Natasha W
13 augusti 2024
This is the second time we've stayed at Shandrani and we don't normally go back to the same place. There are likely to be further visits in the future as well. What do we love about Shandrani, in short everything, for more detail read on! We are a family with 2 sons who were aged 15 and 17 when we visited, and the hotel was fabulous for them. I will never forget their faces the on our first stay. They looked through the lobby to the pool and sea and their mouths dropped open in shock. It is a moment that will always stay with me. The boys could safely explore, play tennis and table tennis, participate in water sports and drink copious amounts of chocolate milkshakes (trust me the blender broke whilst we were there and I swear it couldn't cope with the rate they draw them). The water sports are included and there are so many things to try. I snorkelled for several hours every day. I saw lion fish, flute fish, eels, incredibly colourful fish, fantastic shells and corals and it was the most relaxed I have felt in a long time. On our last day I snorkelled for around 10 minutes with a turtle which no one else had spotted. I was like a child at Christmas, what an incredible experience. We also used the pedaloes, stand up paddle boards, kayaks, my husband and children learnt to windsurf, glass bottom boat, snorkelling trip etc. The food is absolutely wonderful. The buffet has plenty of choice, there was only one night when there was little left, however we were much later that night. The a la carte restaurants were wonderful, we tried every one of them. We had dinner at the Italian on my birthday and the staff came out with a lovely chocolate birthday cake. I tended to be on the beach between 9 and 10 am and was one of the first there so no fight for sunbeds. We are generally more of a pool family, but the surroundings and beach at Shandrani are so beautiful that we were converted. I loved being on the beach or the balcony of our room and watching the bats, particularly around 4pm onwards. The new beach hut for drinks and towels is a nice touch, it wasn't there last time we were. The staff are incredible, particularly Ashven who checked in with us regularly whilst we lazed around the pool, he never seemed to stop smiling. I loved him surprising me with drinks when I asked him to choose for me. I was beyond shocked when he remembered all of us from our last visit 2 years previous to this one. He is an absolute credit to Shadrani. Our room was lovely with a fabulous view (like all Shadrani rooms). The area is safe and I was able to run on the local roads without feeling scared. The gym is small but has everything you need. If you want to play tennis take some tennis balls with you so you don't have to pay. I'd also take beach shoes to swim in. On the negative side, no holiday will ever live up to Shandrani for us and we can't wait to go back but given the eldest is 18 very soon it will be a lot more expensive for us!
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