Fanwaarmagee
November 16, 2024
If you're a diver, or want to learn to dive and you're thinking of booking Boutique Beach hotel... stop looking and book it. Every part of our experience here was outstanding, and our only regret is that we had to leave! The entire team feels like a giant family, and for a little while you get to be part of the magic of it all. As inexperienced divers, we both completed our open water certification and cannot possibly think of a better place to have done this. The hotel (and even the building design) has been set up by Romney, who is a diver herself, which so clearly shows in the vision for the whole experience. Each day there are 2 or 3 dives to different dive sites on offer. With so many different dive sites in the area, locations are chosen by the expert dive team based on conditions and what you would like to hopefully see or experience. Each night before dinner you get together for a talk on different local marine life and to watch a video edited together of the dives from that day (take a look at their YouTube!) - it's such a brilliant set-up! The dive sites themselves are beautiful, teaming with life and we saw both Manta Rays and Whale sharks during our stay, along with so much mstine life! The rooms are spotless and very comfortable, with extra well thought out amenities like beach bags and yoga mats. The food is delicious and prepared fresh, onsite, from their incredible chef. The dive boat is spacious and very comfortable, with an excellent team on board and snorkeling available to those who don't want to dive. The island and the beach just meters from the front of the hotel are also pure paradise. Thank you to the entire Boutique Beach team for making the whole experience so incredible. Special mention to Lucinda, our fabulous dive instructor - who took an anxious diving newbie and turned him into a fish - to Mette, who took a restless control freak and made her actually relax and to Saeed, for being so much fun and always keeping us guessing with the morning juice. Annie&Ben