Name: Machchafushi Island Resort & Spa Maldives
Address: South Ari Atoll Maldives Maldives Maldives, South Ari Atoll, 0, MV

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2026

David

Beautiful island. Excellent snorkelling immediately next to the hotel. Good gym and decent room. Food was okay, but not lacked a bit of variety. Expensive (and unavoidable) seaplane transfer (and watch out for the limited weight limit)

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2026

Ashleigh

Great 4 days relaxing 😎

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2026

Ezzat

Wonderful Place in amazing nature.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

susan

Reef most of the way around the island. Some spots the water was very calm and good for beginners. Other spots were a bit rougher. All locations had lots of fish with a large variety of species.
Staff at the resort were fabulous. Babul and Ibrahim kept my villa in immaculate condition and constantly checked to see if there was anything I needed. Marx was a happy smiling server who always made a meal more pleasant
Thank you to all of the staff for making this a memorable experience

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Anilaben

Clean room, staff was great.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Nirmal

Stayed 6 nights at the Machchafushi resort. An amazing experience overall. Great location with friendly and helpful staff. Enjoyed the stay and food. The room was spotless and the minibar daily replenished. Siva and Shafiq at the bar made some excellent mocktails and Yuvi explained everything to us on arrival. Credits to Nasru from house keeping . An overall great experience. Very unique given we had never stayed before on an over the water villa.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Carly

Fabulous

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Jo

Excellent resort

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

Claiton Junior

Our holiday was nothing short of amazing! The rooms were comfortable, with AC and a mini fridge replenished daily. Housekeeping was impeccable, and stepping outside led directly to the beach. Safety was a priority, with life jackets for the whole family.

Snorkelling, paddleboarding, and kayaking were available at the Best Dive kiosk, with helpful and knowledgeable staff. We took a sunset boat tour and saw hundreds of dolphins—truly unforgettable! Joe and Alex made scuba diving an excellent experience, guiding my husband step by step.

Beyond the sea and infinity pool, there was plenty to do: a well-equipped gym, tennis court, and a games room with pool, darts, ping pong, PlayStation, and air hockey. The spa was the perfect place to unwind—Pin’s full-body massage was bliss! The island shop stocked essentials like sunglasses and sunscreen.

To keep mosquitoes at bay, the island was sprayed daily, though bringing insect repellent is wise. Dining was spectacular, with three restaurants: The Reef (buffet), Mare Azzurro (Italian, booking needed), and Suan Buan (Thai, booking needed). The staff were outstanding—Kal ensured my son got his burger, and May, June, Vivek, Sunny, and Habib provided top-notch service.

Refreshing drinks by the pool added to the experience—Siva and Ajith made dreamy caipirinhas and perfect milkshakes! The kids' club was a hit, with creative and sporty activities led by Yummi and Naba. Our time here was unforgettable, and we can't wait to return!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2025

Tara

Fabulous trip with Centara grand all inclusive

Had an amazing trip with the grand all inclusive package! Appreciated hotels.com pricing included flights, taxes and service charges so we knew the real cost in total up front. All in all this is a fabulous hotel, sensational service, excellent food and wonderful activities I would definitely book agai . Thank you for the wonderful experience!!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2025

David

Beautiful resort. Staff were so friendly and hardworking

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2025

Akshay

Nice property, good views of the ocean and well maintained property

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2025

Omar

Lovely beach and snorkelling opportunities. Friendly staff but could do with better training (not consistent). Very child friendly. Decor quite dated but kept generally clean. Food quality requires improvement for 5-star rating (first time in Maldives so cannot say if this is resort-specific but don't expect Dubai 5-star hotel food).

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2024

Daniel

Absolutely amazing, you need to stay in an overwater sunset villa w/ pool, this gets you exclusive club access basically to yourself and many other added benefits/perks and you must do all inclusive or the Grand all inclusive.

