District · Nadi
Martintar and Namaka
Hotel strip on the Queens Road, supermarkets and cafés; about 10–15 min from the airport.
Key facts
- Suits
- Arrival and departure nights, budget to mid-range hotels
- Room prices
- $$
- price band of 5
- Eats here
- 1
What it's like
- Feels:
- Hotel strip with supermarkets and cafés
- Suits:
- Arrival and departure nights, budget to mid-range hotels
- Best time:
- Evening
- Watch out for:
- Walking late on the Queens Road.
- In short:
- Hotel strip on the Queens Road, supermarkets and cafés; about 10–15 min from the airport.
About these names
Nadi is a strip along the Queens Road: the airport and hotel belt at Namaka and Martintar in the north, the town centre and its market to the south, Wailoaloa Beach to the west of the airport, and Denarau Island and the marina about 9 km west of town.
Where exactly
This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
Martintar and Namaka
sleepeatPrice $$
Hotel strip on the Queens Road, supermarkets and cafés; about 10–15 min from the airport.
Suits: Arrival and departure nights, budget to mid-range hotels
District guideWalk: Martintar & NamakaSleep: Martintar / NamakaIn the districts table
Off the map: Nadi International Airport (NAN) (18–35 min by the usual route).
Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Nadi Airport (NAN). See the table above.
Where’s what, as a list:
- Martintar and Namaka: Hotel strip on the Queens Road, supermarkets and cafés; about 10–15 min from the airport. Suits: Arrival and departure nights, budget to mid-range hotels. Price band $$.
- Nadi town centre: Main Street, the municipal market and bus station; go before 11:00.Main Street, the municipal market and bus station; go before 11:00 AM. Suits: Market, temple and curry-house morning.
- Port Denarau and Denarau Island: Marina, boat ticket counters and restaurants; higher prices, few local eateries. Suits: Boat mornings and resort stays. Price band $$$.
- Wailoaloa Beach: A modest beach near the airport; not the Fiji of the brochures. Suits: A quiet local beach and sunset.
- Nadi Airport (NAN): About 9 km north of the town; the airport page has the arrival ladder.About 5.6 mi north of the town; the airport page has the arrival ladder. Suits: Arrivals and departures.
- Sleep area Martintar / Namaka: suits Arrival and departure nights, budget to mid-range hotels, price band $$.
- Sleep area Port Denarau: suits Boat mornings and resort stays, price band $$$.
- Nadi International Airport (NAN), 18–35 min by the usual route.
Stay here?
How this district's sleep area scores for five kinds of traveler, ranked against the other Nadi districts that have scores. Scores are this guide's 1–5 judgements.
First visit
best of 2
Market and temple are a 10–15 min taxi ride.
Families
2nd of 2
Pools, supermarkets and family rooms.
Better for this: Port Denarau and Denarau Island
Light sleepers
2nd of 2
The Queens Road is busy, but rooms face pools.
Better for this: Port Denarau and Denarau Island
Night owls
best of 2
A few bars and restaurants nearby.
On a budget
best of 2
The widest range of budget and mid-range rooms.
Eat
What to order and what locals pay, from each eat page. Prices are estimates; check the menu.
- Martintar dinner strip
Grill, Indian, Chinese and pub dinners along the Queens Road at Martintar: 18:00–21:30, walk from your hotel or take a short taxi, and use a licensed taxi home.
Order: Roti: By the piece.
Price: FJ$12–25 a meal.
Sleep
Arrival night: a hotel with a 24-hour desk on the Queens Road, 15 minutes from the airport, a supermarket and cafes at the door.
Rooms: FJ$220–450 (check)
Skip this if: Traffic noise on the Queens Road.
3–6 min walk to Martintar & Namaka
Drink and nightlife
Lines from the Nadi drinking guide that name this district.
- Martintar bars · Beer, local pubs · until Late, weekendsWatch your drink and take a licensed taxi.
Getting there and around
Where to get off
- Walk from the hotel or taxi · 5 min walk to Martintar dinner strip
On to the next area
- Taxi south: about 10 min to Nadi town centre
- Taxi north-west: about 8 min to Wailoaloa Beach
Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.
Safety at night and noise
Martintar and Namakaday: oknight: caution
Traffic on the Queens Road; take a licensed taxi after dark.
Quiet nights
The Queens Road is busy, but rooms face pools.
Nightlife
A few bars and restaurants nearby.
Late arrival
24-hour desks are common near the airport.
Nearby districts
Built from this guide’s Nadi districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.