Canareef Resort Maldives

The resort was amazing. The premium room with jacuzzi was stunning, and all the staff went beyond to make our stay so memorable. The range of food in the restaurant was very good, lovely curries each day along with a wide range of other dishes. The chefs were amazing to help my wife, who has to avoid dairy.

I don’t like giving negative reviews especially as the staff here work so hard. We booked with Blue Bay travel. No problems at all travel was seamless. Arrival on the Island went well. Taken to our room, luggage arrived about 10 minutes later. Our room was huge, clean and bed linen was crisp, important to me. Mattress was like sleeping on a slab of marble. We were so tired didn’t really notice until next evening. They did however come later in the week with a mattress topper. Made a little bit of a difference. Room best described as ‘Rustic’. Needs upgrading, The curtains looked as though someone had thrown bleach over them, (pic) bathroom outside was weird for us, but perfectly fine. We had a path to the sea from our room, but not really accessible as full of stones coral and drift wood, quite a big drop to the sand. (Pic) We had a fridge in our room with nothing in it. We were on an all inclusive package…………… ‘but be aware’ it’s not! No explanation anywhere about this. To have drinks in your fridge you have to pay for them. And they are mega expensive! (Pic) Then we have the beach bar. Lovely location set on the most gorgeous beach. Go to the bar order a drink and a snack……….wait for it! Drinks are included, snacks and meals are not! I was a bit taken aback. I explained that we were all inclusive. The barman had been down this route before, I could tell. I told him politely that I’d already paid! He just kept repeating, parrot fashion his original speech. The island is large but narrow. Everything is very far apart. You are provided with bikes, if you can ride. If not there are golf buggy. Perfect you may think………! The paths through the island are sand. It’s an island! When it rains the paths become pot holes and puddles, lots of them. Best to let your food digest a little before coming back to your room on a golf buggy Having said all of this we made the best of it. Food in the restaurant, is good. You won’t starve. I’m not a great fan of spicy food, a lot of it is, but I managed very well. Desserts are delicious. Staff are friendly and seem generally happy. Whole place needs a makeover. Could be a stunning Island. Taken a few pics.

Wow ! If you’re considering going to this resort . Go !! It’s amazing everything we heard about it was just spot ion. Service , accommodation staff were just so friendly helpful we actually felt like they were friends . So lovely it was just the perfect holiday . Thank you to everyone special thanks to the DJ , Didi , life guard , jasmine and General Manager . We will see you again . I read a review this is more 5 than 4 star I would totally agree . Food was that of a five star so much choice

This place is amazing, like many other have said so I’ll just touch on some bits…. The resort as a whole is awesome, beautiful in many ways. The pool / bars / restaurants have everything you need. Then in between it’s like being in a tropical island with tracks and shrubbery to cycle / walk / buggy through, whatever mode of transport that takes you fancy. We mixed it up through the day as we pleased (buggy to brekky, cycle to the pool / beach bar etc) but I’d say it’s reachable by all. Started walking most nights for evening meal and ended up jumping in a passing buggy! The sunset jacuzzi villas are beautiful, about 5 meters and you are out on to (what seemed like) a private beach. Cleaners in more than once a day, it was almost like they knew when we popped out, arrived back and bed the bed was made! Both pools are really calm and in perfect condition, staff great, very attentive with the drinks orders! Activities: The mountain bikes are a great way to get a round, free issue with the villa. My girlfriend used the spa for massage that she said was great and I went on the evening fishing (although i didn’t others did catch a few!). Snorkelling out from the beach bar is awesome, loads of different types of fish and colours coming out from the shallow reefs! We also did sea canoeing and the “funtube” with the guys just next to dhoni bar and both lots of fun! The food was great, we were here 10 days all inclusive so ate at the same place, at the same table lots of times. We thought this may be too much but it really wasn’t, the chefs mix it up and always a good and varying selection from salads, curry’s (fresh naan counter), panini, fruit, desserts etc etc I could go on.. but it’s really hard not to eat too much! Only negative: we wanted to eat at the meera bar one eve, only to break it up the buffet visits a bit really…… We ordered pizzas (…..probably added to the problem was a couple of nights before the buffet served fresh pizzas that were continually being handmade & were delicious). The pizza at the meera bar came and were frozen deep pan type with added toppings - not as expected and very disappointing. I didn’t want to complain to the waitress / chef as no doubt this isn’t their problem but something the resort could learn from? Overall excellent and would recommend to all. Thanks

