Hotel Bandos Island Resort(4 stars)
Bandos Island Show mapStefan
Hotel Bandos Iceland resort
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
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- Proof of booking
- Beach holiday
- March 2013
After 2008 and 2011 we were for the 3. time on Bandos, after we have positive experience. My reports from march 2008 and march 2011 ('Stefan') are perhaps still to find.
What is this time we noticed, what has changed?
The percentage of russians on the guests has now according to a manager about 40% reached. The russian language you can hear all the corners and ends. Some behave effectively in accordance with the usual prejudice, in particular in the restaurant noticeable. Russian eating habits are nothing special good, if you have the vision has. Chinese were only in smaller ... number among the guests. But that stomped back around on the reef.
The staff in the restaurant is attentive and endeavors more than earlier those guests' wishes, a certain service. Also the tips now seems more attention to find. In the evening before departure our bed had a beautiful blütenschmuck and our table was to eat as well as decorated.
The organization of the entire holding works still very good. A complaint about night noise in the room next door (no russians, swiss!) Worried the duty officer manager immediately and ligated this conviction. You obviously from the hotel large value peaceful atomsphere for all of the guest. Good so!
As previously mentioned, the walls are between the rooms so sound proof running, that from the neighbours hear anything. A real boon to the thin walls on the other islands, the you rather than privacy should call. Overall, both the buildings, as well as the furniture etc. Technically in an amazingly good condition.
The official check-in time is after as 2:00 p. m. If you for example at 10:00 o'clock on the island arrives, it may be, that the room actually only around 14:00 is available.
The stocks on the reef are every year become less, like us also expert guests confirmed, the every year %blank%. Some species lack almost completely. The snorkeling was worth it but still always. Whole shiploads of other islands visit daily the reef from Bandos for snorkelling. This was probably the reason.
2008 the dolphin cruise really happy and we have seen some beautiful pictures. 2011 it was already much less and now we could only say, that the dolphins still there. They sidestep the boats, the mit fullspeed to hold, much space from. Jumping dolphins next to the boat does not exist more. The dolphins i can well understand.
In the remaining are all excursions opposite 2011 up to 40% more expensive. If now for example for a transfer after male (there and back ever about 20 minutes drive), including tax almost $40 per person be required, then this is already quite much. The concerned us however less. After the previous stays at Bandos and other islands we have all offered trips already several times and go not again. The summit is a manta-snorkel excursion for $60 plus tax. Guests reported, that you not a single manta saw, sorry, almost $70 per person are gone.
The cocktails at the sundowners bar, and possibly also to the other bars are of a poor quality. If you for example a Tequila Sunrise for $10 ordered, then you get a glass of, the content of which looked like orange juice with ice and it taste also sunday Orange juice for $10 per glass, with at best homeopathic traces of Tequila. That should star hotel also in an islamic country work better. People, drink beer, as you know, what one has.
In all the rooms are now repeaters were installed, that means wireless internet access is available with the best signal strength and up to 2000 kbit/s in every room possible. This is at least twice the speed of the, what the telekom at our residence in Germany offers! The other side of the coin: one hour costs $5 and must on the piece to be consumed, a division among several logins on the following days is no longer possible. Wouldn't free internet-access an excellent advertising and for the hotel much more effective, than the petty cash of $5 per hour?
Now was in all the rooms an exchange of the old tube tv for new lcd from Sony. A tip: if you have a computer and a hdmi cable or a usb stick, can his photographs or films on the television in large to look at. As you could also movies to watch from home, because the boring dw is the only german under about 25 channels.
The entertainment has opposite 2011 weakend a bit and is now more on kinderbelustigung from. Who show and night life are looking for, is here already wrong.
The final statement was a changes. Earlier you got the whole package of the signed documents and to the principle flipbook quickly review, whether inadvertently something wrong including side was. With credit card paid after conversion of dollarbetrages in maldivian Rupees. Today, a, list of billed amounts presented, the less control. Correct she was probably. When paying with card one has the choice, whether in us $or in Euro paid to be. Please note: the conversion in Euro sets apparently an extremely unfavourable exchange rate to reason. You should us $choose.
At the end the crucial question: we can Bandos recommend it, would we stay there again? A clear yes. Despite the small restrictions offers Bandos – after subjective assessment-compared with other islands always a reasonable value for money, a short boat, a well-organised hotel and a beautiful reef for snorkelling. read more
Andrea
Service desert Bandos, never again Bandos Iceland!
