Chiara Callegari

Review of Club Rannaalhi

When you arrive with their speadboat service, you ...

When you arrive with their speadboat service, you begin to realize that you are about to set foot in paradise, an island without mosquitoes, continuously clean, tidy, truly a heavenly setting. Fantastic colors of the water, palm trees on the beach, greenery ... get off the boat and they accompany you to the reception to check in, they offer you a glass of tea and there is also a friendly guy who speaks Italian . At this point they gave us the keys and the map of the island to show us how to reach our overwater, but the staff will bring your bags to you. Arrived in the room, very beautiful and with a huge glass on the floor to admire the fish, we were amazed by the view: outside there are two comfortable wooden beds with mattresses that look towards the sea, from which in the evening you can admire the sunset by drinking the bottle of blanc de blanc that they make you find in your room upon arrival as a gift. Really exciting. After settling in, we went to the restaurant to have lunch, when we arrived we were assigned a table that remained the same for the whole stay, it's all buffet style but of good quality. Great variety! We also tried the romantic lobster dinner on the beach on the evening of our anniversary, much appreciated, they do everything to make the evening special: decorated room and dedicated cake.
There are beds for sunbathing throughout the island, we having the overwater have practically always been there, also because we are interested in snorkling the sea from the stilts is the best area to admire fish of a thousand colors, rays, manta rays, sharks , moray eels, ... at times, however, it is a bit rough, so we went snorkeling in the only point of sea that is always flat, that is, on the left of the diving center. We saw lots of fish, rays and sharks there too.
We arrived at 10 in the morning and the room and the all inclusive were immediately available, and on the day of departure, even if the room had to be vacated at 12, the all inclusive continued throughout the day, very flexible and available in this.
Following the same order as the positive things written above, I would like to make some constructive criticism. Upon arrival we were greeted by a girl who kindly accompanied us to reception, on the way she discussed with another staff member, it is never nice to argue in front of guests. It would also be appreciable if they brought you your suitcases, they would accompany you to the room.
The overwater is beautiful, but the details (of the bathroom more than anything else) would have to be reviewed, as well as the air conditioning that points right above the bed and the vents do not rise enough to not let the air reach you (and believe me that in April / May the air conditioning is essential for sleeping).
At the restaurant, the waiters are very kind, you are given one at the first meal that will remain "your" waiter for the whole stay, the only problem is the service of the drinks: I don't know where they should go to get them, but every time since when orders, there are several minutes of waiting before they bring them to you. The lobster dinner I recommend, even if the main course you could choose how to have cooked it but it was served to us without asking how we wanted it, so I recommend that you mention it first.
The spead boat service was very punctual on the outward journey, while on the way back we had to wait more than half an hour.
These are the details that in my opinion determine the 4 and not 5 stars of the hotel.
Having said that, I recommend everyone to go to Adaaran club Rannhali, a beautiful and unforgettable experience!