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Reviews of Malahini Kuda Bandos Resort 5 stars

North Male Atoll, 20077 North Male Atoll, Maldives

#23 of 25 hotels in North Male Atoll

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Review score

Based on 726 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    8.3

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    6.7

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  • Reviewed: 3 June 2024

    9.0
    Perfect stay at Maldives
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Garden View Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Everything ok, only the prices are quite high on the island (eg. if you forget a sunspray or so). Also, the activities were quite expensive, but it is worth it.

    Great accomodation, close to Male and the airport. Quite convenient if you travel with kids. Staff very nice and helpful, I have to say that we really liked the restaraunt, the meals prepared and the staff working over there as well. Great relaxation what you expect from Maldives.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Garden View Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location, not enough trips

    Very good food, nice stuff, good gym

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    7.0
    Very Disappointing hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Garden View Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    First, I would like to talk about the hotel itself. I booked a room with a garden view. The room was clean and tidy, but when you enter the bathroom, the white tiles are all yellow, as if they are never cleaned or maybe covered in mold. The sink was also yellow and did not drain properly. I killed two cockroaches in the bathroom, and after that, I had to constantly check what was happening in there. Reviews mentioned that the beach was very comfortable, with beautiful coral reefs and excellent snorkeling. However, every day there was trash on the beach, such as plastic bottles, bottle caps, leftover fruit from cocktails, and other debris that had washed ashore. Honestly, I have never seen a beach like this in any other country. There were no beautiful corals to swim around, unlike on other Maldivian islands. The main beach was constantly windy with huge waves, making it nearly impossible to swim. The staff at the reception were not very friendly. Large cockroaches were running around the beach bar, and dead ones were lying under the furniture. All the bungalows looked dreary, and the people I met were just waiting to go back home. This hotel offered no entertainment during bad weather, and my child had nothing to do for hours when it rained. The internet did not work at all, not even to check emails anywhere on the island. It was very disappointing and sad to visit such a place after traveling almost a full day to get there. I do not recommend this place.

    This place was very convenient because it was only 15 minutes from the airport. I was traveling with my 11-year-old child and was worried that if I booked a hotel further away, it would be difficult. The hotel had wonderful food, which was new and delicious every day. Although the island is small, it had one quiet beach and another beach with waves, so my child wasn't bored jumping in the waves.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Room with Sea View & Balcony
    • Stayed 11 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean, meany green on island 🏝️

    Good place, to relax. And best cocktail from Harsha♥️

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful place with quick and easy access from main airport, highly recommended
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Room with Sea View & Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Everything was good considering the season.

    Versatile food, something different every day. The quality of food is very good, lots of spices and dressings. Good variety of cocktails, special thanks to Mona and her colleagues. Beautiful canopy of trees over your head. The beach is quite wide, plenty of sunbeds and umbrellas. The reef is very nice with all kinds of sea life. New activities every evening (special thanks to Fifi), friendly stuff, the music is nice and not loud. Good place to meditate.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    8.0
    To sup up we enjoyed the stay but done things could be improved
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Just a few things. 1. Would be nice to have a boat to Male at least 1 or 2 times a week even for an additional charge…You can’t go there by yourself to explore, you have to buy an excursion, which was around $55 per person. 2. Once I came to reception area in the evening. The lady with long hair from reception was just chatting with a couple. I was standing there for 5-10 minutes and I was not even acknowledged…That couple looked at me and then at the lady from reception and I felt like they were also feeling uncomfortable that she kept on talking and I was just standing there. I decided to leave from there and just call later. Only after I left the lady from reception run after me asking if she could assist…3.Also 2 times we were asking for water in the room and both times received it only after 1-1,5 hours and we had to ask for it second time. 4. Prices are high. A can of soda is $10.