Only complaint is my wife is the pickiest eater you'll meet so it took some adjustment to find meals she liked (even from the kids menu) but all restaurants were super accommodating in customizing her meal to anything she wanted and by day 2 we had her eating like a king.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2024

Daniel William john

This was our 2nd visit to this resort and won’t be our last.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2024

Bledar

We loved the property, we loved how friendly, helpful and nice the staff was. They took care of our villa like it was their own home and you never see this anywhere.
What I didn't like was that they need to set up long chairs for the family villas, we requested and they set it up for us but we didn't realize we could request it until the last two days.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2024

Malcolm

The complex was outstanding and the staff were so nice, they couldn’t do enough.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2024

Keith

A wonderful holiday resort where we treated like royalty. Courteous friendly staff from cleaners to management. Couldn’t have asked for more as a way to celebrate 50 years of marriage.

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2024

esther

We definitely enjoyed our stay at the resort. It was very peaceful and beautiful. Everyone was welcoming and polite. Well organized and neat. The things I would suggest they improve on is their restaurant options, different food options each day, for those with longer stay-a trip to explore the city, and more nightlife/activities. Overall, it was an amazing experience and will definitely be coming back.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2024

Jim

Wonderful island hotel w gorgeous blue water, friendly staff, nice rooms, gym, beautiful views and more

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2024

Kristy

We planned this to be our trip of a lifetime and it certainly lived up to the hype. Rooms are beautiful and private. Amanullah took care of us, bringing us buckets of ice, restocking the mini bar, cleaning the room, and leaving sweet touches daily. The ocean is teeming with life just steps from the door. We took several excursions to fish annd see whale sharks, both hugely successful, and snorkeled for hours along the house reef around the atoll. Food was impeccable and had a large variety. Hospitality everywhere-from food service to reception to spa staff-was incredible. We couldn’t have asked for a better vacation. Highly highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2024

Gareth

We would just like to say a whole hearted thank you to all the team at Centara Grand for making our stay the most magical and memorable! This was our second visit after being there 8 years ago - we were so excited to return to our favourite place! The level of service was just as amazing as the first time and they were so accommodating in every way. A special shout out to Nabeel who made sure our stay was a smooth and enjoyable as possible and was always on hand with any queries we had. Islam our room cleaner also did a fantastic job and was extremely friendly.
We got engaged the second night of our stay with a fantastic beach dinner and now we have memories for life. We can't wait to return in the not so distant future! Thanks so much again!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

Marcelo Curvello Araujo

We had an amazing time at Centara Grand. The place is absolutely beautiful and the snorkeling straight out of the water villas is amazing. Food is super nice as well and the buffet restaurant was always varied so it never felt samey. All the staff was super friendly but we would like to thank in special Monir who would do our room and every day would leave a beautiful drawing made with sand or other natural materials on our villa floor.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2023

Chinmay

Excellent!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2023

toru

Very nice place. High hospitality

Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2023

Luke

Our stay at the Centara Grand was for our honeymoon and it couldn’t have went any better. From the staff, to waking up with the beautiful ocean view, we will cherish our memories.

In our Deluxe Ocean view villa, we were left with beautiful surprises from Afsal in our room. He was a great help and always was available if we needed something.

We dined often at the Azzuri Mare restaurant and the staff there was amazing. Sunny and chef Justin were so kind and made sure the food was exactly how we wanted it. We also had Tepenyaki one night and it was a great experience. The chef made it an entertaining experience for all those who ate there.

The Reef restaurant had a plethora of food from different cuisines so there was something for everybody to enjoy. We really enjoyed trying other dishes!

The staff even set up the Dreams cinema for myself and wife since we were not able to make the cinema night, and wow what a night to remember.

I highly recommend staying at the Centara Grand resort for anybody looking to visit the Maldives and hope to return shortly!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2023

takahiro

Good

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2023

Evelyn

This is my second stay at Centara Grand and it was infinitely better than my first. The majority of the staff remembered me and treated me well. I was pleased with everything at Centara Geand!
Mr. Hassan at Best Dives is the primary reason for my second visit. He has amazing patience and delivers superlative customer service.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2023

