Guest User
June 22, 2024
My wife and I have literally returned home today following a 2 week holiday to the Le Mèridian Resort and Spa. initially when it was booked I was a little sceptical as to whether I would be bored after the first week. Would this be an another ‘typical beach holiday. where the details are usually pretty forgettable after a few months. I can say without doubt that this resort is simply unbelievable. We have both been very fortunate over our ‘many years of travel’ to visit some very impressive places. This resort works on so many levels and is superior to many we have previously been to. Firstly, everyone knows how beautiful the Maldives are. Thilamuafushi island is breathtaking. We took the sea plane from Male to the resort. For anyone that has any worries about how you get to the plane following a long international flight , well don’t have , it was seamless. they are very good at this. they do it everyday and the resort rep met us and did evert]think for us. our bags were taken and where put in our room at the resort and we didn’t have to lift a finger and that was a great start. The views were breathtaking from the sea plane and a large surrounding reef exists around the island which is only waist high when the tide is and it provides an abundance of sea life literally within ‘touching distance’. This extends out onto the ‘house reef’ where I embarked upon a 3 day diving course. The diving centre here is exceptional as is the quality of instructors. Hayden was my instructor and I have to say she was simply brilliant. I was new to diving prior to this and she showed me the large coral reefs with a vast array of fish, Manta rays, sting rays, small sharks, moray eels, lobsters. Her attention to detail is beyond reproach and I learned an incredible amount. She makes it fun and entertaining at the same time. In addition to the diving there is a great variety of other water sports available., sailing, water skiing jet skiing, snorkelling (and all the equipment is provided free for the duration of your stay). Now get this, Hayden even takes people diving who can’t otherwise swim ??. I saw her do this - incredible.Such is the confidence she inspires into people. We even embarked upon a late afternoon dolphin cruise which was educational and very enjoyable and we saw many dolphins. There really are many things for many people to enjoy. Secondly: the staff here are simply brilliant. I cannot overstate this enough. I know the manager and his sub managers work very hard on this aspect. They truly want everyone to feel special. All clients I spoke to couldn’t praise the staff highly enough, You would think this may come across as a little insincere, not at all; and this is the genius to the whole concept. You are made to feel like a ‘star’ and part of a big family. This is done with such sincerity by ALL staff. We thought ourselves very privileged to listen to and share stories of the staffs families and they would equally listen to our own with