Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa

We were here for 9 days. The island is vast. It has an eastern part with villas over the water. We did not prefer this one because it does not have a good lagoon. The western part is much better with a beautiful lagoon. The facilities and the grounds are beautiful. The villas are spacious with a large terrace. The pools at the villas are large enough. The food is excellent in terms of variety and quality, as are the drinks. We noted the following negatives: 1. The resort does not have a main pool where pool life takes place. It is divided into two smaller pools. You don't swim in the pool on the west side and you have to move for lunch. 2. The resort does not have a main or lobby bar. When you come to sit down during the day for a drink in the designated area, no one notices you. Everyone decides whether you came for lunch. The service is very bad and especially slow. First you have to do something to get noticed. Then you order. Then you wait for 15 minutes before they bring it to you. Then you go to bill and wait. You're still just waiting. Anytime in the Maldives, we are used to a completely different service. The same is true for lunch and dinner in the ala carte. The wait is very long, more or less nobody notices you. 3. Absolutely no evening program. No one plays or sings, because they have that even in 3* resorts. I don't understand. People came here to vacation and have fun. Despite this, we had a nice time at your place and we spent nice moments. Thank you.

Very poor experience. We booked the sunrise villa and have sun only until 11am. The sand is not fine as in other islands and the water is full of corrals so you need to wear shoes. For me, this is not the Maldives I have experienced. Very disappointing :-(

The staff of le meridian are like precious gems for the property. They will go all out to accommodate your requests. Glad i choose this property. Some names need a special thanks: sous chef siva, chef devjit, chef rahul and front office manager pranali.

The resort is generally up to expectation. We didn't like the room layout although being able to access the bathroom directly from the deck is great after a snorkeling session. The food is excellent in all the restaurants we visited and the dive centre is well equipped. The staff in this resort is what makes it really stand out. Gerryd from Velaa is a superstar. He goes above and beyond every evening to make our dinners memorable and is really passionate about his job. Special thanks to Torsha and the girls at the kids club for keeping our little one entertained throughout the trip.