Toni

I cannot begin to describe how amazing this place is. The property is stunning. I celebrated my 35th birthday here. The staff were truly exceptional. June, Senthil, Sathish, Habib, Shimol are just a few of the names that I can remember. The lady who runs the Thai restaurant, the front desk staff, the chef of the Thai restaurant and our room attendant also exceeded our expectations at every turn. The food was amazing. We snorkeled, took a Thai cooking class, took a mixology class, went fishing, dolphin cruised, had a wild and whacky experience on the fun toy, spent 2 days at the spa, and had a special lobster dinner. Everyone seemed happy and like they were dedicated to making our trip amazing. There are other things that really made this place a gem. Their commitment to sustainability was pronounced and as the climate changes, I felt proud to be at a place that makes this a priority. The meet and greet at the airport also made for a smooth travel experience. I highly recommend staying Centara Grand.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2023

leonardo

Me and my husband came here for our honeymoon, first time visiting Maldives and it was absolutely breathtaking and beautiful. We will definitely be coming back again. Although we had some difficulties getting to our resort due to flight delays Anurag the reservation manager helped us out so much and made sure we got our full 7 night stay since we got their 2 days late. We were very grateful and blessed for him. Sunny the waiter at azzuri was so kind and sweet and me and my husband really bonded with him throughout our visit, Habib from the buffet and the chef that always made our eggs the way we like them were also very kind hearted and really everyone was great! Our room was absolutely beautiful, I wanted an over water villa with pool and I got one and I was satisfied. Food was delicious a little different then what me and husband are use to since we are from Texas but we expanded our taste buds. I will say I wish they had more restaurants because by day 5 we were pretty much tired of eating the same thing. The seaplane for me was not that great because I was very nauseous and hot since there’s no air conditioning but we managed. Thank you to everyone at Centara Resort for making it an amazing experience for us!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2023

Vineshkumar

The lagoon is amazing and great for swimming and Snorkelling. The property is very clean and well looked after. Excellent at catering for people with allergies. Good choice of drinks in all inclusive package..

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2023

Ailene R

They have a very nice staff and good customer service.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2023

Lana

remote, yet gorgeous and quiet island. What a beauty. Staff are from various Asian countries and all very nice.

rebottled water is a problem for us, we had diarrhea the first night. there were no bottled waters at the island hotel, so we had to boil the water in our room to work around the water quality issue.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2023

Mark

The finest Resort I have ever stayed . The staff are incredibly nice and compassionate.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2023

Scott

Great stay for 2 nights. It did give me an eye-opening experience after I've been with so many resorts/hotels. The Family Overwater Villa is perfect, especially good for snorkeling with not only all kinds of fishes but also sea turtle and small tame sharks. Also, the receptionist Ms. Chanataphy (I could only remember the first few letters correctly) was very helpful, assisting us to take care of Covid testing, sunset fishing booking, and other time-senstitive stuffs for our short stay. If anything to improve, I'd say the online communication through email and their app can be more responsive. Overall, it's worth 9.4/10 rating!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2023

Daniel

Stunning resort and Absolutely first class service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2022

Ng

The best thing living in the water villa is that the ocean is just a staircase away. 1, 2, 3, and there is the coral reef. Whole island is surrounded by corals of different colours. The water is not so deep but just as clear as possible to let you see all the living creatures. I was lucky to meet a giant turtle twice in front of my villa. And if you are still looking for something more exciting, join the excursions! The must-joins are whale sharks, colour sea turtles and reef mantas tours. We took 1.5 hours boat trip, and I was lucky enough to see the first two, thanks to the fabulously helpful coach @Choppi and @Saafai. Special thanks to Choppi for helping my mum in swimming and getting her squeezed in to see all the animals. @Sathish makes the best cocktail, including something warm to fill my Chinese stomach. @Sojib, @Green and @Santa at the Reef Restaurant also make a family trip completely worthy.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2022

Issarawudhi

The services and staffs are incredible

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2022

Robert

All of the staff was exceptionally friendly and accommodating. They all really went above and beyond to create a one of a kind experience.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2022

JACQUELINE GEOK LIAN

It has various activities and the Thai dining was excellent. The staff are very friendly and helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves except for the high price of the activities such as semi-submarine and parasailing, etc I supposed it's the same in every part of Maldives.
One area to highlight would be that staff can be more proactive and lookout for guests who do not put on their mask when they help themselves to the buffet. A staff should be on a lookout for such incidents.
Overall it was one of our best trips ever. Will definitely be back again. Great job to the GM of Centara Grand and her excellent team!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2022

Mohamad

Great place to stay

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2022

Benjamin

By far the best experience we've had for our first time resort! Everyone was kind and engaging. Staff always made sure you were well informed about different events happening and provide excellent service. I highly recommend this as a MUST stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2022

