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Advantages: Small, Friendly, Quiet, NIce Rooms, Priced well
Disadvantages: Too Quiet for some,Long travelling time from uk

This review is based purely on our holiday to Komandoo in February 2006 There are many different islands offering many different holidays. For a impartial view on all holidays I suggest you buy RESORTS oF THE MALDIVES by Adrian Neville Tour Operator Hayes and Jarvis Price £1650 Each 14 days Feb 2006 Room Upgrade to Jacuzzi Villa £300 Each but we got it for free!!! Flight Operator First Choice Airlines Star Class (cattle class to you and ... Read review

Advantages: Snorkelling - amazing house reef
Disadvantages: None - not for people who want the big plush pampered false hotel experience

We stayed at Vilamendhoo from 7th October to 22nd October 2007. It was our 2nd time to the Maldives (went to Kuredu last year for our honeymoon), and we found this island completely different to our first Maldives experience. The island is a reasonable size, and takes about 15-20 minutes to walk around it. All the accommodation looked pretty much the same, except for a few deluxe rooms (looked the same as the others), and a few rooms in the middle ... Read review

Advantages: tropical fish, coral sand, privacy
Disadvantages: you might find it too quiet

Once upon a time, a Maldivian fisherman was sailing in the sea at night. On board he had a large clay pot full of drinking water, so once he got thirsty, he opened the pot ready to drink. But he never dared. What he saw inside was the moon itself, shining, bright and full. Thrilled, he quickly slammed down the lid to capture it inside, and being a good citizen, carried the precious pot to the Palace to present the treasure to the Sultan. (Everything ... Read review

Advantages: Idyllic, peaceful, tropical fish
Disadvantages: Expensive, not much to do, it's not Cornwall!

I open my eyes and see a clear blue sky; not a cloud contaminates it. I am lying down and below my hands I can feel warm soft sand. This must be a dream, as never before have I felt such utopia. I scoop some sand up into my hand and feel the grains trickling through my fingers. As the grains drain through, like the sand in an hour glass, I expect the dream to fade, but the sand trickles out, heralding the expiration of the time and yet nothing changes. ... Read review

Advantages: Idyllic beautiful island, amazing weather, amazing sea life
Disadvantages: none!

Sun Island is one of several Maldivian island resorts run by the Villa Hotels chain. Our holiday was for 2 weeks at the 4.5 star rated Sun Island in the South Ari Atoll, 2 1/2 hours by boat from Male. This resort was only 3 years old when we went. The island was beautiful, exactly as you see in the brochures, coral white soft sands, turquoise seas, palm trees, amazing fish and sea life. We took the boat from Male (Airport) to Sun Island. Transfers ... Read review

Advantages: Perfect beaches, close-up of exotic sea life, and total relaxation
Disadvantages: A little expensive, monotonous after a few days

I know it sounds dramatic, but it's true! A holiday in the Maldives completely relaxes you. I don't think I've ever felt more comfortable. I had enough frequent flyer miles on my account with Sri Lankan Airlines, so this summer, while I was in Colombo with an American surfer-type friend, we took a three day trip to the Maldives. I even had enough miles for my kid brother, so he was thrilled! There are about three flights daily between Colombo ... Read review

Advantages: Relaxing or Active
Disadvantages: None

See my latest review on Embudu village http://travel.ciao.co.uk/EmbuduVillageMaldivesReview5731213 Also on Summer Island village - http://travel.ciao.co.uk/SummerIslandVillageMaldivesReview5686286 Also my review on Fihalhohi Island Resort -http://travel.ciao.co.uk/FihalhohiIslandResortReview5546645 I will update this review, to keep folk informed with as much info as possible. That's what these island are 'Magical'. Just ... Read review

Advantages: Total relaxation, spectacular setting
Disadvantages: Long flight, sunbed rage

My partner and I decided to visit Bi-ya-doo after a lot of investigation on the internet. We didn't want a huge resort, just somewhere where we could potter around at our own pace and unwind after a stinker of a year! Bi-ya doo seemed to fit our bill as it has only 96 rooms on the island, has a sister island called VilliVaru that can be reached by local ferry (10mins) and is surrounded by a reef that is very close to the shore (I'm not a great swimmer!). ... Read review

Advantages: Beauty, Remote, Snorkling, Relaxing
Disadvantages: Long flight

Having returned from Lily Beach Resort in the Maldives only 7 days ago, I had to write a review. My wife and I traveled to the Maldives for our honeymoon, a 10 and a half hour flight on Monarch airlines, from Gatwick (London). A long flight, in which we didn't get much sleep, and we felt ready to collapse, until suddenly out of the window, we saw an island of sand, with shallow waters around it, and corals. It was probably only 10 meters across. ... Read review

Advantages: nearly empty beaches, sun, sand, sea, cocktails - need I say more?
Disadvantages: Remember the sun block!

I honeymooned on the Maldives 7 years ago - sadly the love affair with these beautiful islands has outlasted the marriage but never mind, life goes on. I had never been outside mainland UK before this trip of a lifetime, if you've ever been you will realise what it was like to have this destination as your first trip abroad!! We landed at Male and took a speed boat to Kanifinolhou. I saw flying fish as we sped along, and on arriving at our island ... Read review

Advantages: Visually stunning. Warm/hot all year weather
Disadvantages: Unless a SCUBA fan, not a lot to do

Staying on Bandos, one of the longest established Island/Hotels in the Maldives was an interesting experience, which I don't regret. However, I found one week easily enough - I suppose it's just that I'm more the "hire a car and get off the beaten track" type of tourist. On a 400 yard wide island, the scope for motoring is limited to the electric baggage trolley. Sure, it has all the "calendar" photo opportunities, white sand, palms leaning over ... Read review

Advantages: PERFECTION, IDYLLIC,SEAS
Disadvantages: LONG FLIGHT, EXPENSIVE, VERY LITTLE TO DO

I went to the Maldives in March 2001 and stayed on Meeru Island resort…. Fantastic is the only word for it… If perfection was attainable go to Meeru or anywhere in the Maldives for that matter it is just paradise. We took off from Manchester at about 10PM to fly to Gatwick to pick up more passengers and depart. Having being drinking most of the day (my girlfriend dumped me the night before) I was on the plane and asleep before long not ... Read review