- Hotel not recommended
- Families
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- Beach holiday
- March 2013
For guests the for the first time in the Maldives are, perhaps the right choice, but for the maldivian fans to recommend in no case, since the disappointment was too!
The island is actually ok and one half is the beach beautiful-the other half the island looks really not só nice (concrete and sandbags, the the island before digging protect and thus also notwen'dig are). Initially we stayed in a standard room (very recommendable, the most beautiful beach section the island beach chairs) used, which absolutely okay was we are then against an extra charge in the situation (nr. 175) ... with private pool 'directly at the beach moved, the is really great, but not quite as clean, as the standard rooms ☹ what one actually for the price expect can.
The garden with a pool is also quite nicely laid out and one could not complain-just on the bars, the diving school and the kids club was as it should be!
Now we come to the points, the us the vacation really maggoty made
- we had all-inclusive-an absolute error, because on this island not the guest determined, when and how much it to get a drink, but the waiter and we are talking only of soft drinks such as Cola, Fanta and juice, not of alcohol! Every drinks order took his time of minutes. 10 minutes to over very often 20 minutes (clearly a Cola bottle to open takes just his time). Or they come at all not at all to, because they were forgotten.
The gallery restaurant the service on the left-hand side an absolute impudence, here is a troublemaker and this will be a very clear ' eyes' shown, because one already again a table 'new' setting must. Here you will also pointed out, if you 8:30 p. m. still eat (meal time from 19 to 21 o'clock), that it was late! The medium-sized sector and rights area in the gallery restaurant is better, however also not satisfactory. If you are 1 drinks for every meal time get, you can estimate itself lucky-more is extremely rarely. If you have the idea of just 2 orders effect u'nd the 2. waiters, the beverages on the table looks (the almost aufgetrunken are), he is head-vibrating with the ordered drinks again from it is incredible but true! It is also not so, and the waiters from. No. You must look lock and partially also apparent. Also tip improves the situation, so we only at the start which have made and later at all nothing at all more! We have the money for a tip was, daily the mini bar-drinks served.
You get the impression, as if the waiters the statement, in all-inclusive tourists to 8., so that you little and inexpensive to get a drink as possible, because flat water you can get relatively fast, in comparison to Cola, Fanta and juice as you wait forever and then so was thirsty, that you almost in a auftrinkt. Our kids you actually on the drink remember, but on this vacation it was very often so, that they wept, because you thirsty and nothing. Such a thing may not be and is an absolute insolence. We complained with the waiters directly, from there it was even worse with the service the nobody was.
- at the sundowners bar after 22 o'clock with the words' sorry all inclusive is closed ' welcome. Not very inviting ☹
- most employees have your smile in bed forget so grumpy views we know from the Maldives not at all-it is also hardly greeted, if you on the island met-it gives even coworkers, the vacationers ignore them and on the greet not at all react and with bad face simply look away-sad but unfortunately reality!
- as we the pool villa moved we arrived at night with 2 sleeping children after 'home' and found no single cot or extra bed before (which but, and also was clear the one in get)-we had to us all 4 the double bed crimpings or just in the middle of the night still cots orders and wait, which we didn't.
The pool villa (nr. 175) is very dirty in comparison to standard bungalows here after withdrawal auch'h no glass cleaned or the glass doors of toilet and shower-so just returned on the door 2 handprints from the inside can be seen, the no longer leave (very appetizing). The cleanliness here more than to be desired. If the competent housekeeper then pointed out, was only 'the but i cleaned, he didn't know why the now dirty since' back.
- the roomboy Arif the standard bungalow was very clean and absolutely so, as it for Maldives typical, exactly like of the pool bar waiters (i forgot the name, he has fewer hair and has been working for over 7 years by the pool) he had fun with their work and service was absolutely great, as were laudable the employees ladies in the sand bar exactly like at the front desk-there was not a single unfriendly woman as should the men an example to take. The beach and the kids club were also super. So there was actually a few a few exceptions, the our holiday mood a little aufhellten!
You can say ok one is on vacation and has no haste yes, but one also wants not the entire vacation spend, a waiter to on the beverages or food to wait-finally, the great weather and the beach. You get but unfortunately almost everywhere on the island as a störenfried and absolutely undesirable unfortunately! It seems to one in such a way, as if we have to a drink beg in the hope, that you actually get. In conversation with other all-inclusive tourists, it was issued which equally and those already repeated on the Maldives were, as we were also absolutely disappointed and could the number of stars couldn't understand!
