Maldives hotels & places to stay

this is the second visit to Maldives and we pick this new resort. stayed in this resort was one of the best decision I've made :) we picked the all inclusive package and it was totally worth it. all inclusive package gave you a total comfort as you wont feel starving or thirsty at all. they offer lot varieties on drinks. when you are hungry in between meal time you can just walked to coco bar and ordered snack. my fave snack is calamary. the mocktail selection were also taste great. Buffet selection especially dinner was great. fresh seafood, live cooked and great taste. one of the reason to stay in Hurawalhi is because they have the underwater restaurant, we booked lunch set at it was a wow experience. Room are great they have turndown service too in the evening so you always have a clean room just before going to bed. the island was so beautiful and their infinity pool was very nice especially in the evening.

Except that there is a quite long domestic travel time needed (domestic flight 1hr plus 20 mins speedboat travel time from Male to the resort), our stay at Maldives this time is one of the best moment in my life so far! Special thanks to the hotel staff Inaash for the great service from start to end of our journey. Please ignore other bad comments from other travelers, at least from now, the hotel service is up to 5.5 stars! Every staffs in the resort are kind, helpful and showing smiles even before you give any tips, and it is sure the hotel provide luggage delivery to your room after you check-in, and it is so even at this Feb, full booking high season! As I am a travel expert, I do know and understand the island is quite big with beautiful beach, so I would expect 10-20 mins romantic walk if the bike is being hired. Our included meals at Zest and Flavour is fabulous and the (paid) Valentine Dinning at the famous Sea Dragon is even better! Even the take away food at Deli is also above the average. It is true that at the Aqua room types the water is at 1.2 meters high since it is rocky, it is not suitable for barefoot walking, but at Aquaholic they offer free ride to snorkeling platforms or paid speedboat to best spot for snorkeling. There are many spots in the beach and resort where you can have your perfect photos in your life with just your phone camera. Everything is clean, new and modern, especially at the room, the hard working staff will do room service in the morning, and if not they will also try in the afternoon, the room is bright, brand new and fashion just like the photos in commercials.

Meeru Island considered one of the biggest Islands in Maldives. The Jetty entrance and reception area is flat and specious with scattered tall coconut trees within bigger area of surface, creating nice and joyful atmosphere and pleasant sea breeze under the shadow. The restaurants and bars are well decorated and maintained with nice and comfortable tables, sofas and cushions, floored with wet soft sands, high ceilings and the major sides are opened to circulate cool breeze. My booking was for “Water Villa”, Full Board, which has been upgraded to All Inclusive. The Water Villa in Meeru Island is unique in kind and does not exist within any other Resorts in Maldives. The Villa is exactly at the edge of sea water, where you get the feeling you are in both land and water at the same time. The Water Villa got two different level decks exists in the water, one of them got two relaxing seats and the second got two sun loungers in addition to two beach loungers beside the villa. During the high and low tides of water, the water reaches below the decks and allows the marine creatures to be roaming in front of the Water Villa. The best area for swimming and snorkeling in Meeru Island Resort is in front of the Water Villas area, where there is soft sand, clear water and exciting views. Being you are accommodated at Water Villas, this adds more enjoyment to your beach swimming and other activities. . The only short fall in the Resort which is available of most of Resorts in Maldives is not availability of extended decks of restaurants and bars over the water. My stay at Meeru Island Resort was fantastic and memorable and definitely I would recommend strongly to stay at “Water Villa” for real enjoyment and feeling as you are in paradise.

Stayed 2 nights at Grand Park , we came for Celebrate my Birthday and Our Wedding Celebration. The Hotel pick us Very early at the male airport ,and straight took us to resort by they own speedboat 20 minutes . No need time for doing the checked in ,they took us to our Ocean Pool room with beautiful views and Lovely gift my birthday cake. I exteremly like this resort, compare with all many countries and resorts I had been . The price is reasonable , and the restaurants as well. We love the pool bar The breeze , like heavens with bar ..And Yummy food they have,I love the thaifood. And The Edge for breakfast they have asian food so good especially the prata and noodle soup . Thank you so much For Ilyass Ibrahim ,who had been arranged with me for everythings . For sure this resorts really recomended , you dont need using the seaplane to get A Nice Resorts at Maldives.. I proved my self I got the Best resort at Maldives already Without spending more money for seaplane.Love&ThankU

This was by far the best vacation I've ever had with my family! Maldives was amazing! It's like heaven on earth! Paradise Island Report & Spa was enchanting! If you're going to stay in this resort, you better book the water villa or the haven villa because it's amazing! If you just book the bungalow, might as well go to Phuket. :) I went with my whole family comprised of my parents, 2 brothers, 1 sister and my aunt. We all loved it! In the morning, there will be manta rays or reef sharks swimming around the water villas. Sand is super fine and white and the water is crystal clear! Simply amazing! The regular rooms only allows 2pax max so you'll have to pay for extra people. This part made me kind of furious I mean their rooms are freakin' massive but they force you to pay big money for extra people. But anyway, just bring money or your credit card and you'll be fine. PS. Mae of the reception was exceptional! She's super friendly! She made us feel like we're super special!

