Chili  tree cafe is on the one way main street going north about half way down. Reasonable coffee and free Internet. The Internet at the hotel costs 5$ F for 30 minutes and 8$F  for one hour.

Nan Yang Seafood restaraunt is just back from the cafe on same road and serves reasonable food. You have to knock as they have the door locked which is interesting .

Lautoka generally is not a place to walk around after dark. The food at Tanoa waterfront is reasonable but there are good supermarkets in town which 

 

First landing at Vuda Point is one of the closest resorts about 15 km back toward Nadi. Vuda point is the oil storage area along with a marine village for visiting yachts . First Landing is next door and is a pleasant place along with well respected restaraunt with a good chef.

Anchorage resort at Vuda point is a place that we know well and have stayed several times .---it has a nice outlook back across Nadi bay towards Denarau island. The down side is that it is 20 minutes from Lautoka so that is why we suggest staying at theTanoa waterfront .

 

Seweni beach is the closest reasonable beach about 7 km out of town towards Nadi . It is sign posted down a small dusty road for 3 km and then turn right at some small apartments and the beach is 100m further on with deeper water along towards the left. It is better at high tide.

 

Nataradola beach is probably one of the nicest beaches in Fiji and is at the beginning of the coral coast not too far from Sigatoka. It has the Intercontinental Hotel on part of it but is well worth a visit if you are  driving near there. It also has a fancy golf course nearby if that spins your wheels .

 

Momi beach is another goodie near Nadi but I think is down a dirty road and therefore a bit hard on small rental cars. This is one of Mili's favour places so ask her

 

Newtown beach is also near, Nadi beach is another, and of course do not forget Denarau with all the 5 star resorts which are fun to look at,  and swim in their pools.

 

Rakiraki is about 2 hours north of Lautoka and evidently has wonderful beachesbut having not been further than Ba ,I am not able to comment.

 

Jogging circuit  3km to end of fishing wharf and back,which is only ok but at least pleasant  for a short stint