Richard B

Very clean, wonderful food and hospitality.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2022

Marc

My wife and I celebrated 10 years of marriage by flying out to the Maldives! Our stay at the Centara Grand was perfect, the staff were friendly and the quality of food was out of this world but nothing beats the views and amazing clear blue sea water and white sandy beach! This was a dream destination and a holiday that we will never forget! We wish we could've stayed longer. Special thanks to Asim who welcomed us from the Seaplane and made sure we were fine throughout our stay at the resort.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2022

Claire Louise

We had the most wonderful stay here. Scenery was stunning and so relaxing. There was plenty to do if you want to but also absolutely fine just to chil in one of the many beautiful spots around the island. The crab racing is great fun. We also went to learn couples massage at the spa and my husband had a go at scuba diving. Staff were fantastic. Particularly Norbelyn who makes the most wonderful desserts, and we loved chatting to Happy in the restaurant. Also the guys in The Club made our last night super special. We can’t thank them all enough.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2022

Tamara

Most beautiful place I’ve been to so far. Service and staff 5 stars. Over water Villa with pool took our breath away. Stopped through Dubai and enjoyed the city. Sea plane service exceptionally planned out. Still on cloud nine!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2022

Gary

Location of the property and cleanliness.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2022

Melanie

Beautiful place to stay! The deluxe sunset view villa is worth every penny!! The views are phenomenal! Staff are extremely friendly and always happy to help!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2022

Jonathan Kirk

A very wonderful experience. Fantastic atmosphere, great facility, excellent care, and the staff were very accommodating of every request. The natural environment was well cared for and protected. The over the water room with the pool was delightful and private - worth every Penny.

We would also like to highlight the following staff for the superb service:

Amanilla for the very attentive room cleaning and care;

Jonathan as a very kind and funny wait staff at The Reef restaurant;

The Doctor at the medical clinic graciously doing all of the PCR tests;

And Patis and Pan who provided the best massage experience we have ever had!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2022

Mario

Everything was great until my husband PCR come back positive. We still in quarantine.
My recommendations don't travel to maldives yet.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2021

aleta shanice

The staff is not equipped to handle anything. The doctor on resort is not helpful. God forbid anything happens to u they will not be able to help

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Dec 2021

RAVI PRASAD

good place

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2021

Fernando

We just completed today our amazing stay at Centara Grand and I highly recommended. It is truly a five star experience:

Pros
1. The view is spectacular. The weather and water temperature was perfect. The resort is spotless and super clean.
2. The infinity pool has a tremendous view of the sea. Bar and buffet right next door.
3. Snorkeling - lots to see including turtles, baby sharks, and many other beautiful fish. All rooms are also equipped with life jackets .
4. Food - I chose the all inclusive option and was totally worth it for us . Food is fresh everyday and many options. I included few fotos. We like The Reef, Thai and Italian restaurant.
5. Service - the staff is super attentive, helpful and hospitable. Special shout out to Chandani Jayatillaka, Mitchell (supervisor), Faruk, and food servers Husain, Hunid and Nada! You made our trip an unforgettable one.
6. Spa - Totally worth it. The Maldives Massage was incredible!
7. Non motorized equipment was fun and safe to use.
8. Even though many of the rooms are occupied the resort felt like is was never crowded. Lots of space in the beach all around the island.
9. Room- we got the duplex and it was all worth it. The rooms were large and had all of the tolietries you need. Large umbrellas are also provided.
10. Excursions are provided for an additional price.

Cons
We only stayed for 9 days and wished we had stayed longer!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2021

Victor

Staff extremely pleasant and nice to talk to. And the crew on the boat for checking whalesharks/etc did a fantastic job.
Just everything was perfect including the facilities.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2021

joyce

The food was amazing and had variety of dishes for each cuisine. For example, Indian food had rice, soups, vegetables and few entrees for the buffet each serving(breakfast, lunch, dinner). The staff was extremely nice and tentative to any needs.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2021

PARICHIT

Good property but bad management.

