Originally Posted by
Frogscanfly
Sorry for the delay. In short, this is all subjective. We loved being up at the very top of the jetty -ie Villa 80 onwards and tend to prefer looking out over the lagoon to the reef. For us, the 'Maldives blue' is more attractive than the reef but many people feel otherwise.
Sunset was on the opposite side (odd nos) but due to the shape of the jetty and the angle of our villa, we actually got sun on our deck until just before sunset.
Some people say that the middle of the odd numbers is best as you get the reef and sunset. Again, we would swap seclusion for that.
I think there are only a few 'duff' villas, which are the first odd numbers as you are overlooked from the beach and snorkelling areas. On the plan looks like 31 to about 41.
Just to reiterate, this is really subjective. I know what I like and what mrs f likes but many people would shout us down and demand a direct sunset view over the reef rather than lagoon etc. Either way, it's the Maldives so the views are spectacular.
Thanks for that.
We actually just got back, and were in 74 the first night, but then switched to 77 for the rest of the trip and we liked it much better. In addition to getting to see sunset, we also had starker colors in the water which was just stunning. All in all a great trip.