Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort

It was our very first time to Maldives and the Anantara resort. We have enjoyed our 5- nights stay in the overwater sunset pool villa (great pool, beautiful sunsets, cristal clear water of the lagoon with soft touch sand that one can cross by walking); all restaurants we tried (the Thai Baan Huraa, the SeaFire Salt, the Fushi cafe for breakfast and the Cumin restaurant at the Anantara Veli were our favorites); and the photoshoot to memorize our dream time in this beautiful, family friendly resort. From the first moment of welcoming our family of 3 into the island with coconut drinks and little animation till the last minute of checkout, everything was great. It is a short speedboat trip from the Male airport, a natural beauty with cristal clear lagoon and breathtaking sceneries. At Anantara, children are treated like princes and princesses. There is a special kids’ menu in all restaurants with variety of choice and delicious food (children eat for free) and, finally, there is an amazing children’s club with various activities. My 7yo son loved to spend his afternoons there and we would like to thank Thess for her very kind attitude toward my son. We would also like to thank our villa host Kadir who did all possible to make our stay comfortable and memorable . Thanks to all restaurant personnel for attentive and kind attitude, the buggy drivers to take us around the resort and our friendly photographer who made fantastic photos of my son in all beautiful spots of the resort. The only inconvenience we had was related to housekeeping as I had to remind nearly every day of our stay to place bathroom amenities in the room (shower cup, soap and cotton pads which is unusual for a 5 - star resort to only fill it once per stay! This was quite annoying and frustrating at times. Should this be ignored, we will only keep good memories of this paradise and would highly recommend families with kids to land there for perfect holidays.

If you have kids and you want to go to Maldives, this is the place for you. It went beyond all our expectations from the moment we landed and were welcomed into their lounge at the airport. While the rooms, the property, the beach are all breathtaking, it is their attention to detail when it comes to kids that's the highlight. We were traveling with our 4-year-old who loved every minute - from the little welcome sticker in the lounge to the little bathrobe and tiny crockery and cutlery at each meal. Kids eat for free at all restaurants. We had a beach pool villa (because of a small child) with a fairly large private pool (compared to other resorts we've stayed at with pool villas) with direct access to their beautiful beach. The villa itself was incredible and we didn't miss not being in the water villas. We also had an incredible Thai meal at Baan Huraa, their Thai restaurant at Veli, which is the sister property and accessible by a really short pontoon boat ride. We don't say this often but we're definitely going to come back soon.

This place is so good to unwind and to reward yourself, amazing food , place , and accommodation. Place is so safe to tour around and so good for sun bating , amazing staffs and great facility. Will try to bring my family next time.