Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort 4 stars

From the moment we were greeted at the Male airport into the lounge, we knew we had made a great choice choosing to stay with Mercure Kooddoo. The rest of the staff greeted us in the lobby once arriving at the hotel and from here on out we were treated with the most thoughtful and sweetest way possible. Once we decided we wanted to upgrade our stay, Nimesh, the manager made it really simple for us and accommodated the change quickly with the staff. The next Day we received the most intricate and beautiful honeymoon decoration in our room! My husband and I were over the moon. The staff was always very kind attentive to every single one of our needs and helped us in every way to possible to the best of their abilities. My husband and I being vegan were cooked vegan meals for dinner and it was amazing—seriously amazing! We’re sad we had to leave but glad we got to make wonderful memories of the Maldives in KOODDOO at Mercure. Go to the spa!!! Trust me!! Also, splurge on the romántic overwater breakfast. Trust me. You won’t regret it. Loved it there. Excited to tell all my friends and family about it. Highly recommend them! Enjoy your stay. Enjoy the sweeter things I’m life like staying at Mercure Maldives.

Lovely beach houses, nice staff and a very relaxing and quiet place! What could be improved is the room cleaning hours as they came to late in the day. Otherwise was a perfect holiday, good food and the staff 10+, 11 for Yonathan from the chicken

Friendly staff, great location, great water activities

Overall Experience was Good and the property was up to our expectations. It is suggested to work on the Menu for Lunch and Dinner as there is not much variety for Indian Vegetarians, but however the Chef was courteous enough and managed to prepare some Indian food during our stay

A wonderful holiday! Everything was great.

I can say that our stay was more than amazing. I'm thankful to the staff, they made us feel amazing. It was simply a paradise outside my window. Thank you for the effort you are doing amazing. Keep it up

My wife and i stayed at Mercure for our second marriage anniversary. Everything was perfect. The property is breathtakingly beautiful. The staff is extremely helpful and courteous. A five star rating for Mercure definitely.

This is a very different experience to what you would expect from a Mercure in a European city. This is much more refined, pleasant. The resort has few rooms so you get a very personal experience, almost like staying with friends. The overwater villa isn’t one of the biggest but it’s very well kept and all amenities (except WiFi and minibar) are more than you would expect to find in a mercure. Pros: Boutique hotel experience Easy transfer - aircraft to lobby in 15 mins in a golf cart Amazing, wonderful staff (especially the Filipino chefs in the restaurant, and the Indonesian and Kenyan masseuses in the spa. Sorry, I’m horrible with names!) Resort is very well maintained Food is great Ambience is truly what you expect from the Maldives. Outdoor shower and bath, diving platform, viewing floor window in the overwater villa is dream-like. Cons: - wifi. Come on it’s 2021, you can’t do anything with 1Mbps. Thankfully we had bought a Dhiraagu tourist SIM at the airport and used that instead. - minibar. Contents were minimal - minibar fridge doesn’t cool. They tried to replace it but it was still the same. - one of the barmen (Maldivian, sorry forgot his name) needs some bartender training. He cannot do cocktails to save his life unfortunately. - excessive tip solicitation. Going around dinner tables with fake receipts saying it’s “for inventory” is low and cheap. I tipped whenever a tip was deserved. This happened mostly when the same Maldivian barman was working behind the bar. - transfers need to be better organised. After asking about our transfers several times, we were told just the day before we left that we were put on the 6am transfer. 6am! We pushed and were told there was only a 9am option, then after checking ourselves and saying there is a 2pm flight, we were finally put on this flight. Why didn’t you ask us which one we’d prefer and avoid all the challenging? Overall we had an amazing stay. Honestly my expectations were lower as this is branded a Mercure and I was pleasantly surprised. On the other hand, it was good value for money because we found a good deal on a 3rd party website. I checked the official Accor website for the same dates and categories and the price was more than double - it wouldn’t have been worth that money, but with the price of the offer it was well worth it. We will be back as long as we can find another offer. The full price isn’t justified.

We loved our stay at the hotel. Food was incredibly tasty, staff was very helpful, great location! Only thing If you want to play tennis bring your tennis rackets and balls.

We didn't get proper indian veg food and taste of that food was horrible

Hygiene in Main Restaurant would appreciate if mask protection of guest still exsist. Level of hygiene not approved without mask. Risk of infection high.

Welcome committee was friendly and amazing. I think more than one soda per person and only one snack mix per room is not enough. Especially for how far away the rooms are from the bar. Staff seems not as friendly as they could be but I don’t feel that’s their fault. My husband and I both witnessed it with my own eyes of how rude and disrespectful people can be to your staff and I believe that’s why they aren’t as friendly as they could be. Need more service during meals. The staff stops by once and never again. Staff was pretty great with us once they let their guard down after they saw we were very nice Americans. I didn’t like how morning staff would tell me no soda, bar is closed. All I drink is soda. Luckily we had an amazing manager who would get it for me. My other issue and it’s not his fault but the scuba diver should have had Shawn seen by the doctor immediately. I know my husband was trying to act strong but he needed medical attention. My husband crawled from the beach line all the way back to our hut 514 on his hands and knees in pain and vomiting. If something serious happens to a guest then it should be mandatory for doctor visit. The Doctor was amazing, best part of our stay. She helped us all the way and got us to the hospital. My husbands oxygen was at 77 he literally could have died. I would love to go back sometime since we were secluded to our room due to the near drowning incident. So 4 of our days were just laying in our room for my husbands health. Which was better than out other alternative which would have been staying at the hospital the remainder of our stay. That’s not the scuba divers fault at all but I wish he would have gotten my husband immediate care. Only thing missing was a souvenir shop. You could make so much money off that. I brought 3 empty bags to take home souvenirs for everyone but didn’t have no store. Would have loved to have seen a coin bank or as I call them a piggy bank. That’s a goal of mine to collect a piggy bank for every place I go. You all have a beautiful place, Thanks for everything

Mercure Kooddoo Resort is a perfect Holiday destination in Maldives. Its a full 10 on 10 in all the categories...weather its the ambiance, food, decor, location, Spa, hygiene....you pick it and they are the best. Staff scores beyond 10, very courteous and always eager to serve you...will go out of the way to feel you comfortable. Its a place you can’t compare and we are sure to visit once again.....

this was my first time on Maldives. your resort is perfect place for holiday, for rest. 8 days with smiles, nice stuff, who always helps you if you need something.

Me and my best friend had the chance to meet the kindest team! Everything was so clean, the villa-gorgeous! The food-so delicious, the chefs-always kind and helpful. We wouldn’t see the beautiful world under the water without the best instructors! We just love it!