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Diana B
Sydney, Australia

Great value Maldives Resort!

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 7 Feb 2016
This was our second trip to the Maldives, spending the New Year period at Meeru. The first time we stayed at a high end resort for our honeymoon and paid 3 times the price of what we paid at Meeru for the same duration. We stayed in the jacuzzi beach villa in the adults only section (600s). The resort exceeded our expectations and were pleasantly surprised by the standard of the resort in light of the price we paid. The resort is well maintained, well staffed, and the accommodation whilst not fancy (no private plunge pools or modern furnishings as in high end resorts), it was well equipped and kept very clean. We particularly liked the semi-outdoor bathroom and the stunning canopy of tall palm trees in our backyard. Our villa was 100 steps to the azure ocean, separated by a dense arrangement of palm trees which provided shelter from the sun as well as in the occasional shower. Whilst the villas were not beach front, glimpses of the water could be seen from our front verandah, and it was lovely to stare into the green of the palm trees.
We were most surprised by the quality of food at the resort. The New Years Eve Gala dinner was something to be seen to be believed. We were allowed 15 minutes to take photos of the lavish displays of the different food stations prior to devouring. The long dessert station was particularly impressive- the variety of cakes was incredible. Credit to the chefs at Meeru- the food was consistently good throughout our stay. There was so much variety for everyone, and found ourselves constantly overeating as the food offering was always tempting. We also enjoyed lingering by the swimming pools (although we mostly relaxed at the family friendly pool as during our stay it was very windy at the adults only swimming pool which was on the other side of the island), using the driving range and playing pitch and put golf! Overall we would highly recommend Meeru to couples and families alike. I think you will be hard pressed to find a more affordable resort in the Maldives in return for a scenic location coupled with good management. Our only piece of advice would be to find out what side of the island the wind comes from during various times of the year as that may influence the type of accommodation you may ultimately book.
Date of stay: January 2016
Room Tip: Check prevailing winds as it may influence your accommodation choice!
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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WalterKaufmann, General Manager at Meeru Maldives Resort Island, responded to this review
Responded 8 Feb 2016
Dear BDiana88,

Sunny greetings from Meeru Island Resort and Spa!

Thank you for posting such a great review here in Trip Advisor. Your feedback will be very helpful for fellow readers who are looking for a holiday in the Maldives.

We are grateful for all the heartwarming words you have shared and we are happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. I have passed the compliments to our Chefs and all the other staff.

Again thank you for staying with us and we hope to welcome you as our repeat guest. Please do not hesitate to contact our Reservations Team if you need assistance to plan your next visit to Meeru.

Warm regards,

Walter C. Kaufmann, General Manager
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Reviewed 6 February 2016

Me and my husband were in Meeru island resort and spa from 16th-18th January on a Jacuzzi water villa.
We still can't understand the logic behind their crazy hygiene policy, "Men can't wear sleeveless tops in dining area, but woman can wear anything". We tried to console ourselves thinking that this could be a law in Maldives island.
But the worst thing is the way they presented it to us. We went to the lunch after checking-in and as soon as we entered to the restaurant a waiter escorted us to a corner along with our soup bowls (yes, me and husband both; don't know what I have to do with this) without even letting us to be seated. Then a supervisor kind of person told my husband this rule and asked him not to wear like that (sleeveless tops) again, He said ok without arguing since he didn't want to get destroy our vacation mood. Finally we were allowed to be seated by the waiter and supervisor. We were thinking / talking about the impolite way they treated to us. Thinking its over we started to have our lunch after the long hectic journey. Then suddenly another lady appeared ( I assume she is also a supervisor) and started to speak to my husband in a very harsh way. She was asking the same thing and my husband still said ok without arguing, but she still continued her mean style of speaking. So it was very embarrassing. Even though we were a couple expecting a luxurious experience, after this we felt like criminals caught by the police.

Water is quite expensive.