Bandos will provide you best facilities and when it comes to neatness it's a perfect choice. It's just a 20 min ride from velana international airport. Restaurant's are good but when it comes to price most of the hotels in maldives charges you in dollars ,bandos too follows the same. Make sure that you carry enough dollars or creditcard otherwise you have to starve. Staff is professional and loved the receiving & sendoff too.

Stayed with grp of 3 more friends for 6 days and over-all it was an awesome experience Location-Superb! Only 15mins via speedboat Staff Courtesy- I give it a 9 over 10, accommodating and smiling faces.Great to have known few kababayans (Filipino) staff too Food- We took full course package (Breaky, Lunch, Dinner)- Delicious foods though nothing much of variety- please add more seafoods into the buffet Cleanliness- A New Hotel, Very clean though quiet few mosquitoes flying around at night Facilities- 7 over 10, since its new Bet alot of constructions still going on. Better know how to play billiards, volleyball so you guys will not be bored over the days. Water Sports activities we had are fun, night snorkeling, Manta expedition, Fun board ride is the best for me :) If you have lots of $$$ please maximize the motorized sports Overall 8 out of 10- No questions about the awesome water & great fishes encounter specially the Sharks close encounter- Amazing Maldives! Thanks Malahi

Agoda booking engines itself is excellent ! Even after I need to change my booking date and couldn't get it done on my original booking, Agoda still refund my administration fees after I cancelled my original booking and booked another hotel in Maldives with Agoda. The arrangement between Agoda and the hotel also are excellent. There was some miscommunication on my arrival date which resulted that I have to spent my time at the airport from 0100hrs until 0800hrs, I'm still satisfied with way the agent at the airport handled me after I approached them after the open the booth at 0800hrs in the morning. When the boat were approching Kurumba, I already amazed with what I've seen. The view was so amazing ! The Guest Relations Officer also was very friendly when welcoming us to Kurumba. While waiting to complete the registration, we we served with the welcoming drinks in a very cosy waiting lounge. I will definately return to Kurumba again, and this time, with all my kids ! Thank you Agoda. Thank you Kurumba !

If you're reading this review...you should know you're considering one of the most beautiful resorts in the entire world. There are so many places to begin...but you should feel beyond confident in booking Anantara. You have access to Veli (free pontoon boat goes back and forth every 10 minutes.) . When speaking to a ton of the employees at the resort, they all talk about how Anantara Dhigu has the nicest lagoon out of any of the resorts they have worked at or seen in the Maldives. It truly is special and a place out of this world. The feedback here is for management, and in should no way at all precent you from booking....this is easily the best place i've EVER stayed and I travel all over the world, all the time. Management should provide each villa with 2 bicycles, instead of you having to steal from other peoples or stressing about having a bike. There are never any on any rack (and I was there for 2 full weeks). Management should also not charge $12 for every water.

The Maldives are absolutely incredible. The most romantic place we have ever been and we could not have picked a better hotel to stay in. From the moment we arrived at the airport we were treated like royalty with excellent, friendly service throughout our entire stay. The hotel is one of the nicest in the Maldives and the public areas such as the pool, beach, bars and restaurant are top notch and impeccably maintained every day. The beach always has fresh towels, the restaurants always have friendly waiters, the dive center will gladly lend you top of the line snorkeling gear free of charge and if you pick up the phone a fresh bucket of ice will be delivered to your room swiftly. We stayed in an over water villa with a pool (after receiving a generous upgrade that we did not dream of) and the room was even more stunning than the online photos. Everything is brand new, the room is cleaned twice a day and even the private pool gets cleaned daily so that it always looks so refreshingly inviting. The main restaurant where breakfast and dinner were served had more staff than guests so we never had to wait for anything. The buffet was arranged beautifully with 10-15 hot dishes every Breakfast and Dinner, cold dishes, a salad bar, yogurt bar fruit bar and omelette station in the mornings, Desert bar and ice cream bar in the evenings and many more thing I can't remember. Best of all, even though the island was relatively full, we never felt like there were more than a few other people staying there and we kept remarking that the place is so quiet and peaceful, like our own private island. Don't miss your chance to stay at this unbelievable retreat!!!!

