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Average Ratings
Customer Service	8.2/10
Accommodation	8.5/10
Resort	8.4/10
Food	7.8/10
Location	8.9/10
Value for Money	7.7/10
Reviewer Rating	8.3/10
Overall Rating	8.3/10

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Guest.
on 3rd Jul 2009

User Rating : 9
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I and my wife are just back from our honeymoon in Kuredu and I have been reading these reviews since I booked and feel we should give our view now. We stayed in the O' villas for 2 weeks on the all inclusive option. (All inclusive is needed as a spirit and mixer will cost $12.50) Our flight out with Monarch was a lot of hazel, we wanted to upgrade to premier as it was our honeymoon and where unable to do this before hand with direct holidays (Not good at all, will not book with again). When we arrived at Gatwick airport I was sent to a lot of desks which had big cues at them to try and get upgraded with no luck and was then told by a staff member to ask the crew when I board, as they had four seats available on board. I did this and got upgraded at a cost of 155 pound per person one way; feel they could have done it a little cheaper since it was last minute. The upgrade is worth doing as it was along flight and you get a free bar and all the other extras. Great fun. The transfer at Male to the seaplane was well organised. We where told to take whatever luggage we need now and the rest will arrive at our hotel by 19:00 by boat on the same day, which it did. We where then taken to another waiting room to await our seaplane transfer. This room is very nice and cool with plenty to drink which is all free. A member of staff took me around and showed me the sea planes and told me a little history of the island - Very nice people and was not looking a tip. The seaplane ride is great and gives you the best view of the Maldives and a nice way to start you holiday. When we arrived at Kuredu, the blue clear water and white beaches and a lovely cold drink a waits and a very nice welcome. The Sangu and O resorts have their own receptions and we were transferred to the O resort as requested before hand by the taxi service, The road is mad with trees growing everywhere. When we arrived at the reception we were given another drink and advised of various things. We where then escorted to our room, which was suburb with great views (Ask for villa near 320, as the lower down the beach you go the more trees there are and wave breakers, which block your sea view) and shown how things work. The O Villas in my view are a lot nicer inside then the other villas, although the sand is not as good but still very nice. The water on this side of the beach has a very strong current, so be careful but overall the resort and pool all makes up for this, plus no children under 12 are aloud and it has the best view of the sun set. We ate mainly at the O restaurant. Our waiter was good, very nice and did what we asked although other waiters did go overboard for their guests. The chief is very nice as is all the staff on the island. The food we felt got a little similar and boring after two weeks but still tasted very good. You can eat breakfast and lunch at any of the restaurants without booking but for evening meal you can book that morning, Franco's to eat in is ok, service was very slow and you can order room services which tastes very nice. Pizzas are very good, although slow to arrive but hot. I rathered the beach are the Far east restaurants as it is alot like you would get in a great restaurant back home (around $60 for two courses and drinks for two). Diving/ snorkeling gear costs $8 a day with deals done for longer. Pro divers are excellent and know the water and area well so go speak to them early in your holiday; the turtle trip is great as was the local island visit and you must do the night fishing and the sunset cruise (All great). On the island visit you get to meet the locals and their way of live (i.e. Schools, Hospital etc). In summary the island is paradise with great staff and great food and as much to do as you want. (May cost you, but your on holiday). With regards tipping our advice is tip a little at the start, middle and end. They do work for it, especially the room boy who is great and very friendly and cleans your room twice a day. (The staff dont go looking for tips but may expect a little tip. About $30 for two weeks for the room boy and $20 for waiter) Building work is taking place at the top end of the island by o resort bungalows and in the middle by the spa but here it is hardly noticeable. We were very sad to leave and would recommend Kuredu to anyone. Tips to help you on your holiday. 1. Bring plenty of high factor sun cream (Very hot and expensive to buy). 2. The mini bar food is cheaper in the shop to buy. (store up and take back to your room) 3. You do need flip flops for the rocks at the O resort side of the beach and for night, so you done stand on any mini crabs. 4. Take some small dollar notes for tipping. 5. The area is not lit up well so bring a torch and a small umbrella if going in wet season as they will cost $20 over here. 6. Go to kuredu web site and look at rooms and email hotel and state requirements. 7. If staying in kuredu ask for villa around 320. 8. If on honeymoon, let hotel know this before and when you are there as you will get a surprise. (Let room boy know) 9. Have a small bag packed before hand with clothes for going out that night and a swimsuit and leave sun lotion at top of suitcase to take out when over there. 10. Go to the spa, it is great and not expensive. Cheaper then home. 11. Things are layed back here. So relax and do the same and enjoy
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Review by
emmaandjoe
on 4th Oct 2008

