Machchafushi Island Resort & Spa Maldives, The Centara Collection

Can't fault this place attentive friendly staff small island so good service highly recommend

This is our 3rd time at Machchafushi. They are thee best resort, have thee best staff, thee best everything. They remember us, we remember them, we feel like family xxx Great for families and couples, never overcrowded, well catered, amazing spa and massage, and we have made friends with fellow travellers and kept in touch. If you need recommendation for a first resort to try, this is it. A+++

This was our 2nd visit to Machchafushi Island Resort and we cannot speak highly enough of the resort, the reef and the service. We had the most amazing stay, snorkelling for around 2 hours each morning and then spending the rest of the day surrounded by bliss and paradise, soaking up the sun with a cocktail in hand. The swinging boat seat at The Reef bar was one of our favourite spots to just 'hang' for a while and Kumar always provided great service. The food is amazing, our favourite restaurant was Mare Azzurro, but all the venues were great (we just really loved the pizza and the eggplant parmigiana)! Thank-you to Ashik for being a fabulous host, nothing was ever too much trouble. The Club was definitely a highlight for us (both this trip and our last), it's quiet most of the time and just a tranquil place to relax and enjoy the view. Rishard truly made our stay extra special, he always greeted us with a big smile and his happy personality is truly infectious. The breakfast at The Club was always exceptional (as were the drinks). If you have an overwater villa with a pool, the floating breakfast is a highlight! The house reef is beyond words, a true snorkellers paradise. We saw at least 1 turtle every day, some days we saw 2. So many reef sharks and fish, we even saw an octopus one day, and a pod of dolphins on another. We saw quite a few eagle rays during our 8 night stay, 2 jumped out of the water which was pretty cool, but the highlight for us was seeing 6 eagle rays slowly swim by us in formation - this will leave a lasting memory of our adventures at Machchafushi. Big thanks to all the staff who made our trip special during our stay, and to Riyaz who assisted us with our reservation and was always on hand to assist with any enquiries we had. I can highly recommend Machchafushi Island Resort.

It was great! Great location, great snorkeling, great staff, incl. Samsul and all others! Thank you very much for the great time!

Very friendly people and a great houskeeing team (thanks Chandra for your great work)