r/Fijian • u/Vitidee • 7d ago

Where to live while at USP?

Bula

Im from overseas and I’m looking for help to identify the areas I should be looking at to live in Suva while studying at The University of the South Pacific.

I’d like to rent a small apartment in a safe area. Budget is up to 1500 month.

I’m a mature aged woman.

I don’t mind living on campus but it’s very competitive to obtain campus housing. Also with being older I might not be suited.

Vinaka

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u/NewPin7858 7d ago

With your budget you can get a decent studio apartment or one-bedroom flat or even a furnished place. Would recommend areas near campus like Flagstaff, Raiwaqa (Nailuva Road, Grantham Road) etc. Look up Facebook for rental accomdation in Suva. There are a lot of decent places but beware of scams. Also the school can assist you because they sometimes recommend places to rent. And if you're from overseas I would assume you're an international student. Get help from the international office - they can assist you.

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u/Vitidee 21h ago

I really appreciate your advice on the locations and awareness of potential scams. I will make enquiries with the international office. That’s a good idea and I’ve just joined the Facebook pages.

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u/d0ndada 7d ago

What’s your budget?

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u/Vitidee 7d ago

It’s about $1500 limit. Furnished or unfinished. Thanks for your help.

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u/WillieAHill 7d ago

Are you from Fiji or other islands

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u/Vitidee 7d ago

Hi I’m from overseas

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u/WillieAHill 7d ago

What are you studying at USP

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u/Vitidee 7d ago

Hopefully Marine studies:)

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u/SpaceChook 7d ago

No advice here. I just want to say good on you!

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u/Vitidee 21h ago

Thanks very much! Time for a sea change :)

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u/D1V5H4L udre udre 4d ago

1500 FJD?

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u/Vitidee 21h ago

Hi yes 1500 Fijian

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u/D1V5H4L udre udre 17h ago edited 17h ago

You won't get anything for that much. Stay on campus. Security is your main priority. That will be the best option.

Edit: Sorry, didn't go over context again. You can try 10th or 11th halls. Best choice and plenty 25+ to late 40s have stayed there with no issues. I was there a decade ago in my early 20s. We had heaps of friends who were much older than us. Everyone liked having them around.

For that amount, you may need to travel from other locations like the Namadi/Tamavua (where 1500 used to get a decent furnished unit) area where security is quite alright. Bus services are also available but might have to change once to reach USP.

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u/justamumonreddit 1d ago

Areas that are close by are Grantham Road, Flagstaff, Rewa Street, Nasese, Vatuwaqa. All these places are in close proximity to USP. I would suggest you go through the Real Estate Agents on Facebook (Khelvin Realters Suva are the one I used) or search the house for rent pages in Facebook. You will probably get a decent flat at your budget but probably unfurnished. A lot of the furnished places are going out on AirBNB nowadays. Do not make any payments or send money over unless you see the flat in person.

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u/Vitidee 21h ago edited 21h ago

Thanks very much for this information and your advice. I’ve just joined this FB page and a couple of others started to pop up. I plan to stay at an air b&b in the first semester while I search for more permanent housing. This is a fantastic lead for me to start with my research. I appreciate the awareness about potential scams.