1. The island is too small , no bicycle, 2. Waiting foods in Italian restaurants too long, taste good but wait more than an hour. Finally my kids don’t want to eat. 3. Thai food choices are much less than dusit Maldives even quality and quantity are incomparable. 4. The location is inside the atoll . 5. Coral& reef are destroyed around the room.

1. clean the room twice a day , 2. have various activities like whale watching , turtle, reef programs and fish feeding. See a few whale sharks. 3. Friendly staffs particularly on diving center 4. The taste of Thai foods is good , I like mocktail drink. 5. Price is reasonable

Stayed in May 2024

Absolutely nothing

Excellent resort in many respects. The island is small but very well organized and clean. The reef is rich in fish and accessible directly from the side of the island near the dive center. All the staff are very friendly, helpful and professional. The transfers from Male to Male were well organised: upon arrival the early check in allowed us to immediately have the beach villa available, which we took advantage of until the last moment thanks to the late check out. Quality food both at the Reef buffet and at the Thai Siam… and Italian Azzuri restaurant, both also accessible with half board plus meal plan (which also includes one alcoholic and one non-alcoholic cocktail per person for each dinner). Our n. 34 duplex beach villa fully satisfied us: the veranda overlooking the beach about 10 meters from the sea gives the feeling of being on a private beach. A special thanks to the very kind Samsul who cleaned our room twice a day and always made us find beautiful decorations. The experience was therefore absolutely positive and we recommend it.

Stayed in May 2024

we were supposed to have lunch the day we arrived at coral bar but when we got there , the staffs at coral bar knew nothing and let us wait for a long time. The reception should give them the information before sending us there.

Thai restaurant and the staffs at the reef

Stayed in April 2024

Food was delicious, personell extremly kind and helpfull. Room was cleaned at least once a day. Staff at Coral Bar was brilliant. Special thanks to Rishad, Shimol, Kumar and Viam - Coral bar wouldn't be the same without you:) Seaplane transfer arranged perfectly both ways. Perfect family stay. Kids enjoyed Centara very much and cannot wait to come back!

Stayed in April 2024

Sometimes hard to get reservations to restaurant of choice, but that could have been less of an issue if I planned further in advance

Fantastic location with a lovely resort reef with incredible biodiversity and proximity to year round whale shark and manta ray snorkeling locations

Stayed in March 2024

Weather, unfortunately unseasonably rain

Good, plenty of options, staff were fantastic, so pleasant and couldn't do enough for you

Stayed in February 2024

Nothing!

Everything! Staff, room, cleaning, food, house reef and marine life

Stayed in February 2024

We were on an All inclusive package ( we thought everything as in food items would be included) as when we booked we didnt have an option for a better package, however we found out there was a Grand All inclusive which was then too expensive to upgrade to which included more items (not much) and better beverages.

The location is superb, the reef and marine life is exceptional. Overall it was a great hotel. Most of the staff were nice. Fitness classes on the beach were really nice and personal. Manta ray excursion was excellent with the guide being really nice and made it a must that it would be an experience of a lifetime. Food was always of very good quality but at times we found bfast being abit limited due to the fact that we are not used to eating indian/asian food at bfast but it was also understandable. Overall an exceptional holiday! Well done Centara Grand!

Stayed in January 2024

Few things that could be change for better. - Shower gets hot and cold (room 66) - Stairs to get to water from room can use new rails that go all the way down, and algae can be cleaned. - Provide faster transport base option to see whale sharks. This was the slowest boat out of 25 and we missed first opportunity as we could not make it in 45 minutes after we knew the location of whale shark. Unsure how other resorts do it but it is important for people that don't have flexibility for second opportunity

Almost everything. Food was great. Staff was awesome! House cleaning was amazing. Thanks Amanulla for keeping our room clean!

Stayed in December 2023

Hard to find anything really. The afternoon tea was the only area that we encountered that could use a revamp. This was part of the all inclusive package. If we had paid extra for this, then we really would have been disappointed. We tried the à la carte restaurants and found their choice on the all inclusive package to be too limited. We actually enjoyed the Reef restaurant the most due to the variety of very tasty food on offer which made life easier with kids. Do note that not everything on the drinks and food menus are included in the All Inclusive package. Often the team will point this out when ordering.

From the moment we were met at the airport to the moment we were dropped back was simply fabulous. The team smoothly guided us through to the seaplane, making the transfer painless. The hotel and the location are stunning, the facilities fantastic, the room both luxourious and comfortable, and the food divine. I loved watching the seaplanes arrive and depart from the back of our overwater villa. My daughter enjoyed her first experience of snorkelling and there were enough activities to keep us all entertained for the week that we stayed. Each member of the hotel greeted us with warmth and smiles, from the greeting at the airport, to their long waves goodbye as our boat departed. The little touches were way above hotels I've stayed at previously - from the welcome message, to the special birthday message made with coconut leaves, to the "see you soon" messages both on our dining table on our last night, and in the sand art in our villa for our last night.

