That we had to leave

Heaven on Earth

Stayed in April 2024

Staff

Snorkeling, location and foods

Stayed in January 2024

Nothing

Friendly peaceful beautiful

Stayed in August 2023

If I could give any advice for the resort it would be to make sure that there is a coral reef-friendly sunscreen in the store (we run out of two bottles we brought with us). Maybe it could be a good idea to ask the future guests (in the confirmation email or so) to bring the coral reef friendly sunscreen. It seems a little thing to do, but if it can help protecting this amazing place, I think It will be worth it. Oh, and please provide combs for after the SPA treatment

It has been a week since we've come back from paradise on Earth. The beauty of the Maldives cannot be described, but the amazing experience of staying at Dusit Thani Maldives, which was simply perfect, can. To be perfectly honest, almost everything exceeded my (very high) expectation. The resort is a beautiful jungle/garden and cycling through it is a pleasure for all the senses (especially in the evenings, when you can smell frangipani). We have stayed in one of the ocean villas. The views were simply stunning. The villa was very spacious and cosy, and even though the furniture is not brand new, it is full of drama. Plus, they have the most comfortable pillows my head had ever touched. The big highight-and what convinced us to stay in the resort-is the Thai restaurant Benjarong with it amazing chef and staff-we were usually attended by Novika (foodie as myself, so she could provide great recommendation) and James, who was also super nice and attentive. After having dinner at Benjarong the first night, we booked all of our meals there (with the exception for the night of Eid celebration, when we dined on the beach with live local music and dancing-thanks Sharif. I especial recommend the soft shell crab with curry - powder, the lamb chops, and my favourite dish in the universe-the Thai green curry. My husband fell in love with the dessert with water chestnuts and ended up eating it twice a day 🙂 (and of course I ended up taking the Thai cooking class). Another highlight for the foodies was breakfast. while the choices of "western" food, pastries is impressive, my very favourite (and I had it every single day) was the noodles station. Also, make sure you try the passion fruit jam which is to die for. You can always ask Mona (yet another, cheerful foodie) for recommendations. Moving from the food... Above the Thai 'restaurant is the Sata bar. My husband took the cocktail making class there and we met a very gifted bar attender Amita.

Stayed in April 2023

clean, feels like your on a real island, exotic

everything, rooms, bikes, nature, activities, staff

Stayed in September 2022

it was ok.

Food was good but I think need more variety.

Stayed in August 2022

Shamoon, Mona, Shahid and Faisal made this an exceptional experience!! you won’t regret spending time on this paradise

Stayed in July 2022

thanks for all staff and special thanks to ‏NAAISH.

Stayed in July 2022

Dine in menu need a little more options

Great experience very kind friendly and helpful staff that’s make our stay excellent specially Mr.Muhey. Facility are great and there’s a lot of activities provided by the resort.

Stayed in May 2022

food was good but it could have been better

the spa beach and water activities nature and trails

Stayed in February 2022

nothing

Very welcoming and still professional staff! nice, green island. very nice house reef for snorkeling and even diving! Outstanding thai restaurant Benjarong!

Stayed in March 2022

Leaving the island :)

It is a small Island, so you can reach all facilities easily with the provided bicycles. The food is exceptional, especially at the Seagrill and Benjarong. We stayed in the ocean villa with pool, where it was really quiet and the ocean view was amazing. You can go snorkelling with provided vests right from your villa. We got to see reef sharks and eagle rays. Dusit Thani offers a wide Ränge of activities - we went for a couple of dives and we always were in small dive groups. The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful, we felt very comfortable at all times. The great service started at the airport, where the employees pick you up. Checkin is done at the Dusit Thani airport lounge, so the holiday starts immediately when you reach the island. Overall a great experience. We will definitely come back.

Stayed in March 2022

nothing

what’s not to like 😊

Stayed in February 2022

My only negative feedback is that they should not charge drinking water at restaurants and offer thai ice tea at the Market restaurant too.

We love that the resort feels very exclusive and luxurious. Staff goes all out to serve, very friendly and happy service. The room smelt nice and was made 2x a day with some surprises thrown in.We also like that bicycles are provided as an alternative mode of transportation around the island. Chef at the Market (Pak Danang & Pak Fiqtri) specially made an Indonesian meal for us when I mentioned that I missed Indonesian food!

