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We really had a fantastic time at Canareef over Christmas and New Year. We were unfortunate that our flight was delayed for 5 hours so we didn't arrive till really early in the morning, but they welcomed us with open arms and made sure the check in process was really quick and smooth. It was a short buggy drive to our beach front villa with a jacuzzi, which we used every day! The room was really big and spacious with a lovely balcony, big bathroom, and closet area. We walked to the restaurant and bar a lot, but you can just call for a buggy. I was very impressed with all the events the hotel put on for christmas and New Year. The dancing and singing, DJ, games, cocktail party, christmas dinner NYE dinner, and much more were all inclusive and really did make our trip special. Many times I forgot our room number, the staff never once did! They were spectacular, such a big selling point of the resort. We had 2 massages they were fabulous. The beach bar was beautiful, the only down side, never enough staff working! And a lot of people would get a buggy up there early in the morning to put towels down and get the buggy back for breakfast which is so annoying, I only know this as the resort is great for a 5k run so saw people do this everyday! We managed to help the turtles back to sea and go and see the dolphins! All in all we really really enjoyed our stay, the accommodation and package was excellent, I hope to return! Only a few negatives, some days no towels by the pool, or no sun louges available, I don't think each villa needs 4 loungers, some of these should be allocated to the beach, for the price I pay I want to be able to have a louger on the pool or beach. Would have been great if all restaurants were open. Fantastic stay and the staff hoenstly were amazing from the cleaning team to the bar and waiting staff to the manager, everyone wanted to make sure we were having the best time.

We can't thank everybody at South Palm Resort enough for such an incredible honeymoon. We booked 11 nights through Blue Bay Travel staying in a water villa and although we had a 5 hour wait at Male Airport before the flight onto Gan, they provided us with complimentary access to a lounge with free food and drink so it didn't feel too long. The forecast had suggested thunderstorms almost every day but we didn't have any rain during the daytime, and other than a torrential downpour the night we arrived, just a couple of showers on a few evenings. We saw turtles, spotted eagle rays, cow-tailed stingrays and baby sharks all within a few metres of the bottom of our steps. If you swim out a bit further you can find a number of nice reefs teeming with colourful fish. Our butler Ali and everybody in the restaurant team were absolutely amazing. Our coca-colas were on our table before we'd even sat down most days and refills were brought within seconds of finishing the drink. They cooked some delicious pasta right in front of you and would bring it to your table if they was going to be a wait. Everybody would wave and high five you. It was a lovely atmosphere. We are fussy eaters so always worry about food at an all inclusive, but it was delicious. We regularly had potato curry, noodles, pasta and much more - they even make toasties for you at lunch time if you want one! One of the best things we did was snorkelling with nurse sharks with Southern Maldives Divers which is right next to the watersports centre. It only cost us $40 per person and we were the only people on the trip. The nurse sharks swim all around you and the team are on hand to make sure you're safe and even took our GoPro to help with photos and videos. We loved it so much we did it three times. We also booked the dolphin trip through them as they offered a better deal than the hotel. The one annoyance we had was with Blue Bay Travel, not the hotel, as a free snorkelling trip to a reef was included with our deal, but days before we travelled Blue Bay backtracked. They offered a guided tour of buildings on a local island, but this wasn't something we were interested in so we paid for the snorkelling trip through the hotel instead ($55 per person). The reef was lovely and it's definitely worth doing. There is no ATM on the island and they accept US dollars so if you want to give tips I'd suggest getting some dollars beforehand. We didn't realise so asked at reception and they were happy to change some money up for us using a card machine, but it's best to let them know in advance so they can make sure they have enough cash in hand for you. Finally, the island is absolutely beautiful. The different shades of blue, the palm trees, the coral - it really is like being in paradise. We would definitely return!