Alila Villas Hadahaa 目前共有 50間 villas, 其中 16間是 island villas; 20間 island villas with pool; 14間 aqua villas, 我們這次在 Alila 總共待 五天四夜, 其中兩晚住 aqua villa, 另兩晚是 island villas with pool.
一開始跟 Yoyo Travel 接洽時就是想住 aqua 及 island villa 各兩晚, 但是旅行社說現在是特惠期間,房型都得統一 不得拆開, 那只好請他們訂四晚 aqua villa, 都一趟那麼遠到 馬爾地夫, 當然得住 水上屋啊 !
日期給了旅行社後, 隔天卻回, 我們要去的那四天 只有兩天水上屋有空房, 問我們可否更改日期, 我回 不行, 因假期已先跟公司報備過了, 後來 貼心的 Yoyo Travel 鍾小姐 說要幫我們問 Alila 這次可否通融 讓我們拆房住, 因為 island villas with pool 還有空房. 最終當然是 OK啊, 不然這麼會成行呢! 一次體驗兩種房型, 旅費又可少一點, 真是太高興了.
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不過 Ellen 跟我 顯然高興太早了 ...
因為 住了 Aqua Villa後, 我們根本不想搬走了...
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在通往 aqua villa 的棧道看過去, 真的太美了, 那海水清澈見底. 不知如何形容我們所看到.
在 Alila 的官方網站是這樣陳述的 --- " The resort is about the ultimate Maldivian experience of turquoise and azure waters and fine white beaches." 還沒來之前 完全不能體會 這句話所要表達的意境及色彩, 現場 真的會像它所敘述的那樣嗎!!!
而現在我完全同意 也暸解它了. ( 框起來藍綠色,藍色 是我所能找到代表那英文單字的顏色 )
▽ 那海水 就是晶瑩的 藍綠, 藍的漸層; 沙是那麼的乾淨 白晰. 照片所呈現的, 根本不及親眼所見.
▽ 從 aqua villa 望回小島更為震憾, 那色彩更為鮮明.
▽ 看這張照片 應該更能解釋 那漸層的 藍綠, 藍 ( 從 aqua villa 的棧道 往 dawn jetty的方向拍的 )
住在這色彩上, 你說是不是會很幸福啊!
▽ 我們的 aqua villa, villa 45 它是整排水上屋, 大概是中間的位置, 在 tripadvisor 爬了好久的文章, 住過的都推薦這間, 所以呢, 早早就 mail給 Alila, 請他們幫我保留此房給我們, 如不行也得在前後的 villa. 為什麼非得這間呢? 住進就知了...
( 那小水缸, 是要讓我們進房前先洗腳, 以免把 細沙帶進房裡 )
▽簡單的設計, 或坐 或躺 都可看到大海, 美呆了.
▽這是我們最喜歡的角落, 躺著 趴著就可看著大海 聽著浪聲, 不到五分鐘就可睡著.
▽這是浴室 也是超棒的, 180度的落地窗 讓你泡澡 也能欣賞大海, 不浪費 你一分一秒. 而且一進浴室就聞到似有似無的精油味, 味道剛好, 原來 Shifaz 早在之前就點了薰香精油了.
▽這又是一個超棒的設計 刷牙 洗臉 化粧 還是可看到大海, 以致 這幾天我都覺得我的口 超清新 超乾淨 因為都花很多時間刷牙 ...
▽shower room 雖然看不到大海, 但仰頭可到藍天 白雲 或 星空.
▽ sundeck 也是我們最愛的場所, 與大海零距離, 不用下海 就可看到比 海生館更豐富的 珊瑚 及 熱帶魚 ( 這就是為什麼 要指定 villa 45的原因了, 因為它 下面,前面都是珊瑚礁 隨時都熱帶魚一堆, 如果住太前面 靠近沙灘的前幾間, 珊瑚只有零星的幾叢, 如果住太後面 浪好像又大了點, 所以啦, 個人覺得 villa 43 到 46, 這幾間的 view是最好的.)
▽ Aqua villa 的外觀 正面及背面, 不管那一面都被大海擁抱著 (下面那張是退潮的時候, 有些珊瑚都露出水面了, 所以此時最好不要下海, 不然就好看了...)
