Meeru Island Resort Reviews

Don’t expect too high a standard of UAE airlines, the seating is marginally better than short haul travel, the food was good, entertainment great and complimentary drinks were on offer but you need to keep pestering for this. Our flights were Manchester to Dubai then to Male, buy your duty-free at Dubai cigarettes are for nothing! Speedboat transfer to Meeru was little over an hour and noisy/hot then booked in, we waited in the nearest bar for our Jacuzzi land villa to become available and Wow these are 1st class, spacious, clean and inviting forms of accommodation, cleaned 3 times a day and beds with sculptured sheets on your return at night. The whole Island is just what was described on various web sites, approx 35mins to walk round, plenty to do if you want, lots of relaxation and privacy if not. The buffet style meals were of a very high standard and a great variety of choice. I am quite a fussy eater but had no problem stuffing my face. The Island seems to be split 3star and 4 star without the pomp and ceremony, but I would stay anywhere, eat anywhere and drink anywhere, but would not liked to have stayed in the standard rooms, these were close to the staff quarters and looked like stables but everyone has a budget and they may be O.K. We were told there is 400 staff to a maximum 600 guests and the service you receive reflects this, I can’t give these guys enough praise give them the tips and they serve you well. Tipping guide; Few Dollars bar staff now and again. 5$ baggage men each way 20$ waiters per week 20$ room boy per week The trip to the nearest Island is a waste of time 2 hours looking at a Mosque being built, a school in session and a few shops you feel you have to buy in. The other trip we did was the Sunset punch cruise and you might see some Dolphins, this was excellent and you couldn’t miss them, performing as they do. The Island is Paradise, our best holiday yet and though they say try different Islands I would definitely recommend this. The only down side to our holiday was that our all-inclusive finished at 12 noon and we were there until 11pm so had an unexpected bill of 160$ for 2meals and all drinks after. Would have been nice to have been made aware of this before hand, so check with your travel consultant, I’m sure it would have been cheaper to have booked another night and not stopped there, but you learn with experience. So ditch the shoes and enjoy it’s our perfect holiday.

just back from meeru we were there on our honeymoon june 08. everyone says dont take shoes we did but shud have listened to everyone so definately dont need to take shoes even on a nite u wont look out of place with bare feet u will only take them off anyway!!! island is beautiful lots to do. take lots of sun cream n aafter sun as its really expensive to buy there. tip the waiters n they will more than look after you if you are lucky enough top meet mohammad in the dohni bar tell him joanna n wayne says hi hahaha. hes the waiter you want to look after you he is amazing!! already planning to go back in 2 yrs its ace. not really a place to take kids though any younger than 12 i would say not really too much they would be able to do. great for honeymooners n anniversaries etc.

On arriving at Male Airport, we waited in the lounge area for our speedboat transfer which took about an hour (you can upgrade to a seaplane for approx. 120 US dollars). Arrived at Meeru Island feeling really tired, but soon woke up to the stunning views. A welcome team were waiting for us & took care of our baggage. We were all gathered in a bar area & given our room keys & wrist bands, then were escorted to our rooms. We stayed in a beach villa jacuzzi in the north end of the resort (adults only end). The room was stunning with a jacuzzi in a very secluded garden, with decked area. The partially outdoor bathroom was excellent - amazing to shower with lizards running around. The room was cleaned twice a day & during the evening clean (always while we were out) our bed sheets were always designed into patterns!! A 10 second walk took us straight out onto the best beach I have ever seen. The sea was warm & shallow with stingrays & baby sharks swimming right up to shore, & the snorkelling is stunning. There is a pool that looks out on to the beach & has waiters serving you all day. The spa over the water is beautiful - ultimate relaxation and reasonably priced - but book early as it fills up fast. There is another spa in the middle of the island but I didn't try that one. North island visitors eat buffet meals at the Maalan restaurant & drink in the Uthuru bar. You can eat inside or out & are allocated a waiter for your stay. The best buffet food I have ever tasted, such variety & choice. Uthuru is a chilled out bar & opens out on to the beach. The Asian Wok & Hagern Seafood restaurants are lovely & have set meals available at extra charge). The Asian Wok has a teppanyaki chef & the Hagern is an old docked boat & the food great here too. Other bars are available with pool tables, table tennis, big screen football & live music. These are available for everyone. All bars & restaurants are on sand â�� donâ��t bother with shoes - no-one ever wears them! Did a trip over to the island next door to see how locals live - souvenirs much cheaper here, but remember to haggle! The best trip was the Robinson Crusoe island - left alone on a sandbank for about 4 hrs with a picnic & a little shade! Beer is Tiger and the local wine is ok! Disappointing that cocktails, ice creams and mini-bars are not included in the All Inclusive deal (cocktails & ice creams are about �£4 each!)

We stayed on Meeru for our honeymoon in September 2007 and found the island was like paradise. The rooms were spotless, the room boy visited twice a day to clean and turn down the beds at the end of the day.The food was fantastic. Sometimes on all inclusives you are worried about the food but the choice here was huge and we never once found anything to complain about. We ate in the asian Wok twice and found the food here excellent as was the view.Highly recommend a visit. The spa over looking the sea was fantastic, we each had 3 treatments here. It was the most relaxing and beautiful holiday we have ever had. We were worried before we went that we may be bored but there was not one day when we found this, there was so much to see and everyday our 30 minute walk around the island gave us something else to look at. The wildlife we saw was out of this world. The staff could not do enough to make our stay special. Mohammed in the Dhoni bar was amazing, we certainly made a friend in him and have stayed in touch. The worst aprt of the holiday was leaving. I actaually thought i would shed a tear saying goodbye to this stunning island. If you choose Meeru you will not be disapointed.

We spent our honeymoon here and I must say my husband and I fell in love with it instantly. We stayed in land villa 255 which was a perfect location, a short walk away from the restaurant, although it only actually took about 35 minutes to walk around the entire island, absolute paradise! The underwater life was amazing,shark and stingray passing you as you paddle on the shore is not something you find just anywhere! Although I much prefered Egypt for snorkelling as the water was clearer.I must admit I was a little worried at first about joining the sharks for a swim but soon found out that they're more frightened of us and avoid us at all costs! Apart from a couple of downpours, the weather was just beautiful! You have your own sun loungers which are clearly numbered so no fighting!! Rooms were cleaned daily, kept absolutely spotless. Our roomboy decorated my our bed on my birthday especially with petals and palm leaves and flower heads! All of the staff here were great, made us feel really welcome. In fact I don't think I've ever meet such warm people. One night, as the bathrooms are open air, we had a unwelcome visitor in the shape of an eight legged hairy spider! It was the size of my hand! After picking myself up off the floor, I phoned reception, panicking!! Within minutes our roomboy was knocking on the door, can of powerful insect spray in hand, my saviour!!No sign of any other creepy crawlies for the rest of our stay, thank goodness! The food was amazing. There was something to suit everyone.Put it this way, I returned home slightly heavier than I left!! All freshly cooked and plenty of variety. The pool was very clean but I must admit we only visited it once, when you've got such lovely beaches and clear warm waters, who needs a pool?! We booked ourselves into the spa for a full body massage, OH WOW! I would definately recommend it. We enjoyed that much we went back for more!Was absolutely devastated the day we had to leave, had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the speedboat for our return journey! I would most definately recommend a visit to Meeru island. Out of this world!!.