kids under 12.

• Not resort-specific. Plan upcharges vary property to property. Some smaller locally-owned resorts don't offer an AI option. Some premium Denarau properties push the AI premium to FJD 450+.
• Outside-meal cost is average. A Nadi town lunch can be FJD 18; a Suva CBD dinner with cocktails can be FJD 80. Plug your real estimate in.
• Children's pricing not modeled. Ages 5–11 are typically 50% of adult, under-5 free. Verify per property.
• Doesn't include mini-bar / room service. Some AI plans exclude mini-bar and 24h room service; check the menu footnote.
• Day-pass models aren't here. If you're not staying but considering a day-pass, the unit math is different — see the resort's published day-pass rate.