Resort is ok or would be if the resort told the truth about up and coming building works as the tour operators do not seem to be aware of the full extent.

They are demolishing 58 rooms and building lots more with areas of beach to be cordened off remember this is an island so you will not be allowed to walk round it soon the works are set to start 1st May 2006 AND Last untill end of october.
Plus any delays the builders have.

Well we booked this resort after doing lots of research and it all seemed very good until we arrived they where overbooked and we got told very rudely buy some guy we have to pay to upgrade because the resort is full or go to another island.

We refused to pay for an upgrade and the guy seemed to get even more rude it was like having a gun held to your head pay more to upgrade or go to a differant island. We were so upset we went to another island.

We have ticked the boxes with a 3 except the staff box we would never go to this resort again.

We had been moved but the experiance had upset my wife so much after 3 days we got the tour rep to get us a flight home and they were not to helpfull it seemed they wanted to look after the resort rather than us not the type of holiday you want on your honeymoon so we had our second week at home but happy.

We booked a late to Meeru so didn't expect much luxury, how wrong can you get!

We were originally booked into a standard room but after a look felt that it was rather basic by Maldivian standards. We upgraded to a water villa and were lucky enough to get the one closest to the spa, quite secluded from the other's. We felt the price to upgrade was agreeable and to be honest absolutely made our holiday.

Our room boy was fab, and our room was cleaned everyday, with special effort in the evenings with imaginative bed designs.

Moreover, I have never been to an all-inclusive resort where I have not, at some point, felt limited to the food choice or bored with menu repetition however this did not happen at Meeru and I was very happy with the food offered.

To sum up the attentiveness of the staff, we had an 'incident' with an eight-legged Meeru inhabitant and when I informed the night reception, who could clearly sense the urgency in my voice, they had someone with us within a minute or two who easily resolved the situation!

We were very worried about what we'd find six weeks post-Tsunami but we needn't have. Meeru was wonderful, the best holiday we've ever had.

Booked into standard rooms but hated them (bit holiday camp), explained to management on arrival and given a very reasonable upgrade to jacuzzi villas - still think these are the best on the island. Although over-water Villa's are much more expensive, they are in a very windy position. The current in the sea below is fierce and you have to wear shoes because the boardwalks are too hot to walk on.

Jacuzzi villa had four poster bed with muslin drapes, small sitting area, open air shower room and 'garden area' decking with sun beds jacuzzi and shaded double mattress-very private.

Whole island kept very clean and beautiful. All staff friendly and eager to make your stay as good as possible.

Food excellent in main restaurant, loads of choice different every night. Ate in Asian Wok one night because it was recommended but didn't really enjoy it - food was fine but ate on beach and got eaten alive by sand flies. Beach restaurant did excellent breakfast and lunch-good portions. Room service same price as beach restaurant-excellent value.

Evening entertainment is low key which was fine with us.

Trips were all excellent, especially the sunset cruise where the dolphins just made the holiday for us.

Snorkeling: first time for us so we found it incredible, but if you've snorkeled before it probably isn't the best.

Would we go again? YES! Tomorrow! But then again there are so many other islands!

I went with a group of travel agents on an educational, we only stayed at this particular hotel for 3 nights. But those three nights were excellent!

The only problem was we stayed in the standard rooms on the island, they are basic, not what you would expect from a room in the Maldives.

We visited other types of accommodation on the island and would recommend upgrading to everyone to a room above a standard. As you fell like you are in the maldives and not spain.

The standard rooms were very dull, big, but the furniture looked as tho it was from the staff quarters. The Other rooms were like private pine cabins and the showers were outside, a lovely touch.

Don't worry you won't get bitten as there are tiny little gekkos that eat the mosquitoes. The gekkos are harmless, more scared of you! The doctor on site was excellent. I had first hand experience as I was bitten in Sri Lanka before flying to Maldives and the doctor saw me straight away, very helpful. Called me a day later to check how I was getting on.

I am going back to the island in the year for my own holiday and am upgrading to a jacuzzi water villa, definatly worth the money!! Food is excellent at the property.

We did visit other islands in the Maldives but personally loved this one, myself and my partner prefer to be doing things on holiday and this island has everything. Watersports, diving, sports facilities i.e tennis courts. Spa facilities are amazing!

Food, very wide choice to eat, buffet style. You are allocated a table that you stay at for the full duration with your own waiter. Staff are very friendly. The island is one of the biggest in the north male atoll and they have lots of staff, they are very friendly and always accommodating.