The biggest plus of this place, is the amazing staff... so so friendly & happy. We had an amazing time from the welcome when we arrived to the waves goodbye when we left. We booked a beach, villa with jacuzzi. It was a WOW when we walked in. Stunning & large. Air conditioning was excellent and the mosquito nets round the bed a big plus. Jacuzzi was great too, took a while to get used to the bathroom which was open to the outside. Our view from our veranda were breathtaking! Golf buggies, transported you round were quick and easy to call. The restaurant: I am not one for spicy food but found something ever night I liked. My husband was impressed with the food and he usually moans! There were lots of flies round the lovely deserts, they tried clingfilm to cover them, but I think a dome would have been better. The AI, drinks consisted of beer, wine (didn't like) and 9 cocktails. Spirits you had to pay extra for so disappointed I had to pay for my favourite drink 🍸 Spa, was fabulous. The bars & swimming pools were all beautiful, and well maintained (I can imagine a lot of money had been spent on building them). Sea was warm, I'm not a strong swimmer so didn't venture far but did see some fish and a lot of sea grass! Only two negatives the mosquito, grief they bit me alive (seemingly they spray ever night), so not the resorts fault. There is a one & half hours flight & 20 minutes speed boat ride to the island. But boy was it worth it, and yes I would return. Thank you Canareef

The service was excellent and the accommodations were beautiful and comfortable. The staffs were really accommodating and kind. Made the whole trip fun and enjoyable. The sceneries were breathtaking. The food was amazing too. Would really love to visit again for holidays

It was such a great experience.. all the staffs were really friendly.. rooms were spacious and affordable. The food was exqucite. And more importantly the place was kids friendly. I enjoyed my time @canareef and would recommend it to everyone.. please do give it a go. ❤️

Not the Maldives you would expect ,from male you have to take another plane (around 1.30 minutes ) plus the speedboat same when you go back we have our transfer 2am to male airport and our flight to uk was already 11am If you are looking for clear and blue water like from the pictures it’s not there , beach and water is dirty from the sea**** (maybe not lucky ) Resort is on the small island , everyone has the bungalow with bathroom without door outside and shower located outside as well with party of lizards and cockroaches every day Everything is far(restaurant or swimming pool ) so either you take the bikes or wait for a buggy Restaurant looks very sad , service is the worse we ever experienced only a few nice staff at the pool bar .Food is coming covered with cling film with flies flying around . There is no soft drinks in the room and if you want to take from the bar pool to your room the supervisor won’t let you even you payed for all inclusive if you pay over 5k for holiday you expect better quality and for sure better service and I would give to this place max 2* The average age is 70plus maybe that’s why there is not much bad reviews . My fiancé had a birthday during our stay and I sent the email with request if they can do something special for him so they brought for him a plate wrapped with cling film with a few fruits (I will attach picture , absolutely a joke ) Also there are a bats flying during daylight which was terrifying for me ( they were huge , you can google it they called flying fox ) We are travelling a lot and been in different places different countries but we never been so disappointed that we were happy we were going back home .

My stay at Canareef resort was an incredible experience immersed in nature, made even better by the friendly staff. A big shout out to Shizmee and his team for their exceptional service. Special thanks to Priya and Saikumar from the buffet restaurant for their hospitality and delicious meals. The serene environment made it a perfect place for a yoga retreat, allowing me to connect deeply with nature. Can't recommend it enough!