We are the 6. time on the Maldives and this was with distance the most expensive (€11.900 plus 2000 us dollar on site) and the worst holiday we have ever had ☹ a great shame and we are not really very demanding and eager to please.
Conclusion Bandos never again, we are cured!
I really wonder where the many good reviews and the 4.5 stars again! read more
Rolf
Carelessly, cheerless, Bandos
- Hotel not recommended
- Couples
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- Beach holiday
- March 2013
Diplomatically expressed are the disadvantages of 'Bandos Iceland resort & spa' the biggest benefits. By the proximity to male and the airport, the often long transfer by seaplane. 10 minutes with the speedboud from the airport and one Bandos. The island is huge, offers a diving school, various other sports and for example the annhemlichkeit a well-equipped doctor practice. Certainly that is one of the reasons, why many families with children and baybies on the island vacation make.
We had prior to through various internet portals over the resort informed. We can not understand, as this resort to the many ... positive opinions is. Speculation about are close.
Simply put we were Bandos grossly enttauescht. Before 15 months we spend for the same amount a wonderful holiday another resort, the sustainable for Maldives loved it was.
On 'Bandos Iceland resort & spa' is the audience very mixed. Next to a few french, english and german are on the island about felt 3000 russian building. The eastern european guests not the most unpleasant thing are. But more about that later.
The food.
A total catastrophe. 80% fast food the widerlichsten art. Salads only on mayonnaisebasis. Noodles, fries and ketchup. Burger, sandwich and chips at the bars. We felt as the herd on futterdrog. The highlight was one evening lamb shank from the grill. The following days there was lamb every imaginable variant. To the spaghetti salad with lamb. No joke! Very good were the daily curry dishes, there definitely cooked. However the the atmosphere a station concourse, of the restaurant itself, also not help. No sea view. No atmosphere. Screaming children and russian without manners at the buffet. To the desserts, everything fertigkuchen, was daily a chocolate and a beerensosse enough. Itself the children have this zuckersosse not long gone.
The island.
On Bandos one is constantly from motorendroehnen surrounded. If not one of the major verkehrsflügzeuge of male starts or lands, überflieg one of the wasserflügzeuge the island. Otherwise always 30 to 35 boats around the island, always are in a state of flux. Should in the afternoon a certain peace are, is certainly a begeisterungsfähiger holidayers his new passion for water skiing or jet skiing on the Maldives realize must.
We had us for one of the larger jacuzzivillen decided, in the hope a bit more peace and quiet too. As the large and expensive bungalows does not have its own beach chairs are attached, you had to after breakfast with a bit of luck still a free sun lounger. The manage you from our beach section the view between the boats through directly to the incinerator close to male. The smoke you could day and night over the sea drag see. Also no joke! About meal and taste of the food you could argue, but that is not what you are on a Maldives expected.
The reef.
Here we were surprised, the because of the many boats, partly diving excursions to other islands, a fish to see. If the groups of up to 20 asian citizens, in their ganzkörperschutzanzügen fin to fin, the reef had left, we surprisingly nice places discovered. Lots of fish, sharks, a rays and even a sea turtle we can watch. The absolute highlight one afternoon (very strong tide), however, was a group of 8 adult shisha enebelten emiratesen. While searching for the reef are these with beach shoes armed across all corals to the reef run. The call and complain the hotellstuff could this special copies of the ignorance of their way off.
Conclusion.
We are glad about any potential guest of 'Bandos Iceland resort & spa ', due to our opinion for another island decides. Bandos also has its beautiful and peaceful places. Someone should the issue around the food wasn't important, so the pleasant and favorable standard certainly a possibility for a 'cheap' holiday with Maldives-feeling.
Still erwahnenswert are approximately 500 tagesgeaste on the island. The daily crews the airlines are the most pleasant. The hostesses descend off thaiair in their beautiful clothes are really a feast for the eyes, however also not the, what you on an island in idischen ocean
We feel our money ripped off. It is reasonable value for money not at all. Better stay at home, as again 'Bandos Iceland resort & spa '. Shame about the vacation, shame about the money. We wanted to more than just Maldives-feeling, and that is it only a couple miles away for the same amount. read more
Detlef
Bandos you can make
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- March 2013
Beautiful island, fantastic beach with lots of palm trees, interesting reef to the entire island, cosy places especially sun- downer -bar.
