Malahini Kuda Bandos Resort

Resort

Our group were served with tasty fresh lemonade at reception from exceptional staff, what a fantastic resort, lovely ambience and food was superb. Lots of things to do either with the many water rides, or lounging on spectacular beaches I definitely recommend this property.

Rooms are very neat and clean. Well mannered staff. Food is not upto the mark. It can be more better. lunch should be included during check out day, because it took almost 2.30 hours regarding the procedure and boat transfers.

Wonderful experience. A small private island.

A wonderful experience, magical. From the moment we arrived at the airport it was just amazing. The island is heavenly, what memories you have given us, thank you. A special thanks to Omar and Somey who were such incredible hosts, thank you so so much Jonny and Tahlia.

What can I say about this hotel, we’ve completed our 2 week stay here, room 106 seaview luxury Villa. The room service was probably the best we’ve ever had, Forhad was perfect, so a special thankyou to him, The maaga staff again were great, the chefs couldn’t do enough for us, Yam from bar75 was great, The boys at the blu were also fantastic. We enjoyed every night, especially my partners 50th birthday night, we were both overwhelmed with the service, the laughs and attention to detail.

Wonderful! Stunning natural surroundings… lots of marine life. The food a delight and the attention is unbeatable!

Amazing time with the crew I’m Maldives, made my once in a life experience a memory I’ll never forget. Amazing bar team, front office team and chefs and food facility. Couldn’t fault the stay. Can’t wait to come back and see everyone. ❤️❤️

The staff had been amazing! The food is outstanding and the diving instructor is the very best. We purchased a package and paid extra for a beach villa with outdoor shower (fabulous) and it’s wonderful. Great snorkeling and diving here! Highly recommend the turtle snorkeling trip! They are closing for a month to convert beach villas to have private pools and add two restaurants. Very pleased with this resort!

Just went fishing with Marine hub team. I am so amazed and grateful for the amazing day. Thank you for being such amazing people and great great professionals. Lovely time. Lovely place. Lovely people.

Very friendly staff and beautiful well maintained beach villas.

From the beginning to the end, it was a perfect stay. Rahul from Reservation-Team assignet me a great Villa, thank you so much, loved this room, especially the open bathroom. Javaah, the Housekeeper, did an amazing job. The Villa was clean at any time, once he decorated the bed so lovely. Its not true, that you will have only one big towel, they provided also small ones for the face. AC worked well and the room offered anything a guest need. Inthi checked me in, very professional and kind, gave me all informations to the Resort and his facilities. Also checkout went smooth. Thank you Inthi for the laughters, you are a great person. I got lunch at first day for free, altough the all-inclusive start at 2 pm. Its not true, that you don't get free lunch on arrival day, it only has to be paid if you go to lunch again on the day of departure. The food was outstandig. Three times a day they offer a great buffet, so delicious with a good variety on high level. Akosh and his Team are great people, especially Eni, a waitress. She is so friendly and always found time for little talks. She and the rest of the Restaurant-Team do a great job, as all other staff at Malahini. All, really all staff members are very helpful, polite and hospitable. I can not understand negative reviews about the staff, they are neither racist nor unfriendly, on the contrary. The Island has a great nature and fantastic beaches, some are rocky, you need slippers, but right and left the pier you won't need.

The resort is awesome. Food is too good and the staff is also very helpful and polite.

Very beautiful and lovely place. The food is delicious and the staff is very friendly.

I would definitely recommend Malahini Kuda Bandos* Comfortable safe family environment with excellent service Thanks to the great *team of employees* who accommodated us, entertained us and prepare delicious food every day working hard to always offer the best to their guests A special thank you to
*HASNA* (Reception at the airport, exceptional work), *SUPUN* (75 Bar knows how to prepare great drinks, shakes, ice cream and more), *SHUVO* (he takes care of our great room to rest with love and affection) *ASHOK KUMAR, AKHIL, DIPAK, VIKAS* 👉 best chefs in Maldives and *CHAMINDA * (prepared a dessert pudding on the last day of our stay following a request I made to him the day before) and also for *ALL* of you guys and girls who work at *MALAHINI KUDA BANDOS* Thanks to the hotel owners for having a *TEAM* working to promote a fantastic tourism industry in the *Maldives Islands* *Thank you to the people of Maldives for their hospitality.

