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considering that before that, my wife and I had never been anywhere except the Black Sea (ours) and there was nothing to compare with, we liked everything, not to say that it was at the highest level, but for this money and so on ...But I’ll start in order. Meet like everywhere. The rooms are exactly like in the picture, but I recommend being careful with the choice: the best rooms are given to tourists with spa packages (this is from 270 to the end), next in our rating are numbers from 262 to 270), then all the rest, but at the same time, almost all hundredth (at least their beginning) numbers do not have a direct line of sight to the beach, but there is a lot of beautiful vegetation in front of them. The rating was primarily based on the location and the landscape from the veranda + beach. Each room has a hair dryer, a kettle (the water in it is replenished with a rumboy as it is used free of charge), also at least 2 sockets and 1 tee, a safe, an air conditioner and a fan.
We didn't like the local soap, so it's better to take it with you, as they sell almost the same. The peculiarity of the local water is its softness, so washing things and washing is quite problematic, because the soapiness does not go away immediately, but after a long and intensive washing (sorry for the simplicity of speech: ).
Meals: we had 3 meals a day, which we do not regret at all, because we love to eat. Plus, now the price of lunch has increased to $35 and if you want to eat you will be offered "tasteless" like burgers with fries and all that (only 4-5 dishes for $5-6). The kitchen itself is quite spicy (because they are hot), so be careful when choosing, but they cook well, although not to say that it is very diverse. Once a week there is a "Chef's Evening", where chefs present their culinary art to the general public.
Also, do not expect an abundance of fruits and other fresh stuff from the restaurant, there is only: pineapples, melon, apples, pears, watermelons, oranges, mangoes, avocados, fruit platter (and all this is not every day, but on different days), from vegetables : cabbage, carrots, lettuce, cucumbers (some strange), tomatoes, olives and well, and something else. At first, of course, it's a little frustrating, but after you understand ....these are islands, so ce la vie!
Fun: animation - I don’t know, they haven’t been, everything else is as in the description - everything corresponds, the only thing is that it works on schedule. There is also a good sauna some kind of Steam Bath. Sometimes Beach Parties are held on Friday, but provided that people are recruited, we don’t have enough, which is a pity ...Once a week, crab races - it doesn’t stick on a sober head : (
Bars - Every day some kind of promotion, such as all cocktails with vodka for $ 3 or Corona beer for $ 3, although on ordinary days they are more expensive by $ 1-2.
There are Exotic coctails - they make you a cocktail that is poured into a coconut, nothing special, but nice, again, everything is 3$. By the way, they don’t know how to make cocktails, because they almost always have more alcohol than juice or water. The best in our opinion: Maldivian Delight, Meduparu Dream, Kapiroska. Bars are open until the last customer. Sometimes karaoke is turned on in the main bar (noisy, but everything is in English and other languages, so it makes sense to buy a CD with our songs there).
Disco - there was once when Kaliningrad divers celebrated their birthday - the disc reminded me of a school disco (works until 2), but at the same time they have some of our songs.
Dive center - we do not dive, but the impression is positive, free trial dives near the shore on Wednesdays.
Water entertainment center - you can really only get surf, because no banana, no skis, and something else does not work, because.
according to local law, the boat must have a Maldivian captain, who has been gone for a month - which is why it all does not work.
Excursions and more: we went on night fishing - I caught a Barracuda and a fish called Red Snapper, someone Marlin, Guppa and other trifles - in short, a lot of impressions, if it were possible, we would go again, but all the places were already occupied. While sailing on the dhoni we saw dolphins, I saw a shark (but far away). Tip: take a trump seat, and it is on the nose. But in order to eat what you caught, you also have to pay extra, $ 15 for a fish - this is sooooo upset, because they write that b / n (minus BigTour). And one more thing, on evening fishing you can shoot the sunset, which saves you from choosing another excursion (savings). Our race also went to the fishing island and to the uninhabited - apart from snorkeling on the uninhabited, there is nothing to do either there or there.
Male - excursion for 1 - 1.
5 hours before departure - the main thing in it is a souvenir shop, the choice is almost the same as on the island, only more, but the prices ...well, what you bargain for, but you can drop up to 70%.
Dinner with lobster ($43 was the price, now $49) - ate for the first time, not to say bad, but very fatty, although the lobster meat is really very tasty. Dinner is served at the Bar & Grill with lampada and drinks of your choice. We took Long Montain dry white wine from South Africa ($22) - we recommend it!
Snorkeling: I didn’t snorkel, I won’t say, but Pavel described everything in the previous review in the same way as the neighbors told us.
Weather: out of 12 days - 6 were rainy, which slightly spoiled the color of the tan + somewhere from 30/11 strong winds blew from the south, as a result, a strong wave, high tide, muddy water in the southern part of the island, but from the north everything is much it was calmer. BUT even in such weather you can swim without fear, the water is somewhere around 20 C.
