February 2011 - Posts

Best of Maldives – Swag: Huvafenfushi

Published 28 February 11 5:46 PM | Maldives Complete

And the Oscar for the ‘ Best Swag Gift ...Ever’ goes to... Huvafenfushi . “ Four-night stay at the Huvafen Fushi luxury resort in the Indian Ocean from Premier Tours, featuring an underwater spa in the Maldives (for those tough weeks when a terrestrial...

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Best of Maldives Online - TA Resort Popularity: Vilamendhoo

Published 25 February 11 5:59 AM | Maldives Complete

Having been an active TA Maldives Forum participant (“ Maldives Complete ”) for a while now, I’ve noticed that one does see the same sort of things come around as regularly as sting rays at feeding time. Discussions mosquitos, weather...

Filed under: best of, Kuramathi, Trip Advisor, online, Vilamendhoo, Reethi Beach, Biyadhoo, Lily Beach

Best of the Maldives: Luxury (2011) – Cocoa Island

Published 23 February 11 6:40 AM | Maldives Complete

The Trip Advisor Traveller’s Choice Awards have been announced and the top Maldives resort was Cocoa Island , the only one featured in their 10 lists. It came in #5 in the ‘ Top Luxury’ resorts worldwide (wresting the title from last...

Filed under: best of, Trip Advisor, luxury, online, Cocoa Island, awards

Best of the Maldives: Bouyancy – Huvafen Fushi

Published 21 February 11 2:38 PM | Maldives Complete

  If you like your water more salty rather than less , the Huvafen Fushi’s buoyancy pool is the place for you... “Lonu Veyo – Levitate. The salt water floatation pool recreates the ancient salt water bathing tanks once used across the Maldives.”...

Filed under: Huvafen Fushi, relaxing, pool

Best of the Maldives: Lacustrine – Shangri-La Villingili

Published 18 February 11 6:15 PM | Maldives Complete

  If 49 metres at Anantara Kihavah is not long enough (and you prefer your swimming in fresh water), then consider Shangri-La Villingili . Villingili is situated on the island of Gan which has 3 fresh water lakes including its largest, Hithadoo....

Filed under: best of, Shangri-La Villingili, landscape

Best of the Maldives: Longest Pool – Anantara Kihavah

Published 16 February 11 6:11 PM | Maldives Complete

  Winner of the ‘Newest Resort’ award goes to Anantara Kihavah which opened this past week. Unfortunately, especially the way Maldives development is going, such a recognition is fleeting at best. So I have had a run through of some of the early...

Filed under: best of, sport, Anantara Kihavah Villas

Best of the Maldives: Romantic Treatment – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru

Published 14 February 11 4:5 AM | Maldives Complete

Maldives is arguably the most romantic place on earth. Today is the most romantic day of the year. So where precisely do you want to be? Well, I would propose Four Seasons’ Landaa Giraavaru’s Spa and Ayurvedic Retreat . They offer a striking...

Filed under: relaxation, Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, romantic

Best of Maldives Online – Visitor Contribution: Francisco Negrin

Published 11 February 11 11:35 AM | Maldives Complete

It just gets easier and easier to work on Maldives Complete because more and more visitors are kindly writing to me with help, suggestions, missing information, corrections. But one individual stands above all his ability to ferret out the most esoteric...

Filed under: Alila Villas Hadahaa, Athuruga, Dhoni Island, Cocoa Island, Kanuhura, Anantara Kihava, Rihiveli

Best of the Maldives: Caves - Helengeli

Published 8 February 11 7:49 PM | Maldives Complete

  The Maldives are renowned for simple, easy, shallow dives. But for the advanced diving plenty of more technical dives abound. For example, there are over a dozen caves structures you can dive And if you are interested in cave dives, I recommend...

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Best of the Maldives: Chinese Therapy – Adaaran Club Rannalhi

Published 6 February 11 3:52 PM | Maldives Complete

  Looking for am apropos hangover cure from your Chinese New Year celebrations? Well, you might want to stop by the ‘Traditional Chinese Therapy Centre’ at Club Rannalhi . Liu Yaping offers a range of treatments which are mostly variations of acupressure...

Filed under: best of, spa, relaxing, Club Rannalhi

New Year of Chinese

Published 3 February 11 6:18 PM | Maldives Complete

  Happy New Year! ‘Chinese New Year’ that is. The Year of the Rabbit. Perhaps an excuse to go to one of the islands where wild rabbits can be found like Soneva Fushi, Hudhuranfusi and Komandoo. While this might be the Year of the Rabbit, 2010 was...

Filed under: industry

Best of the Maldives: Aquatic Topiary – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru

Published 2 February 11 12:21 AM | Maldives Complete

  While the ‘ house reef’ is the ‘main event’ in snorkelling, lagoon snorkelling can be its own treat. During our first, uninitiated trip to the Maldives, we spent nearly the whole week there delightedly snorkelling among the modest coral and rock...

Filed under: best of, reef, Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, ocean, eco-sustainable