Best Maaldives hotel resort, so many games and entertainment opportunities. Wildlife at its best, surfing, scuba diving. You can even engage with parrots and feed them. During breakfast birds come near your chairs to feed on the crumbs. Later in evenings, you can play basketball or swim, make sand castles or dance on the DJ. Rooms very comfortable although you would not be able to take your eyes of the nature even for a bit. I had the best experience I could have asked for. Exceeded expectations.

It is a peaceful and beautiful island resort in which a family and friends can have maximum fun with luxury. Staff is super friendly and helpful…

An amazing resort on a good price.
great beach, food and drinks.
friendly staff.

House reef all around the island is beautiful and full of magnificent sea life.
Staff are friendly and helpful. Rooms are nice.
Very good stay at a very good price.

Amazing people, truly recommend ❤️

I am very happy to be a part of the island. The food was very delicious. Suit villa Room, it was the best i've ever seen.
The staff was very friendly,
I mostly thank Bartender Prasanna and event crew Ahmed, for being kind. The Delphin and the Shark program part was incredible and fantastic. From 2020 Januar 16 to 22 I was there. Was formidable and I wish to come
back because it is paradise on earth.

I booked thru booking. Com an all inclusive package and I was informed my package is not all inclusive when I arrived. I asked for help but Lana, the front desk girl was not very polite in order to solve our problem. Not even understanding the whole issue and suggesting us an action for that big issue. As a high recommended hotel, there should be more care to guests and also a solution to any problem, which might happen. It is a shame for the hotel not offering any action to a problem, also trying to avoid communication. I am still at the hotel and very disappointed.

Great stay, all the super friendly and professional staff. A love of place.

Lovely staff, nice people, great food, every night entertainment! The personal at the Bluu bar, THE BEST, especially my friend, Kanna! 5⭐️

We spent 9 days in this beautiful village, the sea fantastic, the food standards, it is very very good and that to say you are very well, in particular thanks to the bartender Supun and Kanna very very friendly, helpful and nice! From eitornarci definitely…!

The resturant staff specially the manager Arshad was a very helpful guy… he was always available whenever I needed anything for my toddler to eat!

A wonderful environment, an amazing atmosphere, all in perfect order. Accommodation beautiful, all clean, daily precise cleaning. All the staff very nice, helpful, positive, professional. The food is very taste. The beach is clean, empty, paradise on the land. Thank you for the beauty. Gabriela.

I had a wonderful 4 nights stay at the Malahini, every thing was good except for the internet is terrible!
Food was great!
Rooms are very clean!
Staff are very friendly!
I liked that it’s not far from the airport!
All in all experience is really nice ❤️❤️

Wonderful quick 2day trip while here in Maldives. Absolutely amazing! Everyone on staff is so friendly. I was upgraded to a Beach villa which was just beautiful with the outdoor shower /bath. I recommend to go all inclusive for the extra 50 dollars a day it is worth it. Won’t be charged for water/juice and the drinks are free flowing. Full board if not interested in alcohol. Make sure you have the staff check mini bar in your room upon arrival. Upon check out they said a vodka bottle seal was broken and wanted to charge me. It was taken care of quickly. The birds, sunrises, sunsets, beach, water, snorkeling were something I will never forget. My bartenders in the bar were so friendly and always wanted to find out everything about your home country. Wish I could remember names but the staff in the Blue were outstanding. The main restaurant was good had great a breakfast and lunch. Dinner was needing more seafood items and the fish was not good that I had (think it was Snapper) On a island I want seafood with shrimp dishes … Remember if you are full board and you eat a snack in the bar it counts as a part of a meal. Only 3 meals per day! All was great and will go back when here again. Great price compared to other resorts. No over water villas but hey they are overrated anyway.

Malahini was the best experience of my entire life. I can't stop thinking about that wonderful island, the perfect clear water, the palmtrees, all the nature around you. I loved every single piece of it.
The snorkeling was the highest point of my vacation… swim with all that amazing fishes, sharks, turtles… that was a dream!
The meals in Magga were very nice with that beautiful view! And, thank you Akhil for the omelettes every single day
All the staff were very kind and friendly, always with a smille in their faces! ❤ We had an amazing honeymoon in Malahini Kuda Bandos! ❤

Serene beauty of nature, mother sea can be enjoyed profoundly.

