Cocoon Maldives — Hotel in Faadhippolhu

Sitting in our room and packing our luggage’s but had to write this updated review before we left. We spent the first 8 days of our honeymoon at Cocoon. From the moment we arrived, Baash (aka Hassan) has been beyond helpful to help us make the most of our honeymoon here in the Maldives. From greeting us as soon as our seaplane landed to escorting us to our room and showing us around. We mentioned to him that we were really interested in upgrading to a lagoon villa with a private pool, since it was all full when we arrived he was able to get us one as soon as it became available a few days later (at a reasonable rate)

We arrived on late Monday evening and on Tuesday there was a cocktail party held by the general manager, Ram Bhoyroo. During the event, Ram gave us a background of the resort, the staff, and the expanding business. You’ll see him around the resort and during breakfast, lunch, and dinner at The Octopus. He is very personable, friendly, and most of all hands on which contributes to the growing business. Cocoon is very lucky to have someone like him run the business.

Now my husband and I are from New York and at first we were skeptical about their all inclusive dining. Well we can assure you the food at Cocoon is absolutely delicious. During breakfast Pandy cooks up some good “beef” and eggs also known as streak as eggs in the United States. Iqbal makes AMAZING fresh pasta, always cooked al dente. I literally at his pasta everyday, although most of the time it’s dried pasta, it’s still so good. Purna is usually found cooking the daily specials, he makes an amazing tuna tartare and so personable. The servers at the octopus are all great but Shameem is just so attentive and always makes sure you’re good and glass is filled.

Since it was our honeymoon we did 2 specialty dinners. We did the candlelight beach dinner and the candlelight dinner at Manta. Adheel served us during our beach candlelight dinner and was very good. Naazif served us in Manta and he was great as well, the first we’re going crazy in the lagoon during and dinner and my husband loved it, Naazif was able to identify certain fishes in the water and it definitely made the dinner so much more memorable.

The bar tenders were all really good but Ghanshyam takes the lead. We would go to the bar every night after dinner and as soon as we sat down he already knew what drinks we were going to order and had it ready for us, now that’s customer service at its finest.

Our rooms were made twice a day and water was refilled each time. 336 was our original room and Zahir always made sure our room was clean. Then when the private room became available, Ahmed cleaned our room. He was always on point with the cleaning and since we were always in the room he rarely bothered us and somehow he just knew when we’d leave because that’s when he’s make the room and refill our water and coffee.

We did 2 excursions during our stay, one sunset fishing cruise and the dolphin and sea turtle cruise. Nixel did both excursions with us. The sunset cruise was ok, I didn’t catch a fish but my husband did and it was nice that you can have them prepare it for either lunch or dinner the next day at an additional charge. The dolphin and turtle cruise was really nice, we saw a lot of dolphins and a sea turtle appeared during the dolphin scouting which was a plus! Then we went to another part of the island for the turtle sighting but you had to know how to swim really well in order to snorkel and sea the sea turtles because the current was extremely strong.

Overall our stay at Cocoon was nothing but exceptional and worth the 20 hour flight from New York and worth every penny. The staff, the service, and the food was all of five star quality. Although the resort is all inclusive nothing was ever compromised and if you have any doubts, don’t! It’s worth it!

The only suggestion I’d have for the resort is that they should make all inclusive drink menu for each table at the octopus because it’s hard remembering all the types of beverages they serve. Other then that,...

My husband and I came here for our honeymoon and were treated like royalty! This resort offers five star service from start to finish! We stayed in an over-water villa with private pool and it was magical! We loved that we could snorkel right off of our deck with the complimentary equipment provided, and loved having our own private pool. The room itself is so beautiful and the housekeeping was great! We came home several nights to beautiful floral displays on the bed celebrating our honeymoon.

We also chose to do the XXL package which offered us more all-inclusive options than the base rate does such as complimentary experiences and excursions, higher quality alcohol, beverages, and snacks. We were shocked when we arrived and discovered that we had our own private butler, Riyaz, who went above and beyond in making this the most magical and memorable trip of our lives. Riyaz scheduled everything for us, took us wherever we needed to go, and handled everything on our behalf so that we never had to lift a finger! Even for our departure, he arranged for a private bus to get us from the sea plane and also booked a lounge on our behalf at the airport so that we could wait for our flight comfortably. He is truly the best!

The food here is amazing! We took advantage of every meal to try everything offered and we were never disappointed! Indian night and Italian night were some of our favorites at the Octopus restaurant! The more formal restaurant, Manta, was also exquisite! We even came back right before we departed for one last cheesecake dessert! Also, the pizza bar is amazing! The most memorable dinner was the under the stars beach one set up for us by our Butler, Riyaz. He worked all day preparing this for us and we could not believe our eyes when we arrived. They made a heart in the sand filled with rose petals and surrounded by lights and ferns and wrote our names in light and fire in the sand while we dined on 4 courses next to the ocean. It was such a magical experience that I cried at how beautiful and romantic it was! It felt like being in a movie!

