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My HM pictures and HM Review! Dubai & Maldives

milana Posted:

My HM pictures and HM Review! Dubai & Maldives

More of my HM pictures in my Album!!




Ritz Carlton Dubai - A++++++

We stayed at the Ritz Carlton in Dubai for 5 days, and I can honestly say that I have never experienced such fantastic service. I must first say that Dubai in July is miserably hot! I had no idea how painful it would be to go outside.

The humidity was unbearable at times.The minute you arrive through Passports control at Dubai airport there is a private car waiting to collect you. The gentleman sent to meet us helped us to collect our baggage, directed us to our car and we were met by the driver, who proceeded to give us iced water and a newspaper. The Ritz Carlton is everything you would expect from a top end hotel.
Construction work is all around the hotel (as it is in the whole of Dubai) but it really was not a problem for us.

The pool area was nice and they kept the pool water cool, so it was nice to take a swim. The beach is beyond gorgeous!! However, the ocean water is so hot. It felt like entering a huge hot tub!

One night we had dinner at the Burj Al Arab hotel and that was a great experiance! We also went to the ski resort inside the Mall of Emirates which is a fantastic site! We did lots of shopping and spent lots of time at the pool. Overall, this was a really great hotel. We honestly didn't find anything wrong with this hotel at all that they could do anything about.





Ski Dubai






Burj Al Arab fo dinner on my birthday








The W Resort and Spa- Maldives : A++++++++


I've always wanted to go to the Maldives and finally got it together in convicing DH to take the trip for our HM. Upon arrival in Male airport we were greeted by W staff who got us over to the domestic seaplane terminal and into their private lounge, where check-in takes place. The 40 minute seaplane journey was fun, and arrival at the resort is like that old American television show 'Fantasy Island'....the plane pulls up to the dock, the staff greets you, and you hop into a buggy for a quick tour of the island before settling in. We had a onebedroom over water villa which was AMAZING! The three restaurants were all good and the wine prices for ridiculousy high!! The ambiance is very low key, apart from the aqua gym in the morning and the Latin dancing followed by pilates and meditation on the beach the days just flow by. We went sea bobbing, snorkeling, kayaking, anf diving! The corals and underwater sea life was unbeliavable! Ive never seen anything like it!

Also, wherever you are it's hard to escape the outdoor weather-proof speakers playing out mood music. In every bar or restaurant it's there which i actually loved. A few older people complained that this is the Maldives not Ibiza lol.
Go to the Maldives – its beautiful –and stay at this hotel!























Switzerland

We spent one day in Switzerland sine it was a connection country for us and i fell in love! Zurich is so beautiful i just wish we had been able to spend somemore time there! Here are some pics:














itslaurie. Posted:

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my dream trip
daniebc16 Posted:

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OMG...I am SOOOOOOOOO jealous!!!!!!!!

GinaZ Posted:

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ugh the water there looks beyond!!! I wanna go!

KvsGrl Posted:

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Looks amazing!! Did you feel safe in Dubai? DH and I were thinking about travelling there. DH is an architect and there is supposedly really progressive architecture in Dubai.

milana Posted:

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Posted by KvsGrl

Looks amazing!! Did you feel safe in Dubai? DH and I were thinking about travelling there. DH is an architect and there is supposedly really progressive architecture in Dubai.



Thank you! Yes we felt safe its actually a very safe country. The people who work there like taxi drivers and store clerks are really nice to tourists because their country depends on tourist dollars. The locals are kindve another story, they are not too fond of tourists and are kindve rude. Just have to learn to roll your eyes at them and keep walking lol. The architecture is beautiful! Its starting to look like South Beach Miami with all the tall sky rises and modern architecture. Going to Dubai is not only a trip but an experiance. I learned and took so much from their city and culture.
snowcutie82 Posted:

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soo awesome! thanks for the review. we're thinking about going there for our hm!!!

brooklynbridezilla Posted:

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WOW! What an amazing HM, thanks for the review and pictures!
kat74 Posted:

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All I thought when I saw your pictures is WOW!
My friend just moved to Dubai and she loves it....but Maldives looks unbelievable.... Can you FM me with some details...if you don't mind I am curious just how affordable that is! I would love to go but want to get an idea of the expense!!!! (you don't have to give me details!) lol
Thank you
CaMacho Posted:

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Maldives looks absolutely breathtaking! Amazing pics!!!!

LeslieMike Posted:

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Looks like an amazing time!

ONay Posted:

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WOW! It's absolutely beautiful!

Thanks for sharing.

evonm Posted:

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oh wow! The Maldives have been on my wish list since I was 15 years old! We are going to Tahiti for our honeymoon....but gosh golly the Maldives look so beautiful!!! Maybe for the 5th anniversary! haha!

congratulations!
evon
ama1771 Posted:

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thanks for sharing with us!

Bridex100 Posted:

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I am going to Dubai this winter and was also planning to stay at the Ritz Carlton.

Did you find the location to be inconvenient? I feel it's a bit far from everything.

Which restaurant did you eat at Burj al Arab?

Can you recommend bars/restaurants?
milana Posted:

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Posted by Bridex100

I am going to Dubai this winter and was also planning to stay at the Ritz Carlton.

Did you find the location to be inconvenient? I feel it's a bit far from everything.

Which restaurant did you eat at Burj al Arab?

Can you recommend bars/restaurants?



oh youre going to have so much fun! and the weather will be perfect, it was wayyy too hot in the summer!

Youre going to love the ritz carlton, its fabulous! try to stay on the lounge floor b/c you get access to breakfast/lunch/dinner, even though its little things, its very good and better than paying full price for breakfasts. The location was fine for us about 10min away from the mall of Emirates and and 5min from the burj al arab. At the Burj we ate at the underwater seafood resturant...i forget the name of it. You take a little submarine ride its really cute! We went to Buddah Bar which is a great club/resturant and its one of Dubais best located at the Gavensport Hotel. FM me if you have particular questions id be more than happy to help!
AMJA Posted:

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WOW!!! The Maldives look AMAZING!!
I would love to go there!!
What a beautiful trip!
klanghan Posted:

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i am soo seriously jealous of you

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