We came back from Malahini on 29 May. The island itself is beautiful, quiet, peaceful, clean, and has great watersport facilities, staff are friendly and rooms are clean and tidy. Unfortunately what lets this resort down is the administration. We had issues with towels and water not being delivered (one day 4, next day 1 towel), none of the plug sockets worked unless we wobbled the plug. Reception were laid back to the point of it taking 45 minutes to deliver some coffee …sachets when it takes 1 minute 30 to walk to Reception (Housekeeping repeatedly forgot to replenish). We requested a (paid) upgrade to a Beach Villa to treat ourselves. Reception failed to come back to us with availability 24 hours later, and when we queried the request, they’d moved our neighbours with a small baby instead of us in room 304 rather than us in 305, and cited a miscommunication. Waiting staff never informed us that soda water with our evening meal wasn’t part of our Half Board deal and was chargeable. The Male Tour Guide provided to us was lacklustre and seemed uninterested. We knew more than him. It was a waste of $100 (taking into account he was fasting of course — we ourselves have lived in a Muslim country for seven years). On the last day, our ‘early breakfast’ was some toast, a muffin and coffee because the kitchen wasn’t properly open.

I had a very good stay here for 4 days. I took 10-15 mins to walk around the whole
Island. Staff are friendly and nice! The room is clean and bed is comfortable. The breakfast at the seaside should give a try! Highly recommend to everyone and enjoy the stay here with Malahini Kuda bandos! ❤️

I don't concern about food and drink. But I enjoy as free as a brid. Water, beach, fish, lizard, bat, they are all surrrounding.

Visited this resort from Jun15th to Jun20th 2018. Location from Velana is 20 minutes by speed boat (arrive at 20:35h) speed boat trip delayed as we have to wait for passengers from other flights and boat is coming from Male as per reception at counter 2. Boat trip return is USD 85.00 per pax. To be paid before check in. Reception is good with welcome drink and cold towel from friendly front desk staff. Classic room 321 is without TV. No view (facing wall) and at a dead end (no through road), blocked sink and fan that is creaking at high speed. Request to change room in morning to 326 (request entertained by reception staff). Room 326 have a front door that needs to be pulled and pushed with force to open or close. Overall room is clean, spacious, good water pressure and strong air conditioning, and daily make-up is prompt when you inform at front desk and with notice hung out at door knob. Breakfast is very good with different varieties every morning with a view of the sea and Male and Hulemale at the mainland. Beach and island is clean and all areas are accessible in a ten minutes walk around. Sister Resort Bandos can be seen a short distance away. Beach chairs and hammocks are limited, be early to secure one. Soft white sand and corals are limited only at deeper fringes along the west side. View of juvenile black tip sharks can be done at the jetty, look out for resident moray eel at the end of jetty during low tide in the morning.

Период с 05 по 15 февраля включительно. Ну что я могу сказать, это просто потрясающий, не большой, почти бутик-отель. Инфраструктура отеля самая эргономичная и всех отелей где я был. Еда шеф-поварами подготовлена для всех вкусов: евро, азия и местная колоритная. В меню всегда мясо, овощи, всегда есть тунец и рифовая рыба, которую жарят при гостях. Не так много выпечки и сладостей, но этого хватает с головой. Персонал доброжелательный, есть русскоговорящие сотрудники. Всегда помогут и всегда придут на помощь. Отель новый, 2016 года постройки, номера чистые, белые с отличной сантехникой. На территории два пляжа с отличной лагуной, в меру мелкоты, но если есть желание, можно проплыть чуть дальше за буйки и увидеть как риф стеной уходит в глубину. Подводная фауна вне всяких похвал, рыб много есть на что посмотреть. Отель имеет пятивездочный дайв-клуб с отличными дайв-инструкторамами, цены умеренные по $56 за дайв если свое оборудование и $76 если все берете напрокат. p. S. Отдельно хочется поблагодарить хостес Айнуру в ресторане, и парня Shuvo, который в номере убирал каждый день. Ребята, спасибо за отменный отдых в лете…

Beautiful Maldives Atoll Sea beautiful beach.

