Holiday Island Resort Spa (Maldives / Ari Atoll): photos and reviews on tourists.

Holiday Island Resort & Spa is a real paradise in the Maldives. For more than twenty years in a row, many people have come here to have a proper rest and relax in a solitary, relaxing environment.

Briefly about the hotel

Holiday Island Resort & Spa is located on an atoll called Ari. It is located about a hundred kilometers from the international airport "Male". It should be noted that Ari is one of the largest atolls of the archipelago, which stretches for 33 kilometers from west to east and 96 from north to south.

To be more precise, the hotel is located on a small island called Diffushi. This is the southern part of Ari. Very cozy small island. Its dimensions are 700 meters long and 140 meters wide. The beach is just a stone's throw away. But the airport is far away, but it's not fearful. After all, from there to the island can be reached in 35 minutes by seaplane. Or spend 2.5 hours by going to the hotel by boat.

Holiday Island Resort & Spa is popular for many reasons. In many respects precisely because the hotel is a complex of small comfortable bungalows, in which there is everything that is only necessary for a secluded holiday. However, there is still much more.

Service

Holiday Island Resort & Spa provides different services. Except for the Internet. He is here, but in public areas. And besides it's expensive - $ 1 per minute. However, very few people here need the Internet.

There is a paid transfer from the airport and back, there is a photocopy and fax, a small gift shop in the hotel, as well as a currency exchange office. There is a laundry, and even guests are offered services for delivery of food with drinks to the room. Also the hotel has its own doctor, and it can be called, but at an additional cost.

In the open air, by the way, there is a barbecue and a terrace.

Entertainment

Staying at Holiday Island Resort & Spa 4 * (Maldives), you can not do water sports. Moreover, there are all the necessary possibilities for this. You can rent a catamaran or water ski, ride a "banana", canoe, jet ski and scooter. Be sure to take a mask with a snorkel. In the Indian Ocean, dozens of hundreds of different types of marine creatures live - dolphins, crabs, turtles, crayfish, fish, and all are very beautiful and bright.

Also here it is possible to engage in parasailing - parachute flight, the cable of which is fixed on a speedboat rushing along the ocean surface. Water snowboarding (wakeboarding) is also possible here, as well as surfing.

And of course, here are available such entertainment as billiards, tennis, volleyball, golf and basketball. If you want, guests can go to the fitness center. In the evenings, colorful Maldivian shows are held here. So do not have to be bored while staying at Holiday Island Resort & Spa 4 *. Everyone will find something to like.

SPA-center

The name of the hotel clearly hints at the fact that it has its own spa complex. And there is. In the SPA-center of the hotel you can enjoy not only a sauna, a sauna and a hammam. Here, make a sand massage with coconut oil, bathing in flower baths, wraps, scrubs, cosmetic procedures for face and body care. Also here you can take time to aroma and hydrotherapy. Are conducted and so-called ayurvedic procedures. For example, scalp massage with hot oil. Or stone therapy. Which is widely known as hot stone massage.

The customers of the hotel's SPA salon can be any guest over 12 years of age, but all procedures without exception are only available to adults. And children under 12 years are not allowed in the SPA-center without adult supervision.

By the way, even in the salon there are separate treatment rooms for couples in love, where they can enjoy massages and other services together.

Bars and Restaurants

Holiday Island Resort & Spa (Maldives) has an excellent restaurant serving Eastern and European cuisine. Also, besides this, they organize a barbecue on the beach and various themed evenings.

There is a coffee shop where guests can enjoy excellent natural coffee, snacks and pastries. And yet, even if you can not bring and drink alcohol to the Maldives in hotels and beaches, there is a separate disco store for this. He works around the clock, and from 18:30 to 19:30 there are discounts. The beach at the bar is open from 10am to 12am, and from 14:00 until 19:00.

It is interesting that behind each bungalow is fixed a separate table and a personal waiter in the restaurant. Guests, by the way, assure that they are fed at Holiday Island Resort & Spa 4 * (Ari Atoll) perfectly. In abundance there is everything: beef, chicken, fish, fresh vegetables and salads, potatoes, rice. Of especial - incredibly tasty ice cream, mousses and cakes. Fruit is given - melons, apples, mangoes, bananas, papayas, grapefruits. Breakfasts are not bad - coffee with tea, rolls, juices, cereal, cereals, croissants. In general, no one will remain hungry here. Only for lunch and dinner all drinks are paid. And quite expensive, because you need to take this into account.

Bungalow

As already mentioned before, the hotel consists of numerous villas. They are small - 26 square meters. M, but very cozy. Inside there is one large double bed. Although there is a bungalow and with two separate, standard. All villas along the beach are located, so that from all windows you can see amazing views of the azure Indian Ocean.

Each bungalow has a patio. The rooms have a TV with satellite channels, a safe, a powerful air-conditioner, a separate seating area and a spacious bathroom. It has a shower, free hygiene products and a toilet. There is also a bath.

And of course, the rooms have a refrigerator, minibar, hairdryer and fan. In general, everything you need for life, these cozy modern bungalows are available.

Price policy

I must say that the prices for accommodation here are rather modest, if compared with other Maldivian places. Of course, they can vary, as elsewhere. For example, in winter it is more expensive to rest here, and in summer it is cheaper. But even given the given nuances it turns out rather modestly. For example, a week of rest for two in October will be 80 000 rubles (breakfast included). And if you manage to get on discounts, which often offers Holiday Island Resort & Spa 4 *, Standard-room will cost even less. For example, in 60 thousand rubles - this is possible.

It should be noted that you will have to pay separately for the tax for accommodation (12%), environmental charges and room service (11.2%). Also, 252 dollars must be paid for the transfer (from each person) for all accommodation.

What do the guests tell?

We can not forget to mention and what people leave about holiday in Holiday Island Resort & Spa reviews people who are resting here. All comments are extremely positive. As people say, here it is worth to go to those who want a quiet and secluded holiday. An ideal place for nature lovers and aesthetics.

The main entertainment here is studying the underwater world. This is said by all left about Holiday Island Resort & Spa 4 * reviews. The underwater world is amazing, you can not even notice how it will fly a few hours spent in the process of diving into the ocean. You have to take with you a mask and even fins. Nearby is a reef, you can swim there and even go. But this requires shorts with special shoes, so as not to get hurt. However, it is better to go on a voyage to study the underwater world with the instructors that are available. Since the Indian Ocean is inhabited not only by innocuous creatures, but also by moray eels, manta rays and sharks. And the instructors know the safe places where you can admire the fish, turtles and get acquainted with the dolphins.

By the way, more guests are advised to sign for night fishing. What they manage to catch, they are cooked in a restaurant. Still it is desirable to make an appointment for a trip to a place like San Island. There guests have the opportunity to feed sharks and stingrays.

Many guests praise the level of staff training. All polite, courteous and nenazoylivye. Of course, Russian does not speak Russian (but the guests from Russia are trying to please the basic stock of words), so with you on a trip you need to take a phrase book. By the way, if you ask to organize a romantic dinner for two, they will do everything in the best possible way.

In general, it will not be boring here. In the evenings, parties are held here, discos, karaoke and even such an unusual show as crab runs - original national entertainment. Therefore, if there is an opportunity and you want unforgettable and vivid impressions, silence, solitude and aesthetic pleasure, you should go to these places.