Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu

Perfect location - a resort on its own island and you can walk everywhere in bare feet. The snorkelling was good and we could swim and snorkel straight from our beach villa. After swimming and snorkelling, we could cool off in our very own plunge pool. We loved the bathroom. The shower and toilet were outside in their very own courtyard and under a thatch roof - perfect. The bed was large and very comfortable. The beach villa was kept very clean and anything we required, it was just a matter of asking Aminul who was very quick. Breakfast and dinner were in the Cowrie Restaurant which provided a buffet service. The food was very good and sometimes it was very difficult to make a choice from the delicious offerings on the buffet. The Cowrie Restaurant is recommend if you are on full board or breakfast/dinner deal. The Beach Bar is great for watching sunsets and you are served by very attentive staff. In fact, all the staff were very attentive and it was a pleasure to receive their service. Some people we want to mention are Nalinda who looked after us superbly when we dined in the Cowrie Restaurant. When arriving at the Cowrie, you are greeted by a very friendly Soumya who directs you to a table and makes sure everything is to your satisfaction. Finally, Aminul who looked after our beach villa and made sure that we had everything we required with a very friendly smile and service. Finally and if you are very lucky, you may catch a turtle nest hatching and baby turtles rushing to the sea. We did and it was a once in a lifetime chance. You do have to obey the directions from the marine biologists who look after the turtles. You can leave the hustle and bustle of city life behind you, slow down and relax on this beautiful resort island. RECOMMENDED.

Having to leave.

Original tropical island with lush vegetation, trees, birds and reef.

Communication trough mail in advance could be slightly better..

This was a bucket list, 50th birthday treat and was everything I hoped for and more! The staff were fantastic-from arrival in Male, to seaplane, to boat arrival at coco palm, and every day until we left! Service was exceptional and everyone greeted you with a smile and how are you. It felt very genuine too and not forced. Highlights were our amazing lagoon villa which was maintained daily by Kashim (he added extras for my birthday too!) and the lovely Saeed at the restaurant who noticed small things like how I liked my tea! The turtle sanctuary was informative and the volunteers were just lovely and even the gift shop owner was great to talk to. And I swam with a reef shark and a stingray who were just hanging out in the lagoon! Wow!

Nothing! Although if you’re not confident on the sea, the whole sea plane to a floating platform and then onto a boat could be unnerving!

Yes, there is something bad about this place: eventually, you will have to leave and go home! Absolutely awesome experience, from the crew to the food, our stay was pure joy. The place is fabulous, the features and lagoon piloti villas are perfect, the attention of the crew is just enough. Special thank you to Oahab for his professionalism and for setting up a perfect room everyday, to Zaaid for his energy and experience during the tours and to Didi for being the best waiter and an absolute gentleman. We will be back as soon as we loose the weight we gained from the delicious buffet. The island is a wonderful quiet paradise, they will provide you with snorkel kits and you will see turtles, manta, sharks and a million other colourful fishes. Don’t hesitate and book already!

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Let me start from someone else complaints: do you really want a TV set when staying in Maldives? Please just go outside your room and enjoy the beauty of the nature, during night time enjoy stars and Milky Way... your TV set is waiting at your home when you'll come back... and I can promise you, you will miss the peace and beauty of Maldives. That said, I've been several times to Maldives so far in different atolls and resorts: all were somehow good or great, but what I can say about Coco Palm Dhuni is that is most eco-friendly and maldivian-style place to stay. You may look for larger resorts, with pools (pool in Maldives? Seriously?) and more amenities, but you won't feel the real pleasure of staying in a natural place which respects the environment and its roots. Second highlight: you have there the Olive Ridley marine turtle center which is really, really nice. They take care of unlucky turtles with passion and love! Third: swim in the lagoon and 99% you'll meet a turtle there! I'm posting a picture done with my camera because no kidding here and no fake review. Unfortunately corals are not much alive around, so if you're looking for diving or snorkeling you may need to have a daily trip in other better places, but I can assure there are enough nice fishes to see, including some clownfish (remember Finding Nemo...). The room was clean, cleaned twice a day (almost during breakfast, lunch or dinner to not disturb). In my room I had a Nespresso coffee machine with free refill and also water. Overwater villas may look silly in the pictures, but I can tell they are very nice and the wood makes you feel more close to nature. Who wants all the concrete in a natural paradise?!? All the staff is friendly, smiling and helpful. Food is good enough and with different options every day, if you stay 2 weeks it may look repetitive but after all you're not there just to eat, right?

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Nature of the island was good. Sea and the trees were beautiful. Staff was nice.

There are many things that disappointed us. I will try to demonstrate my points below with pictures i took. THE ROOM Furnitures are very old. The bathtub had dirt marks on it. The wardrobe had very storng woody smell. There are cockroaches and the balcony and the bath. Also there were unbelievably too much mosquitoes. By one use of mosquitoes poison spray in the bath, we killed more than 10 mosquitoes. The nature of the island was very good but I guess it comes with the cost (insects). When we were looking for hotels in the maldives, we wanted to have a private pool. But the pool in the lagoon villas are not a pool. It could be outside bathtub at most. It says it has 80cm depth, but since its not fully filled, it has depth of maybe 50cm. So it cannot be considered as pool i think. THE ISLAND There was some kind of problem with the sand. I think sand moves away so they have to fill the beach with sands again. To prevent sand to remove, they put some kind of bags on the beach. Those bags gives a horrible view. I will share the pictures. At night, the hotel management was burning the trashes. One night, when i went to balcony, i smelled something burning. I called the reception immediately, i told them about the smell and the smoke i see. They told me that they are burning the garbage, so there is nothing to worry about. It was not pleasant to smell burning garbage at night. ( i will show the smoke on a picture i took at night. If you can look in front of the light, you can see the smoke) THE FOOD The food variety was poor, we were just eating not enjoying.