Bandos Maldives Resort 

This was a holiday we will never forget. Me and my children have travelled to many places and by far this has been one of the best holidays. The staff at the airport, the hotel, tour guides and the speed boat crew were so kind and welcoming. Upon arrival at the resort, we were greeted by Gene, who is a lovely young lady, throughout our stay she was so helpful and kind she even made sure of and helped my eldest daughter organize a birthday dinner for me and my youngest child. Which was the whole reason for this trip. I waited 25 years to go to the Maldives, and I made it happen for my 50th and my youngest 18th. It was a shame we didn’t say goodbye to gene before we left. During our stay I would like to say thank you to Arif, the housekeeper, who made sure our rooms were clean and tidy twice a day and everything was clean and topped every morning and evening. Thank you, Arif, and Mirdaha for Always giving us a ride back to our rooms or to the main reception. Whenever you saw us on the way to reception and dinner you would always offer us that ride or if you knew we were at reception waiting to go back to our rooms you were always quick to take us back. You both took time out to chat with us and have a laugh on our journey. Mirdaha you were a good tour guide who showed us around the local village an excursion which everyone visiting should experience. The souvenier shop you took us to had so many lovely things wish we had more time to explore. Thank you, Hussain, for looking after me and the girls at breakfast it was a pleasure seeing you every morning always smiling and asking if we were having a lovely stay. I would also like to thank you for taking my girls snorkeling, they loved every moment of it. You also made the stay even more welcoming when you saw us around the resort, you would always wait till we were closer for you to say hello and have that little chat. Thank you, Reehan, for teaching my girls how to snorkel and encouraging them to learn and explore the ocean. One of my daughters wasn’t comfortable with the ocean but you managed to take her out of her comfort zone and now she misses it. I hope we can come back one day so you can teach them to dive next. Afran Thank you so much for making dinner a laugh and making us feel at home. When we came to dinner it was like visiting a relative, we were comfortable sharing our day activity stories with you and many other stories having those little debates just a laugh. We sometimes did not even notice how much time flew by quickly. Thank you to the team at Huvan they always seated us at the best spot for the sunset and thank you to the chef Piyantha for making a special chilli sauce for us. He knew we loved spicy chilli sauce with our meal. It was also nice of him to check if our meals were good and if we were enjoying our evening. Ifham, Ibrahim and Zuhair thank you guys for all the water activities, jet ski, kayaking etc you made sure the girls were safe and got to explore the ocean some more. I was afraid of trying to snorkel if it wasn’t for you reassuring me it would be ok; I would have never tried it. Thank you for making me take the chance and trying it. The rest of the holiday I learnt to swim and snorkel a little further into the ocean. Thank you to the team who took us night fishing, it was an exciting adventure and to the team who also took us for the big fish fishing. Lastly Thank you to the managers Aman, Ibrahim and mustafa for helping us with any issues we had during our stay. Everything was resolved with kindness. Sorry if I got the spellings wrong or the names I forgot to take notes of them. Ibrahim, thank you for making sure we were happy with everything at the end of our holiday, it was a pleasure to thank you and say goodbye personally when we were leaving. I would highly recommend this resort to anyone who has a family with young or older children. The island has so much to offer from activities to great food. They even screened every game of the world cup, so we didn’t miss a game. The staff are so welcoming they make you feel at home and safe, especially in the evenings I was scared of the lizards and bats lol the buggy rides saved my life lol. 2 and half weeks was not enough we miss the place so much.