Experiential what? Well, if you’re new to school, an experiential holiday in its purest form refers to a vacation experience that deviates from the drab cookie-cutter offerings of standard holiday packages, in delivering a totally personalized and experience-driven outing that is infinitely more enjoyable.
Think about it. You want to go on an epic holiday with your friends or family, and because it’s obviously not something you do every day, you want to make every moment count. Sure, you can book yourselves into a luxury star-class hotel thinking you are going to have the greatest time, but remember, so will a million other people… at the same time.
Experience trumps cost… every single time.
Customized group trips on the other hand, function on a totally different paradigm where like the ‘Thanos snap’, those millions coming into a space you would have preferred to have for yourself, are just wiped out of the equation. Not literally, but you get our meaning. A space of your choosing, with amenities, attractions, and experiences all handpicked by you, for you. Long buffet queues, overcrowded pools, inconveniently located rooms are all just bad dreams to be forever forgotten.
So, ‘what’s the cache?’ you may ask. And, the answer we would have to give is that a custom-curated, experience-driven holiday costs a tad bit more than the run-of-the-mill package deals. The key thing to focus here are the terms ‘custom-curated’ and ‘experience-driven’. Putting together a completely unique experience for a limited group of people would naturally be more costly (there are no economies of scale involved). BUT, for that extra price you pay, the experiential value you derive is absolute, and unattainable in a mass-produced holiday setting.
Be honest. Would you not pay a little bit more if it gave you the assurance that every single element on the itinerary was tailor-made for you?
Yes, you would.
The secret is in the space
When The Quest curates a holiday, we stick to an exclusive selection of Villa properties that allows us to offer luxury and personalization in equal parts.Sure, you can experience some grand luxury and great cuisine at any of the amazing hotel properties dotting the island, but when it comes to really kicking back and doing whatever the heck you want to do, you know you can never really stretch out as much as your soul wants. Defining a menu according to your palate or throwing a pool party with a bar selection and playlist of your choice, all become very viable choices that can be made.
Extend the experience beyond where you stay, as we take it upon ourselves to bring you the best of what the locale has to offer, with a twist of extravagance; beach picnics with surf lessons and champagne anyone?
The convenience factor too rates extremely high when you make a villa your base of vacation operations. Every amenity and comfort is within arm’s reach, where you don’t need to go on something like a nature hike to get from the room to the restaurant. Get a full body spa treatment, walk five steps and dip into the plunge pool, and when you’re done, climb out and walk another five steps to dish out from the buffet; dressed (or under-dressed) as you were.