Unfortunately, most of the waiters somewhat pflegmatisch and unmotivated, despite high price level's, there appears to be no participation in turnover. The kitchen staff seemed rather stressed-to other islands there was always friendly faces and a funny lyric from the chef-that was not sunday
At the front desk one is likewise inflexible-except the standardprogrammen is not possible.
A trip to male for example was despite vielfachem the boat traffic not possible. Unless one pays an utopian price.
All in ... all but you can good have a vacation. However, we certainly the next time on another island. read more
Kurt
For the price could have been in the cathedral. Republic 4 w
- Hotel not recommended
- Families
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- February 2013
. The staff is friendly but only english-speaking, in Emirates. The reef nice, but not outstanding. The fruit mostly immature and hard. read more
Cornelia
Near male located dream island with good kitchen
- Recommended hotel
- Families
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- February 2013
Had a beach villa with 2. floor, where the bedroom was. Daughter was down in the for example accommodated. Clean, all-inclusive, wi-fi only in the lobby free of charge, wi-fi in a bungalow costs money! All people are either in of the lobby or in the adjacent bar! All with mobile phone and computer! Especially russians, chinese, german guests, all meals in buffet form.
I would not a bungalow (beach villa) before 120 relate! We had 123 it is outside in the evening very loud from the evening entertainment and the continuously driving boats! read more
Harry
Bandos, gladly again
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
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- Beach holiday
- January 2013
After 35 years we were on Bandos. Much has done. The infrastructure has much improved.
New restaurants were built. The good equipped clinic (with dekokammer ) under german management gives it still. The complete staff on the island is friendly and competent. Man put in so much effort the guests each desire from the eyes. We had a bungalow nearby the diving school. The wonderful beach was only a few meters away. Only the beach in the north-east has the years suffered. The sea at some places in the island dent. Debt will be the rising water levels are. With ... sandbags and breakwaters you try (as well as on other islands) the waves 'herr' to be. The nearby riff is good for snorkelers, as well as you are a diver, although also here the underwater world not more that was, what i long ago found had.
The diving school (padi ) is very good equipped. Professionalism in every aspect.
The guests came from all over the world: China, India, Russia, Japan, Sri Lanka Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Taiwan, USA, Australia and so on
Thus was the food made for. International, every day fresh and delicious. There is something for everyone there.
Bandos: we will be back. read more
Gerda
Snorkelling on the island Bandos
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
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- Proof of booking
- Beach holiday
- December 2012
We were mainly for snorkelling on the island Bandos. Unfortunately there were only two accesses for snorkelling. At low tide, you could otherwise not over the reef roof as the sea too down is. Several hooks would be an advantage, the reef not to hurt. You had a bungalow on the right side, so you had to in spite of the small island really beautiful long walk. In the afternoon it was very nice in the sunset bar. There was the meeting place for chat and snorkel experience exchange with nice people. read more
Okan
Dream holiday Dream holiday
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- Couples
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- Beach holiday
- December 2012
Beautiful island with fantastic food and a great beach. Beautiful island with fantastic food and a great beach. Food tastes very good and has good quality. We will come again... read more
Nina
Really recommendable!
- Recommended hotel
- Families
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- Beach holiday
- November 2012
Very clean, staff very friendly, all of them, except the extremely cares for the guests, great food comparable quality, choice typical of the country, dreamlike individual at the beach, very good organization, in any case would not hesitate to go back, however a more expensive vacation read more
Sandra
Perfect family vacation on the Maldives
- Recommended hotel
- Families
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- Beach holiday
- October 2012
The island is great developed and still in every area manageable, what on the other islands is not possible. For the island are in all areas reefs of the for snorkelling invite with a great underwater world. The guests are from all over the world, many families with children which was perfect for us. We had the half board elective what the offer was, therefore we could also the other restaurants on the island use read more
Sarah & Thomas
Beautiful but expensive in the additional cost
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- Couples
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- Proof of booking
- Beach holiday
- September 2012
Great complex, very well maintained, you really makes an effort. We had a standard bungalow very nice spacious and well equipped was. Room service was perfect.
Especially great: nobody needs or expected tip, nobody wants to sell you something. For years in this respect the most pleasant vacation!
Especially we enjoyed the photos with the photographer the offers will, they have their price, but it is absolutely worth it!
