[17/09/2007] According to the author this W Retreat & Spa Maldives "can put guests in the mood before arrival" and such resorts are "rare". The hotel "hits the right note in its private, white-washed airport lounge", where guests receive "Balinese loungers and cocktails " which make "ease the transition from international flight to tropical holiday".
The hotel has "78 Pool Villas" available, which "are side-by-side on stilts above the turquoise lagoon".
Part of the villas called "the Beach Oasis" have "advantage of outdoor baths and showers", which make them "more private" as well their location is "well-placed for the resort's 'Sweet Spots" such as "mini-bars with free soft drinks and ice creams".
The style is "a funky mix of Moroccan chairs" and "Indian embroidered cushions".
According to the author this "W team has more than good looks" and they liked "the discreet inquiry about the best time for turndown" which gives "privacy between scuba diving" and "gourmet dinners at Fish" which is so fresh that "sashimi all but swims to the table".
The guests can enjoy the "underground club", where "International DJs play" and "the over-water lounge", which is the "resort's sassiest bar".
The resort offers also "an open-air spa and yoga sessions".
The author recommends the hotel "between September and May when monsoon rains tend to abate" also the "Ocean Haven" villas, white their "500-metre-square" and "a private, infinity-edged swimming pool, wraparound deck and glass-bottomed lounge".
This review is an interpretation of the above mentioned author
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