We spent an absolutely fabulous 10 days on DI. From the moment we were collected at the brilliant new airport, until the moment we were returned to the checkin area at the airport, we experienced the most amazing service from every member of staff we had contact with.
I am not going to name staff as we found everyone excellent, the whole ethos is to ensure every guest is treated with the utmost respect, but managing this in a very friendly and engaging manner.
We took our shoes off on arrival and didn’t put them back on until we were on the boat back to airport.
DI is a small island, 45 rooms, with one restaurant and one bar. There is a mixture of buffet and set menus(good choices) each week for dinner, buffet for breakfast and lunch. If you are lucky enough to be on the premium All Inclusive, you can choose one meal a day from the room service menu, which is very extensive and amazing too!
The cocktails from the bar are excellent, never quite made it through the whole list, plan to return and continue this quest!
All the rooms have direct beach access, however, due to shifting sands the beach outside your room may be large or small, we were told this changes during the different monsoon seasons.
The rooms have everything you need, beach bag, toothbrush, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner and body lotion. The hairdryer is fine for short hair but if you’ve got long hair may be better to take your own. Bed and pillows very comfy.
The mini bar is great too with included snacks.
The garden is really well equipped with furniture for relaxing on, swing, day bed, table and chairs and sun loungers.
Our room housekeeper kept our room spotless and visited twice a day, thank you Moosa!
We enjoyed night fishing, dolphin cruise, sunset cruise and massage, could not fault anything.
Snorkelling was generally good although some days visibility was variable, however still saw some of the biggest parrot fish and Titan trigger fish we’ve ever seen! Turtles and biggish sharks also in the mix and very fishy reef in some areas, access to reef well marked.
Having the option to visit Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru next door and swim their reef was great too. If on premium AI you had access to the buffet restaurant there and drinks included at bar.
The Marine Lab was also very informative and it is great to see the conservation efforts being made.
There is a shop on DI with a workshop attached. Some of souvenirs in the shop are made by Abdulla from recycled materials and he is truly an artist, we have a lovely souvenir at home now as a constant reminder of our holiday, thank you for all your kindness and skill making it perfect for us!
In summary, this is the closest to perfect we have had in The Maldives since we discovered this beautiful nation in 2008!
We cannot wait to return.
Thank you again to everyone who made our holiday so memorable!!