If you're headed to Maldives, you should be willing and prepared to spend a little more than usual. Constance Halaveli isn't cheap, but in my opinion worth every cent. ROOMS - exactly like you see in the pictures - spacious, comfortable, luxurious and with a lovely plunge pool and direct access to the ocean (chest-high water). A few pleasant surprises as well - the TV was attached to a Mac, with a wireless keyboard and mouse, web browsers, iPod dock and the usual TV channels. The room was also stocked with the little things you may need to enjoy the beach and ocean: life vests, raincoats, even a useful beach tote. DINING - make sure you go on a half-board basis, meaning breakfast and dinner buffets are included (excluding drinks). Breakfast is the usual international spread, but dinner is really something to shout about. It's a different theme every night, and in the 5 nights I was there, I enjoyed (in order) seafood, Italian, Japanese, Middle-Eastern and European. I skipped the last one to try one of the restaurants, which was great too. ACTIVITIES - Some are free (e.g. kayaking and pedal boating), but the rest (fishing, sunset cruise, snorkeling trips etc) come at a pretty steep cost. There are different activities every day and night, both free and charged. Free ones include movie screenings on the beach, yoga by the sea, and volleyball matches. SERVICE - Attentive, friendly, and helpful. There's an international line-up of staff ready to assist guests from every country in their own language, which I'm sure the many non-English-fluent guests greatly appreciated. OVERALL - If you're going to Maldives, go for the "full" experience. This means opting for a water villa (unless you have young children - it might be dangerous) in the best hotel you can afford. And Constance Halaveli is surely one of the best.

The resort is an absolute paradise! We stayed at their Water Villa with pool. When you arrive at this island you will really feel the warmth welcome of their staffs. Mr. Ahmed really made sure that we got everything we need. Their water villa with pool is perfect! The housekeeping makes sure that the villa is always clean. Our only suggestion is for them to install a doorbell in their villas because you won’t be able to hear if someone is knocking once you’re outside swimming by the pool. As for their food, they have a great selection and it was all good. They even prepared a romantic table set-up for us to celebrate our anniversary dinner. Their staffs are very accomadating and friendly. They always make sure that all their guests are well taken care of. Kudafushi is a sure bliss! It has always been our dream to visit the Maldives and Kudafushi didn’t disappoint our Maldivian experience. Kudafushi made our 8th wedding anniversary a very memorable one. Hoping to visit this island again someday.

This was our second visit to Maldives. First time we have visited bigger resort, and this time we have decide to try Fushifaru. Everything was great, event better then first time. Sunset Beach Pool vila is perfect, with modern equipment and furniture. Staff is polite and friendly. Island is 40min away from Male with sea plane. Beach is very good. Pros: - New resort with modern equipment - Great staff - Good beach - Nice pool - Good options for water sports - Free water, coffee and tea in rooms - Bathrooms are state of art, you will enjoy in every second - Free alcohol during dinner time in restaurant Cons: - Food - it should be better. Chefs are doing they best, but diversity and quality of food must be on higher level for 5 star resort. - There are traces of construction works on island and in water. - A little bit overpriced Tip: if you booked just breakfast, email resort in front to take a dinner as well, for us it was $49 per person per day and it is best option.

our stay at angsana was definitely worth it. i actually considered booking at another resort that has mostly 'sand'. i checked out angsana velaveru and saw with the aerial shots that it had more corrals than the other resort we were considering. i'm a beach person and really would like to lounge in the soft sand. however, some friends told me there would not be much fish to see without corrals..to our delight, angsana as would most of the resorts in the maldives, was paradise at first sight. it must be the long travel time it took before getting there, but really, our stay made us feel that we were in paradise..with little bunnies and birds fluttering about during breakfast.. it's a fairly small island compared to other resorts, but was really convenient. you call walk around the island maybe in an hour or less, and kayak around it in 30 minutes..half of the island had fine sand, while the other half was facing corrals. so i guess we got the best of both. i don't know with other resorts, but angsana has free daily snorkeling trips (2x a day) and free complimentary yoga sessions (daily). we never expected to enjoy snorkeling so much that we joined the daily trip and even booked for night snorkeling.. getting the pool villa was great. after heading to the beach, we jump into the cold pool and wash off the seawater from our suits.it's like a giant bathtub.you also get an outdoor shower, and get to enjoy bathing outside without ever worrying about anyone might be peeping. the toilet is also open air (not enclosed, though connected to the room), so it doesnt smell when you know what. after 3 nights staying in a deluxe beachfront pool villa, we moved to the premiere in ocean villa..the feel was different. it was grand and relaxed at the same time. the pool was definitely great compared to the photos of other more posh resorts. for the price, i'd say my stay at angsana was worth it. i'm truly looking forward to anther trip to the maldives if the budget pe

First time maldives and I loved this place. This place started operations from Jan 2018 and the place is excellent and brand new. Stayed in over water villa and the view is breath-taking. I booked fullboard package which includes breakfast+lunch+dinner+selected beverage(alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink) and I wish they could improve their food varieties(repeated food items at times). Also, I chose the domestic transfer(domestic airplane and speed boat) which literally took 6 hours extra to reach the resort from Male international airport. I personally recommend sea plane transfer. Marco from water sports is amazing and friendly. So is Maria who took us to the Manta Lagoon from the dive center. Excellent and friendly staff.

