Makunudu Island

這是我去過5次馬爾代夫裏，堅定會再回來的一個島嶼，這裏沒有過度建築和裝飾，你能體驗到更自然的海島。這個島不大，但是服務質量非常高，可以看出度假村管理很用心，對顧客照顧的都很細緻且讓人覺得不受打擾。在島期間我是唯一的中國人，客房和餐廳人員給我準備了生日驚喜，早上送來了紅酒，晚上準備了生日蛋糕和祝福，讓我感覺很温暖。度假村點餐與自助餐結合的方式我很喜歡。還有度假村的浮潛很棒，看到了很多海龜和各種魚類，如果有機會一定要體驗島上的浮潛活動，有專人帶領體驗非常棒，和護士鯊一起浮潛的活動非常震撼！感謝島上所有的工作人員，我一定會回來的！

From the moment you are picked up at the airport in the hotels speedboat, everything is luxury, and you really do not have to think about a thing. This island resort only had 38 bungalows, so limited numbers. If you are looking for quiet and relaxation this is the place for you. No tv, but Wi-Fi, if you need it. We had a bungalow directly on the beach, with a shared area with chairs and a swing, and sunloungers at the water. Rooms are large, and ours had had a refurbished shower, and although not outside was amazing. We were on all inclusive, and plenty of choice for food at every meal, and plenty of choice at the bar, you can have drinks not included, but need to pay for these. But we found such a great choice that we didn't need to. Great service in the bar from Abib. The resturant was self service buffet for breakfast and lunch, but our waiter was always looking after us with drinks, coffee etc, nothing was too much trouble. At night we had a full served meal, with one night sitting outside by the ocean, and another night was a bbq. Big shout out to Ismail, who really made our holiday. If you had to describe paradise this place comes very close, after 12 days travelling around India, coming to Makunudu was amazing.

This hotel is utterly charming. There are only 37 bungalows so not crowded, and the staff are what really make this paradise perfect. When you get on the boat at Malé you are given a nice cool towel and a bottle of water. When you arrive someone is waiting at the jetty with star garlands made from leaves. During check in you are given another towel and a delicious iced tea. The team work really hard and give you a personalised service. The beaches are pristine white sand with turquoise water. Snorkel equipment is available to borrow (no deposit), including full face masks. I'm not sure what the situation is for scuba gear, or kayaks. The bungalows are a perfect size. A HUGE bed, a partly al fresco bathroom, deckchairs, and sun loungers. Feels private, and you are only seconds away from the water. There's a handy tap at the back to rinse the sand from your feet. If my bathroom door was open I could hear my immediate neighbour in the shower or flushing the toilet. 5/7 days dinner is from a set menu. Soup, appetisers, fish/chicken/vegetarian mains, choice of 2 puddings and tea/coffee. There is a Madivian buffet on a Tuesday (delicious curry from a live cooking station) and BBQ on Fridays (which I'll miss as I'm heading home). The sandbar serves soft drinks, coffee, alcohol and snacks during the day. The flora and fauna are marvellous. 20+ hermit crabs by my back door. Crabs on the beach during the evening. Cheeky herons throughout the day and night. Sharks by the jetty during the early evening. Lizards/geckos, noisy birds with huge feet, plus the fish in the clear water. The place is kept really clean. Housekeeping came twice a day. I would just suggest a broom is added to the rooms so that any sand we've traipsed in can be dealt with straight away by us guests! We had rain for the first day or so and the staff kept apologising! It is warm rain and it's so peaceful. We went to the Maldives following a week in India and it was just the tonic we needed. I wish I had the names of the super staff to give them the credit in this review. Interestingly, I only saw 2 female members of staff, the team is effectively all male. What stopped this being a 5* review is that in spite of telling them on arrival that I was checking out the day after the date listed on their forms, and being told "that's fine", they expected me to leave a day early. I'm not sure being on the phone to the travel company at 21:30 is what I needed. Then, they asked me to check out at 05:30 for a 13:20 flight (almost 8 hours beforehand, despite it being a 45 minute journey from the island to the airport). They told me the boat wouldn't be back until 13:00. I appreciate that journeys need to be efficient but this really takes the biscuit. Perhaps they needed my room for a quick turnaround, who knows? My usual waiter wasn't at my last breakfast, I was disappointed. This meant I waited 17 minutes to be offered coffee. I had already eaten and needed to go back and finish