Cinnamon Dhonveli Maldives

Excellent resort, recommend. Above all expectations

The water bungalow we stayed in was fantastic, stunning views and a private sun deck for sun bathing. Very comfortable accommodation that I would strongly recommend. The food in the buffet was also very good, lots of choice and different dishes every sitting, so difficult to get bored given the options. Staff very friendly, only slight negative was a lack of staff in the bars on occasions.

It was a wonderful stay, everything was on point and exceptional.

Travellers be careful about this resort, especially if you booked overwater bungalow. If you booked only a few nights overwater bungalow, they will tell you that there is no more overwater bungalow available so that they will give your bungalow to someone else, who is just want to stay one night with a much higher prices. This happened to me when I checked in at the resort. I give them a hard time so they decided to check me in to my overwater bungalow. Also, it happened to one of the neighbours as well at the resort.

The location, staff, facilities, food and especially the rooms are all amazing. Would definitely recommend this.

My partner and I went to cinnamon dhonveli for his 30th birthday. Pick up from the airport was very smooth and easy, the speed boat transfer was very comfortable and only took around 25 minutes. We got a free upgrade to a beach bungalow from the superior room as I believe there was still some work going on on the island although this didn’t impact our stay at all. The beach bungalow was amazing! The bed was huge and the doors opened up right onto the beach. The room was cleaned and tea/coffee/water restocked 3 times a day. The buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner was amazing! Plenty of vegetarian and gluten free options available. Staff were very attentive and friendly, even remember our drinks orders from the previous days. You could have beer, wine or soft drinks with lunch and dinner but certain cocktails were available at the bars throughout the day. The cocktails were also great! The beach was cleaned every morning and was immaculate! The most beautiful sand and sea you could imagine! We snorkelled a few metres off the beach and saw rays, black tip reef sharks, parrot fish and much more! We also did scuba diving with meridis dive and relax - the dive centre on the island. It was some of the best scuba diving we have ever done!! The team did everything for us and the gear/ boat were in great condition! Dives cost roughly $99 each and are well worth the money! Although out of season we saw a manta ray which was incredible along with much more!

The over water bungalows are well positioned but quite a walk from restaurant. The rooms are nice but housekeeping leaves a lot to be desired for as even after being out of room for 6-8 hours in morning rooms were not cleaned with excuse that the house keepers are busy! Water is beautiful with excellent scope for snorkeling. Food is ok with fresh hot cooked section being the best; coffee is mediocre and the restaurant does not have a coffee machine for any expresso or cappuccino. Staff is friendly and smiling so that’s a bonus.

Very relaxing would have been better not to pay for the extras like kayaks paddle boarding

It was paradise, hospitality at its best, everyone was super kind and amazing, rooms were worth every penny, and beaches are so clean you won't get up from there, sea was transparent and with all shades of blue you can imagine..i am dying for another chance to get there...

Fantastic beautiful island perfect for our honeymoon. Loved every second. We went All Inclusive. It’s the best thing we done. Highly recommended