OBLU SELECT Sangeli

Our stay at OBLU SELECT Sangeli was, overall, an exceptional experience marked by beautiful surroundings, immaculate villas, and genuinely warm hospitality throughout the island. The dining options were consistently impressive, and the staff across departments elevated our stay in countless ways. Me and my wife stayed in both the water villas with private pool and the beach villa with private pool, and both were absolutely spectacular. The water villas offered a perfect mix of privacy and breathtaking views of the turquoise ocean—waking up to the sunrise over the water was magical. The private pool was a wonderful bonus for a refreshing dip anytime we wanted. The beach villa was equally amazing, with direct access to the pristine white sand beach and a gorgeous pool surrounded by lush greenery. Both accommodations were spacious, elegantly designed, and stocked with everything we needed for a luxurious stay. The resort as well offers excellent dining options, fun activities, and a peaceful ambiance that makes it perfect for couples to unwind in paradise. Furthermore, we want to express a huge and heartfelt thank you to the exceptional staff who made our visit unforgettable: Adam – Assistant Front Office Manager: Ensured our entire stay went smoothly. His gesture of allowing us to stay longer in the villa beyond the standard 12nn checkout was deeply appreciated. Sadin – Supervisor: Attentive, approachable, and consistently helpful during our stay. Rini – Reception: Warm, welcoming, and efficient, making every interaction pleasant. Dilanka – Restaurant Manager: Oversaw everything with professionalism and warm attention. Thanks for the bonus main course at our Just Grill dinner — our bellies are still celebrating and refusing to go back to normal. LOL! Shiva – Assistant F&B Manager: Always attentive and ensured we were well taken care of at all times. Ismail – Guest Relations Officer: Friendly, supportive, and always ready to assist with a smile. Rahul – Chef Cook: Delivered excellent dishes that made our moments in the courtyard truly memorable. You definitely pampered us with the food you prepared. Michel – Salad Maker: She always prepared my delicious salad. Every time she sees me, she already knows what I want and makes it perfectly in no time. Shoag & Momo – Excursions & Snorkeling Team: Provided excellent snorkeling guidance and excursion support — knowledgeable, patient, and enthusiastic. Shoag, thank you for letting us borrow your personal snorkeling mask, Highly appreciated. Dheenu – F&B Attendant: Served our meals with warmth and then surprised us with his hidden talent of photography. During his break, he even treated us to a complimentary photoshoot and videography session. The cinematic video he created was amazing — a heartfelt and totally unexpected gesture that added a wonderfully special touch to our stay. Lasith – Bar Personnel: Served our favorite liquor drinks with consistency and great hospitality. Kelly – Kids Club Team: Although part of the Kids Club, she never failed to bring joy and entertain us with her cheerful personality during her break time with the kids. Sanchari & Tharuniu – Bar Baristas: Crafted our favorite cocktails perfectly each time — true masters of their craft. Kadeer – Housekeeping: Impeccable in keeping our villa spotless. His honeymoon décor on our first day created an unforgettable moment, and his daily towel-art creations — each a different animal — were truly amazing and added joy to our stay. Shaikat – Buggy Driver: Always on time, friendly, and helpful with transportation around the island. Ari & Dulma – Spa Therapists: Delivered excellent massages that left us relaxed and refreshed during the last day of our stay. Prashant – Engineering Supervisor: Ever-reliable, even late at night, to promptly address and fix the shower issue in our villa. A Special Mention to Riza Tacasan – Reservation Specialist: A remarkable and genuinely caring individual who supported us from the very beginning — from booking, coordinating with various departments, ensuring our comfort throughout our stay, and even up to our departure. Her dedication and attention to detail truly stood out and made our trip far smoother and more personal. ________________________________________ OBLU SELECT Sangeli was exceptional. Thanks to the outstanding staff mentioned above, our stay became truly memorable, and we would gladly recommend the resort for its beauty, hospitality, and exceptional service. Overall, Oblu Select Sangili is the perfect getaway if you want luxury, comfort, and breathtaking scenery all in one place. We can’t wait to return! Read less

We've just returned from 11 nights at the Oblu Select Sangeli hotel, staying 6 nights in a beach villa with pool, and then 5 nights in an over water villa with pool. We had a truly wonderful time and definitely didn't want to go home! All the staff were incredible, always smiling and saying hello to us which made us feel truly welcomed. We especially wanted to thank and acknowledge Inashaa for always greeting us with a smile and lovely chat every time we visited The Courtyard restaurant, Nazeel for always stopping to talk to us to find out how our day had been, and Lasith who made us the most incredible Negronis on our last evening there - we wished we'd found you sooner!! Also, the wonderful chap who took us snorkelling for Turtles on Saturday 29th November (sorry...i can't remember your name!) who navigated us through the incredible world of wonder that surrounds the island. We managed to spot 5 turtles that day - something i will never forget! The food was amazing and as a vegetarian there was plenty of choice. The labelling really helped me spot the veggie & vegan food without any stress or anxiety. The drinks/cocktails were amazing and the team at The Sangs bar were always very attentive and brilliant at what they did. The weather was a bit 'mixed' with some rainy days, but it was always wonderfully warm even if it rained, so didn't impact our experience at all. The rooms were lovely and the pool was a perfect addition, especially for those early morning or late night dips. Housekeeping was excellent and even popped in during the evening to turn on the lights and 'turn down' the bed - a simple touch that just added to the whole experience. We also had a couple of massages free through the hotel's Serenity plan which were fabulously relaxing. The beach was beautiful and the snorkelling was incredible - it felt like we were swimming in an aquarium! We spotted/swam with black tip & white tip sharks, eagle rays, blotched rays and sting rays plus two turtles just off the beach. The hundreds of different fish we saw was mind blowing - wow what an incredible place! We especially enjoyed the talk given by Giorgia Maggioni (the resident marine biologist) and loved watching the live underwater webcam on the TV. We also adopted a couple of turtles as Xmas gifts which I hope will help a little towards the on-going conservation work on the island. Overall we had a wonderful time and definitely want to go back (at a different time of year so we can see the Manta Rays). Thank you to all the staff on the island who made us feel so welcome during our stay! Read less

