Maldives: Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
A reader was asking me about the Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru that I stayed at in the Maldives recently so I thought I'd do a more detailed post on the resort. (You can see my earlier post here.)
We arrived quite late at night by a Singapore Airlines flight. The resort is a short 25-minute boat ride from the airport.
We were received at the jetty by a hotel staff and served the most delightful ice lemongrass tea in the reception area.
We stayed in the Deluxe Beachfront Villa, which comes with its own outdoor jet pool, outdoor and indoor showers and sun deck.
The jet pool is simply divine. At the highest setting, the jets are so strong, you feel like you are getting a vigorous massage all over.
The interior is spacious with a rustic simplicity. There is no TV in the room (though there is one in the hotel bar) and internet reception was quite poor in our room.
We originally just wanted the Beachfront Villa but as they didn't have one available for our travel date, we upgraded to the Deluxe Beachfront. The Ocean View Villas (below) are set further inland compared to the Beachfront Villas.
The crystal clear sea was quite shallow around the island, so we could swim quite far out without any danger.
The beach and sea bed is covered with lots of broken corals though, so you have to step gingerly around them.
The meals were a mix of buffets and a la carte style. We had a full board package so we basically only had to pay for drinks.
More private dining settings on the beach can also be easily arranged.
The food was pretty good in general with a wide variety of Western and Asian cuisines. The service was impeccable and warm.
I was trying to eat healthy on this trip so I had lots of fresh fruits and salads.
Still, we always had lots of desserts, especially the ice creams and sorbets!
Our three days at Banyan Tree was the most tranquil vacation we've ever had. The other guests were all adults (mainly Caucasian couples with a couple of Japanese and Koreans) and there were no noisy children around thankfully. We are not into snorkeling or diving so we mainly just lazed by the beach or went for swims, played some table tennis and chilled in the bar reading the iPad.
Would we go again? Hell, yes! In a heartbeat :-)
We arrived quite late at night by a Singapore Airlines flight. The resort is a short 25-minute boat ride from the airport.
We were received at the jetty by a hotel staff and served the most delightful ice lemongrass tea in the reception area.
We stayed in the Deluxe Beachfront Villa, which comes with its own outdoor jet pool, outdoor and indoor showers and sun deck.
The jet pool is simply divine. At the highest setting, the jets are so strong, you feel like you are getting a vigorous massage all over.
The interior is spacious with a rustic simplicity. There is no TV in the room (though there is one in the hotel bar) and internet reception was quite poor in our room.
We originally just wanted the Beachfront Villa but as they didn't have one available for our travel date, we upgraded to the Deluxe Beachfront. The Ocean View Villas (below) are set further inland compared to the Beachfront Villas.
The crystal clear sea was quite shallow around the island, so we could swim quite far out without any danger.
The beach and sea bed is covered with lots of broken corals though, so you have to step gingerly around them.
The meals were a mix of buffets and a la carte style. We had a full board package so we basically only had to pay for drinks.
More private dining settings on the beach can also be easily arranged.
The food was pretty good in general with a wide variety of Western and Asian cuisines. The service was impeccable and warm.
I was trying to eat healthy on this trip so I had lots of fresh fruits and salads.
Still, we always had lots of desserts, especially the ice creams and sorbets!
Our three days at Banyan Tree was the most tranquil vacation we've ever had. The other guests were all adults (mainly Caucasian couples with a couple of Japanese and Koreans) and there were no noisy children around thankfully. We are not into snorkeling or diving so we mainly just lazed by the beach or went for swims, played some table tennis and chilled in the bar reading the iPad.
Would we go again? Hell, yes! In a heartbeat :-)
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