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Best of the Maldives: Floor Decoration – Anantara Veli

Published 1 February 12 3:11 AM | Maldives Complete

    Bed decoration, with petals and blossoms from local gardens, is a longstanding tropical resort tradition practiced with great panache in the Maldives. Kuramathi has innovated on the concept with towel sculptures . And Anantara Veli provides...

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Best of the Maldives: Loyal Customers - Kurumba

Published 27 December 11 6:23 AM | Maldives Complete

The December holiday season has been packed with all sorts of celebrations from festive Yuletide , big birthdays and even a milestone anniversary for Maldives tourism. The Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) is celebrating the...

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Best of the Maldives: Repeater Honour - Komandoo

Published 11 November 11 11:38 AM | Maldives Complete

11-11-11. A bit of a numerically milestone event. Especially for British and Americans for whom ’11-11’ has long represented a day of honous for the nations’ veterans. The date itself marks the end of the First World War (aka Armistice Day ) which goes...

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Best of the Maldives: Pool Service – Kanuhura

Published 5 November 11 3:43 PM | Maldives Complete

  Kanuhura does seem to have a thing for making your plunges as pampered as possible. In addition to its ‘ Bath Menu’ it also offers ‘Pool Service’ (if you prefer your soaking on a larger, more public scale). Their services include… Sun glass polishing...

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Best of the Maldives: Bath Menu – Kanuhura

Published 4 November 11 4:21 PM | Maldives Complete

  “Your bath is drawn, m’lady” You don’t need a butler at Kanuhura to get decadently pampered including having your bath drawn for you. Not just any bath, but your choice from their signature ‘Villa Bath Menu’ which include choices of “Veyoge Absolute...

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Best of the Maldives: Butler Ratio - Jumeirah Dhevanafushi

Published 3 November 11 12:17 PM | Maldives Complete

  Jumeirah Vittaveli’s sister resort, Jumeirah Dhevanafushi , also boasts its own population density . However, it’s of a different type of resident - butlers. According to Adrian Neville’s recent visit, Dhevanafushi is staffing a service-intensive...

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Best of the Maldives: Biggest Beach Towels - Kandooma

Published 22 October 11 7:38 AM | Maldives Complete

A big shower calls for a big towel. And the biggest towel I have ever seen, in the Maldives or elsewhere, are the Kandooma beach towels. They are longer than a king sized bed (more than 2 metres) and nearly 5 feet long (see above). That’s me holding...

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Best of the Maldives: Sea Plane – Beach House at Manafaru

Published 4 May 11 6:0 PM | Maldives Complete

  Donald Trump personifies the super-premium jet-setting crowd. He’s in the headlines a lot these few weeks with both his potential challenge to President Obama in 2012 and his ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ reality TV show now in full flow. Nearly all of...

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Best of the Maldives: Bed Art – Kuramathi

Published 26 April 11 11:6 AM | Maldives Complete

  Bed decoration has been a delightful service in many tropical resorts and it seems particularly popular in the Maldives. You often feel a tinge of sadness to leave the outdoor paradise for your indoor lodging, but arriving to such an artistic treat...

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Best of the Maldives: Pillows – Adaaran Hudhuranfushi / Vadoo

Published 22 January 11 8:28 PM | Maldives Complete

Need a rest after all that clubbing ?...that pillow just the right hardness from your throbbing head? Goldilocks wouldn’t have any problems finding a pillow ‘just right’ at Adaaran’s Prestige resorts – Vadoo and Hudhuranfushi . Both offer a Pillow Service...

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Best of the Maldives: Apprenticeships – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru

Published 29 December 10 9:34 AM | Maldives Complete

“You’re hired!” Sir Alan is not the only one appointing new apprentices . Four Seasons, both Landaa Giraavaru and Kuda Huraa properties, sponsor an ambitious programme of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) certified...

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Best of the Maldives: Service – Huvafen Fushi

Published 26 December 10 9:45 AM | Maldives Complete

‘Boxing Day’ is not the traditional day for an annual pugilistic derby in the UK and elsewhere that celebrates it today. It is the day when gifts were traditionally given to servants and tradesmen. Often ‘Christmas boxes’ of gifts...

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Best of the Maldives: Employer – W Resort

Published 27 December 9 11:34 AM | Maldives Complete

A common refrain in the chorus of praises sung about the Maldives spotlight the wonderful warm people that welcome them and make the stay delightful. A great resort is a one which nurtures this natural resource of human warmth and hospitality by treating...

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Maldives Kurumba Visit – Day 7: Kurumba wrap

Published 7 November 9 7:16 AM | Maldives Complete

Well, we say goodbye to our now beloved Maldives and our new dear friend, Kurumba . I started the week with a ‘ first impressions’ post and thought that I would finish with a wrap up review. As the week went on I certainly began to appreciate more and...

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Best of the Maldives: Food Safety – Kanuhuraa

Published 20 September 9 8:49 AM | Maldives Complete

Despite being an exotic locale, the Maldives food is as high, as clean, and as safe a standard as you will find anywhere. The only food problem I have encountered in our many trips was friend who suffered an allergic reaction to the fresh pineapple. But...

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