Advantages: Lovely Small Island, Great Food, Great Diving, Friendly Staff Disadvantages: Cottages may be too close together for some
...A small island paradise surrounded by lovely white sandy beaches, Baros is a wonderful combination no "NO NEWS - NO SHOES" with luxury living thrown in. The dive centre is equipped with everything that the novice diver to the most experienced may need to use to dive in the most fantastic dive locations in the world. Water clarity is never less than about 70 metres and water temperature hovers at 25 - 27 degrees centigrade year round enabling diving without wet / dry suits. On land the beautiful beaches enclose a paradise of palm trees, Banyans and the fragrance of hibiscus is an ever present joy to the nose. Make use of the excellent spa facilities for a nice relaxing massage or use the gym facilities to keep toned after dining in style in one of the islands 3 restaurants. All in all if you go anywhere in the Maldives you will have...
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Advantages: tropical fish, coral sand, privacy Disadvantages: you might find it too quiet
...pictures at http://www.hellomaldives.com/resorts/nika/ and http://www.mal-dives.com/nika/ .
Nika is a dhivehi name for the “BanyanTree’s”. The island has private beaches and is said to be the privatest thing you can imagine. You can’t see your neighbours, and it’s hard to visit them. Nice for a honeymoon, eh? We are taking lots of books and each other to fill the 8 days (7 nights) stay.
Maldives are almost on the Equator, and the temperatures fluctuate between a minimum 23 Degree Celsius and a maximum 32 Degree Celsius with the thermometer normally hovering round the 30 Degree mark. The day equals night all year round. The sun rises at 6 in the morning and sets at 6 in the evening. It’s usually sunny, although there is a special rainy season for us June-July visitors. The tropical showers are quick though...
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Advantages: Pure luxury Disadvantages: None that we found
...My wife and I spent the second week of our honeymoon at the BanyanTree on Mahe Island in the Seychelles. It was the most perfect week of our lives and for our honeymoon we could not have imagined anything so perfect.
This resort is on a secluded end of the island however the coastline there is a little rough at times. Anyway, with infinity pools in each room, and a massive infinity pool in the communal area of the hotel, there is no need to swin in the sea.
When arriving at the resort, a prisitine white house greets and, standing infront is placed a huge BanyanTree which is light up at night. The staff could not be more friendly and, after the welcome cocktail and photo (which was presented to us at the end in a frame) we were taken to our villa.
There are choices of villa: hilltop, seafront, pool. We stayed in the much more...
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