A brilliant stay! The Scottish surgeon staying in the beach villa next to ours smiled broadly when I asked her if it was her first visit to the resort. “It’s our 13th,” she said, adding they have already booked for next February. It was our eighth time in the Maldives and the third with our daughter and grandchildren. We had an amazing 12 days in two beach villas with pools on the sunset side of the small island. The Ozen team are quite remarkable and have a genuine desire to make your stay memorable. Highlights included M6M underwater restaurant with its staff of smiling mermaids (thank you Muskan), a trip in the semi-submersible boat, chats with the stylish marine biologist who led the snorkelling sessions and the fishing expedititions. The food was delicious. It’s clever, and saves wastage, to offer a starter and dessert dinner buffet in The Palms with an a la carte main course. The steaks were fab and the team would often ask if they could make you something special - we had some great Thai food there which wasn’t on the menu. The accommodation was spacious, the villa pool one of the best we’ve experienced and the resort was clean and well managed. They’re in the throes of a discreet accommodation makeover and plans are afoot to alter the Peking and Indoceylon restaurants, both of which were very good but only serve dinner. If I could wave a magic wand I would ask for another lunch venue as there is Palms, the pool bar with a fairly limited menu and Lonu, an adult-only Maldivian eaterie. Big thankyous to Forty, Raju, Siri, Samrat, Arok,Dinesh,Sambasivam, Vipon …in fact, all the staff were attentive, kind and sweet! And our granddaughter was throughly spoiled on her 8th birthday with two cakes, a petal-strewn bath, a message on the bed and lots of birthday greetings! Elisabeth the general manager is very accessible and is to be commended for nurturing such a great culture of service and excellence.