We stayed in both the beach villa and escape water villa. Both villas were perfectly fine, except for the location of the escape water villa. While it may be hot and the sea was very calm between the dock and the Air Restaurant, the location of the water villas were way too windy and cold. For families travelling with kids, I would recommend beach villa instead of the water villa.

Another thing was about the food. We paid for the half board which was HKD670/adult and HKD500/child per day. Unless you are a big eater, I would not recommend paying for the half board because it only allows you to eat in the Air Restaurant for dinner buffett and if you wish to eat in another restaurant, the amount you paid (mentioned above) was cut down to only USD35 for adult and no information for the child. It will be better to just order the in-house dining, which was cheaper and can order any time as dinner buffett only starts at 7:30PM.

It was overall a wonderful trip, the scenery was stunning!

You get what you pay for!!

This place was heaven and is defo recommended.

Stayed here for our honeymoon in April 09 - yes im very lazy when it comes to writing reviews!

This place is around 40 mins speedboat from the airport.
We went HB and stayed for 7 nights in a Island villa which includes excellent quality accomodation with; large ks bed / private plunge pool / large round bathtub / large lounge with tv / private access to beach and veranda area at the back.

plenty to do but of course you have to pay for excursions - would recommend the sunset fishing / mali (although is a bit tacky! and dont go into souvenier shops as they will rip you off) / snorekelling and scuba diving.

Great relaxation spa treatments on the sea - absolutely amazing!!!!

we planted a tree before we left which we hope to visit once we go back at some point in our life.

All in all you want be dissapointed.
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We have visited the Maldives several times since 2001 and had spent one night at Coco Palm when it first opened when Makunudu, its sister island was double booked and had enjoyed it. This time we had an island villa which we loved because they are so spacious, private and you have your own bit of beach however the whole feeling of this island was that it was a hotel that happened to be in the Maldives. The snorkelling is not good as at times it is shallow to quite a long way out and it is never calm on the side of the island where the water is deeper. There are 100 villas and there is little personal service. The biggest complaint were the prices, we had paid for full board and whenever we have done this before this has entitled us to breakfast, lunch and dinner, not here, you get breakfast and then an allowance for lunch which doesn't cover all of the main courses and an allowance for dinner. In addition to this on top of everything, all food, drink, spa, trips you have to pay 6% tax and 10% service charge. Everyone who goes to the Maldives knows that drink is expensive but we have never experienced these extra charges on top of the already high prices. The effect of this is that although there is an excellent band after dinner, very few people stay to listen because of the expense. It was obvious that this was a shock to many guests as they waited for their room in the bar on arrival and this was the first time they became aware of the charges. On a positive note, the ground staff were marvellous and the room boy kept it immaculate.

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We stayed here for ten nights for our honeymoon in January 2012. The resort was excellent - the best either of us have ever stayed at. Service and staff to customer ratio was brilliant, we very well looked after and nothing was a hassle. We met Socrates the general manager, who had just started on the island, at the weekly cocktail party and he was extremely friendly and helpful, actively seeking our feedback on how they can improve the resort.

We stayed in a beach villa which was brilliant - nice back garden with the private swimming pool and shower, and from the front you could walk out onto the house reef for snorkelling. There's a huge bath in the middle of the room which was cool. In hindsight the air con was fairly noisy, but that's really the only issue either of us can think of with the room.

For food we ate at the different restaurants, had room service and the beach BBQ one evening which was amazing. They really go out of their way to make sure you're happy - for example neither of us are the biggest seafood fans, so despite the entire menu being seafood at Aqua one evening they cooked us fillet steaks! While food and drink is fairly expensive, you definitely get what you pay for in quality and service. To give an idea: 200-300 usd per couple per night for restaurants, room service about 50-100 usd.

We went on a snorkelling boat trip twice. First time we found turtles and manta rays which was pretty incredible. The second time we actually went out on a boat trip with Socrates to see if we could find the dolphins that were spotted nearby - no luck unfortunately but was still a great trip. There is a water sports centre on the island and the guys who work there are very friendly and good fun. Likewise the dive centre is also good, friendly service - no nitrox but hopefully that changes soon!

In short if you go here, you will not be disappointed. We'll definitely be heading back - it was the perfect trip.