User Rating : 9
Respect : 0
We took an excursion to our own dream island while we there, it was nothing but sand without and trees or grass and it was just two of us there for the morning, a worth while experience and a beautiful island. Two sun lougers, towels, umbrella, lunch and a big ice box filled with cold soft drinks was included in the price and also two huge flasks of tea and coffee! This excursion cost $160 for the two of us, which at the time worked out around £100- £110 so I thought it was reasonabl ...
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Review by
Christina Hall
on 25th Mar 2008

User Rating : 9
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Gorgeous, beautiful little island. Excellent house reef for divers, excellent snorkeling facilities. Beach bungalows are lovely and we felt no reason to upgrade to a water villa. If you want to relax and play enjoy the fishes, baby sharks etc swimming outside your beach bungalow this is the ideal place for you. Visit before it's too late and the Maldives are under the sea! There is not much to buy on the island, only one little shop but we did not go to Kuredu Island for shopping we went for rel ...
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Review by
ajwaller137
on 20th Mar 2008

User Rating : 9
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We had a beach villa, which was great, air-con, half open air bathroom, 20 metres from the sea. The food was good, plenty of choice for all meals. We ate at one of the a la carte restaurants. Its nice to go somewhere different and it wasn't too much more money but I wouldn't recommend it unless you are a big fan of the type of food they serve (there's an Italian, seafood and Thai restaurant). Would thoroughly recommend Kuredu to anyone and everyone. It was our honeymoon and we'll never forget i ...
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Review by
Chillers
on 24th Aug 2007

User Rating : 8
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We spent our honeymoon on Kuredu Island Resort and arrived on the 18th December, staying until New Years day. We arrived in the middle of a storm which was quite exciting - the sea plane had to land a long way from the island and taxi across the water to the jetty. We learnt that we were the last plane that they allowed to land that day. We got very wet on our way to our bungalow, and our suitcases did not arrive until the evening so we ended up having to stay in the room with our robes on! ...
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Review by
Rattu
on 12th Mar 2007

User Rating : 10
Respect : +2
From the moment we got to Male we knew we were in paradise. As this was our honeymoon, the staff on Kuredu tried extra hard to make it special for us. The seaplane transfer is a must and you should not miss out on the opportunity to see the beauty from above. Once we got to the Island we were given a cold towel and ice-cold drinks, which was perfect. Once checked in, we went to our Jacuzzi Beach Villa and we were totally in love with the room and the Jacuzzi area. The setting in the room is fant ...
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Review by
Lou Seymour
on 4th Mar 2007

User Rating : 10
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Water is now included in the all inclusive and I have never experienced such excellent Customer Services, the people on the island can not do enough for you. I would go back every year if I could afford it.
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Review by
SMILEYSLC
expert review
on 28th Dec 2006

User Rating : 4
Respect : -2
We stayed at the Kuredu Resort between Tuesday 12th December and Thursday 21st December in a Sangu Jacuzzi Beach Villa, for 9 nights. we booked our honeymoon with Kuoni, and I can only praise them and would certainly book with them again. The rep at the resort was excellent, very informative and sorted out any queries quickly and was not a pushy sales woman. we flew direct from Heathrow with Sri Lankan Airways, airline were superb and would strongly recommend them. It took approximately 10 h ...
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Review by
Lucy100
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on 6th Dec 2006

User Rating : 9
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I felt I had to write a review because no one has mentioned about taking children to Kuredu. Having travelled the world in my younger days and never making it to the Maldvies we went last Christmas and New Year, taking my 8 year old son. What a fantastic trip. We flew direct to Male with First Choice and a sea-plane transfer was like something out of James Bond. This was included in our price but would definitely be worth paying extra for. Having flown over most of the islands, as Kuredu is one ...
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Review by
david mcentee
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on 15th Sep 2006

User Rating : 10
Respect : +3
My wife and I travelled to Kuredu for our honeymoon. It was a dream come true for us as we had always wanted to go to the Maldives. Before we left I took the time to read some of the reviews on this site and most of the ones I read were fantastic and filled me with confidence, however there were a couple of bad ones which got me thinking. Well now that I have been there and seen it for myself all I can say about the bad ones is that the people that have written them either had an extremely rare ...
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Review by
agarforth
on 5th Sep 2006

User Rating : 4
Respect : +1
We stayed at the Kuredu Island Resort in the Maldives for a week, and we were not sad to leave. The resort skimped on essentials and tried to make a quick buck wherever it could. For an all-inclusive package we were charged for water, cocktails, ice creams, soap for washing hands, and we were charged $48 for the use of a cot. We even had to pay $41 for an umbrella in the shop for the 1 day it rained. Refills for the tea and coffee in the room were also chargeable. The drinking glasses i ...
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Review by
daggster
expert review
on 25th Aug 2006

