Honeymoon at Anantara Maldives - Review Part 2

Posted on May 10, 2008 in the Honeymoon/Holidays, Tips/Reviews category

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Continuation of my Review of Anantara Resort in the Maldives…………..

If anyone is considering going to the Maldives for their Honeymoon I would say to them “Don’t go in March/April as its the hottest time to go and you will get burnt”

On our 2nd day we sat in the sun for 4 hours and yes we did get burnt. Tropical sun is not to be messed with.

I think this was the hottest day of our stay, I think it hit 33 celsius

awwww bliss

are we abit red??? lol

We went to the Thai restaurant Baan Huraa that night. The food was ok, nothing amazing. Dave was a little peed off cos he had the King Crab curry, the waitress said it was a whole crab but when it arrived it was missing the head.

Breakfast is served buffet style. They do Chinese/Japanese style breakfast which consists of congee, miso soup, fried rice, fried noodles, fish curry, stir fried veg. They also do a continental breakfast and an english one. On top of that they have an omelette chef who also cooks fresh waffles and pancakes. There is alot to choose from and because we were on a bed and breakfast rate we tended to pig out on breakfast so that by lunch time we were still full.

The effects from 4 hours worth of sun. We decided to stay in the shade for most of the honeymoon from then on.

Maldivian Buffet night at 73 degrees. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone as it turned out to be £40 a head and the food was not really something I liked. Its kinda like indian food but not. After this night we didn’t really want to go to any buffet style night as they do have special nights at Fushi Cafe which is why we never ate there.

There is a pool table and 2 PC’s at the resort and there are also tennis courts and gyms here too.

If anyones a fan of shisha’s like Dave then they will be happy here

Getting the little boat to the other island

The food at Dhoni Bar was really good………..

…………….and they have board games that you can play

We went on a Sunset fishing trip which was ok. I caught 1 fish, Dave didn’t catch any.

I was craving sushi for ages and we finally found a restaurant that serves it. The Fudan Grill, which we had to wait 4 days to get a reservation. Apparently they have alot of free tables but its their policy not to have a full house as they don’t have enough staff to give high class service. This was just a starter potion which was quite filling for 1.

At The Fudan Grill there is a selection a selection of seafood and meats that you can chose from. You then select how you want it to be cooked, either in the tandoor grill, stir fried in the wok or grilled.

At the Italian Restaurant. The food was good but the view you get from the restaurant is alot better.

One thing you do notice about the Anantara Resort that even though it was at full occupancy there wasn’t that many people around so you do actually feel like you’re in your own kinda paradise sometimes.

The Dhoni Pool

The Amazing sunset by the Dhoni Pool, perfect for pictures

Dave went snokerling right from our water bungalow

Room Service pizza, fantastic service as they even lay out the table for you

Taking a picture whilst we were both lying in the hamock

Our last night. The cleaner made this for us. Another thing which is good about the resort is that your room gets cleaned and serviced twice a day.

So sad to go………………..

Choosing a resort to go to for your honeymoon is a hard task and I must have spent 2 months trying to find the right one. I think writing reviews for resorts is a good way for other people to find out truth instead of looking at the resorts websites which sometimes can be misleading. I always use trip advisor and I will be making my in depth review on there too.

The resorts in Maldives, especially the 5 star ones like Anantara are quite pricey so be prepared for that. We roughly ended up spending £120 per night for both of us on dinner which is really expensive. I think its mainly because they have to import everything cos they are on an island. We never actually knew the Maldives was 10/11 hours away and maybe if we knew that from the start we might not have gone but I don’t regret choosing this resort as I have no negative words to say about it. Oh one more thing I have to mention, there are quite a few chinese/korean/japanese couples that come to this resort so I found that a good thing.

I would love to come back to this resort as when we spoke to the manager he said they would be changing it and adding a different restaurant like a teppanyaki one, I told him to do a sushi bar instead as thats alot nicer. Who knows maybe sometime in the future we’ll be visiting a different resort instead.

Comments

9 Responses to “Honeymoon at Anantara Maldives - Review Part 2”

Nancy on May 13th, 2008 4:25 am

Hi Sally,
WOW the photos are AMAZING!! I’m so jealous! Our honeymoon will be in Japan and Hong Kong for our second wedding for relatives overseas, would’ve LOVED to go to a tropical island instead. Anyway loved the resort photos and can’t wait to see the professional wedding pics.
Nancy
(wedding 31 Aug 2008)
Pamela on May 14th, 2008 6:43 am

Dear Sally,

Welcome back! I’m sure the newly weds had a fabulous time in scenic Maldives. I wanted to extend a very belated CONGRATULATION for your wedding day… Writing from Singapore, I too chanced upon your website when I was doing some research on wedding information…that began sometime in Oct last year. Through your wedding preparation, I’ve enjoyed reading up on your updates and process. I recently had my wedding in early May and it was great to be in the same boat with a bride who shared the same joy, anxiety, great anticipation etc. Looking back, the wedding day seemed so surreal and passed so fast(I’m sure you feel the same). Hope to catch more wedding pictures of you and Dave from your photographer.
p/s. You and Dave do have “fu cai siong” - in cantonese, it means looking absolutely compatible.
With love,
Pam
Preetha on May 14th, 2008 1:30 pm

Hi,

Congratulations on your wedding. I recently came across your website while hunting for reviews for resorts in the Maldives. I have tons of questions to ask. Can I email you, or should I just leave a comment in here? We’re getting married in November and were trying to pick a resort for our honeymoon in December. Does Anantara have any extras for honeymooners? Did snorkeling cost extra? How was the reef and the villa in terms of privacy etc? I’ve been looking at TripAdvisor and there are so many to choose from and so much to check out in terms of ongoing renovations, bad locations for villas etc…i just want to make the right choice! Would love to hear from you!!
thanks,
preetha
sally on May 24th, 2008 1:26 pm

Thank you for your comments girls. I would love to go back to the anantara resort but there are so many more tropical islands in the world to explore.
Kelly on June 13th, 2008 8:56 am

Hi Sally,

Happened to came across your site and it’s interesting! i love it & will continue reading it! by the way, how much was the cost of the Anantara Resort per day babe?

Kind Regards,
Kelly
sally on June 13th, 2008 11:52 am

Thanks for the comments guys. If you want to know more about Anantara Resort feel free to email me at sally@sallyso.com.
QUYÊN on March 1st, 2009 9:29 am

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F W Chan on March 23rd, 2009 5:36 pm

Hi.

Just happen to see this site during my search of chinese weddings.

I’ll be getting married this October 16th in Hong Kong. Exciting times and am happy to say we have everything planned out for H.K. Even have my kilt dry cleaned and ready to go!

We only for the reception back in Scotland for our family and friends here.

I just wanted to ask you. Are you from the U.K?

Am trying to find which outfit my lovely future wife should be wearing for the tea ceremony? As it stands now, the family is split between her wedding dress and the red?
sally on March 25th, 2009 12:53 pm

Hi,

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Hong Kong weddings are so much fancier than the ones in UK, especially for Chinese weddings. I am from the UK, you are right. Traditionally, Tea ceremonies should be done in the red chinese dress (cheongsam) at the banqueting place or at the Bride’s family home but I suggest to go for whats practical. If you do not have enough time for her to get changed into the white wedding dress when you pick her up at her family home then I think its wise to do the tea ceremony in the white dress and then at the banquet, she should change into her red dress for the tea ceremony for your parents.

Hope I this helps you and your future wife out

Sally

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