Medhufushi Review

Maldives Hotels review - Jo travelled to the Maldives in July 2009

Four star: Medhufushi

Although definitely not a five-star resort and much smaller than a lot of places we visited, Medhufushi was a favourite of mine. Due to rain, first impressions were not great but one dip in the crystal clear sea with baby L squeaking and giggling and things started to get better. The beach villa is dark wood, a fair-size with an outside shower and a lovely wooden veranda looking out through shady coconut trees to the sea. There are sister properties in Thailand and you can feel a Thai influence in the design. The beach is a strip of sand that can disappear at high tide but provided plenty of room for sunbeds most of the time. Food is important to me and for a small island, the food here was outstanding. We stuffed ourselves with the full-board buffet. Fresh sushi, fish curries, home-made ice cream, delicious salads and counter after counter of meal options. Dinner turned into a self-styled tapas evening because I found it so hard to miss out on the different dishes. We stayed for six nights and the food never got boring. During meals, Baby L encouraged attention and this gave a great insight into the patience and good-humour of the waiters. She loved them – searching each one out for smiles whenever we sat down. With only one main restaurant you do become familiar with other guests and you do not get a feeling of being in a special exclusive place – more a relaxed beach island style resort. There are plenty of family villas but we found the majority of people were couples and honeymooners – there is no kids club and the pool is a bit cold for young ones. However there are lots of activities – we sampled kite-surfing, water-skiing and diving – all excellent. And the sea was calm, clear and somehow encouraged swimming much more than anywhere else. Overall the staff were the best out of everywhere we visited, the feel of the island was idyllic and very relaxed with no pretensions which perfectly suited what I was looking for.

Main meal: Chose the FB option.
Drinks: $7 pint draught beer (no free water)
Snorkel equipment: $8 per day
House reef: No
Waterski: $35 for 20 mins

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