Better we had a kit with toothpaste. We can get it only by request.

Apart from that everything was great. Specially chef staff was very nice and food was awesome. The villa we stayed was kind of old but they maintain it well. We enjoyed the island, walking in the shallow sea and diving with wonderful Euro divers staff.

Room tip: nice location
Date of stay: January 2016
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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WalterKaufmann, General Manager at Meeru Maldives Resort Island, responded to this reviewResponded 8 February 2016

Dear Nimesha T,

Greeting from Meeru Island Resort and Spa!

First of all I would like to apologize that the situation was not handled properly. Sorry if you felt that the way our staff relayed the information in a very harsh way. I agree that the situation could have been handled better.

On the other hand, we are happy that despite the incident on your first day your holiday turned out to be an enjoyable one.

We hope that you will give us another chance to show you that feedbacks are our tool to improve and do better.

If there is anything that we can assist you booking your next visit to Meeru please do not hesitate to contact our Reservations team.

Warm regards,

Walter C. Kaufmann, General Manager

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Reviewed 6 February 2016 via mobile

Having been to 3 islands, Kuramathi, Kuredu (also owned by Meeru company) and now Meeru I have no hesitation in recommending this resort as the best so far.

The island itself is beautiful with big stretches of sand all the way round and of course the crystal clear sea you'd expect from the Maldives.

The food in the buffet restaurant (Adult only at North side) has been good quality all through the stay with a great choice. We've found no need to pay extra for the alacarte restaurants.

The service provided by all has been excellent, including the front desk who have accommodated our every desire when we decided to move rooms. A special thanks also to Ishmael who has looked after us at the restaurant and the friendly chefs!

I must say a special thank you to the management for the complimentary upgrade provided for the last 3 days from our already lovely beach villa to the stunning Water Villa that leads out from your sun deck straight down onto the beach, oh and of course equipped with a great jacuzzi!! I really don't want to come home!

For anyone like me who reads all comments on trip advisor, please pay no attention to the moaners as this island is all you could want. Enjoy!!

Date of stay: February 2016
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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WalterKaufmann, General Manager at Meeru Maldives Resort Island, responded to this reviewResponded 7 February 2016

Dear Martin M,

Greetings from Meeru Island Resort and Spa!

Thank you for sharing such a great review here in Trip Advisor. Much appreciated! Your feedback about your stay will surely be very useful to fellow readers of Trip Advisor.

I have shared your compliments about the island, food and staff to my team especially to Ismail and they very much appreciated your kind words. We hope to welcome you back as one of our repeaters. Please contact us at any time if we can be of any further assistance.

Warm regards,

Walter C. Kaufmann, General Manager

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Reviewed 6 February 2016

We are what is called on Meeru Repeaters. We originally visited Meeru in Oct 14 for our 25th Wedding Anniversary. So we returned with some in trepidation after having such a good time before.
On arrival we were taken to one side and as they already had all our details from our previous visit, the reception process took no more than a couple of minutes, being greated by a cool towel and a non alcoholic cocktail.
We were then taken to our room and after quick shower and change we had been asked to attend the repeaters cocktail evening which is held Friday evenings.
Again it was good to see how many of the Staff who came over to see us, remembering us from our previous trip.
It is the Staff that make Meeru, they all have name tags and badges to say how many years they have worked on Meeru. The highest number we saw was 26.
I have to mention a few of them Thauheed and waheed our waiters and Peny who makes an excellent cocktail, you need to engage with the staff they will leave you alone if you don't talk to them, by the end of our time there we new all about them and there family's, it doesn't hurt to even say hello to the person raking vegetation from the sea. We walked around the island everyday just by saying hello to see people's faces light up when you approach is always good.
The accomodation is really good with a house boy that looks after it for you, your bed is turned down every night for you, there was some refurbishment going on whilst we were there, but you have to expect that, it didn't bother anyone and it was nice to see how much care was being taken.
I would recommend the Kagi island trip you will see turtles.
Will we return again yes, Meeru has that calling.

