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which you could see the sea at all times. Each of restaurant that had closed for renovation, MU
these villas had an individual deck with beds, Bar & Grill which served delicious grilled
hammock on top of the sea, a staircase leading seafood – very limited choice for vegetarians,
into the water and a small infinity pool. The just one rice and gravy – and the Indian
toiletries were Aqua Di Parma, the towels and restaurant was also closed for renovation so we
the linen was absolutely luxurious, a bottle ate at Samsara, the buffet restaurant.
of champagne in the room, a bowl of fruit and Disappointed palates
variety of munchies to welcome the guests. On the first night we landed, Samsara was
offering Japanese cuisine. The food was very
ordinary; the sushi was the only saving grace
of the meal. The salads looked tired and
exhausted. The kind of food that is served again
and again. A tempura station where the prawns
and the squid were fried together and remained
stuck together, and that’s how they were served.
The soup was cold and like everything else
was substandard. The buffet consisted of seven
dishes, the eighth one being soup. One was
Welcome Champagne a fried rice, a potato curry, a chicken curry, a
The island is immaculately clean and very well second chicken, a plain steamed rice and two
kept. The water is a beautiful turquoise blue other things were as insignificant as they could
and the sand is pearl white. The hotel has a get. I was very disappointed.
large number of water sports and is managed The next morning at breakfast there were
by a highly professional and brilliant team from seven dishes on the buffet. Scrambled eggs that
Best Dives Maldives. They offer all water sports had been bought out to the buffet at six thirty
including scuba diving and snorkelling though in the morning when the buffet was laid, cold
I must confess the reef is not great but the water and tasteless, as were the tomatoes and potato
is clean and enjoyable. wedges. Four kinds of Oriental food. Somebody
There were four restaurants – a French should have thought of replenishing the buffet.
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