martyn600
12 Haziran 2024
We have stayed at some of the best hotels in the world and travelled to many countries but Nay Palad managed to do something quite different to anywhere else….it felt like a genuine home from home for our entire 9 nights we were there, The clue is in the name ‘Hideaway’ and it lives up to its promise in every way. The welcome at the airport, with two lovely smiling people welcoming us, the cold Sampaguita towels and what felt like the entire team assembling to welcome us when we arrived at Nay Palad felt so special. The key point is that this all felt truly authentic, not forced or doing a job, rather everyone seemed genuinely interested in us from the moment we arrived. This never faltered once in 10 days. As we walked into the main building and out to the pool and bar area, I was like, ‘wow, this is breathtaking’; the beautiful Dedon furniture (we have at home) dotted around perfectly manicured and beautiful grass lawns down to the beach and around the pool. Huge oversized beds on the beach all looking out to a Pagoda from which to watch sunsets in the sea. Our villa was dreamy and anything was a quick message on Telegram away. The team managed to provide exceptional luxury and outstanding service but in such a low key and friendly way. We had a 60 or 90 minute massage every evening and my wife had a yoga session, some of which were quite spiritual every morning. She feels totally restored. Every meal was served in a new location that was in itself fun and playful. The only menu was at breakfast. Any juice was possible. Super healthy choices. Dinner was always exceptional, innovative and really tasty as well as looking beautiful. It would rank up there at the highest in London in my opinion. Such a delight to just trust the chef and his team to delight us everyday. I dubbed the bar ‘the best bar in the world’ (and I’ve certainly drank in many of them)….i mostly made my own cocktails or made them with one of the team….so laid back, it felt like my own bar. We did a bunch of activities, paddle boarding in the mangroves, sunset watching on the naked island, sea pagoda and mangrove pagoda, island tour, island hopping…we felt so looked after and loved by everyone all the time. We head home with hardly any laundry because it was all done in quick fashion and delicates all looked after well with everything laid out in our room at the end of each day, Wonderful beach walks, (walking around the little island just offshore at low tide is a must) and fabulous sunsets! Thank you to all the Nay Palad team, so Martin, Anne, Em-Em, Flo, Jake and Jake, Nielsen, Thor, Sean & the entire culinary team, CJ, Joelle, Chriz and Belen (thank you for your amazing massages for my wife) and everyone else…not one person was anything les than outstanding in every way! This place is true barefoot luxury (I literally didn’t wear any shoes for our entire stay), a real home from home and a very special hideaway. I recommend Nay Palad 100%!
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