User Rating : 10
Respect : +2
We visited Kuredu Island Resort in the Maldives from 30th July to 14th August for our Honeymoon. A week before we left I visited the Review Centre website and was disheartened to read not one, but several bad reviews of the resort. Whereas I fully understand that this was our 1st visit to the Maldives, so therefore have nothing to compare it to, I feel I must jump to its defence, regardless of the fact that others feel there are better resorts to visit. I can honestly say that from start to ...
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Review by
fivdp
on 14th Aug 2006

User Rating : 7
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Kuredu Island Resort in the Maldives is very beautiful and paradise like. The room was simple but nice. Service was excellent, and house keeping was very good. It was a nice touch with the T-shirt, fruit and sparkling wine for honeymooners. We were in a jacuzzi beach villa, which was nice, and I think I still prefer it to a water villa, as you are on the beach and you have the jacuzzi. Unfortunately, I got very sick and had to call out the doctor in the middle of the night. Thank God for insu ...
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Review by
stuarcher
on 13th Jul 2006

User Rating : 9
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The Kuredu Island Resort in the Maldives is a great place for a honeymoon. You can have lazy days followed by some lively evenings!! The golf course was a really exclusive club, if you lived up that end of the island; not too many people get there! The downside is there is a bit of a walk to the main area's, which is a good thing at times. All the staff were very friendly and always smiled while getting you drinks. Highlights: Swimming with turtles and the dolphins on our sunset cruise. Ov ...
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Review by
allansmith
on 12th Jul 2006

User Rating : 5
Respect : +2
Having travelled to the Maldives a few times before Kuredu was a big disapointment. Our mistake was booking onto an island that is too big for a Kuredu Island Resort - Secluded break. The levels of accomodation are limited and having upgraded to a Beach Villa - which was ok - the cost in doing so was overpriced. This was the poorest standard of accomodation we have seen in the Maldives. Think of tin sheets for roofing and being on the blusteriest side of the island far from ideal. A route march ...
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Review by
degbert
on 10th Jul 2006

User Rating : 10
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Kuredu Island Resort - I read with interest the reviews from the past year and feel obliged to put the case for the defence. Admittedly, we'd gone the whole hog and opted for the Water Villas and the exclusive "Sangu" end of the island. But I think it was worth the extra. The service was impeccable throughout, faultless execution of our every wish. The all inclusive was good as the food was superior to other islands I've stayed on; more variety and better prepared. The fact we were actually in t ...
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Review by
Doreen Ford
on 23rd Mar 2006

User Rating : 5
Respect : -1
Kuredu Island is a beautiful island to visit. Unfortunately we booked a beach bungalow and was very dissapointed with our accommodation, on the first day of our stay we requested an upgrade to a Beach Villa (which we were more than happy to pay for) only to be told that accommodation on the island had been double booked and that they had a large party of divers expected later in the week. We later saw an adverisement in the reception area asking for volunteers to transfer to other islands with a ...
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Review by
Steve and Lyn
on 29th Jan 2006

User Rating : 7
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We spent 11 nights in Kuredu and had a very enjoyable stay. Unfortunately the previous year we had a holiday at at Sun Island which was the same star rating and cost and we found was far superior and kept comparing the two resorts. On you arrival you are met with the customary cold towel and at Kuredu a small glass of orange squash but at Sun Island a hollowed out cocunut with a cocunut drink inside. At Sun Island you are then driven in a golf buggy to your room and everything explained t ...
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Review by
Shaun005
on 31st May 2005

User Rating : 10
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Kuredu Island Resort: We stayed in a Jacuzzi Beach Villa in May 2005 at the Sangu end of the resort. It was amazing. These and the Beach Villas have the best beaches and locations on the island. It is well worth upgrading if you are not a diver and are spending time on the island. We got the sea plane transfer which you have to pay extra for but is a must as the boat looked a bit small and old and took over 4 hours. The staff really know about customer service and from the waiter to the cleane ...
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Review by
downhilljohn
on 9th Feb 2005

User Rating : 10
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We have just returned from one week on Kuredu Island Resort from the 31 Jan - 07 Feb 05. We had a fantastic week in paradise. We stayed on all inclusive basis in a Beach Villa. The villa was ideally located about 300m away from the centre of the resort and was very quiet yet near enough to the dinning and bars. The sea was 20m in front of the villa and we had views to die for from our veranda. The food was excellent, buffet style, good quality and all you could eat. The staff could not be ...
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