Bula!...I've never heard a word so widely used.....The staff at this resort are the friendliest I have ever come across!...From the gardeners to the restaurant staff....just wonderful.
We spent seven nights at the resort.
The trip there was long but so worthwhile from the moment we stepped onto the gorgeous beach. We were met and immediately shown to our Bure, Lulu. A beachfront bure offering large 4 poster bed, comfortable couch and table, wardrobe and side cabinets, all with a separate bathroom, shower and restroom. Plenty of room and very comfortable. AC was in room.
The Honeymoon Bures from what we could see from a walk by looked stunning!....although for the $ not sure what you got that would be worth paying extra for as the beachfront bure had everything we needed!
The restaurant was no more than a two minute walk away where we found a very spacious open feeling, with bar and comfortable restaurant. The drinks were superb and the food was better still.
In our room each night was the "Qamea Times"...a one page fact sheet showing the days activities, guests names showing who was leaving and new arrivals....and of course the menu for the next day. This was actually nice to read during the evening to help plan the next day.
Breakfast was awesome. Full selection of fruits, cereal, muffins, toast and a selection from the menu, waffles, bacon, eggs, muesli and the most amazing French Toast!
Lunch and dinner selections are made during the breakfast sitting....at first I thought this might be hard,...but given the choices and the subsequent amazing meals I'm sure you could pick anything and love it!
The resort itself is immaculate and quite stunning. The beach is gorgeous, long enough for a nice stroll and typically deserted! We found that we laid out on the grass in the super comfy recliners which were no more than 20 feet from the beach rather than on the sand itself, which was a little narrow and only got direct sun in the afternoons.
Activities were varied each day and there was no pressure at all to do any of them. We chose to visit the local village which was very interesting and also the waterfall hike, which was simply stunning! We had the private dinner on the beach which again was lovely. Be sure to sign up on the activities board that is located behind the bar area.
We took 2 snorkeling tours, one led by a local dive guy which was simply awesome...and one was led by the dive master .....which leads to my only real gripe...the dive master was a control freak!!...as experienced divers / snorkelers we felt patronized and just put off by his behavior.You have to wear an odd floaty that trailed us by a rope connected to our leg and were over instructed in very basic things. Made no difference to the vacation as we just went snorkeling on our own and had a good laugh about it! We had friends who actually dived and had wonderful dives visually but again were put of by this guy....apparently you can request a local dive guy....just a heads up!
The waters were clear and we spotted several sharks and many gorgeous fish....
The Spa was awesome and my wife went twice and thoroughly enjoyed the visits. I went once and received my first ever massage...very relaxing.
Finally, the excursion to Honeymoon beach was amazing, you get dropped off by boat to the beach with a picnic lunch and drinks and basically picked up two hours later. We saw no people, or boats during our stay....it was magical.
Overall...if you are looking for a completely relaxing, sun drenched, luxurious vacation....go to Qamea.