Also the dolphin tour was perfect nice and very worthwhile. Apart from that were the excursions us too expensive with 35 $per person, because the real attraction is free of charge ... directly in front of the bungalow in the sea to find! read more
Robert
Great holiday. Hotel is recommendable. Great.
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
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- Beach holiday
- September 2012
We would definitely come again. Was a relaxing vacation. Friendly staff. Extra charges but a bit expensive. Can only be recommended. Short transfer to the hotel 17 minutes ( speedboat) read more
Dietmar
General recommendable, good value for money
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- Couples
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- Beach holiday
- September 2012
Only 20 minutes from the airport. The island, beautiful green complex, beach and water top, interesting underwater world for snorkeling ( also small sharks and if you're lucky water turtles), choice enough-tasted very good, the only bad thing is, that of 4 restaurants/ bars the 2 most beautiful in all-inclusive booking not be used could respectively be paid separately must, if you the whole day not only water drink, should nevertheless all inclusive book (small beer 4.50; GL. Wine or cocktail 8a 11 Dollar), staff are almost without exception very friendly, read more
Heike
Still worth a trip!
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
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- Beach holiday
- August 2012
Our third stay on Bandos, in short: still a beautiful Resort! Very good location, bungalows in separated. Categories, very good food, varied, especially good at the sundowners bar. Staff pleasant and always friendly and helpful. Lagoon very good for snorkeling, rif also. Guests mixed, and without children, many Chinese ( sometimes quite loud and usually in groups auftretend ), Russians us Europeans.
Short drive to the airport and to male. Excursions varied.
We will be back ( Returnees get 10% on food and drinks!). read more
Bianca
Dream vacation with great service
- Recommended hotel
- Families
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- Beach holiday
- June 2012
A very nice vacation, all of the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Very large praise also the waiters and the employees of our room was responsible. This service it was really unique. We had a deluxe bungalow, bathroom and rooms were always very clean and the bed lovingly decorated. Beach and pool were also clean and never crowded. We hope again next year on Bandos to be. read more
Claudia
Really nice holiday, great Island!
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
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- Beach holiday
- May 2012
We were 2 weeks on Bandos and had nothing to fault! The staff were normally friendly and helpful. Our bungalow was twice a day cleaned, and evenings there was always fresh beach towels. The island is very clean and tidy.
The food tastes very good, is always warm and there is a massive selection, so that something for everyone is.
We had bungalow Nr. 215, and we enjoyed our beach section there super!
All in all it was a great vacation!
We can these Island only recommend and would anytime again go on vacation there. read more
Gertrud
It was a great island - anytime again
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
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- Beach holiday
- April 2012
We were very satisfied, because we just wanted to peace have, for all the fast everyday lives and want to get away from it all, this is the place, you forget all problem and very good relaxation and relax. If so what is there just perfect, we come in any case sometime again, the underwater world is simply fantastic and gigantic and Dirk of diving station simply great and explains everything you want to know about snorkeling, had with my snorkel equipment problem, am diving school everything was without problem and without costs changed. Simply great! read more
Jörg
Simply super and not 'but'
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- Couples
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- Proof of booking
- Beach holiday
- April 2012
Sorry, I can't understand, this resort bad reviews receives. Bandos is the gilbreths resort on the Maldives. Friendly, polite, short transfer. Briefly and scarcely: it was one of the most beautiful vacations, we had. read more
Karola
Beautiful island-but not 'typical divehi'
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
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- Beach holiday
- April 2012
The island for our taste very big and in the internal area a relatively large infrastructure. The paths to the other island side, to the pool, to the lobby etc. For maldivian conditions quite far.
The instruction in other critiques regarding harassment ( noise from the planes, shipping, trash in the water) because of in the immediate vicinity of the island sometimes be confirmed. The pestering by noise from the planes ( seaplanes) and diving or schnorchelboote adjacent islands was in our opinion representable and that didn't bother us. We can however imagine, that during the peak season the frequency ... clearly will be higher and then it may already pollution. Annoyances by commercial aircraft we could not at all find.
Also find almost daily late in the afternoon soccer- and beach volleyball games of the staff and even teams other islands instead. These play it was mostly loud. We personally didn't bother us, although our room right next to the ' sportstätte ' lag.
There were all sorts of guests there. At the end of our stay outweighed by the chinese. We found their behavior not worse than the various eastern europeans. read more
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