Ketan Bhavan

Review of Atmosphere Kanifushi and Const...

An unbelievable time at the most amazing place I h...

An unbelievable time at the most amazing place I have ever been to.

Location:
Located in the South Ari Atoll this is a beautiful island with an amazing house reef.

Parts of the reef have suffered significant bleaching however the island is keen to recover their reef and have partaken in schemes to try to rebuild the damaged reefs which is really good to see.

Regardless, the reef offers many types of fish which are all beautiful, from the tang fish, clown fish and parrot fish etc., As well as reef sharks and even sting rays all seen commonly. If your lucky you'll even get to swim alongside turtles right on the islands reef! They also offer excursions to other reef spots if you wish to snorkel further out or dive elsewhere.

Service:
This is where Constance really shine.
As soon as you step off the plane in Male you are met with Constance staff who direct you to the airport lounge. From then you are treated respectfully and professionally by all members of the team for your entire stay.

The genuine smiles, the friendliness and helpfulness is unmatched and really shows how far the team is willing to go to ensure your stay is both memorable and without fault.

No matter what we needed, the entire team were happy to help and we can't fault them!

Food:
The food quality is of the highest standard, and although they only have one main restaurant and one a la carte restaurant, you won't be disappointed.

The one downside however was that vegetarian and vegan options are very limited. Being a foodie, a key reason I pick holidays is based on food and so honestly speaking the island needs to branch out with its vegetarian offerings (vegetarians don't just eat salad). I did find myself eating a lot of the same pizza and pasta due to the limited options many days or finding ways of making my own dishes based on the wide range of salads, breads and sides on offer.

However, saying that, once we spoke with Rifkhan in the restaurant team, he spoke with the chefs and was happy to make bespoke food just for us to ensure we always had something we liked to eat! This was a lovely touch and ensured we still enjoyed the great quality food!

I can't fault the staff for solving the issue, but we felt bad asking the chefs to make something every meal for us, so I do feel there should be more vegetarian main options on the buffet itself (other guests also asked for vegetarian options, and meat eaters can also eat vegetarian food so it feels like a win win to just offer more).

Nevertheless the quality cannot be questioned and we still ate our fair share of food whilst there! :).

Drink:
High quality and very tasty!

Offering the usual cocktails seen everywhere, but also including the islands own cocktails or classics with a twist. They change their cocktails every 6 months to also offer something different to returning guests.

Price:
With Constance Moofushi, you do get what you pay for. It is paradise and so will naturally have a price tag to match. It's very expensive for normal income families like ourselves, however for that special occasion or once in a lifetime trip, it's worth stretching if you can.

We went thinking it would be a one off trip due to the price, however after going, our experience was so good that even though I never like to visit the same place twice, we definitely want to return here one day!

Overall:
The best place I have ever been to and one we want to return to one day if we can afford it!
Expensive yes, but well worth the money as the service, quality and location will be hard to match anywhere else in the world.
Staff are the ones who really make this island great and a huge huge thank you to everyone at Constance Moofushi for making our honeymoon the best trip ever and for making us feel part of the Moofushi team!