Stayed in January 2022

nothing

very beautiful landscape & delicious food

Stayed in January 2022

needs more restaurants or more food options

quite and organized direct contact with the butler

Stayed in January 2022

the butler service was amazing. Riyaz made our stay super comfortable and convenient

Stayed in December 2021

food and drinks price are high

very friendly staff, great bar and pool area, awesome water sports, beach deluxe villa with pool and ocean villa we stayed in both and they were both amazing in their own way. you can do lots of activity in the island - so much fun for fitness or people looking to more than just relax. whole island is covered by natural trees and greenery. the staff really tries their best to cater to your needs. the personal butler service is convenient than having to deal with reception to enhance your experience. we loved the wagyu steak mb9 at sea grill. special thanks to Soukaina (our butler), Saeed, Ishraag and all the staff for their friendly and kind hospitality.

Stayed in November 2021

Restaurants can be improved

Staff are very friendly and organized

Stayed in September 2021

The only fact I have to complain about is the frozen fish. We are in the middle of the ocean, they cought fresh fish which I saw but you get frozen fish. And it is not good, it was really not edible at all. The food in the Maldivian resorts is not really good in general which is well known but I really dont understand why they dont have fresh fish. Besides the fish the food at the Dust Thani is great but incredible pricey. A lunch of vegetarian pasta and a juice for 1 person is nearly $50 which is a bit too much for what you get. They are generous with the portions. People said the Thai restaurant is soooo good but to be honest I tried it and compared to real Thaifood its nothing and its way overpriced as well. I like spending but when you eat in Thailand food much more fresh, much more tasty and cost 10% of what they charge you feel a bit ripped off. The resort is pricey enough, no need to charge so much for simple food.

Everything is amazing about the Dusit Thani. The island is incredible green and lush and you can walk around and feel like in a djungle. The beaches are beautiful but not as picturesque as other island and you can't walk around the island on the beach as there are the watervillas in the way or the jetties. The villa is very comfy and you have absolute privacy which is amazing. The guys from the diving center are so nice and accommodating and I was very lucky that there were Mantas on call nearly every day. It is a great experience to swim with them and I have wonderful photos of those days. The trip cost $200 and you can swim with them for 45 min in the bay. In the beginning its amazing but as more boats arrive and more bodies in the water its a bit crowded. So go as early as possible. The prices for the snorkeling tours are very good and worth the money. The reef around the island is okey, you can see black tip reef sharks and turtles but the corals are not very colourful. Go to the Nemo Rock snorkeling tour, that island has a healthy and beautiful reef. I loved the small details in the beginning, you will be welcomed with a fruit basket in your villa and healthy cookies. Also they have those amazing aromatherapy candle diffuser which makes the room smell so good. The service and turn down service is great but as longer I stayed as less I felt cared for.. In Thailand I am used to get every day some small treat or fresh coconut and fruits. Fruits dont cost the world and it would be a nice gestue. The breakfast is very amazing. They have something for every taste, Chinese, Thai, Western, Indian and Arabic. The bread is okey nothing special but the immun booster are great, the fresh juice which is included and exclusive honeys are great. It is also important to mention that they do their best to have the earliert seaplane to the resort booked (I only waited 1 hour in their arrival lounge) and the last seaplane to leave so you can make the most of the day.

Stayed in September 2021

The island is very far from male airport, it took us 40 min in the sea plane to get there

Everything

Stayed in August 2021

Bug and mosquito bites are too many Low quality of bikes No Sound proof of rooms and windows Lunch and dinner food is above average and can be improved

Nature preservation and awareness Friendly staff that go out of their way to make your stay enjoyable and comfortable Availability of PADI certification Cleanliness Excellent breakfast

Stayed in August 2021

The bar music at night is annoying until 12pm, i couldn’t enjoy the calm nights. it is understandable that the resort just restart activities given lots of insects, i saw many domestic geckos and one snake.

We loved the staff, the mesmerizing greenery and botanicals. The provided free to use bikes are wonderful addition. The staff loved working there as they talk highly of how the resort mgt put them first.

Stayed in July 2021

For the whole island they had only 4 tricycles.. We could not use the 2 bicycles that dedicated to our villa because my wife can't drive it.. We ordered a Tricycle but we never get it.

It's a distant island, managed by Dusit Thani.. Very natural jungle like, Rooms and facilities are superb.. Staff is decent, kitchen and menus need to be Revised.

Stayed in July 2021