We abosolutely loved every part of our honeymoon at OBLU Select!!! 100/100!! We didn't book a honeymoon room, but chose a water villa as we knew we would not be spending that much time in our room and we are very glad we chose that! We only showered and slept in our room and were basically at the same pool area the rest of the day. The room is absolutely stunning - the bathroom was larger than we imagined! Our room attendent, Kader, was the absolute best. He made us different towel animals everyday with our sunglasses on them and we decided to keep them all in our bathroom so we could take a group photo the last day we were there. He always asked us if we needed anything in our room and restocked it daily so we wouldn't run out of anything. The honeymoon decor on our bed was also just absolutely stunning, thank you Kader! All the included excursions were really amazing - we didn't feel like we were getting the cheap, free option. The sunset fishing was really the highlight of our trip. We both caught some fish and my husband even caught a baby shark (we had to let it go right away). Highly recommend also doing the sunset dolfin cruise as we got some amazing photos on the boat that evening and it was a less stressful boat ride than the fishing so we could enjoy the beautifu sunset. The pools (both at Sengs bar and adults only) are stunning - along with the ocean of course. We liked eating lunch at the Adults only bar as it was a little less hectic and we could stay in our bathing suits to eat. We also love fries and burgers and it was the only place we could order those during our stay so it was worth it to us to eat lunch there and move to the other side of the island later in the evening. If you are into volleyball, the staff plays daily at 4:30/5pm and it was a lot of fun! my husband and I both played and it was a lot of fun. The best part of our trip was all the people we met. We met 2 other couples from the UK that basically stayed the same 11 days we did so it was really nice to have a group to meet at Sengs Bar after dinner to listen to Zaki play or meet at the sunset Rock bar to listen to him before dinner. But the absolute pleasure was all the staff we friended during our stay. We stayed a bit longer than most people as we traveled pretty far and didnt want to be rushed so we got to have a lot of time to talk to the staff and learn more about them and their backgrounds, it was really special to hear everyone's stories. It was even nicer that they knew our room number, names, and our preferred drink depending on what time it is :) A few highlights of people we met and I would encourage everyone to say hi if you book at OBLU! I'm also including photos with them all as we wanted to remember everyone who made our trip so special! Zaki - he will be there during your trip as the main entertainment, singer and guitarish who is obsessed with Oasis ;) he truly made our trip so so special, we spent many nights talking to him and listening to his music. he is extremely talented and probably one the funniest people we've met. We know we will stay friends with him past our stay here at OBLU and just had such a blast talking to him everyday. Thank you for playing taylor swift for me :) Chef Kamal Kumar - we played volleyball daily with him and it was so much fun to see him go from the chef at Just Wok (which was so delicious!!) to the volleyball court with a desire to WIN!! He is the sweetest and always was helping us at breakfast to make sure we found something we like to eat. Chef Danang & Tore - we always saw them at the Courtyard. Chef Danang always asked us what our favorite dishes were to make sure we find what we like and the entire cooking staff held a super memorable Thanksgivign dinner while we were there during Thanksgiving. that meant so much to us and the turkey was amazing 10/10. Tore was probably the first person on the island to know both our first names and said Hi Aida & Tyler everyday. He made us pasta almost daily with my spicy red sauce and he just made us smile so much by remembering our names and what acitvities we had going on that day - he definetly had the most outgoing personality. The entire Seng's Bar crew - Fiery, Shiru, Javid, Hazem - we seriously loved everyone so much. We felt like we were with them basically from when we woke up to when we emptied the bar every night. We would spend most the day by or in the pool and then play volleyball with Hazem and the rest of the crew, go to dinner and come back to sit outside. Fiery, Shiru, and Javid were amazing - always smiling and happy even when we know what time their shift ended the night before and they were at the pool before us in the morning. They started to learn that we order the same drinks everyday dependign on the time - in the AM an espresso macchiato and orange juice, sex on the beach during the day, white wine (FRENCH ONE ONLY) at night and our glasses were never empty. We really enjoyed talking to them about where theyre from and what they like and it really made it fun to see them everyday and talk about how our day was. Really can't express how much we enjoyed this crew. The entire island is so beautiful and the trip was so relaxing. We really felt like we got away from everything back home and got to recharge. There was never any pressure to be anywhere or do anything which we love when we are on a real vacation. I highly recommend staying OBLU as we stayed for 12 days and didnt want to leave! 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We stayed at OBLU SELECT Sangeli for 3 nights and the experience was exceptional from start to finish. Since it was our honeymoon, the team went above and beyond—our room was beautifully decorated not once but twice, which was a thoughtful surprise and set the tone for the trip. We happened to know someone from the Atmosphere Group, and that connection translated into truly special hospitality. The staff treated us with remarkable warmth, the chefs personally checked in on what we’d like to eat, and we received several unexpected complimentary touches that made the stay feel even more exclusive. Thanks to Mr Jaiz for taking care of everything The resort itself is stunning, but what really stood out was the people. Their attention to detail, genuine care, and ability to anticipate what guests need elevated the entire experience. A perfect place for a honeymoon, and easily one of the most memorable stays we’ve ever had. Highly recommended. Read less