Friday 27 September 2013

Tapas and Top Luxury


We had a lovely evening at Restaurant Coba  in Stockholm, hosted by one of my favourite resorts One&Only The Palm - a top luxury hideaway in Dubai. It was a chance to mingle with some of my valued customers, to sip great wines and taste tapas with a scintillating difference, created by the chefs of this classy little Mexican restaurant.

The evening sets off downstairs at Coba in Birger jarlsgatan

Select consultants chatting to
their special customers
at the bar in Coba


Enjoying meeting Select clients and hotel partners 


Our One&Only Frauke Hinrichs getting ready
to address us, with Max

Then finally we all had the pleasure of listening to the inspiring words of Frauke, who is Account Director Leisure Sales at One&Only Resorts, Atlantis & Mazagan Beach Resort.
Frauke creating One&Only magic
Taking us on a One&Only journey...

Frauke took us to from Mauritius and Cape Town to Mexico and the Caribbean. Not to forget the ravishing One&Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives.
And back to Dubai, our much loved One&Only Royal Mirage; and One&Only The Palm resting quietly at the tip of one of the fronds of the famous Palm Island.
 


One&Only The Palm
Classy boutique hotel and haven - tucked away with pool and beach
and yet with views of the amazing urban skyline
Back in restaurant Coba....
 


Tapas with tastes to explode in the mouth
 
 
Socializing after wonderful words and fabulous tapas
 

Well pleased - our product manager Neil
 And finally the man behind this fabulous little restaurant...



My son Jonatan, founder and
manager of Coba


 

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Amazing experience

There is so much to experience at Huvafen Fushi, from sheer sophistication to sports.
I will start with the amazing wine cellar...

It has one of the most valuable stores of wine in the Indian Ocean, worth USD 845 000...

The most expensive wine bottle in the cellar
USD 31000  for this bottle


Another great wine -
1000 USD for a bottle



Champagne - 12 liter Balthazar
 
 

Our pool friend
We have a wonderful two-bedroom villa with private beach...

Our pool

Our bedroom

Dazzling view from our bedroom - our private beach

Entrance to our villa


Entrance to our villa

Our own spa

Our own sitting areas
And now for some action...
Up we go parasailing

Up and up...

And up and up


Way, way, way up....


 

Hard to beat

Breathtaking! I am impressed. Hufaven Fushi is indeed a very very top property with top service, contemporary style and high tech amenities. But more than that…

From a glass floor in your water bungalow to the most amazing underwater spa, you are immersed in the dazzling beauty of the Maldives.

Just a peep through my snapshots below…

Arrival

 
Beautiful spot for...
  
Cocktails with management
 
Welcome dinner with GM
  
Fresh tuna
  
Restaurant Salt and bar called Raw Deck
 
Ocean water villas
 
Pool of an ocean water villa
 
Boardwalks over turquoise water
 
Restaurant Celsius
 
My lunch
 
 
Pool area
 
Sunset cruise on a traditional dhoni
  
 
Sunset cruise
  
Breakfast
 
Spa called Lime
 
Entrance to the underwater spa
 
Prepared for a wonderful massage
 
 
Welcome to the spa
 
View from your massage - a real underwater
scene, not a fish tank
 

 

 

Enough said? Actually there is more, coming soon....

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Our island

Another day in paradise at The Residence Maldives, almost as far south as you can go in this country of tiny islands in translucent sea.

On this special day we enjoyed a magical excursion to a Crusoe islet, organized by the management of the  resort. Here are a few snapshots of this great experience:

Staff preparing for the picnic
on a deserted island


The island ahead


Our own island




Island lifestyle

Part of our picnic basket - sashimi


A visitor on our island


Heading back

A warm bath waiting for us in our stunning villa