I thought the all-inclusive option was well worth it. There were a few extras we had to pay for but compared to other peoples bills at check-out time, ours was so very low!

Cocktails as with most AI were extra apart from the cocktail of the day which was free all day. The food was fantastic - so much variety every night, mainly soups or salad for starters, all sorts of fish and meat with pastas, rices, potatoes every night, lots of fresh fruit and gateaus etc for dessert.

The food and entertainment is on a week rotating basis so once you have been there a week the 2nd week will be the same food/entertainment on the same days.

Although the entertainment is fairly basic, it is the Maldives 'get away from it all' experience and for a MAldivian Island, Meeru is one of the more lively! Even if you don't like the entertainment there is music every night at the Dhoni bar.

Rooms are cleaned daily and beds turned down at night - they also spray the bathrooms every night to keep the bugs out which is good.

Room service is good value as is the restaurant at the beach where you can have a meal under the stars!

The Spa is fab too - I had a facial - heaven!

I wouldn't hesitate in returning!

We stayed in a Jaccuzzi Villa which was fantastic. It was cleaned everday and the bed sheets made into patterns everyday, the roomboys are amazing and very discrete we only met ours twice during our two week stay.

The food was lovely, the breakfast was the same everyday but the dinners and teas were different every day, all the food was well cooked and kept fresh by being consatnly replaced, there was an excellent variety and something for everyone.

The food waiters were brillant you were never left with any dirty crockery as soon as you had finshed your drink it was replaced and your dirty plate taken away so you could use a fresh one.

The location for us was the best we were on honeymoon and just wanted to relax and we did, too much! The transfer was an hour by boat which was great as you got to see some lovely scenery.

The staff were fantastic, polite, eager, friendly, enthusastic and always available.

The entertainment was basic and really only at night time, disco, live band, movie night etc but we enjoyed it especially the Traditional Maldivian night. We would definatly go to Meeru again.

During our visit we stayed in one of the beautiful Land Villa's. These are the next step up from the standard room and absoloutley fantastic. The standard rooms were small with poor views / location and a tiny enclosed terraced area. However our villa was great.

Thank God for the air conditioning as it was quite humid when we travelled but where able to sleep better than we ever have in our lives!!! The wooden villa's are spacious and the outdoor bathroom is excellent, I was really worried about this before we went but it was perfect for the weather conditions. We had a few ants in the night but so long as you turned the light on before you went out they hid so were not a problem! The rooms were spotlessly cleaned every day by the most unobtrusive staff I've never seen, and each evening our bed sheets where arranged in beautiful patterns.

When we overslept we ordered room service breakfast, this was a nice treat from the buffet breakfast. The buffet meals where excellent. There was a great variety of meals which where regularly replenished to ensure that only fresh, hot food was served. It was help yourself but with chef's on hand to clean replenish and help you where necessary. The only reason that I didn't give the food the full 5 is because the dessert's were not fantastic, and that's the most important part of my meal. I'm just being picky because the buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner's where beautiful.

There is also a restaurant where you can pay for your meal if you fancy a romatic meal on the beach which was great and of a slightly better quality than the buffet.

The bar is right on the beach with excellent views, you are served drinks on the beach and at the pool here during the day. I would definatley advise all guests staying on the island to pay for the All Inclusive package as you will save a lot of money on drinks / lunches etc as there are no other bar's or hotel's on Meeru.

Good quality Bath and beach towels are included and changed regularly so don't bother taking any. Buy everything that you need at home (sun cream, cosmetics..)because the shop has limited stock and is quite expensive.

Tipping here is important because the staff are paid quite poorly, you will receive excellent service anyway but most guests paid a tip of about $10 dollars per week to their meal waiter and room cleaner (you have to leave it on your bed for him as you may never see him!). Bring plenty of $1 notes to tip as you go.

We found Meeru to be a nice island resort - nice not great.
Board Basis :- It's a shame the AI does not quite mean AI e.g. it did not include milkshakes which my daughter loves.
Hotel Cleanliness :- the room boys and gardeners did a fantastic job of keeping not just the rooms but the ground very clean.
Hotel Food :- good quality but got very "samey" after two weeks, the chinese restaurant was excellent but very pricey.
Hotal Location :- the hour by speedboat from the airport did not cause any problems
Hotel Staff :- All the staff we encountered were pretty good.
Entertainment :- Pretty non-existant and what there was was quite poor.

A point of note, when we were there the currents around the ends of the island very very strong.

I would not visit again simply because there as they say "Been there....".

Regards
Graeme