Health: the main problem is NOT to get burned. I will repeat for the hundredth time, but be careful, the sun is hellish there.
Mosquitoes - bite, but there is no difference between ours (IMHO! ) + there are fumitoxes in the rooms.
Ayurveda Center: the main thing is to decide what you need. my wife and I did a synchronous, relaxing one - not very, unlike her, too soft for me, but at the same time it feels that they know how to do massage there. By the way, they do it not on the ocean, but in a room, near their "central office". For a massage, they swell a bunch of oil, which is washed off 3-4 times, so when going for a massage, take a minimum of clothes + which you don’t feel sorry for, because it will smell like you love it!
Other: all the staff are very polite, they don't understand Russian yet, but it won't be long, believe me (if you hear "there is no market! ", then hello to you from our arrival : )))!!!
There is Internet, TV (BBS, CNN and other foreign rubbish).
We were newlyweds, but for the whole vacation we didn’t get anything, and we didn’t get to ask our hands, but in vain ...
They have a problem with copying photos to disk - for this it took me more than an hour in their office (like accounting), together with their boyfriend, helping him copy my photos to a computer, and only then to disk, but at the same time they all they were equally polite, and after that the whole reception knew me.
On the south side of the island there is a sea-plane parking, so during the day (!!! ) they make noise when taking off and landing, although for a too quiet life it’s even good - at least some kind of picture change.
Smokers - be sure to take the right amount of cigarettes with you - because they only have Camel, Marlboro in a soft pack !! ! , Benson and Hedges are all awful and cost $4 a pack!!!
Total: I'll try to sum it up ...WE LIKE IT, OOOOOOOOOCHEN!!!!
I will not say why, because I have already written a whole opus! BUT it's a thrill anyway, because when you wake up in the morning in cold Moscow, you understand where we are and where the beauty of nature is!
Of course, Meduparu is not suitable for the ideal experience of the first visit to the Maldives, but for the money, it was great. We talked with some of ours and heard the same thing - our expectations regarding some untouched, primordial beauty were not justified, because everywhere you feel the hand and foot of a person, there was no feeling that you were alone with this beauty ! ! ! (Maybe it’s like that on all the islands, I don’t know! ) But otherwise everything is very nice, neat, tidy, beautiful, awesome ...And what colors are there, everyone should see it, and only from this you experience an amazing feeling of delight and spit that they do not have something, because we went to enjoy the beauty of the surrounding nature, the ocean and relax! So I give the hotel 4 ++, as they position themselves, because even from above, and even more so from the pictures, you can see that there are better places (but also more expensive! ), + for "communism" on the island in terms of prices (by the way , from 28/11 prices for everything have increased!!!
) and for the courtesy of the staff.
We didn't like the local soap, so it's better to take it with you, as they sell almost the same. The peculiarity of the local water is its softness, so washing things and washing is quite problematic, because the soapiness does not go away immediately, but after a long and intensive washing (sorry for the simplicity of speech: ).
Meals: we had 3 meals a day, which we do not regret at all, because we love to eat. Plus, now the price of lunch has increased to $35 and if you want to eat you will be offered "tasteless" like burgers with fries and all that (only 4-5 dishes for $5-6). The kitchen itself is quite spicy (because they are hot), so be careful when choosing, but they cook well, although not to say that it is very diverse. Once a week there is a "Chef's Evening", where chefs present their culinary art to the general public.
Also, do not expect an abundance of fruits and other fresh stuff from the restaurant, there is only: pineapples, melon, apples, pears, watermelons, oranges, mangoes, avocados, fruit platter (and all this is not every day, but on different days), from vegetables : cabbage, carrots, lettuce, cucumbers (some strange), tomatoes, olives and well, and something else. At first, of course, it's a little frustrating, but after you understand ....these are islands, so ce la vie!
Fun: animation - I don’t know, they haven’t been, everything else is as in the description - everything corresponds, the only thing is that it works on schedule. There is also a good sauna some kind of Steam Bath. Sometimes Beach Parties are held on Friday, but provided that people are recruited, we don’t have enough, which is a pity ...Once a week, crab races - it doesn’t stick on a sober head : (
Bars - Every day some kind of promotion, such as all cocktails with vodka for $ 3 or Corona beer for $ 3, although on ordinary days they are more expensive by $ 1-2.
There are Exotic coctails - they make you a cocktail that is poured into a coconut, nothing special, but nice, again, everything is 3$. By the way, they don’t know how to make cocktails, because they almost always have more alcohol than juice or water. The best in our opinion: Maldivian Delight, Meduparu Dream, Kapiroska. Bars are open until the last customer. Sometimes karaoke is turned on in the main bar (noisy, but everything is in English and other languages, so it makes sense to buy a CD with our songs there).
