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Best of the Maldives: Honeymoon Registry - Anantara

Published 23 April 12 11:52 AM | Maldives Complete

    Tis indeed the season for taking the plunge . The nuptial plunge. Bridal magazines are cascading off the newsagent shelves, harried betrothed are scrambling for church bookings, and couples are getting vase.into their charming first rows...

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Best of the Maldives: Sanitizing - Kuredu

Published 11 April 12 1:2 PM | Maldives Complete

    If your biggest health concern for your skin is germ-free rather than wrinkle-free , then the Kuredu has hand sanitizer dispensers set up all around the resort so people can have a quick clean. I guess I could also dub this one ‘Best for...

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Best of the Maldives: Skin Service – Reethi Rah

Published 10 April 12 12:25 PM | Maldives Complete

    There’s soft against the skin , and then there is soft skin itself. With the beating that the sun can give the epidermis, one needs a little help to keep it fresh and supple. Yes, great products, but to that Reethi Rah adds and exceptional...

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Best of the Maldives: Towel Scuplture – Club Med Kani

Published 9 April 12 3:26 PM | Maldives Complete

  Pin it! I was inspired by the terry cloth creature above to take the plunge into the latest social media – Pinterest . Pinterest allows you to set up albums to share collections of photos. I’ve already featured room art a number of times including...

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Best of the Maldives: Late Night Arrivals – Conrad Maldives Rangali

Published 23 February 12 12:14 PM | Maldives Complete

When you are coming in from all over the world , you can’t always hit the web of intra-atoll transfers just right. Sometimes people arrive in the evening (well, you can’t have every flight arrive in the middle of the day) and that can create...

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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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