Hey Reddit - Searching for an overwater or unique hotel for about a week to kickoff an extended honeymoon in August and would love any advice and recommendations.
Are there any specific hotels and islands you would recommend? Any travel agents to work with that would help make this experience amazing, and help us lock in great pricing?
While I think an overwater bungalow would be special, we have absolutely loved very unique hotels like Gaia hotel in Belize and staying at the San Blas Islands, etc. - so would love to hear of any other favorite, unique hotels in the world
Key details below: - $800-$1,200 / night, all-inclusive - Both 33 years old and very adventurous / fun. We love swimming / snorkeling / hiking / tennis / water sports / etc. - We’re not flashy people but we do love great food (very important to me) and great service - Smaller / more intimate experience would be preferred - Looking at Bora Bora, Tahiti and Maldives but very open to any other suggestions. Worried about the rain in Maldives in August - Flying in from Columbus, OH. Will be following this up with about a month in each of Asia (Japan, Vietnam, 1 more country), LatAm (Peru & Argentina) and Europe (Greece & Italy) but do not have a required next destination and it will depend on the honeymoon - Do not want to go Central America or the Caribbean for this part of the trip just because it is more accessible for us on a normal basis for a week-long vacation vs. this longer trip we will be taking
Thank you for the help in advance!
Have you heard of Ninamu? It's not super luxurious but it's extremely special and beautiful, and in a part of the world that you seem interested in. It might fit your budget better than most of the other options you're thinking about in French Polynesia, and it's very small and intimate.
Maybe Southeast Asia? My now-husband and I did a 3 day/2 night cruise in Halong Bay with them in 2017 on L'amour Junk. It's a lovely old wooden one cabin ship so it was just the two of us plus the crew. I have no idea what it costs now but it was just over $1,300 at the time, and felt like a total bargain for how beautiful and intimate the experience was (again, not super lux but we prefer small, intimate experiences in beautiful places, too).
Other suggestions that may or may not be up your alley and should be within budget: 1. Masoala Forest Lodge in Madagascar 2. Sussurro in Mozambique (might be a bit outside of budget, but worth considering if you're able to stretch it a bit).