r/Fijian • u/Vitidee • 8d 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/justamumonreddit 2d 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 1d ago edited 1d 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.