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Best of the Maldives: Mini-Bar Wine – Soneva Fushi
Published 4 November 12 8:58 PM | Maldives Complete
    Not all ‘ minis’ are mini. The ‘mini’-bar at Soneva Fushi’s Jungle Reserve Suite is an entire wine cellar! It contains several hundred bottles of fine vintage wines. No little single serving, screw-top bottles here.  
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Best of the Maldives: Secret Bar – LUX* Maldives
Published 6 August 12 11:0 PM | Maldives Complete
   Secret bar! ‘Nuff said. That was certainly the reaction by the TripAdvisor Maldives Forum when word got out about the ‘Secret Bar’ at LUX* Maldives . It’s just one of the countless surprises in the neverending adventure that is a stay at...
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Best of the Maldives: Breakfast Juice – Soneva Gili
Published 9 March 12 11:43 AM | Maldives Complete
This is photo of Soneva Gili by Six Senses is courtesy of TripAdvisor. If you prefer your revitalising fluids inside you rather than around you , then you might want to start you day off at Soneva Gili . I was first alerted to Soneva Gili’s exceptional...
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Best of the Maldives: Whiskey – Island Hideaway
Published 25 January 12 5:13 AM | Maldives Complete
“Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o' the puddin-race! Aboon them a' ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm: Weel are ye wordy o' a grace As lang's my arm.” - Robert Burns, Address to a Hagis Scots...
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Best of the Maldives: Vodka – W Retreat
Published 17 December 11 11:4 AM | Maldives Complete
Today is the Red Bull Air Race over Hulhumale capping off yesterday’s Red Bull Air Show (see photo below) The classic, near iconic, Red Bull cocktail is the ‘Vodka Red Bull’. And if you are looking for the best place for vodka, the barn...
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Best of the Maldives: Hot Drinks Cafe – Kandooma
Published 29 November 11 12:18 AM | Maldives Complete
  At first glance, one would expect that refreshing pina coladas and tropical coolers would be more the order of the day than a steaming mug of brew. Coffee and tea is more the craving for those colder, cloudier climes (like today which saw our first...
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Best of the Maldives: Re-fresh-ment – Kandooma
Published 7 November 11 11:39 AM | Maldives Complete
  Kuramathi wasn’t the first resort to offer locally made beverage . While coffee presses are all the rage at the luxury resorts, Kandooma offers a more natural orange juice press in every room. My wife and I enjoyed fresh OJ the mornings we were...
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Best of the Maldives: Bottled Water – Kuramathi
Published 6 November 11 2:25 PM | Maldives Complete
  If you prefer to imbibe rather than immerse in Maldivian aqueous refreshment, then Kuramathi has developed the tipple for you… “ Kuramathi Water . This clean, potable water made on the island emanates from a Classic Crystal purification system...
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Best of the Maldives: Japanese – Vadoo
Published 19 June 10 1:10 PM | Maldives Complete
  If Zen is your thing, then Vadoo might just be another resort to consider. Vadoo has developed an entire Japanese experience including Ryokan style water villas designed and services by Japanese, Japanese Tea ceremony, and a traditional Japanese...
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Best of the Maldives: Most Bars – Kuramathi
Published 14 December 9 12:26 PM | Maldives Complete
Kuramathi island just this past month combined the three ‘resorts’ there - Blue Lagoon, Cottage Club and Village - into a single, consolidate resort. It always was a bit confusing having them sold as ‘separate resorts’ though all...
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Best for Bartending – Sheraton Full Moon
Published 25 October 9 6:53 PM | Maldives Complete
Somehow a pina colada never tastes quite so good as on the deck overlooking the tropical waters. But if you fancy a bit more variety, the Sheraton Full Moon has the bartending expertise to deliver the finest concoctions to complement the perfect sunset...
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Best of the Maldives: Mini-Bar – W Retreat
Published 20 June 9 12:57 PM | Maldives Complete
What amenities do you need at a Maldivian resort...and then what are those things that really take a bit of creative consideration on behalf of the management to deliver an amazing stay. W Retreat is renowned for its attention to detail and special amenities...
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Best of the Maldives: Wine – Huvafen Fushi
Published 23 May 9 6:16 AM | Maldives Complete
While alcohol is forbidden in the non-resort parts of the Maldives in line with its Muslim traditions (do not attempt to bring duty free with you into the country), the resorts are granted exemption to serve alcohol to visitors. The resort with purportedly...
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