對於 Aqua Villa 我們真的是愛到不行, 到第二天晚上 Ellen還要我去詢問 看看 是否還可繼續住, 不想換去 Isalnd Villa啦, 貼多少錢都可, 無奈 隔天Aqua Villa 都已客滿, 無法再住了, 真是太可惜了.
當天晚上 我們還看到了有生以來最多 星星的天空, 密密麻麻的星星形成了一條條 灰灰的帶狀體, 那就是所謂的銀河嗎! 我們也不知道, 反正就很感動啦.
另外 到了半夜 大概是兩點多吧, 我忽然醒過來, 走到外面 想隨便看看, 抬頭看了一下天空, 卻呆了, 那些星星 簡直大的可以 亮到不行, 趕緊搖醒 熟睡的Ellen,怕這景像稍縱即逝, 而且我也想確認是不是我眼花了, 果然 Ellen 的感受是跟我一樣的, 我們不知如何形容那滿天的星斗.
我只能用我所知道的詞彙來形容 : 那些星星比平常看到的大很多, 每顆星星好像水水的, 有在盪漾的感覺, 像是在 眨眼睛( Ellen 說:它們真的是一閃 一閃的, 而且閃很大)..., 我們倆人 就這樣靜靜地 在甲板上, 仰望著星空 好久 好久 好久...
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終於看到房間內的照片了~~ ^^ 我請問一下唷..那些落地大玻璃是不是都沒有窗簾ㄚ?? 泡澡不就被看光 光了?? @@~ 那個浴室是那種按摩浴缸 or一般普通的ㄋ?? Villa會附一些泡澡的東西嗎?? (因為想說 這麼美的view~ 加上泡澡 好享受捏~~) 它們會付浴袍嗎?? 房間會有coffee maker?? or 有付茶包?? 以及小冰箱可冰開水?? 若要熱水的話是再call host?? 在您的照片中..沒看到衣櫃... 會有衣架及衣櫃嗎?? 他們會附洗衣粉嗎?(因為我有看過其他飯店有這樣 的服務~~) 不想帶太多衣服去...應該是需要洗衣服的啦!! 一些盥洗用具也不需要自行準備吧?! (想說這麼環保的地方是不是都要 自己來??) 您說的ROOM : no.45 是位在正中央嗎?? 號碼越多是越往外海囉?! 對了~ 需要帶變壓器去嗎?? 那邊有保險箱嗎? 貴重物品要怎麼收藏呢?? 又是一堆問題..要麻煩您解惑..謝謝!!
謝謝妳的捧場啦!
浴室的落地窗,當然有窗簾,而且是電動的哦,很先進吧!
但是房間的落地窗,就沒有窗簾, 它是木門,用推的 蠻重的哦!
浴室的備品 當然有 而且很多種類, 我會再寫一篇有關備品的.
但是牙膏 牙刷一定要自行攜帶.(很重要哦)
浴缸 並不是按摩的, 它是石造的, 個人是不太喜歡按摩浴缸.
浴袍有, coffee maker 有, 而且很先進 是膠囊的.
有 mini bar,水都冰在裡面, 有茶包 但我沒注意到 有無熱水器.(既然有 茶包, 應該有熱水器吧)
衣櫃當然有, 就在浴缸旁邊.
洗衣粉 沒注意到吔, 應該沒有吧!
aqua villa好像從36號開始,數字越大越外海.
變壓器,我是沒帶,因為現在大多數電子產品的充電器,都是 110v/220v共用的, 妳是不是要問轉接插頭啊, 它的插座上就有轉接插頭了.
當然有保險箱 就在衣櫃裡.
另外 在 Alila 我們的手機都收不到訊號(台灣大哥大),在馬列是可以收到的.
希望有回答到妳的問題 如有其它問題 可再問我
bye
Hefa Hello Sam & Ellen, Thank you so much for your sharing, I lo love to read your blog, the information is very usefule! I feel sorry that I cannot type Chinese.......I am
Sorry, there is something wrong for my previous comment. I will be going to Alila in July, I would like to ask you a few questions. Thank you very much for your help inadvance. 1. I requested for Villa 51 to hotel, thanks for your recommendation for villa 43 to 46. I thought Villa 51 with best privacy and view, but now I know it is with strong current / wave. will it be very far to go for snorkeling from villa 51? 2. Is your second last photo took from Jetty? Why the deck of the Aqua villa can be seen from the Jetty so easily? Is all villa deck can be seen from the Jetty? Thank you so much for your help!
