Food & drink prices at Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives
Food and beverage pricing is marked by aggressive, non-transparent charging practices. While drinks are included all-inclusive, diners face unexpected upcharges and premium markups on incidental items.
All claims are recent, spanning May to July 2026, indicating that pricing and transparency issues are a current, ongoing concern rather than historical problems that may have been resolved.
What the reviews tell us
Unexpected $425 USD dinner charge imposed without prior notification of cost, creating frustration around meal pricing transparency
All-inclusive drinks selection is wide and satisfactory, providing a bright spot in the overall F&B offering
Resort charges for incidental beverages (juice) despite high seaplane transfer costs, perceived as extractive pricing
Retail prices at the bar are substantially inflated (approximately $38 USD per cigarette pack), raising concerns about overall markup strategy
Pattern of non-transparency in pricing structure suggests costs are not disclosed upfront, leaving guests vulnerable to surprise charges
Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives presents a problematic food and beverage pricing landscape characterized by a lack of transparency and aggressive surcharges. While the resort does offer a wide selection of all-inclusive drinks, this benefit is significantly undermined by multiple reports of unexpected charges and inflated prices on other items. Most concerning is the $425 USD dinner charge levied without prior cost notification, suggesting guests are not properly informed of the financial implications of dining choices. Beyond restaurant meals, the hotel appears to charge premium prices on incidental beverage items (juice at the airport for nearly $600 seaplane passengers) and retail goods (cigarettes at approximately $38 USD per pack), which reviewers found unreasonable given the already-substantial costs of accessing the resort. The pattern suggests a resort culture of extracting additional revenue through surprise charges and price inflation rather than transparent, straightforward F&B pricing.
All-inclusive benefit undermined by surprise charges and premium pricing
The resort advertises all-inclusive drinks with a wide selection (claim 165059), yet simultaneously charges guests for beverages and meals outside the inclusive package without adequate prior disclosure. The $425 dinner charge (claim 181027) and $38 cigarette pack (claim 183329) suggest the all-inclusive designation applies narrowly to select bar drinks only, while other F&B and retail items carry substantial markups. This creates a contradiction between the promised all-inclusive experience and actual pricing practices, particularly for guests who reasonably expect inclusive meals at an all-inclusive resort.
The evidence
Representative quotes from 4 supporting reviewsWe were also conned into agreeing to a dinner which we were not told would be charged at 425usd
When I asked for juice instead I was told I had to pay for it even though the seaplane ticket cost nearly $600 USD
A single pack of 20 cigarettes at the resort bar costs around $38 USD
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