Komandoo Maldives Island Resort

Arrival in Male is an experience in itself. Waiting in the transfer lounge sets the tone as you look over the harbour with boats and seaplanes heading in and out. The weather, I hear you ask? Well, the pilots are wearing shorts and are bear-footed in the cockpit... You board the seaplane and once airborne you can't stop taking pictures of the sight below you. Endless atolls and islands covered in white sand stretch out as far as the eye can see! The sea plane starts to descend and you wonder which island resort you are destined for. Plane lands in the ocean and a boat in the distance comes to dock! Ok! The shock of it all as you transfer to the boat and then set sail over the sunbathed ocean, then resort starts to appear in the distance! There's a welcome team who sing and welcome you with coconut ice cream and coconut drinks to cool you down just a touch. Pleasantries out of the way, you are encouraged to take your shoes off and enjoy what awaits your stay. The rest is history!

I really needed to get away for a week and recharge ~ Komandoo was the perfect place to do that. Besides the wonderful natural environment, the people of Komandoo Resort were just great, there with good questions if you needed them, not in the way if you just wanted to hang out or explore. They were very friendly, sincere and just a lot of fun to be around. We did take advantage of an overnight stay in Kuredu, and although we had nothing negative to say about that island, heading back to Komandoo for our last few days felt like coming home. I'm definitely looking forward to my next visit!

For the price, this place can't be beat. Definately. The underwater life is beautiful, even if just snorkeling. The excursions are great, many of them free for the first time. It's a small island so it's relaxing to walk around. Toiletries 5/10. Soap, Towels, Body Lotion. All supplied. Shaving kit, toothpaste, q-tips. None included. You had to buy your own from the convenient store. Which I think is total BS. Buffet Food: 5/10 I've tasted much better. We were there for Italian, Indian, and Chinese night. All those nights the food was mediocre to taste. Just very unhappy with the food. Aqua Restuarant: 8/10 I had a lobster which most people who've been to Maldives will know is really rare to enjoy and it was great. Wonderfully made, the potato,pea salad along with it was also really well done. My wife had the fried ice cream and unfortunately that didn't fair too well. But the chef seen that we didn't enjoy it all that much and made us a complimentary replacement which was amazing. The price was also really balanced. We paid $80. Biggest Nuisance: It was a gecko in the room which would not let us sleep for the entire time we were there. Every two hours it would let out a loud chirp and wake us up. Really annoying. And it couldn't be shoo'd away or killed since there were tons of crawl space for it to hide in. But overall, if I'm guaranteed no gecko in the room, I'd go again. Just bring my toiletries with me though :)

I enjoyed very much my relatively short (6 nights), post-diving safari, stay in Komandoo Resort in February 2011. The island is peaceful and beautiful, in an understated sort of way, with no screaming kids and not too many honeymooners around (I travelled solo). The villas are tastefully decorated, spacious and very clean. The food was very good, but the selection was somewhat limited (I wish they had more choice of local fish). One recommendation: the mangement should install more modern shower heads in the bathrooms in order to increase the water pressure, which was somewhat weak.

Komandoo is absolutely beautiful! The dive facilities were top rate, the beach bungalow we stayed in was just feet from the gorgeous lagoon that was a dream for swimming and snorkelling. We swam with sea turtles almost daily and the sea life was abundant and colourful! The beach was pristine and the food was always wonderful and never boring. If you are looking for a very relaxing and peaceful vacation with the most beautiful views and sunsets you can imagine, Komandoo is the place. Even the bar that sits on the edge of the water was paradise itself.