Hi, It's a good choice for choosing Alila, I think you will have an amazing holiday with alila.
1, you requested villa 51? I don't know if the last villa is 51. If it is the last one, it must have a best view and privacy, because no villa will in front of you and no one can see you on the sundeck from the jetty.
For the strong current, it is depend on the weather, the days we went, the weather was not so good. Ellen and I are not good at swimming, we don't dare to swim far from our villa. But we did see a couple snorkeling far away from their villa, they were so brave and it was raining at that time.
I think the villa 45 is good for us, the coral reef and the fishes are abundance just in front the sundeck.
2, yes,it was took from the jetty. The privacy is not quite good for the aqua villa, someone told in the "tripadvisor", but only on the sundeck, the bathroom has a good privacy.
I hope my answer will help you a lot.
bye!
Hello~ 謝謝你..都有回答到我困擾的問題 還好房間有窗廉..就不用擔心走光了..haha~~ 所以房間內所有喝的(茶/water/coffee) 都不用錢囉?! 酒應該是要錢的唄~~ ^^
Hi,
很高興 有幫助到妳.
但是房間是沒有窗簾的,它是木門, 只有在浴室才有電動窗簾哦!
房內的茶包,水,coffee,還有冰箱內有一瓶牛奶(應該是保久乳,可加入coffee的) 都不用錢.
但是冰箱內的其它飲料及酒 當然是要錢的.
bye!
Hello Sam & Ellen, Thank you so much for your prompt reply. Yes, the last Aqua Villa is No. 51, I asked Alila to gave me a resort map. I guess because there is no Villa 13, so the last one become 51. We are also not very good at swimming, If we swim from villa 51 to the good Corals area you mentioned in front of your villa, how many meters roughly? Is it where the house reef located? I went to Shangri la Maldives last year, it took around 100 meters from my villa to the house reef, however, because the current was quite strong, we were already feeling quite tired...... Thank you very much for your help! Msbglad
Hi, good for you, if the 51 is the last one, the privacy must be the best of all villas.
I don't know the house reef around the 51,but I think it is quite good. You can see the last picture, the villa is 46, it is just in front of my sundeck, maybe only 10 meters, and you can see the coral reef all around, in another word, when we go down from the ladder, just few steps, we can reach the coral reef.
And I think the villa 51 must be close to the edge of the house reef, you can see the different blue from the picture, the deep blue and the azure, if you swim over the deep blue, it is really deep. But there, you can see more big fishes. We joined the snokeling tour one day, someone guided us to the edge of house reef just in front of the arrival jetty, it was amazing, one side is the coral reef and the other side is deep deep dark blue sea. The fishes are bigger than we see in front of aqua villa. But it is different feeling. They are all beautifu. You have been to shangri la, I love it, maybe next time we will go there.
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Hello Sam & Ellen, Thanks a lot for your advice, so I am now feeling comfortable about my choice of Villa 51, but it also depends on the resort arrangment, it is just my request. My trip will be in July, I can't wait to go to Alila..... Shangrila is not bad, but also not very good, I've been to W Retreat too, it was really great, that's why I want to choose a small island far away from anywhere, like Alila. W makes me beleive small island is better...... Thank you very much for your sharing once again, looking forward to read more!
zdeaDear Sam & Ellen, Thanks for your sharing! I just want to confirm do they hv the ladder from sundeck to go down for snokeling? As I can't see the ladder from any pict picture even the website from hotel. I want to know how deep is the sea from your room 45? I'm planning to stay their in D Dec 2010. Thank you. Cheers, KL
Dear KL,
Yes, there is a ladder, it locates just outside the
bathroom. you can see the picture of " villa 45 " which i I take, behind the plants, you see two steel-bar, it is
the ladder where you can go down for snokeling.
We go for snokeling when it is high-tide, it is about 1.8
meter.
You can not go for snokeling when it is low-tide,
because it is dangerous, you might be hurt by the coral.
It is good for snokeling in front of villa 45.
Hope you have a wonderful vacation.
bye!
Thank you so much for your sharing and advice. But what do you think if stay in room 51. Becoz I would like to have more privacy. The water will be too deep there? Thanks.
I didn't stay in room 51, I don't know what the situation over there. I think when you go down from the ladder, the deep of the water is same as the room 45, but when you go for a few steps, it will be much deeper. Because room 51 is close to the edge of coral reef. That's what I think.
bye!