Originally Posted by Frogscanfly

We are now back from our trip. Here are my thoughts on Constance Halaveli:

The resort is stunning - you are in the Maldives though so that should be the case... We loved the water villas, particularly those further away from the island. Yes, it is a bit of a walk but that means they are lovely and quiet. If you don't want to walk for more than 5 minutes to get to (eg) breakfast then you can always call a buggy to pick you up. When we were there, they said they were at 90% occupancy but we never had to wait long for anything.

We much preferred the water villas to the beach villas, though they wouldn't be suitable for young children of course.

It is good value for money (so far as that is possible in the Maldives), particularly the food, which was excellent. We we very impressed with the in-villa dining and Jing restaurant. NB the buffets are not such good value for money (stick to Jing as it is better and cheaper unless you want all you can eat).

Things to bear in mind:

There is a breakwater. If you are going to be upset by it being in view whilst on the beach or at the pool, choose somewhere else. We didn't find it a problem at all.
It is difficult to get out to the reef for snorkelling at low tide. We found that the best snorkelling is actually down by the presidential villa in the lagoon.
The reef itself is good (rays, sharks etc.) but we thought not as good as Huvafen Fushi.
Talking of which, overall we preferred HF - completely subjective of course and HF is considerably more expensive but with that came a more slick service, slightly better layout of the room, some nice touches, better treatments in the spa etc. however, The food (other than breakfast) wasn't quite as good in our opinion.
We had to wait 2 hours for the sea plane transfer on the way out. Not a massive issue and the views are amazing but I think we prefer a boat transfer.

In summary, we really liked Halaveli and, for the price we paid, we thought it was great. On balance, we probably prefer smaller properties, but with that comes a higher price tag.