Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu, Maldives

We had a really great stay at Coco Palm. The location is fantastic; a house reef for snorkelling and proximity to great dive sites make it ideal. Our dives instructors, Miriam and Erica were wonderful and knowledgeable. The daily buffet was excellent and the staff are so friendly. The only negative was that the bed mattress was too firm and uncomfortable. We will definitely recommend this resort to friends!

We returned to Coco Palm after we had a fantastic time in November 2023. But as returning guests, we were hugely disappointed this time for a number of reasons. 1. We got in touch with the resort reservation desk at the time of booking this year's trip in March 24 and we asked for the same villa or one near to the one we were given a year before. We repeated the reminder twice more, and they confirmed receipt of our request. Yet upon arrival, we were allocated a terribly located villa that we simply weren't prepared to stay in. We were given one for three days before they relocated us to the one we asked for. All the packing and unpacking and packing and unpacking again totally spoilt our first week. The disappointment in the lack of effort to use the surely available computer based booking system from the point of our initial booking to 'pencil in' our request was just unbelievable. 2. The main reason for our return was the excellent food offering in November 2023. The variety and the quality of the meals were second to none last year but not this time. Boring, bland without much variety of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. There are too many sweet cakes in the morning, a lack of decent fresh fruit choices, no decent bread rolls, only processed sliced bread, very limited cheese and cold meat choices, and poor offering of yogurts too. Salad at lunchtime was just terrible. Clearly tin kidney beans, sweetcorn, sliced cucumber, carrot, and tomatoes just chucked in separate bowls with dressings supplied separately. Barely any prepared salads. Dinners were the same and bland each night. Far too many desserts, nothing great. We paid extra for the lobster save as last year, but this time it was smaller and under whelming. 3. Staff were friendly often over the top, clearly for tips, until the last day. Once the tip was handed over, as if we became invisible. The place is no longer what made it so exceptional and such value for money. We will not return. The house reef is good. They upgraded us to all inclusive, which we naturally appreciated, but I'm afraid it food not make up for the issues as listed in detail above.

We recently returned from fabulous 9 days at Coco Palm Dhuni Kohlu - the island was recommended to su by fiends who travel a lot so we trusted them, and the experience delivered! We were staying in one of the villas tucked away in the greenery and maybe 10m to the beach. We loved the privacy and the proximity to the water at the same time. The resort in not new, and some may say it looks tired in places, but it has amazing min-jungle covering most of the island and a lot of character - we loved the rustic style, the authentic furniture and materiality. So if you are after polished, luxury and show off experience, this is not your place. If you are after barefoot life, total relax and letting you hair down you'll appreciate the island. The staff has been amazing across all experiences. Cannot name everyone but big thumbs up to the restaurant (self-service) manager Sushantha: his crew was super attentive, always smiling and anticipating our needs. The cooks - wow! the selection and variety of dishes was great, and the pastry chef in particular deserve a big mention, we simply could not stop coming back for more of his creations. We also had a wonderful seafood meal at the beach, have not tried the Thai restaurant but the other guests we spoke to, were impressed. The PADI Diving Centre: great experience being looked after by Erika, our fantastic diving guide, and the support team on ground and on water: done exciting dives (off the boat) and, being a nervous diver, appreciated the professionalism and expertise of the team managed by Antonio. Dhuni Watersport Centre: Azim and Piz were our knowledgable (and proudly Maldivian) guides on a fantastic boat trip, found us a beautiful coral spot for snorkelling and turtle spotting! Big thank you to All staff at the resort - you've made our holiday a very happy time, we'd love to come back for more.

The Maldives, a holiday you never think you will ever experience. Well we finally got to go….we went to Coco Palm, Dunhi Kolhu and it did not disappoint! Yes the journey is a long one but when we stepped off the Seaplane (an amazing experience in itself!) onto the jetty, it was jaw dropping! The welcome was sincere, the booking in experience seamless and the walk to the Beach Villa positively thought provoking, as we passed the injured turtle area, the amazing spa, views of the beach/sea! And more! The accommodation was 1st class…! Cleaning and room service every day and the bed linen etc pure quality! The beach villas all looked out onto the beach/sea, wonderful. Food was buffet style, breakfast, lunch and evening meal. Excellent choice and if there was something you were after but not available the team would go out of their way to assist! Optional beach BBQ’s if you fancied it….I would 100% recommend it, another great experience. The island is small, takes around 20 minutes to walk around, time to yourself to take in the remarkable views and just soak it all in! Sunrise and Sunsets, wow! We would get up at 5am to watch the sunrise! There is even a complimentary sunset cruise available! We thoroughly enjoyed it. The place is just outstanding! However what makes this amazing place “special” is the staff…each and every one of them. The attention to detail, the lengths taken to ensure you have everything you need, is second to none! All of the staff we met were top notch, two I can mention by name in the restaurant area are Nalinda and Susantha. Also one of the chef’s who went the extra mile every night to make sure our grandsons were catered for! This was a family holiday with my daughter, son in law and two grandsons along with my son, to celebrate my 60th year and my daughter’s 10th wedding anniversary. Without doubt the best holiday I have had….and I have had many! I will jump at the chance to return!!

Beautiful island, temps never dropped below 29c, only had 2 days of rain which was short lived. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Accommodation very comfortable, rooms cleaned everyday, clean bath and beach towels provided everyday. Excellent food in the cowrie restaurant, catered for all nationalities. The diving is amazing with a very high standard padi centre and 2 very highly qualified dive instructors, Elka and Miriam, whom I felt very safe diving with. Both ladies are warm and very friendly. Do try the complimentary try dive experience, if you want to see the amazing marine life. Sunsets are also amazing. Recommend this lsland to those who love to relax and chill out. I did for 2weeks😍♥️.