Cinnamon Dhonveli Maldives

We booked through virgin holidays for the premium inclusive deal. People were nice, lots of food selection for breakfast lunch and dinner. However the so called private bungalow suite wasnt as private as we thought. People snorkelling and boats right outside our room. A big let down.

We had the pleasure of celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary at Cinnamon Dhonveli. It was an incredible holiday and our sincere and heartfelt thanks to Sanjeeva, Russell, Lyn, Pramod and the entire team for making it so memorable. Here's why we are raving about this place: 1. Location - it's a quick 20/25 minute speed boat ride from Male airport. The island and surrounding water is prestine. 2. Facilities - the hotel was under renovation during our stay but we weren't bothered by it at all. All the facilities we wanted like the gym and pool functioned as normal. The rooms, decore and presentation of all the facilities are impeccable and well maintained. Our water suite was so modern, luxurious and spacious. 3. Food and drinks - was fantastic and chefs provided a good variety of international cuisine throughout our time there and an extensive dessert room. They have two stations where chefs prepare that day's specials. We loved the vareity of those stations like lamb chops, grilled Greek chicken, calamari and pasta made to order. Shout out to Malith, Chidad and Chamath. We recommend getting full board. It is a little more expensive but our package included alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages. The all inclusive drinks menu had a a great selection of cocktails and spirits. We honestly didn't expect such an extensive all inclusive alcohol menu. 4. Service - this had to be the best part. As it was our anniversary, the resort provided a complimentary 3 course dinner on the beach. It was a well thought out menu and presented beautifully with our own personal waiter for the duration of our meal. We went on a sunset fishing trip and the next night, the fish we cought were prepared and bought to our table for dinner. We were amazed by how the fishing trip operator and chefs organised it behind the scenes so seamlessly. you get the feeling the staff are like a family and they extend that genuine hospitality to you. Everyone is so friendly and service is impeccable from the cleaners, to waiters to bar staff. We have travelled extensively and I travel for work so we spend alot of time in hotels. We wanted to take the time write this review because our experience at Cinnemon Dhonveli really stands out. There was really nothing to fault.