Good island experience, excellent reef & diving
May 5, 2024 568andys Liverpool, United Kingdom
Overall, good holiday experience (parents, 10yr old child, mum-in-law).
All the basics covered; good standards in accommodation (fixtures, fittings, peripherals, comfort). 3 restaurants and buffet option offering good standards and variety. Pool area with mix of pool types for quiet dipping or more active. Kid's club resulting in a happy child,…
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Overall, good holiday experience (parents, 10yr old child, mum-in-law).
All the basics covered; good standards in accommodation (fixtures, fittings, peripherals, comfort). 3 restaurants and buffet option offering good standards and variety. Pool area with mix of pool types for quiet dipping or more active. Kid's club resulting in a happy child, making friends etc. Usual idyllic sunset-watching spot on the beach with bar. Staff generally friendly, attentive and accommodating.
A call-out was the aftercare; our son lost his favourite whaleshark hat on the way home; we asked the island about a replacement and they sent one over, no quibble. It's little things like that that tell you a lot about a good service-led culture in any resort.
(And all this in the iconic Indian ocean setting; pristine white beaches, turquoise waters, light breeze, 27-31 degrees celcius and humid).
Depending on the reason for your holiday, the star of the show at Dhigali is the snorkelling and diving. The reef is accessible from the beach for a reasonable swimmer and extensive; and appears to be healthy in terms of flora-fauna.
I have reviewed the dive school separately; in summary the staff, facilities and equipment set high standards, and the variety of dive sites is excellent (we are advanced open water, c30 dives, plenty of dives were the right balance of challenge (night dive, current) and sight-seeing for flora-fauna).
A few areas the island might want to think about (very minor issues, and depends on your outlook for a holiday);
- pathway surfacing - it's bumpy so the buggy-rides are painfully slow at times.
- occasionally, service was a tiny bit slow, ordered items forgotten.
- occasionally, the in-house DJ was a little bit too loud when it's a quiet afternoon by the main pool.
- may be worth making the restaurant at the far end of the island a breakfast spot; for rooms/guests this side of the island, it's a decent journey to get to the main breakfast spot.
- make bikes available.
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