There are 132 resorts in Maldives
- Budget
- Activities (Yoga, non motorised sports, glass bottom kayaks
- Full Inclusive or Half Board
- House Reef
- Photo taking opportunity
- Budget
No matter where you travel, I am sure you will have a specific budget in mind. If not, you can use our benchmark. For us, AUD50 per night is our ‘budget-ish’ accomodation, which probably can get you 2-3 stars type hotels or Airbnb. AUD50-300 is what we usually spend, depending where you go, you can either get 3 stars or 5 stars hotel. For our Maldives trip, it’s much more than that, it was approx. AUD1,500 per night and so WORTH IT. That was because it’s the Maldives, we wanted to splurge and we wanted a place which will tick all our boxes. Our criteria were:
- Over the water villa
- House Reef must be good so we don’t have to take a ferry or boat out to snorkel
- Accomodation must have transparent kayak
- More than just 2 restaurants in an island
If you are like us, read on! If not, you can still read on to see these factors – you might then think this is a good idea or learn from our mistakes.
2. Activities
When we decided that we were going to stay about 1.5 weeks in Maldives, we needed to check that there are sufficient activities on the island. Sure you can read a book, have a glass of wine but I can probably do that for 2 days and I will be bored shitless. The accomodation we chose had different daily activities ranging from 7am yoga, movie night at the beach, cocktail party and all the non motorised water sports activities such as snorkelling, scuba diving, paddle boarding! For some resort, you will have to pay extra to hire these non-motorised water sports equipment. If you are contented with sipping wine and chill by the beach, I am 100% sure almost every accomodation in Maldives will be able to accomodate that!
3. Full Inclusive or Half Board
If you have started your research, you will notice that some resorts offer full inclusive or half board. This can be tricky because not all resorts mean the same thing. Full inclusive usually means 3 meals a day (but might not include room service which you have to pay extra for) and also usually means it includes snorkelling equipments only. Half board means breakfasts only and includes snorkelling equipments.
4. House Reef
Some newly built or renovated resorts might not have the best house reef. Coral reefs might be damaged during the renovation or construction period and this means less fish.
5. Photo Taking Opportunity
We love taking photos so this is important to us. It is like an activity in itself. If you are looking to do some drone shots, please seek permission first. It is not illegal to bring your drone but you should respect the privacy of others.
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