Beautiful sea view.
Coral color is not rich, but a wide variety of fish, and every day, turtles, manta rays, sharks visit. However, the service is a bit rough, reception staff, explain impatient, just want to ask for tips. The housekeeping section, except for the first day there are small towels, no other days.
There will be tips in the days have pedal pads, one day too late to go out to eat breakfast, there is no foot mat.
The counter staff were smelly and unfriendly. In addition to the beautiful ocean, the hotel's service is not worth the price.

Nice small getaway at affordable prices. Food was decent and nice varieties. Excellent snorkeling experience. Room was nice, had an issue with the toilet which they took quite awhile and several phone calls to finally come and fix, it apart from them one hiccup, this was a pretty nice experience over all. Will recommend to those on a budget. It’s worth the price.

Beautiful beach Maldivian. Studios. Walkways. Large Spartan dining room.

We had a very great and unforgettable moment at this beautiful resort. Not just beautiful environment, very clean and beautiful room, but they're also really friendly! Although overall it's great, but still can have some improvements, exp. The plants and cleanliness of the beach. Especially Faarish, we will remember your name!

I want to be away from the hustle and bustle — you here! Mask, snorkel, fins.

Nearby airport. Awesome beach. Beautiful water, corals, fishes, baby sharks. Rooms are awesome, specially washroom of beach villa ;) Food options are nice and too many options to choose from. Fitness center is very nice, instruments are maintained and are in good condition. Some staff are not good, they show kind of attitude. For water sports not so food.

I would highly recommend this island hotel for a getaway. It’s newly opened for a year, everything is clean and fresh. It takes less than 20 minuets to get there from the airport. So if you have a night arrival flight, it’s a desirable place to stay. What’s amazed me is the hotel staffs there! They are so warm and trying their best to make me feel like home. Especially the hotel manager Jocelyn. He is such a sweet guy who pay attention to the guests details and arranged a birthday surprise party on the beach and birthday cake for our birthday boy! It’s such an exquisite experience that the staff took initiative to impress the guests. Following by the traditional drama performance at the bar til late! You can see their passions by their moves. Jocelyn is so friendly and u will bump into him around the island with a smile on his face which makes u feel so welcoming.

Insanely beautiful views, great beach, delicious food.

A dream. Must have been experienced 1 times. Island top. Staff top and super friendly. Eating lace. Just to recommend.

Nice helpful staff. Good food from buffet or even alacarte. Also the special things are perfectly organized.

It was just gorgeous there. I'll fly back and go on vacation. Simply world class The restaurant was perfect. Food great. The nicest staff is the chef from the restaurant. The beach party was great. 5 of 5 stars. The most nicest was and is Prabath Darshana. He took care of us so nicely. Just because of those employees, we would fly again. 20 out of 10 for him. World class.

Nice resort for a comfortable and relaxing stay. Great beach, helpful staff and enough options of water sports to break the pattern.

All good, just have to get Ol inclusive, and so everything is sooo expensive and the Internet is weak…

Great place for a romantic and secluded getaway.

Little Island. Modern and very comfortable Resort. The beach villas are sumptuous. Prefer a full board to enjoy the restaurant. The dishes are varied and very fresh. The staff are friendly. Amazing snorkeling spot from the beach.

This property was an amazing getaway with a picturesque beach and a blue sea. The buffet was an average spread but there were live counters and plenty to choose from. Would have rated the resort a 4* but unfortunately money was robbed from our room on the second day of our stay and the only person that entered was the housekeeping staff of the hotel. Water sports is operated by a separate entity and they is a communication gap between the hotel and them, also they seem a bit rude and try to make you pay additionally for everything even though the hotel might have included activities in your plan. The reef is clear and and a great experience for snorkelling enthusiasts. I would visit again but I would be vary of where I store my cash in my room and would clarify activities with staff thoroughly before checking in.

We went for our honeymoon at Malahini Kuda Bandos in Maldives and had the best experience in terms of location (a small private type island amidst the ocean), hospitality and water activities. Loved it and will highly recommend it to everyone.