The property was good but they had no control or backup plan for bad weather and 17 of us were stranded at the sea plane airport for 8 hours with no food no plan to what will be the plan B .. we kept on contacting and telling them to give some alternate as we had 6 kids in the group from 3 years to 8 years and we all were stranded for more then 8 hours .. and finally at 9 pm they told look for ur stay tonight for all rooms with kids and rooms with no kids can be accommodated in their other hotel which has no children policy in the property.
Next day after reaching the property they hadwere rude to the core GM dint even gave us appointment to meet us we booked 8 rooms for 4 days which is 30 nights and there was no facility given for upgrade or evn basic facility like baggi for kids ..

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2021

Frank

The ocean front over water villa was outstanding!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2021

Satasha K

Loved this resort everyone was nice and very friendly. Food was 5 stars every night. Must get a massage it was the best I ever had. Our stay was amazing

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

I had a wonderful time. The food was really good the staff was really friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Me and my wife came here for our honeymoon and it was just amazing. They helped us our wholes stay with anything we needed and it was just an overall beautiful experience. From the morning breakfast in the pool, to our romantic dinner on the beach. Also attention to detail, perfect.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

My wife and I celebrated our honeymoon at Centara Grand in the Maldives this past week. After almost 24 hours of travel, we arrive by seaplane to the island. We were welcomed by the entire staff, all with smiles on their faces. Within no time we were escorted to our room. We stayed in the Deluxe Over Water Villa and had the Ultimate All Inclusive Package. After settling in, I began to question our stay at Centara Grand because I did not fully understand their “Ultimate All Inclusive Package”, I assumed we would be able to eat and drink whatever we wanted, where ever we wanted. You get served 3 meals a day, and the rest is a la carte. Certain alcoholic beverages were not included in this package either. As I was unhappy, I contacted their customer service. This is when my new friend, Alok (executive housekeeper) came in and took over. We met at the lobby and went over everything that was included in our package. He took care of all of our reservations and appointments. From this point on, our honeymoon became exactly what we dreamed it would be. Alok is one of the friendliest and most accommodating people I have ever met in my life. He could work at any of the high end resorts in the Maldives. The food at all the restaurants was excellent. The couples massage was one of the best massages we have ever had. The only thing I wish we did sooner was upgrade to the Sunset Pool Villa. We want to thank the staff at Centara Grand for making our honeymoon so special!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

staff was not so kind.
They were busy, so I had to act spontaneously.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Perfect place to relax on your honeymoon! My husband and I enjoyed every sec of it. The food was amazing and the staff was very friendly and helpful!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Amazing!

Everything was great! Did all the activities, only disappointment was that we were unlucky and didn't see whale sharks.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

The resort is beautiful ! The house reef has plenty of life . Staff was extremely helpful and accommodating. Would recommend and revisit

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Amazing !!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2019

ARUN

A piece of heaven

This is an amazing resort. The rooms are excellent, the views are to die for, the staff is friendly and the food at the italian and thai restaurants are outstanding. There is a lot to do here as well and so suits everyone both you and old.

The only caution is the flight connections to get here. Be sure you enquire about the connecting local flight timings and book your international flights accordingly. else you will wait at Male airport unendingly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2019

Dien

It was our second stay at Centara Grand. It’s still our most favorite vacation spot. The snorkeling and diving were excellent. We saw so may schools of fish while snorkeling. We swapped two spa sessions for 2 dives. We saw the ship wreck for the first time. It was awesome.

Thev

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2019

Nagy

Great

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2019

Mabelle

Wish we had stayed longer. we went through many reviews and did a lot of research before settling on Centara and so glad we did. Its truly all inclusive and the great service for us started at Male International airport and continued all through till our last day.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2019

Ankit

The place is really nice.This was my second trip to Maldives & next time I will prefer to go to centara only.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Coming from an Island myself. I appreciate the natural beauty of this island. My wife and I are newly weds and the staff is very accomodating with our scheduling. Great customer service and the deluxe villa is beautiful!!! I recommend this resort!!!

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2018

Katie

We loved everything about it. But the staff was amazing

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2018

Chun Kit Ricky

Can’t be better

It was the stay of a lifetime. The team is hospitable and we enjoyed wonderful moments there.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2018

Nigel

One of the very best

The resort is one of the very best we have been to in Asia during the last 4 years. If you are looking to experience the Maldives for the first time I would strongly recommend.