The island itself is so unique and absolutely stunning. We woke up each morning to watch the sunrise and were surprised that we were consistently the only ones that did. However, this was great because it felt like we had the entire island to ourselves and made it an even more special experience. We enjoyed walking around the entire island each day and observing all of the wildlife, including baby sharks in the shallows! The beach was pristine and the water was crystal clear. While we did come at the end of a cyclone, the rest of our days were full of sunshine! The good thing about the rainy season is that the rain is very fleeting and never lasted longer than 10 minutes. While that meant that the water was too choppy to participate in any of the excursions, we were able to supplement them with other activities on the island, including snorkeling on the lagoon side and seeing a plethora of fish! Also, don't miss the sunset because it so beautiful!

The entire staff here works tirelessly to provide you with the best experience possible and it shows! Everyone is so kind, friendly, and attentive and we enjoyed interacting with each team member during our stay! From the bartenders, to the watersports team, to the food servers, to the spa girls, to the reception staff, to the housekeepers-everyone was top notch and so sweet. They made the trip even more enjoyable and we felt so pampered by them.

I think this is absolutely the best resort in the whole world and I can't imagine any where else beating it in any sense. From the service to the quality and everything in between, it provided us the most beautiful paradise fathomable and we already can't wait to go back! I can't recommend this place enough! You will be overjoyed by how well you are treated and by how stunning...

We have just returned from an amazing never to be forgotten family holiday at Cocoon Maldives!

Transfer from Male Airport At Male airport Cocoon staff meet and make the transfer process to the resort seamless. From the main terminal in Male Airport you taken to the modern seaplane terminal operated by Trans Maldivian Airways. After short 35 minute flight you are welcomed by Cocoon staff on the jetty and our host Adda.

Our Rooms A glass of prosecco in reception followed by a quick orientation tour around the island with Adda and we were in our Beach Villas. Our villas were spacious Italian in design and of course the Maldivian outdoor bathroom and shower. Our veranda led out to the beach and within 20 meters we were swimming in warm turquoise water.

Food We ate in octopus restaurant throughout our stay where there was a different theme every night. Giovanni, the food was excellent and the attitude and service of your chefs was outstanding. In particular Dilshan (who my daughters called the fruit guy) and Kushal who sent me the recipe of the most amazing curry I have ever had.

When you are sitting down in the octopus restaurant look out for Shaah and the wonderful Mae who looked after us so well, and who we will never forget.

Drinks Like many we stayed with the house cocktails, beer, wine and iced tea. Again nothing was too much trouble and as soon as you're glass was empty it was full again thanks to Ash and the other staff in the two bars.

Excursions The Dolphin trip was well worth the money for us. A pod of around 30 Dolphins swam with the boat for around 30 minutes. I recommend the free Snorkelling trip to the house reef; the staff guide you through the crystal clear waters and point out turtles, manta rays and loads of tropical fish.

Staff All the staff we interacted with were professional, polite and happy. Front of house staff are respectful and very engaging. Nothing was too much trouble.

The Resort Overall the resort was quiet and very relaxing; on many occasions we were the only people on the beach. The accommodation and facilities are of a good quality. There were couples and families staying while we were there.

We booked an all inclusive stay without the XL package; it was great for us. (We did pay for the dolphin trip and some coconut cocktails) and the price was as expected. Wherever you stay there are always going to be extras that you may wish to partake of which are not included such as excursions which you will have to pay for that goes without saying.

I haven’t been to the Maldives before so can’t compare it to other resorts Would I recommend Cocoon Maldives …. From what we experienced 100% yes …. in a heart beat

Message to Mr Jay In looking at what others have written about Cocoon your staff have a way of making everyone feel uniquely special. It is amazing how your staff constantly achieve this. For example: Mae knew what four of us individually liked to drink at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I would also like to say thank you to Rina who made sure we were ok and was also responsible for us ending up at your staff party. What a great opportunity to get to know and see everyone relaxed and off duty. The staff cabaret that night was hilarious and we feel quite privileged that we had been invited in to see behind the scenes of Cocoon. (I am thinking of introducing the cleaned room prize at home not sure if it will work with our two girls though)

I hoped that this would be a holiday of a life time for us as a family, and it was and then some. Thank you to all you and your staff for making that happen. We arrived as guests and feel as though we left as part of the Cocoon Family.

We hope to come back in the not too...