So I thought I’d share a bit about Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa where I had the absolute pleasure of staying not too long
ago. Prior to booking, I read a review written by a fellow tourist who said
that all was lovely except that there was a persistent lizard that would not
leave his room. I will be honest, this freaked the crap out of me as I
remembered that brilliant scene in ‘The Parent Trap’, where the evil step mum
ended up with half a lizard sticking out of her mouth. This was absolutely NOT
what I wanted on my holiday, but apart
from that everything seemed lovely so I thought I’d give it a go and boy am I
glad I did.
I wasn’t sure whether to book a beach cottage or an
overwater bungalow but both sounded incredible. I tend to panic about anything
that floats on water because of the Titanic – yes, I’m really irrational – but
an overwater bungalow in the Maldives sounded too cool to miss out on.
As soon as I arrived at the Sheraton Maldives Resort I was
taken to the reception area where there is a small library with some computers which
offer free internet as well as free wifi in the general area. This was such a
relief for me because it meant that I could still keep connected to the outside
world and my emails, though, you won’t want to bother checking Facebook because
there won’t be anything as near as exciting as the place around you. My room
was really nice with a really large bed, with a sofa and 2 windows on either
side and a patio that led directly to the water! Everyone morning they would
refill my shampoo, conditioner etc bottles which were really unique and cute.
Everything at the Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort &Spa is covered and it is absolutely safe and sound. The staff there were so
friendly and welcoming which was a change from some other holiday places I’ve
stayed at. Every time one of them saw me wandering around the resort they would
go out of their way to say hello to me. Everything was sorted and arranged in
the exact way that I had booked it and the attention to detail was immaculate.
The dishes on offer at the restaurants are the sorts of
things that won’t appeal to everyone but if you’re a fan of exotic food then
Sheraton Maldives is the place to go.
The lobster was my absolute favourite and I’m not even a fan of sea
food! On the down side, the food was rather pricey; however, in my opinion, it
was definitely worth it. The Thai restaurant or the Atoll Grill, which served
themed dinners every night but be sure to check when these restaurants are open
because they are not all open every day of the week.
The Maldives’ resort is so easy to get around and I went for
a quick jog around the resort every morning
to wake myself up a bit. We frequently went for drinks on the beach
where loads of the other visitors also go so although resort is really secluded
and relaxing, it is also a great place to socialise. This visit and stay at
Sheraton Full Moon made our Maldives holiday a fantastic lifetime experience.
I particularly loved how I could just wake up and go for a
swim right outside my room. The water was was a beautiful turquoise blue and
just the right depth. I used to sit in my geography lessons watching Blue Planet
absolutely enthralled by all the beautiful fish and sea life and finally I got
to see it for myself! Whilst bathing in the Maldives water I saw a reef shark
swim past me a few metres away from me as well as a bunch of rays and lots of
other colourful fish. I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the shark, but I
had been warned beforehand and was told that they would do me no harm. You can
sign up for a variety of different excursions to fill your days including
snorkelling, a ferry ride, a sunset dolphin cruise, Island hopping, and sunset
fishing. I thought that these activities would cost a bomb, but they were
actually pretty reasonably priced and between me and my family we tried out all
of them. I thought that fishing in the Maldives would be really boring, but
you’re given the option of cooking the fish that you’ve caught for your own
dinner which is pretty cool! The dolphin cruise was AMAZING. They warned us at
the beginning that we weren’t guaranteed to see any, but we must’ve been lucky
that night because saw a bunch of them and they were really close to the boat!
The Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort and Spa is definitely
the sort of place to go if you’re looking for somewhere romantic. I went as a
simple tourist and I still thought it was incredible but seeing all the happy
couples made it clear that this was the perfect romantic getaway. The setting
is absolutely superb and this was undoubtedly the best holiday I’ve ever been
on.
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Very nice. I wished I was there
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