Perfect place for peaceful relaxation, privacy, relaxation. Rich underwater world. Friendly staff.

This is a beautiful and comfortable place to stay. The staff is friendly and helpful. The rooms are comfortable, the only thing though is that the bed cover is too hard for the skin. There should be bedsheets instead as they're softer, especially when you've been in the sun during the day. Regarding the food, breakfast is wonderful with a variety of food selection— fruit, veggies, curries, English breakfast, etc. For lunch and dinner, they have two options: buffet and a la carte. Prices are in dollars and they don't include the taxes and other charges, so I think they should put the real price in their services. Apart from that, it's a wonderful place to spend a relaxing time.

This is a beautiful and comfortable place to stay. The staff is friendly and helpful. The rooms are comfortable, the only thing though is that the bwd cover is too hard for the skin. There should be bedsheets instead as they're softer, especially when you've been in the sun during the day. Regarding the food, breakfast is wonderful with a variety of food selection— fruit, veggies, curries, English breakfast, etc. For lunch and dinner, they have two options: buffet and a la carte. Prices are in dollars and they don't include the taxes and other charges, so I think they should put the real price in their services. Apart from that, it's a wonderful place to spend a relaxing time.

The hotel is fantastic and great, staff is very cooperative and helpful. I have enjoyed my stay for six days in the paradise. The only disadvantage was the price of everything is very high and exaggerated. For example, a cup of green tea costs $4.3, a bottle of water costs q$5.0. So you will find yourself not able to fully amuse your stay.

The room was comfortable, housekeeping was great and so was the food but wasn't too varied, staff is friendly except that when we arrived they wanted to charge us for one more person even though it was clear he was already paid for in the reservation itinerary, billiards is free of charge. However, expect to pay for everything else. A bottle of water costs $5 and they don't include it in the lunch/dinner buffet so you're obliged to pay so I'd recommend taking a ferry to Male ($1/person) and then getting a couple of bottles from any supermarket first, activities are slightly expensive especially motorized sports, the island has a great atmosphere and very relaxing. Getting there was easy via their speedboat. Wifi is slow and can sometimes be frustrating. The bar has a variety of drinks and most of them are great tasting and refreshing. We were on half board and the food was enough for the day so I'd recommend that you either go for the half board or the all inclusive choice.

Nice & beautiful. Quite place, except the loud music in the evening there from the bar. Very much disturbing. Staff is very friendly. Food is good. Thanks to Mr. Prabu… food & beverages manager there. Very caring. I wish There's no loud music next time.

They don't want a returning guest they just want their money Don't trust fake reviews! Definitely doesn't worth the money Overpriced Doesn't met my expectations about Maldives Price for dinner is 55$ +25% tax ++ Water bottle 5$ not included in buffet dinner Same food almost everyday No sea food available maybe fish only Buffet breakfast is poor No place to go no shuttle Every step counts by money they want from you If you want to upgrade the package they will force you to upgrade your whole stay.

Very bad experience Very overpriced Isolated island No shuttle Rude reception staff " the non local lady" You are like a prisoner in such place no right to do or eat or go anywhere.

Lovely island. Too bad the reef is dying.

My family loved this small private island. It's only a 15-minute boat ride from the airport which is great if you're traveling with a toddler. The staff is friendly and they let us check-in earlier than standard time. It has a fine white sand beach where baby sharks swim near the shore together with different varieties of colorful fish. My toddler enjoyed feeding them with little pieces of bread.

Rooms are clean and large (beach villa). However: 1) the bathroom is open — air, and is FULL of ants. 2) incredibly overpriced for anything. 3) there are no spaces to put your clothes in (no drawers, not even shelves! ). 4) if it rains (very popular in Maldives), the resort does not offer any alternative to the sea or comon area to stay. 5) food is average and there is 1 restaurant only. To conclude, it is not worth the price. Nice staff, but it does not match the expectations, from a resort in MALDIVES, in 2017 of this price level.

What can be expected of 4 stars is delivered here. Very nice staff.

Picturesque. In. Very quiet small island, kind of like here's to life! Let a person feel quiet, leisure!

… great food, very nice island, staff super nice…

Small island, nice hotel, reef unfortunately completely destroyed, little fish. Ideal for relaxing.