“Make yourself a priority, at the end of the day, you’re your longest commitment”

We had booked a 2 night stay at Anantara – The Palm Jumeirah, in 2020, but had to cancel because some important things came up. So in 2021, while I was in Kerala, my husband booked a one night stay here and told me that we will not be canceling no matter what. This was something which on our bucket list for a while now. I know that we will be frowned upon by a lot of our relatives for spending so much for just one night, but we really needed this change.

Moving on with the story, we checked in at Anantara on 25th November 2021 @ 2 pm. We had booked the Deluxe Lagoon Access Room with the half board option, so breakfast was covered and we could choose between the lunch or dinner option in the half board, we chose dinner. Once the check-in process was completed, they took us on a tuk-tuk to our room, which was located near the beach, the common pool and a restaurant.

The bed was decorated as a surprise by my husband. I had sort of suspected something like this would happen so I wasn’t that surprised. But, it still felt special. The room was beautiful. Once in the room, I went ahead with taking pictures and as I love adding them in my memory keeping process and also took a video of the room. Then we headed to the Crescendo to have lunch. It was buffet and the food was amazing.

After lunch, we got back to our room and rested for a while. then changed into swim wear to take a dip in the lagoon, the water was just the right temperature and we really enjoyed the swim, or I would rather say Lybin enjoyed the swim while I was just walking around in the water and soaking in the view. We spend an hour or so and then came out to dry ourselves. Then hit the shower. By around 8pm, we headed to Mekong for our Anniversary dinner. Its a cumulation of Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese cuisines. Its a must try if you enjoy the same. We totally loved the experience and we do plan to go back again to try more of what they have to offer.

After dinner, we were back in our room. We relaxed in bed while watching TV. I wanted to take a walk at the beach so around 12 am we headed to the white sand beach which was a stone throw away from our room. It was so calm and quiet. We walked barefoot and enjoyed the feeling of the sand under our feet. We discovered small fishes swimming closed to the shores and I must say it was a very calming experience.

After the walk, we came to our room at around 1:30 am and hit the bed. I was awake by 7 am and Lybin woke a short time after. I got fresh and sat out in the balcony enjoying the lagoon view. By around 8 am we headed for breakfast at Crescendo, the same place where we had lunch on the previous. The breakfast spread was really good and we sat and enjoyed it. We got back to our room and took another dip in the lagoon. Then we got fresh and packed. We checked out by 2 pm.

Overall, it was an amazing experience and I know that I would definitely go back to experience the same joy I felt while I was there. It was worth it. A huge shout out to all the staff who helped us from the check-in to the check-out process. You guys are the best! I couldn’t have asked for a better way to celebrate our anniversary than this!