Last night, at the Koamas buffet restaurant I had the most delicious dessert platter ever. There was cheesecake (not the solidified with a base one, kind of like a tiramisu in the bowl), an éclair and the most heavenly piece of chocolate cake. It was the perfect kind of moist, the very delicious kind of chocolate ganache with little pieces of chocolate shaving with a strawberry on top. So good! (say it in your head like the song!)
Of course before dessert there was the meal course. It was a french themes buffet dinner. I was spoilt for choice when it came to the salad, the meat, the bread, fruits and even the main course. Finally I settled on red sauce pasta, it was not arrabiata because there was no parsley.
Why am I making a post out of my dinner? I do not normally give detailed accounts on my meal but this was a special one because I was eating at the guest restaurant. Normally I have dinner at the staff canteen which is also buffet, but like a canteen buffet.
Since its low season, the resort is kicking into training mode. As part of product knowledge, employee also get something called 'room experience' where for one night the employees are treated like guests. They get alloted a roommate and randomly a room category.
I was lucky to be involved in the program as a trainee. I was paired with my existing roommate and given a Jacuzzi beach villa. The Jacuzzi beach villa is normally a repeater favourite because it's beach facing and obviously because it has a Jacuzzi! It's a mid-range category. Not super expensive and not super cheap. Around 200-300 dollars a night.
Every room category is alloted a buffet restaurant based on their location. Of course guests can eat in any restaurant but for dinner you need to make a reservation. However meals at these restaurants are normally including in your meal plan (depending on which you pick).
So we were treated just like guests. We got our welcome drink, cold wet face towels, an island host checking us in,.giving us the room tour, the buggy ride, the whole deal. It was hilarious and we pretended to be guests with a back story and things. Now and then we ended up laughing when we saw our fellow colleagues try really hard to treat us like guests.
I would most definitely recommend this resort to holiday makers. The destination: ideal for beach, marine life, quite life lovers. The stay: is medium range in terms of price and quality stuff. The staff: is so warm and hospitable. (not because I know them personally but they are like that with the guests too!) and they pay attention to the small details. Finally just because it is the Maldives! So come soon, yeah?
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