Of all the good things you have seen and heard about the Maldives, just believe you me that they don’t do the place even half the justice. The place is nothing but damn magic……the serene air, the turquoise water, the white sand…..my heart skipped a beat every time I looked in a new direction. We stayed at Shangri-La resort in Maldives, which ended up as the best decision we took because the service, the food and the ambiance of the resort, everything was absolutely outclass.
We were there for 6 nights and although people were amazed to learn about the length of our stay thinking there is nothing much to do at a forsaken resort in Maldives, we could have very well stayed for 3 more nights if I was not missing my babies as much.
No man needs a vacation so much as the man who just had one – Elbert Hubbard
Besides all the hiking, biking and laughing around, major highlight of our trip was trying out all the different restaurants at the resort. We had two major occasions to celebrate in this heaven on earth, my birthday and our Valentine’s day. The staff at the place teamed up with him (my hubz) to roll out two most romantic days with absolutely different themes, not to forget all the room decorations on my birthday. It was indeed very special.
So this is how we enjoyed our time at the resort.
Day 1: Explored around. Stepped in the water with a life jacket. Enjoyed the sunset. Went to Javuu restaurant for dinner. Got very excited to find out that Prince Andrew is our neighbour in the presidential villa.
Day 2: Went for breakfast, explored the beaches, the lounge, the shops, the vegetable garden, came home enjoyed the sunset, dinner at Dr. Ali restaurant. Met Hasan, the F&B assistant director and Ash, the Manager. The staff here was super nice.
Day 3: Breakfast, yoga, island tour, gan city tour, dinner at the Beach Lounge, shangri la villingili. Met Asif, the F&B director and Ash’s husband.
Day 4: Breakfast, couples spa, dinner at Fashala, Shangrila Villingili on the beach with a live band.
Day 5: Breakfast, couples spa, bday dinner at Star-Gazing platform.
Day 6: Breakfast, Valentine’s beach dinner
We had such an amazing time at the resort and definitely want to come back here with our kids.
Is Maldives on your bucket list? If not, I suggest it must get on it, you will not regret it.
What do you think?