Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Adults Only Resort - 50% off Domestic Transfers

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Wow, where to start! Having booked via Voyage Privé, with whom we had never travelled before, I was a little apprehensive but I needn’t have worried. From the moment we arrived at Male airport a member of the Kooddoo resort staff was on hand to welcome us. After very long flights, he told us we would be able to make the earlier domestic flight than had been arranged for us, and took us straight to the check in desk where he handled our check in seamlessly. He then escorted us to a lovely lounge where we had free refreshments whilst waiting just a short time for our domestic flight with Maldivian Airlines. For the Brits amongst you, we were highly amused that the light refreshments provided on board included a bar of Cadbury’s chocolate! On arrival at Kooddoo airport we were met by a lovely lady Emma, who transported us and our luggage to the Hotel via a buggy, a mere couple of minutes away. We were met in reception with cold towels and refreshments whilst our check in was quickly and efficiently processed. We were made to feel like royalty. As we had arrived earlier than expected, our room wasn’t ready but they stated they would expedite this and offered us an opportunity to use showers or relax at the pool bar. We chose the latter! When initially booking the holiday, we chose an overwater bungalow, but changed our minds having read a review about the fruit bats living in the trees around the beach bungalows. We are wildlife lovers, so chose this option instead and I am so glad we did. We felt like we had much more privacy as we were screened from our neighbours by dense vegetation and palm trees. With the lagoon only a few feet from our veranda, it really felt like we were on a desert island, and I was so pleased we hadn’t gone with the overwater option. Our bungalow was kept spotlessly clean by Chathura and Bawantha and most days we would return to beautiful ‘bedart’ created by the latter, a truly talented young man. We ate at both restaurants during our stay and the food at both was delicious, particularly at the Alita which had so much choice, and never felt ‘samey’. We went to the Vista for my partner’s birthday and the chef had very kindly made a cake which was incredibly tasty. I must make special mention of Laxaai and Ibrahim in the Alita and Joanne in Vista who were specifically attentive and nothing was too much trouble. We were worried that we might be bored but there was so much to do. Much of our time was spent snorkelling on the amazing house reef just outside the lagoon. However, we are both qualified divers so decided to do some diving too. We have dived all over the world and I can honestly say, Suvadivers at the resort, and Agus our dive leader in particular were the most professional we have ever come across. The attention to diver safety was better than I have ever come across at any dive centre, and pre-dive briefings by Agus were very thorough. He was also keen to make sure we saw as many ‘pelagics’ as possible a