There are some things I can’t get over. My first love in grade 3 rejecting me, that Gasgoine miss in Euro 96, when they stopped selling Galaxy Truffle chocolates, the end of Game of Thrones, when someone sent me Harry Potter erotica that haunted me for years. And the rooms at […]
Maldives
Review: Cheval Blanc Randheli, Maldives
Sometimes I feel like I’m in an experiment, but I’m not sure what the test is. Is this my purgatory assessment? Perhaps I’m being asked to show the empathy of a decent human being? You see, folks, this blog is quite well known in the travel industry. I don’t live […]
Review: Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, Maldives
Four Seasons Landaa, Maldives Room type: Sunrise Overwater Villa and Beach Villa Duration: 16 > 20th December, 2021 Everything has a time and a place, I’m just not sure when and where Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru’s is. That’s not to say it’s a resort with absolutely no good qualities, like […]
Review: Velaa Private Island, Maldives
Velaa Private Island, Maldives Room type: Deluxe Beach Pool Villa Duration: 9 > 16th December, 2021 It’s been a rough few years for travel. Not the lockdowns, I’m on about much more serious matters. We lost North Island to Marriott, Iniala is all but gone and Laucala has lost their […]
Review: Soneva Jani, Maldives
Soneva Jani, Maldives Room type: 1 Bedroom Water Retreat With Slide Duration: 13th > 16th December, 2019 Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award; GQ Travel Award; Robb Report Best of the Best; National Geographic Traveller Family Favourite; The Good The Bad and The Luxurious’ HRDSDFFCP. For the uninformed, that’s Hotel that […]
Cheval Blanc Randheli vs Velaa
Velaa Private Island, Maldives Room type: Beach Pool House Duration: 23rd > 27th June, 2018 Disclaimer: My fiancé is Czech; Velaa is owned by a Czech billionaire; the GM is Czech. There was some wide-scale patriotic bias being whispered in my ear. Cheval Blanc Randheli (CBR) and Velaa have become […]
Review: Cheval Blanc Randheli, Maldives
Cheval Blanc Randheli, Maldives Room type: Garden Water Villa / Island Villa Duration: 19th > 23rd June, 2018 Booked with: Dorsia Travel If the weather was a judgement of our stay, it would have been dark and dreary, with sporadic hints of happiness quickly dashed by the frequent knowledge of what […]
Review: Huvafen Fushi, Maldives
Huvafen Fushi, Maldives Room type: Deluxe Beach Bungalow and Ocean Bungalow Duration: 12th > 19th March, 2014 Booked with: AMEX FHR Pre-sales I only sent them one email and they responded. Huzzah. Although they did take 3 days to respond. Wah wah. No records set, but no tears shed. A lot of […]