Disco - there was once when Kaliningrad divers celebrated their birthday - the disc reminded me of a school disco (works until 2), but at the same time they have some of our songs.
Dive center - we do not dive, but the impression is positive, free trial dives near the shore on Wednesdays.
Water entertainment center - you can really only get surf, because no banana, no skis, and something else does not work, because.
according to local law, the boat must have a Maldivian captain, who has been gone for a month - which is why it all does not work.
Excursions and more: we went on night fishing - I caught a Barracuda and a fish called Red Snapper, someone Marlin, Guppa and other trifles - in short, a lot of impressions, if it were possible, we would go again, but all the places were already occupied. While sailing on the dhoni we saw dolphins, I saw a shark (but far away). Tip: take a trump seat, and it is on the nose. But in order to eat what you caught, you also have to pay extra, $ 15 for a fish - this is sooooo upset, because they write that b / n (minus BigTour). And one more thing, on evening fishing you can shoot the sunset, which saves you from choosing another excursion (savings). Our race also went to the fishing island and to the uninhabited - apart from snorkeling on the uninhabited, there is nothing to do either there or there.
Male - excursion for 1 - 1.
5 hours before departure - the main thing in it is a souvenir shop, the choice is almost the same as on the island, only more, but the prices ...well, what you bargain for, but you can drop up to 70%.
Dinner with lobster ($43 was the price, now $49) - ate for the first time, not to say bad, but very fatty, although the lobster meat is really very tasty. Dinner is served at the Bar & Grill with lampada and drinks of your choice. We took Long Montain dry white wine from South Africa ($22) - we recommend it!
Snorkeling: I didn’t snorkel, I won’t say, but Pavel described everything in the previous review in the same way as the neighbors told us.
Weather: out of 12 days - 6 were rainy, which slightly spoiled the color of the tan + somewhere from 30/11 strong winds blew from the south, as a result, a strong wave, high tide, muddy water in the southern part of the island, but from the north everything is much it was calmer. BUT even in such weather you can swim without fear, the water is somewhere around 20 C.
Health: the main problem is NOT to get burned. I will repeat for the hundredth time, but be careful, the sun is hellish there.
Mosquitoes - bite, but there is no difference between ours (IMHO! ) + there are fumitoxes in the rooms.
Ayurveda Center: the main thing is to decide what you need. my wife and I did a synchronous, relaxing one - not very, unlike her, too soft for me, but at the same time it feels that they know how to do massage there. By the way, they do it not on the ocean, but in a room, near their "central office". For a massage, they swell a bunch of oil, which is washed off 3-4 times, so when going for a massage, take a minimum of clothes + which you don’t feel sorry for, because it will smell like you love it!
Other: all the staff are very polite, they don't understand Russian yet, but it won't be long, believe me (if you hear "there is no market! ", then hello to you from our arrival : )))!!!
There is Internet, TV (BBS, CNN and other foreign rubbish).
We were newlyweds, but for the whole vacation we didn’t get anything, and we didn’t get to ask our hands, but in vain ...
They have a problem with copying photos to disk - for this it took me more than an hour in their office (like accounting), together with their boyfriend, helping him copy my photos to a computer, and only then to disk, but at the same time they all they were equally polite, and after that the whole reception knew me.
On the south side of the island there is a sea-plane parking, so during the day (!!! ) they make noise when taking off and landing, although for a too quiet life it’s even good - at least some kind of picture change.
Smokers - be sure to take the right amount of cigarettes with you - because they only have Camel, Marlboro in a soft pack !! ! , Benson and Hedges are all awful and cost $4 a pack!!!
Total: I'll try to sum it up ...WE LIKE IT, OOOOOOOOOCHEN!!!!
I will not say why, because I have already written a whole opus! BUT it's a thrill anyway, because when you wake up in the morning in cold Moscow, you understand where we are and where the beauty of nature is!
Of course, Meduparu is not suitable for the ideal experience of the first visit to the Maldives, but for the money, it was great. We talked with some of ours and heard the same thing - our expectations regarding some untouched, primordial beauty were not justified, because everywhere you feel the hand and foot of a person, there was no feeling that you were alone with this beauty ! ! ! (Maybe it’s like that on all the islands, I don’t know! ) But otherwise everything is very nice, neat, tidy, beautiful, awesome ...And what colors are there, everyone should see it, and only from this you experience an amazing feeling of delight and spit that they do not have something, because we went to enjoy the beauty of the surrounding nature, the ocean and relax! So I give the hotel 4 ++, as they position themselves, because even from above, and even more so from the pictures, you can see that there are better places (but also more expensive! ), + for "communism" on the island in terms of prices (by the way , from 28/11 prices for everything have increased!!!
) and for the courtesy of the staff.
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