Eriyadu Island Resort

The staffs all friendly, amazing location, delicious foods feel like heaven.

Just returned home yesterday after a lovely week at this beautiful place . I can truly say it was all brilliant I can’t fault anything . The room we had - 344 - with direct access to the beach and sea was perfectly situated and I think probably the nicest room on the island .! . All the staff were polite friendly and helpful - big thanks to Sagra who cleaned our room everyday and was so friendly and helpful . We had plenty of towels for both the bathroom and beach . The restaurant was as lovely all the staff again friendly and helpful and the food was excellent we enjoyed so many types of curry and everyday was something different. If you don’t like curry there are still other options which looked nice . The bar overlooking the sea was good we had cocktails and wine - all nice . the evening entertainment was varied quiz night , singers, karaoke etc and a good array of books for swopping . The dive centre is great and we went with them one day to snorkel and look for turtles , the guys all so patient with us less confident . That was a great afternoon and the fish we saw were stunning . We also snorkelled direct from the beach , shallow enough to walk to the reef which is good if you don’t like deep water but still saw so many fish. The speedboat transfer was fun and efficient and the guys move cases from your room and on and off the boat so no need to drag your cases - thanks to them all . Thank you to Nuf for making us so welcome and giving us lots of info . There are some renovations going on but didn’t bother us at all . We sincerely thank everyone who works on the island - cleaners -chefs - kitchen staff - waiters - gardeners - admin staff etc . Thanks again - I hope to revisit one day

We flew from London to Mali, Maldives, via Qatar. From Mali, we got a speedboat to Eriyadu Island Resort. This was not our usual type of holiday, but we were looking to switch off for a week and unwind. It was amazing - sunshine, sea, warmth, good food, activities, attentive staff and seclusion. Perfect. There are about 50 cabins on the island. So, you’ll not be swamped with crowds. The mix of people we had with us were Brits, Dutch, Germans, and Russians. It was lovely. The island is small, you can literally walk around the island in less than 15 minutes. However, there is plenty to do, or nothing to do … your choice. The island is all inclusive, so there is nothing extra to pay for. There are cocktails and mocktails all day if you want them. The food offering at breakfast, lunch and dinner was very good. No complaints at all. It was nice to try a variety of foods from all over the world. The fish was lovely, the meats were delicious. It wasn’t 5 star dining, but it was a very good selection, perfectly cooked. The beach areas are divine. Snorkelling, body boarding and kayaking (canoeing), the gym are all included free too. You’ll need to get a snorkelling mask from the dive centre, but it is free. You could book some dive lessons or dive time, but these do cost extra. We also had a lovely sunset cruise to try and find some dolphins … sadly, no luck that day, but it was a lovely long boat ride out past other islands. We also had a nice hour long massage at the spa … very welcoming. We booked thru Blue Bay Travel. The price for our 8 day holiday was very good. You could notch things up to a 5 star hotel and food, but you’ll be paying £500 more for a week. This was just perfect. We really enjoyed ourselves. Plenty of rest and beach time, as well as some water activities. A perfect taster holiday to experience the Maldives.