    The location is good, 10-15 mins by speed boat. I’s very convenient if you don’t want to have another flight to further islands. The property looks amazing, a lot of greenery, nice buildings and style of it. In general very peaceful and beautiful place to stay. The room we stayed was good (we had ocean view room); room has everything for comfortable stay. It was literally 1 minute to the beach. The beach was clean and beautiful, water has an amazingly beautiful color. Service was good, staff was friendly. Food variety is really good (but not desserts counter). SPA experience was amazing, massage therapist Silvia was so kind and professional.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Sunrise Beach Pool Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2024

    9.0
    Very cool place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Room with Sea View & Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location and staff

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Sunrise Beach Villa with Private Pool & Jacuzzi (Premium All Inclusive) |Free Return Transfer |Kids Stay and Eat Free under 6 Years |Free One Floating Breakfast |Dine Around Options |Free One Selected Excursions |Min 4 nts stays 01st May to 31st July 2024
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didnt like the fact that the staff konked on the door of the room and immediatly opened the door without my permission, this was very unprofisional and rude, also the fact that we needed to return the rented snorkling equipment every day insted of keeping it as we wanted to use them early morning insted of waiting for the diving center to open everyday

    The location was great

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2024

    9.0
    A fantastic resort for a quiet and private relaxed tour. Perfect for couples/honeymooners
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Sunrise Beach Villa with Private Pool & Jacuzzi (Premium All Inclusive) |Free Return Transfer |Kids Stay and Eat Free under 6 Years |Free One Floating Breakfast |Dine Around Options |Free One Selected Excursions |Min 4 nts stays 01st May to 31st July 2024
    • Stayed 4 nights

    only thing that i had bad experiece with was in their speed to room service. we placed some requirements at the room and it took quite some time to respond.

    What i liked? Number 1, the room i booked!! simply awesome! a perfect fit for a couple to be on your own and alone! we booked sunrise private pool beach villa and it was just perfect and beyond what I expected! simply loved it. btw, they have more than 20 such villa and probably not all of them has direct access to the beach from the room, espcially my room had a lot of trees on the beach which was like a barricade. but it worked for me as it worked as a boundary for me to give us a complete isolation. but for poeple who would like to have access to the beach directly from room, may ask the hotel for your requirement. number 2, the staffs were really awesome. everyone was very welcoming, smiling and always willing to help. number 3, the wifi! you will get wifi in almost every corner of the hotel since it is a small island. so no need to buy any local SIM. on other good parts, the food was quite good. we took half-board. the buffet bf and dinner had a decent range of food choices. for lunch we had ordered in the Bluu where you can relax on the beach side with nice ocean breeze, a spectacular view of the sea. so, overall it is a very good choice for small group, especially for couples. a small, quiet resort if you are looking for a relaxed time. it is very close to Male mainland, around 10-12 minutes by speedboat. there are also other activities and excursion options available at the hotel, but we didn't opt for anything, so cannot comment on that unfortunately.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 April 2024

    8.0
    Absolutely breath-taking and I can’t wait to go back one day!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Garden View Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had a few issues with a small from the plumbing connected to the toilet. The servers in the Blu bar on the whole were amazing but there were a few times that they were slow due to the amount of people that they needed to serve.

    The whole island was beautiful. The food was exceptional and was such a variety. Really enjoyed our tree top dinner experience and Ravi was an amazing server. He was really friendly and thorough.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Sunrise Beach Pool Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The sunrise beach villa was not actually on the beach, half of the island has been eroded away and therefore you won’t be actually staying on the beach. Choice of restaurants was limited. Most things were not included in the “all inclusive package”.

    Location to the airport, friendly staff

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    9.0
    Pretty good without late check out experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Sunrise Beach Villa with Private Pool & Jacuzzi (Premium All Inclusive) |Free Return Transfer |Kids Stay and Eat Free under 6 Years |Free One Floating Breakfast |Dine Around Options |Free One Selected Excursions |Min 4 nts stays 01st May to 31st July 2024
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Main problem was when we want To Mark late check out reception said yes it is possible and free than some one call me and said 30$ I said ok but when we want to check out Mr Misfal said “you have to pay 150$” he said only 1 hour 30$ because of his bad english it is not possible to understand what he said on telephone he has to say total amount but he did not say anything. He threatens us to prevent our departure and miss our flight finally he made a little discount and we catch our Flight my advise to hotel they have to find someone who can speak CLEAR ENGLISH without any local english without any ascend which we couldn’t understand All other was almost perfect thank you

    Clean, nice Food, private Pool ABD nice Staff Anıl , Vanessa and Tota (Kazak lady)

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    8.0
    Great value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Sunrise Beach Pool Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Sand pathways, the walkways around the island are all unpaved which makes walking around not so comfortable. In addition, too many insects outside and invading the outdoor bathroom.

