Hotel terbaik di Maamutaa

Peluang untuk penambahbaikan: bilik 1. pertimbangkan untuk menggunakan botol kecil air yang boleh dimuatkan ke dalam peti sejuk bar. Air sejuk selepas hari yang panas adalah pengubah permainan! Melange 1. Surf and turf: udang besar dan daging udang galah dibekukan dan tidak begitu menarik. Selepas memanggang, daging itu ternyata separa basah, iaitu padam. 2. Cadangan: untuk pemanggang, masak mengikut pesanan dan bukannya menyediakan makanan dan biarkan di bawah lampu pemanas. i.e. Potongan daging kambing, daging babi, siakap panggang dsb. Makanan yang baru dipanggang lebih enak dan mengekalkan kualiti yang tinggi. Makanan panggang yang ditinggalkan di bawah lampu pemanas menjadi sama ada basah atau terlalu keras. 3. Cadangan yang sama untuk wafel sarapan pagi: buat mengikut pesanan daripada biarkan di atas pinggan sedia untuk digunakan. Contoh perkhidmatan yang hebat: 1. Mariana membantu menyediakan baldi ais champagne untuk kami walaupun ulasan bulan madu itu pada asalnya tidak didaftarkan oleh trip.com dan pullman. Dia sangat membantu dan mengingati apa yang pelanggan katakan. Markah teratas dan amat dihargai! 2. Semua pemandu buggy memberi salam semasa menjemput dan ada juga yang keluar dari jalan mereka untuk mengundur supaya kami dapat merakamkan sinar manta di perairan cetek di luar vila kami. Benar-benar layak mendapat teg perkhidmatan yang hebat! 3. Semua pelayan yang berkhidmat di semua restoran sentiasa bertanya sama ada kita mahu air bermula. Rasanya seperti SOP tetapi kami menyukainya! Konsisten dan servis dengan senyuman! Benar-benar pengalaman yang hebat dan ingin kembali lagi!

It took some confidence to book a solo trip to a honeymoon destination like the Maldives. But I’m glad I did it. And I’m even more glad I stayed at Mercure Kooddoo resort for my five night adventure. From the moment I landed in Male, I was made to feel like family, from the kind staff who escorted me to the domestic terminal. I got to wait in the lounge and then enjoyed a scenic one hour flight on the fantastic Maldivian Airlines down to Kooddoo. Upon arrival, i was brought to the resort via golf cart, given a brief tour, and then was dropped off at my room. I had an overwater sunset pool villa. It was simply perfect in every way. The a/c worked well, the bed was comfortable, the shower was amazing, the glass floor was just fun, and the mini bar (which was restocked daily) had a great assortment of beverages. There were also snacks, beer and liquor available, all inclusive. The pool was a perfect size, and the access to the crystal clear lagoon was easy. I snorkeled on 3 out of the 5 days (seas a bit too tough on the last 2 days) and saw an amazing array of sea life. The outdoor shower was also a nice bonus. The food was very good, at both the main Alita restaurant and the overwater restaurant named Vista. There was just a huge variety, and you could go every day without eating the same thing. The drinks at the Pool Bar were free flowing, which a huge variety of all inclusive beverages. I took a 90min dolphin cruise and we found a pod of dolphins which we followed for some time. It was just a great experience, with the friendly and knowledgeable crew there to answer any and all questions about these amazing animals. I also got a massage for the first time in my life at the beautiful spa, and what an experience it was. Just trust me, get the “Tranquility Massage”. You’ll leave a changed person. I’d go back just to have that experience again. The staff here was so incredible, I cannot put it into words properly. They treat you like family. It’s the type of genuine, sincere service that’s hard to find nowadays. I met new friends and left with a sincere admiration for the entire team at the resort. Just outstanding, in every way. They all go above and beyond. Please show them gratitude. Departure from the resort was also seamless, though it was tough to leave paradise, to put it mildly. I was a bit nervous going in - just a single guy going on a trip to the honeymoon paradise of the world - but everyone made me feel right at home and welcomed. It was the most memorable trip of my life, and I will be back. Thank you all very much.

Arrival process We arrived at 1425 and were booked on the 1815 internal flight, they met us on arrival and rushed us through to move us onto an earlier flight at 1435 which was running late (departed at 1630). Our luggage was 22kgs each, but we were not charged at the airport (maybe because they were rushing us through). The flight is an hour and then you are met and taken to the boat which takes about 10 minutes. The jetty arrives on Dhigurah (will refer to as D island) and we were taken in a buggy over to Falhumaafushi (will refer to as F island) which took about 10 minutes. During check-in it became apparent that everything is already booked up, we were staying for 10 nights from the 16th of Feb and had booked 5 nights in a water bungalow and then 5 nights in a water bungalow with pool. We had enquired about Vibes private dining before arrival for which we had received menus, we asked if we could book this for our last night on the 25th for my husband’s birthday and was told it was full for the duration of our stay, you can imagine our dismay, why were we not told to book in advance? Also, you are allowed to eat in the 2 ala carte restaurants, but only 1 visit to each is permitted, these had been pre-booked by the hotel ,so we could not change them to dates we preferred as everything was booked for the next 10 nights. Eventually they were able to book Vibes for the 23rd and an extra night in the ala carte on the 25th for the birthday. We found this a bit too much after travelling for so long on arrival. The hotel needs to change its policy so that you cannot pre-book before arrival or advise everyone to do so to avoid disappointment. We were taken to our room 324, at this time it was raining very heavily, and we found our suitcases left outside the room. Once opened, 95% of all our clothes were wet, this was beyond comprehension, why would you leave bags outside a room in a location that is susceptible to unexpected rain, especially when the room is not occupied. We went back to reception to speak to the manager, he agreed to get all our clothes, washed, dried, and ironed to be returned by the following evening (2 of my husband’s shirts were ruined from the ironing as it left them shiny, which were brand new). He also upgraded our room to a deluxe overwater villa with pool (will comment later on the room). He said that he would change the process on bags being left outside rooms to avoid this in future, but we saw bags left outside doors so was disappointing to see something so easily fixed was not done. Rooms Our initial room was 324 water bungalow on the sunset side. The villa is a nice size, but there is only air conditioning in the bedroom, the living area and bathroom only have ceiling fans so would feel very hot (were glad we were not ill as that compounded with a hot toilet would not have been pretty). You are given 3 glass litre bottles of water per day, which do not fit in the fridge very easily. For the upgrade we wer