Aquaview T
23. januar 2025
Just back from a 4 night stay in an over water bungalow. The room was spacious, very clean and exceeded our expectations. It had a glass viewing window in the floor, we saw lots of marine life through the window, including sharks at night. We snorkeled in the ocean and the lagoon surrounding bungalow, the current was quite strong on the ocean side. There is a twice daily free snorkeling trip, 5 min boat ride to a reef. We had some great encounters with turtles. Aside from the snorkeling, all other water activities are extra cost and very expensive. I had expected the non motorized activities (kayak, SUP) to be included. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. Quite a few ‘selfie spots’ which was a nice touch. The staff were all very friendly and attentive. The buffet was excellent, with plenty of choice. It would be nice if breakfast was a later, finished at 9.30 and they stopped restocking items earlier than that. There are no snacks included during the day if you miss the main meal times. We had an unpleasant encounter with another guest (not the hotels fault), they handled it extremely professionally and moved us to a new table. There is aggressive upselling by one member of staff to the A La Carte (The Crab) restaurant, we found him to be quite rude (sorry can’t remember his name). We did eat at The Crab restaurant one night, be warned that the wine is expensive here but the food is was excellent. They made a birthday cake which was delicious. The all inclusive drinks are somewhat limited and if you like cocktails it may be worth the premium package to get more choice. For example no mojito or Aperol spritz. There is free water in the room but the spirits in the mini bar are extra. We had massages at the spa which were good value under a promotion and the spa girls sang happy birthday and made a birthday decoration which was a lovely touch. We used the laundry service which was very efficient. The transfers via sea plane were well coordinated and definitely preferable to the long boat ride. The things that could be improved are the WiFi, very slow at times and I doubt a video call would be possible, we struggled to complete urgent online work tasks that cropped up. The bath towels could do with being replaced, grey and thin. Beach towels were fine. Would be nice if shower gel/shampoo was available in the pool side showers, especially if you have a late departure. These are all minor points. Overall we totally loved our stay, truly felt like paradise.
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