Stayed in December 2023

Part 2 what we liked: Both places are definitely worth to visit more than once and to try many dishes from their menu card! Also we would like to thank to our guides from “dive center” for the great experience!!!We took trips to snorkel with turtles and mantas. The guides gave their best to find the see animals and that we all can see them live in the ocean. Not to mentioned, that they dive to the animals and take fantastic photos and videos with “gopro” camera. During the way back every guest got those videos in full quality as memory. The equipment and the ships were clean and looked in very good shape. We had some issues with our whole face masks and therefore we borrowed a separate mask and a snorkel from dive center. Everything was free of charge and in very good condition. During our stay we have met many times the main resort manager and he found time for polite conversations and gave us tips where we can find turtles in our bay. And he was right! We have found ca 70cm big turtle just 30-40metes from our villa. It was just an amazing experience to observe this peaceful and elegant creature eating and diving for like 30minutes alone. The resort crew organized for us the seaplane flights and helped us also at the airport itself. On our way back it was very busy morning and we were worried to miss our flight. The resort attendant accompanied us through the priority line even when we had economy tickets. They knew exactly when which airlines close gates and have departures. After such a great time it was very hard to us to say goodbye, We will come back for sure and recommend this resort to anybody looking for a amazing honeymoon destination!!!

Centare resort was our beautiful hideaway for 15 nights. Right after we stepped out of the seaplane our honeymoons have started. The whole team made sure that our dreams came really true. Our first contact was with guest service manager Sveltana. She welcomed us with open heart, welcome drink und very professional at same time. She was always reachable per Whatsapp, if there were some questions or we needed some help. We felt very good served during our whole stay. Our room attendant Samsul did his job on such excellent level. He came many times per day for cleaning up, a little small talk and filling up the water bottles. He got sure that we have all we need. Every time when we came back after his cleaning, the villa looked like brand new! Additionally he has surprised us with many sand drawings (outside the villa) or inside with the towels (elephants, angels). He did his job with passion and perfectionism to the last detail! The staff from the “Reef bar” did amazing job too. We really enjoyed the excellent services from Habib and Jasim. They knew us very well and have never forgot, what are our favourite drinks. Plus they filled up our ice cube box automatically. When they had time, we did some small talks and they come automatically to the table and asked if we need something. The food itself was just AMAZING!!! The buffets offered a huge choice of food, vegetable, salads, fresh fruits and deserts. The quality of dishes were comparable with very good europeans restaurants. We were many times wondering how its possible to prepare it with such quality on a small island in the middle of Indian ocean! Our side-dish highlight were the fresh made butter garlic naan from Masut! If you like Indian kitchen you gonna love it! What we either appreciated were two “a la carte” restaurants on the island (italian and thai). Both had very professional staff and delicious dishes.

Stayed in November 2023

All Bangladeshi Staff is Good .

Stayed in November 2023

Intercom not working

Person hospitality

Stayed in November 2023

That I had to leave

The little touches by the room service guy! Everything immaculate! Amazing views and very spacious

Stayed in September 2023

The resort is showing signs of wear in certain areas and could do with some updating, particularly in common areas like gym, games room, kids club.

Hospitality by each and very staff in all departments was excellent - Mgmt really got this right. Everyone was friendly, helpful, full of initiative, and take time to engage you & your needs. Special thanks to: Mitchell- who took care of my family at breakfast Jaman- who dropped by after work every other day to play with my 7yo daughter teaching her air hockey & futsul techniques. Huthu- teaching us all sorts of things abt the nurse sharks and stingrays during the daily evening feeding sessions of their house “pets” Shani - at kids club who engaged the kids in the afternoon with craft activities and mocktail making. Chef Justin & Yassim - at the Italian restaurant (which was our favourite and they can prepare off menu dishes) where food was so good and we could watch the fishes/sharks come by after dinner while Yassim shared with us stories of his Maldivian childhood. Guys at the dive centre (Yash, conq) - who brought us to see the spinner dolphins (amazing!) and whale shark (which we unfortunately couldn’t track). House reef was one of the best in terms of accessibility and variety of aquatic life. Corals were still healthy in many parts not like many resorts where coral bleaching is more apparent. Our young kids & us saw reef sharks, plenty variety of fishes, squid, turtles and dolphins! Rooms were extremely clean- cleaned twice a day. Plenty of indoor and outdoor towels.

Stayed in September 2023

Nothing

Everything! Staff were amazing, rooms outstanding

Stayed in June 2023

honestly stay in here was so fun and makes me happy. i will come back to this hotel again. thank u team centara ^_^

Stayed in August 2023

We love the staff and the food. also the view was amazing. we will come back to this hotel for sure.

Stayed in August 2023

Dear Centara Grand Team, We spent lovely time in your hotel in Maldives. We liked absolutely everything. We would come back to your hotel for sure!

Stayed in August 2023

Dear Centara Grand Team, We spent lovely time in your hotel in Maldives. We liked absolutely everything. We would like to point your attention to perfect work of your manager Nurlan. He made our stay the most memorable and we are so grateful to him. He did his best to make our stay wonderful. We are impressed with your hospitality, loyalty and kindness. All the staff was very friendly and it was so easy to talk to them. The rooms and the whole island are very cosy and clean. The food was so delicious especially the dinner on the beach. We had lovely dinner in Italian restaurant and liked all the dishes but the dessert (chocolate cake Giandulotto) changed our impression of the dinner as its taste is too simple and doesn’t comply with 5 star hotel food. Maybe it is worth changing this dessert. We would come back to your hotel for sure!

Stayed in August 2023

The staff was good and everything is very great

Stayed in July 2023

i love everything in there

Stayed in July 2023

everything is sooo gooodddd

Stayed in July 2023

everything

Stayed in July 2023