    Restuarant was great, variety of tasty food. Staff were also excellent and professional. Beach is clean and fun to swim in despite being bit rocky. Short speedboat ride from the airport.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good. High recommend it.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Room with Sea View & Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The bathroom could have bigger curtains in order to avoid spilling water.

    All meals are very good. Beach is amazing. Snorkelling at the beach is awesome.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2024

    9.0
    Good facility near to Airport
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Sunrise Beach Villa with Private Pool & Jacuzzi (Premium All Inclusive) |Free Return Transfer |Kids Stay and Eat Free under 6 Years |Free One Floating Breakfast |Dine Around Options |Free One Selected Excursions |Min 4 nts stays 01st May to 31st July 2024
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Checkout and airport transfer

    Pool villa, food options Restaurant staff, chefs, room service team

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2024

    8.0
    New ideas for male near him liday
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    too small

    booking

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful, relaxing, private.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Sunrise Beach Pool Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some of the towels we got were dirty. The service at the Bluu bar is incredibly slow. Selection of drinks in the AI package could be better. Deserts and coffee were nothing special, they could be improved greatly.

    Beautiful, relaxing location. Everything is within walking distance. It was very easy to get to the property from the airport. Our villa was very spacious. Very wide selection of food. Incredibly friendly and helpful staff in the Maaga restaurant!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Sunrise Beach Villa with Private Pool & Jacuzzi (Premium All Inclusive) |Free Return Transfer |Kids Stay and Eat Free under 6 Years |Free One Floating Breakfast |Dine Around Options |Free One Selected Excursions |Min 4 nts stays 01st May to 31st July 2024
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A quite disappointing was what i booked for from booking.com was sunrise beach pool villa which i imagined same as in the picture but it was different smaller than it was in the picture .

    Overall stay was perfect. The location was great ,very near to the airport. We were welcomed and farewell whole heartedly by the number of staff at the reception. The food was awesome especially those chefs were so humble and gave us what we really asked for but forgot their name one of them was dipak...we really enjoyed our stay.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Sunrise Beach Pool Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Loungers should have cushions

    Excellent staff. Nice reef. All Inclusive Gold perks worth it

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2024

    7.0
    Very excellent location, not happy with food n taste.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Sunrise Beach Villa with Private Pool & Jacuzzi (Premium All Inclusive) |Free Return Transfer |Kids Stay and Eat Free under 6 Years |Free One Floating Breakfast |Dine Around Options |Free One Selected Excursions |Min 4 nts stays 01st May to 31st July 2024
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Please change your chef, didn't liked the food at all.

    Very nice location, loved the sun rise villas

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Sunrise Beach Villa with Private Pool & Jacuzzi (Premium All Inclusive) |Free Return Transfer |Kids Stay and Eat Free under 6 Years |Free One Floating Breakfast |Dine Around Options |Free One Selected Excursions |Min 4 nts stays 01st May to 31st July 2024
    • Stayed 7 nights

    I didn't like that there were small ants present in the room.

    The Malahini Kuda Bandos resort was stunning, beautiful. The sunrise villa was exactly how the pictures suggested. The stuff was very helpful and kind. I would recommend the resort to anyone.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 March 2024

    9.0
    Close to paradise
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Sunrise Beach Pool Villa with Premium All Inclusive
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Wifi a bit slow, but OK.

    Beautiful resort. Clean rooms and great pool in Sunrise Pool Villa. Excellent choice of food and everything was very tasty. Fabulous house reef with plenty of live coral, lots of fish and also sharks and even a turtle. In addition, good gym. I recommend to take AI Gold (Premium by Booking.com), as regular AI does not cover much.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Prices

    Small island, but close to the airport.

    Stayed in December 2023

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