Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort

Very good experience and all staff are friendly and helpful. Awesome experience.

Good places I love it

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

My wife and I have recently returned from a 2 week vacation at the Mercure for my wife’s 60th birthday This was our first time to Maldives and this place didn’t disappoint, we stayed in a beach bungalow which was amazing the fact it was just meters away from our own piece of beach and straight into the amazing sea.(202) friendly staff made our stay memorable, the guys in the pool bar were always smiling and knew what you wanted to drink every time. A special shout out to JO-ANN and her team in the VISTA RESTAURANT (Kunal, Smith and chef Bipula this place made our vacation special what an amazing team and the food was super every time we ate there which was probably 80% of the time. Alcohol was good no expense spared. Snorkelling was amazing first time on the house reef we saw 2 large rays, sharks everywhere and our last day we had a turtle pop up 2meters away from us. The one and only issue for us was trying to get a hot drink at breakfast staff in there ignored us and most days we went without a hot drink with our breakfast, this was the same in the evening so we pretty much used the vista restaurant Try the pool bar for lunch I would definitely recommend and return to the Mercure in the future Thanks for a relaxing vacation

I have never felt as relaxed on holiday as I did here. It is a small resort, which in my mind is perfect. Super dive shop with lots of trips, we saw loads of sharks on the shark dive. Snorkeling from the house reef is amazing, rays, turtles, sharks, octopus and all manner of fish. We stayed in a water villa, there is a glass part of the floor to sit and watch the fish at night 😍😍. Bar and restaurants x 2 are great. All top shelf drinks included. Pool is lovely, the massages in the spa are fantastic. I used the laundry service, prompt, very good and a reasonable price. I laugh at people that go to the same country twice and here I am looking to book to the same resort for next year. I feel the best I have in a long time! The entire team there do what they can to ensure you have a super holiday.

We recently stayed at Mercure Maldives Kooddoo resort for 7 nights and absolutely enjoyed our stay here - in fact, I am writing this review from the porch of our overwater villa, overlooking the turquoise sea. The Mercure is a truly luxurious resort. From our arrival at Male international airport, the hotel staff took excellent care of us and escorted us to the arrival lounge while they sorted our check in and procedures for our onward flight to Kooddoo. The hotel and the airport are basically the only locations on the island - which is perfect as the transfer form the local airport to the resort literally only takes 1 minute. The fact that the airport is near the hotel is not an issue - there are only 3-4 flights a day and you don’t really hear the airplanes. Our overwater villa was amazing, very stylish and lots of privacy. We also thoroughly enjoyed the food throughout our stay. Breakfast was great with a huge selection of local and international food. Dinner was a different theme (eg seafood, Maldivian, Sri Lankan, BBQ,…) every evening and always delicious. We would like to especially mention the great staff at this resort. Everyone was always very helpful, friendly and engaging. A special mentioning to Alisha who we had great conversations with and who always guessed our wish before we even mentioned anything. We can thoroughly recommend this resort and would love to stay again!

We recently returned from a 5 night stay the the Mercure Maldives Resort. I am trying to think of some different words that could be said about this amazing resort and the only thing that comes to mind is GO!!!!! Just Go! It is heaven on earth. One suggestion - as the reef is further out then some of the closer in over-water huts, I think for safety, a ladder should be installed at the furthest out point should someone be tired and struggle to swim back in.

When you step foot on premises, you immediately are greeted with smiles. The resort gives a feeling I’ve never felt anywhere else. The staff is amazing, from the food servers to the bar tenders. The dive center is full of experienced and excellent staff. During my stay which was 7 days I enjoyed the staff just as much as I enjoyed the location. They were so full of life, stories and always so concerned on the best interests of the guests. The food was always fresh, and the drinks were crafted with care every single time. I stayed in an over the water sunset villa, which was soo dreamy. The room was cleaned daily to perfection. The lagoon was full of life so snorkeling was a lot of fun. This resort definitely is worth every penny, and the staff is just the icing on the cake. Thank you Mercure, Maldives. You left me full of memories I will share for the rest of my life.

Location is stunning and the customer service and friendly staff make this resort unforgettable. Food was on point , with 3 places to choose from. We had a sunset pool villa , the view is beautiful and your own pool provides great privacy. We had a romantic surf and turf diner on the beach, was delicious. Certainly can recommend this resort for a romantic get away