Maldives Hotels

Diamonds resort: Ari atoll - Athuruga island

by bodo8

We choosed this island out of many others, as they offered an all-inclusive which suited our needs... Well, at the end we were more than enthusiast, even if we had almost 7/7 rainy days... Maldives are really wonderful, Athuruga is simply the typical island people see on brochures. We had a beach bungalow as we thought that overwater ones would be too loud, but it wasn't true. Over water there are very big, modern and you can enjoy the holiday at best. But anyway, also beach ones were good, with the particularity (?) of the outdoor shower, very beautiful.
The sand is white, the water is trasparent, what do u want more? :-)

HULHULE ISLAND HOTEL ( AIRPORT HOTEL): Overwhelmingly Beautiful, but expensive.

by Travel2write

Hotel is a bit older but rooms are clean. Maldives is a vacation spot tucked away for more travelers. Hotel resorts are very expensive and there are no real budget places to stay with the exception of on the island of Male, which is very overcrowded. Everything is imported, so hang on to your wallet. A soda or even a bottle of water will run you 5-6 USD. Not a place to go, unless your rich and money is no object.

Pool and food were a outstanding.

Equator Village: Resort with history

by Gillybob

Found on the Maldives' 4th largest island of Gan, Equator Village offers one of the only resorts in the Maldives with a real history. Until 29 March 1976, Equator Village was the Sergeants' Mess and quarters of RAF Gan, a Royal Air Force Staging Post.

These days, this is an adequate and reasonably priced 3* resort offering a different opportunity to experience the Maldives than that found elsewhere. Here, there are no beach bungalows or water villas, instead you are accommodated in the former Sergeants' quarters which are rows of rooms set out within a tailored garden area.

Rooms are adequate and have air-conditioning and ceiling fans, double beds, chairs, occasional table, dressing table (with stool), wardrobe and en suite shower rooms with WC.

Within the building that previously housed the Sergeants' mess you will the reception, TV room, bar and main restaurant. Adjacent to the main restaurant area is the resort swimming pool.

I stayed all inclusive in February 2011 and had an excellent stay. Included in the AI package is one island hopping excursion and twice-daily snorkelling trips (although these are sometimes limited when the larger boats are being used for island hopping).

There are five beaches to the resort, some of which are more accessible than others. The house reef is good and offers a variety of sealife for the avid snorkeller.

Housed within the old hospital, you will find the resort dive school.

Being a 3*, the AI offerings aren't as extensive, but I was there for the snorkelling and the resort excels at this! I went out on the snorkel boat twice during my visit and really wished I could have spent longer and gone out more. I really enjoyed our session at Viligili (a neighbouring resort island) at low tide when the water was beautifully clear and the reef teeming with sealife!

AI included meals in the main restaurant as well as local brand alcohols and beers and the Cocktail of the Day.

As the island of Gan is on the most southerly atoll in the Maldives, a 1.25 hour domestic flight is required from Male International Airport. Staff from Equator Village will meet your flight on Gan and transfer to the resort is by minibus.

At Equator Village, you are given the opportunity to experience real Maldivian life. Addu Atoll (now Addu City) has a number of islands joined by a causeway and the resort offers free use of bicycles for its guests to go out and experience these islands.

Souvenir shops are also located immediately outside the resort, encouraging guests to venture off the resort and mingle with the locals.

Club Med Kani: FUN! FUN! FUN!

by sheherezad

Go to Club Med Kani and stay in one of the water villas. The sea is azure - simply gorgeous! You can be alone when you want to or have fun with the rest when you want to! Watch the baby sharks swim up and down from the restaurant by the water! :-)

BTW the sea is undisturbed in Jan-Feb = the best time for snorkeling/diving or just wade the water front to see wonders of the sea!

Have fun! :-)

Adaaran Rannalhi: Very nice island

by agieres

Meerufenfushi Island Resort. Maldives: Affectionally Known As Meeru!

by xxsummerstarzxx

Reethi Beach - Water bungalows: Another little paradise

by Gillybob

A stay in the Maldives is always going to be paradise - unless it all goes horrendously wrong for you, which it hasn't for me!

Reethi Beach is quite a small resort island with three different levels of accommodation. For my visit in May 2009 I stayed in a water bungalow on an all-inclusive package - affordable only because I was going in May, the start of the low season, and taking the risk of the monsoon starting early (which it didn't) which meant they were offering a no single supplement deal. I booked through Kuoni but this resort is available through other operators.

The water bungalows offer solitude at the end of the island - which also means they offer quite a walk to the main restaurant for meals - so you can work off some of those great meals. Each pair of water bungalows has a ladder to each side to access the sea for those early morning swims. The sunset bar is located at the access walkway to the water bungalows, giving great sunset views and a good place to have a last couple of drinks on your way back to your bungalow; as always, it offers bottles of water, fruit juices, cocktails and beers.

The island has a number of water sport facilities, including its own pool, guided snorkelling, windsurfing, water skiing, etc. There is also a small sports centre with a tennis court and gym.

A number of tours are offered from the island with all-inclusive guests getting a free half day tour included in their package.

Included meals are served in the main restaurant which has great views out to the dhoni dock.

The reef is highly accessible from a number of beaches - I took my own snorkelling gear and was out 2 - 3 times daily and saw plenty of marine life.

Reethi Beach is one of the further resorts in the Maldives archipelago, which means transfer is by seaplane. Seaplane transfer offers a great opportunity to fly over many of the resort islands of the Maldives, depending on your transfer, you may find yourself flying via other resorts either on your outbound or return journey - a great opportunity to see what else is on offer in the Maldives.

Paradise Island Resort: A Good hotel for all

by shawncastellino

We stayed at this 5 star property for 3 N/4 D, we were on our honeymoon, they gave us a complimentary fruit basket and a bottle of champange, we stayed in a deluxe beach bungalow, the location of the beach bungalow is just 20 meters from the beach, the bathroom has a bath tub and also an outdoor shower.

There are also beach beds provided for each room to carry along with you when you lie on the beach, overall the rooms were quite spacious had most of the modern ammenities like any 5 star hotel, spacious bath room with a decent outdoor shower and a small balcony a few meters from the beach.

The island is relatively large in size, about 1 km in length and 250 m in width, so if your bungalow is located at towards the ends of the island then expect to do some walking to get to the main restraunt and swimming pool, lobby etc.

The distance from the airport is 9.6 kms, they offer speed boat transfers. The island has a huge beach, one swimming pool, gym, indoor sports and offered numerous excurisons, had a dive center too, they excursions were costly and so was everything else on the island including the gift shop and restraunts but i guess this is the same in other islands as well

CLUB MED KANI: ONLY ENTERTAINMENT IN MALDIVES

by lifepro

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cocoa island resort: cocoa island resort

by lengleng

The most amasing experience,it felt ike our own little island with very few people on it.

Low capacity ,gorgeous nature,great services,quite and private.