Room tip: It is all good, the garden rooms are towards the centre of the island
Date of stay: October 2015
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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WalterKaufmann, General Manager at Meeru Maldives Resort Island, responded to this reviewResponded 7 February 2016

Dear Swanny14,

Sunny greetings from your favorite paradise!

It is always a pleasure to know that another couple had a wonderful holiday here in Meeru. Thank you so much for sharing your great experience from your return visit.
I will be extending your appreciation to Thauheed, Waheed, Peny and the rest of the staff. A great gesture from you to highlight names of our staff. They are our pride and we are proud to know that provide good service to each guest.

We hope to receive another return visit from you in the not so distant future. If there is anything that we can assist you with please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Warm regards,

Walter C. Kaufmann, General Manager

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Reviewed 6 February 2016

We spent 6 days on the island and it was our first visit in Maldives. Let me say that every expectation we had was fully met. We had a newer water villa with jacuzzi located on the north-east side of the island. The view was superb and from the teracce we could go directly in the water or just spend the day relaxing there.

We had the ultra all inclusive package, food was great with great variety of dishes as well very tasty desert. Our waiter Manik was very good in taking our orders and we fully enjoyed the meals.

The island is superb, tropical paradise with blue water , warm and peacefull. Even in the night the temperature is pleasant and the breeze is great to cool a bit during the day,

If I need to complain about something, some of the waiters at the bars are not very friendly ( not smiling ) and looked a bit bored and unhappy. The wifi works optimal only in the receptions. We had to wait about an hour in the airport for our boar which was ok.

All in all I fully recommend this place and we definelty will return on the island to enjoy this piece of heaven.

Room tip: Choose jacuzzi water villa
Date of stay: February 2016
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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WalterKaufmann, General Manager at Meeru Maldives Resort Island, responded to this reviewResponded 7 February 2016

Dear Raluca N,

Warm greetings from the amazing holiday destination!

Thank you for sharing your thoughts from your recent holiday here in Meeru. We are very grateful to know that you like the room you stayed and very much appreciated the ambiance it offered.

Raluca N, we apologize for some grey areas of your stay. Your comments are very important to us and I have discussed it with my team. The feedbacks you have shared provides us the opportunity to learn how to better serve our guests.

On the other hand I would like to clarify regarding the meal plan for other Trip Advisor readers. Meeru has two meal plan the Full Board and the All Inclusive Plus package.
We are looking forward for your return visit to enjoy another stay in Meeru.

Warm regards,

Walter C. Kaufmann, General Manager

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Reviewed 6 February 2016 via mobile

I went to meeru for 2 weeks and stayed in a JWV 731 and I can't say anything bad about the room it was clean and very spacious and private 😀
The food was really nice we was all inclusive so we had snacks by the pool and many cocktails 😀
All the staff was very friendly we liked going to the dhoni bar and saeesd was very nice and help full we didn't have to get of the sun beds he was there for us and to have a nice chat I think I spelt it wrong lol 😀 this place is paradise I couldn't think of anything bad about this place 🌞🌞 👍🏼👍🏼

Date of stay: January 2016
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
1  Thank Lianne S
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WalterKaufmann, General Manager at Meeru Maldives Resort Island, responded to this reviewResponded 7 February 2016

Dear Lianne S,

Sunny greetings from the wonderful place!

Thank you so sharing a review here in Trip Advisor.

It is a great pleasure to know that you thoroughly enjoyed your stay not to mention that you loved the room you have booked. A path on our back to read all this compliments.

Saeed from Dhoni bar and the rest of the staff were very happy when I mentioned to them that staff service and friendliness were highlighted in one of a guest review.

We hope to welcome you as one of our repeat guest on your return visit to Meeru. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Warm regards,

Walter C. Kaufmann, General Manager

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