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Holiday Island Resort & Spa

4.0 of 5
on the tip of South Ari Atoll
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Holiday Island Resort & Spa
Ranked #15 of 17 hotels in South Ari Atoll
4.0 of 5 stars 211 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Full board(6)
  • Beach bars(5)
  • Very good(5)
  • Sea plane(5)
  • Free boat(5)
  • Buffet style(3)
  • House reef(3)
  • Low tide(3)
  • Staff were excellent(3)
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Par, United Kingdom
1 review
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012
12
people found this review helpful

THE RESORT IS NOT WORTH ANYWAY THE PRICE PAID. THIS IS A 2 STARS HOTEL. QUALITY OF FOOD: VERY BAD. My experience: once at breakfast they offered battered cheese. It made me sick a whole day. Although I complained, the managers watched the degradation of my state of health, they did not call the doctor and laughed about my condition…... More

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Vilnius, Lithuania
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Your experience on this hotel will depend on the house location you will get. If You will get on jetty side You are lucky. Excellent view and breezy wind. If You will get opposite... just check my photos. We have got this bad one, but asked to change and they did it :) Food - simple but very good quality.... More

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Zurich, Switzerland
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

We stayed here for 1 week over Christmas and had a great time. Visiting the Maldives can be very expensive but if you are prepared to lower your expectations just a little you will love this place. It's not 5* and the bungalows are dated internally but the location and tranquility is brilliant. Your bungalow will have a huge bathroom... More

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Lausanne, Switzerland
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012
5
people found this review helpful

I stayed one week into the Holiday Island Resort. I found that despite affordable prices, the quality of rooms was nice. Air condition is working very properly, but furnitures and decoration was not enhanced since the resort creation in 1994. This is particularly noticable in the public areas, such as at the bar, at the buffet restaurant. There were a... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Me and my husband stayed at holiday island 9th january 2012 for a week. The beach and jetty are stunning! It's true paradise!!!it's 5 * beach!!!!!!! But hotel is nightmare! Reception looks like in cheap motel,Hotel's stadard is very poor!!!very poor service as well!!!! Restaurant is a joke! You are signed to one tabel for whole stay...but You're not seeting... More

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London, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011
11
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Just returned from Maldives and our experience was made terrible by management. The island is fine and view of ocean beautiful, but nothing else going for it. 1) Due to delays in flights, got to hotel past midnight, instead of midday, so missed half board meal. Manager Mr Nazeeh said he could not give us food, even though we paid... More

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Antwerp
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Our holiday in Holiday Island was amazing! We had the all-in and where very glad we took it! It's very expensive to go out of the all-in, water is like 4 dollar for 1 bottle! We had discounts on some thing if we asked it nice. We had an all-in list to choose our drinks like, water, coke(light), sprite, coctails,... More

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Norwich, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We went to Holiday Island last year and loved it. We requested to be near the jetty and they placed us write next to it which was good and I would advise this! The rooms were pretty basic but good - the outside shower was awesome even with the lizards. The food was amazing and varied although at lunch there... More

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Frederiksberg
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 July 2011

This is actually a repost as my old profile is no longer valid. Its been a few yars since we returned from Holiday Island Resort (2006), and this reason for this late review is that I forgot about tripadvisor until now when i again is searching the perfect holiday. The bungalows at Holiday Island Resort are great but not luxurious.... More

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Brighton
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2011
2
people found this review helpful

we flew with monarch airlines, which is the worst airline to travel with on an 11 hours flight. on the way back there was not enough drinking water on board everyone was dehydrated we had to wait to land in london to get water. the transfer from male to the island was nice, the rooms were less than average, the... More

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  • Holiday Island Maldives
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Address: on the tip of South Ari Atoll
Price range (per night):* 155 AUD - 240 AUD

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