I was worried about heading out to such a beautiful island .. I expected kuramathi to be full of pretentious insta hungry couples, how wrong was I.. The island is so laid back floaty dresses and flip flops is all you require for fabulous island nights. During the day we don’t know where everyone went the beaches are beautifully deserted- no fighting for sun loungers! We spent our days watching the harmless black tip sharks - don’t forget your snorkel & mask. Arrival by seaplane is a must, the lounge is beautiful! Views of the different islands and atols are simply something else. Once on the island you’re welcomed with a welcome drink and a cool towel - quick chat with the rep then whisked off to our accommodation. We stayed in a beach villa (44) we were blown away by all of the little details the ‘room boy’ went out of his way to provide. The shower was a bit daunting (outside) but after the second night I didn’t care - quite liberating really! We stayed on an All Inclusive Select basis- highly recommend, we tried all of the 9 restaurants - Palm being our favourite, Not sure about the Duniye restaurant - a bit high brow for the island menu didn’t appeal to my uncultured palette- albeit the food was beautifully served by the all female servers. There’s a few bars along the island all within an easy walk but there’s always a buggy going up & down with plenty of stops. The bars have various entertainment on throughout the week - check boards at the receptions, resident band is pretty good, resident DJ was fantastic - felt sorry for him as no one got up in fung bar, maybe a few more of the fantastic cocktails and we would’ve all been up all night 😉 No downside to kuramathi other than mosquitoes at night, we found the jungle formula spray worked.

We have just returned from a 1 week stay at this fabulous island. It is the most beautiful place that we have ever been, with amazing staff, the service was outstanding. It is expensive but but you get what you pay for. We had a deluxe beach villa for the first 5 nights and then upgraded to a deluxe water villa for the last 2 nights which was just unbelievable! The beach villa was lovely with a beautiful view just a few feet away from the water, it had a jacuzzi but we couldn’t get it to work unfortunately, the outside shower was strange to begin with but then we got used to it and it was quite nice. The water villas are just outstanding in the crystal clear water, very modern, with an indoor bath and shower and the most beautiful view, we will definitely book this again when we return! There is a stocked fridge in all rooms but only water and soft drinks are included, the rest you have to pay for. Your room is cleaned twice a day and they have beach towels, good hairdryer and an iron and ironing board. The food is the best food that we have ever experienced on an all inclusive! It was like fine dining every night. We didn’t eat in the buffet for dinner or lunch, only for breakfast. We booked SAI so all of the al la carte restaurants are included, you just need to book them 2 days in advance, we didn’t struggle to book any, our favourite restaurants were the Reef and Tandoor, but they are all amazing! I have never known so many cocktails on a menu, all amazing! And the staff always keep you topped up by regularly asking if you want another drink. You can take the bottles of wine back to your room and cans of beer if you ask for them to take back, but unfortunately you can’t take cocktails and spirits out of the bars back to your room. Regarding tips, we just tipped 5 dollars after evening meals and then up just a dollar or two after the end of our drinks and lunch, but you don’t have too, the service is that good we though they deserved it. Room cleaners do a fab job and it’s recommended to tip between 15 and 20 dollars a week. The entertainment was surprisingly good, the resident bands are fantastic! We were not expecting good entertainment but it was fab every night. And finally the grounds, just stunning! I could walk around it 10 times a day and not get bored of that beautiful sea view, you can stop and have a drink in one of the bars on the way around, the infinity pool at the Laguna bar is beautiful, we spent a lot of our time here for late afternoon cocktails watching the sunset. 😍☀️ We are going back for our 10 year wedding anniversary for 2 weeks and can’t wait!! Enjoy!!!

Stayed at this luxurious resort for 5 nights to commemorate our 40th birthday celebration. All I can say is ‘wow’. The resort is well kept , stunning and truly breathtaking. We stayed in a beach villa and it was beautiful. Riyaz was our cleaner and he attended everyday and dealt with any queries we had . We had a beach view throughout our stay and everything was close by which in the heat you want a central location . The beauty about this resort is they have electric buggy’s that have various buggy stops throughout the island where they attend every 10 mins before 10pm then every 20mins until midnight . Staff are truly attentive polite and cannot do enough for you . We were on select all inclusive that included premium international brands in all restaurants and access to all a la carte. We ate at them all except Tappanyaki . They were all sensational and the best food I have ever tasted . The chefs are amazing and create all locally produced ice creams too . We are in awe with the place . If I was to criticise anything it would be that there should be separate smoking areas for smokers . Everything is is just perfection and you will not be disappointed! If you are thinking of booking just do it as I would in a heartbeat 💗. Enjoy x