This is a brand-new resort which just opened, so the local team is still busy applying the finishing touches here and there, but there is no noise or other disturbance of the guests. The overall atmosphere and standard is very luxurious, in line with other high-end resorts in the Maldives. What I really liked is the open-air area of the water villas, as the private pool and the wooden terrace with the day bed and sun lounges is much bigger than what you would get at similar resorts in this price range. The island itself it not really big, but it has a fantastic lagoon and really beautiful beach with many coconut palm trees around the area of the beach villas. I highly recommend to do snorkeling at the house reef or scuba diving as the number of reef fish in Baa atoll is just amazing, we have also seen dolphins every day, just outside the house reef. For a new hotel, I really was impressed about the quality of the service and the food, especially the dinner which is part of the half-board program. I will definitely return to this hotel.

pick up at airport was welcoming and just a very short wait in their VIP lounge than off to the speedboat transfer, the boat was classy and boatmen service and uniform was impeccable as well! we stayed in both beach villa and over the water villa and both are great! our young children can go direct to the beach to play and the water villa off to snorkel direct from our backyard. the style is modern, clean and absolutely class! the water villa is much bigger and more lux but though it is a lot more expensive by worth the price difference. We have a personal butler assign to us upon arrival, Chainy and he was just wonderful. Not too much and just enough to be there to assist us on everything, was great with arranging our activities and flight and most wonderful to our young children. they did not charge us for the extra bedding for the children and children until 11 eat free. the food is like all maldives resort are on the steep end but it was really really good and with the child eat free policy, it does balance out! snorkeling equip is all free and we can just keep it with us during our entire stay which is fab, there is also life jacket in the room if you need. their house reef is good too, not the best but considering they have a house reef that you can snorkel off your room is wonderful. Upon our aririval we immediately spotted black tip reed sharks, lots of very colorful small and large fishes everywhere esp near the water villa [there is a glass floor in the water villa that you can look down to observe at all times], the meta ray feeding at 5 everyday was a once in a life time experience, we are there everyday during our stay and it is absolutely fantastic! from arrrival welcome to farewell every minute is memorable there and we had the most memorable time!

Not exactly 5 star in my opinion. 4 at best. Lacking of several factors to be a 5 star. Whats bad: Arrival was extremely badly done, room lacking of basic amenities. Water pressure is extremely low in the showers. Big fat joke on requirement to wear long pants for GUYS only for dining in their restaurant. ERM hello, Maldives? No buggy? Whats Good: Great, spacious, clean room, fantastic view(maldives). 2 staff to commend: housekeeping Nisham Riaj Stay at the Water Escape residence it's worth it.

My wife and I went to Maldives, for our 4th Anniversary, looked up many hotels, since we booked it last minute, Velassaru was the best combination of best reviews and great deal...we booked a Beach Villa, and trust me, we made the best choice . It had private beach with a great villa , amazing open bathroom (bigger than the room)....many options of restaurants to choose from , with great food and excellent service. It was our anniversary , so without even our knowledge they surprised us with a cake at our private dinner which was a very special touch.... Beautiful crystal clear waters ....very very clean ...We have been to almost all over the world but to .put it in simple words ....this one of the best short vacations of our life....we wish we had more days ...and we will surely be coming back ..... Thanks for making it a great trip

We loved our time at Furaveri. It checks all the boxes when looking for relaxing Maldives resort. Beaches and water are prestine, plenty of food and drink options, and the staff are mostly excellent. We stayed in an over water villa and it was great. Only bad thing was the AC didn't get it down to the temp I like. It was fine but I like it extra cool. Food was pretty good overall. We were pretty price conscious and found that the half board option offered the best value while still allowing us to try other restaurants besides the main buffet. The Asian fusion restaurant is nice but extremely overpriced, even by Maldives standards. The Mexican restaurant is great. Staff were excellent. Specific shout out to Delim, Umar, Amid, and Iqbal... They provided us with extraordinary service. Thanks for everything!

Perfect honeymoon destination, loved this place! Review after couple of weeks of travel. I had done lott of research before booking this place. That really helped, because I got many tips from all the reviews. Some were useful some were not so much. To begin with Maldives is so scenic, beautiful that you fall in love with this place. You take out your camera and click a pic, and it is a wallpaper pic you have got. Male Airport - Sun Island is quite far from Male airport. You really need to be smart while scheduling your flights. Approx 3-4 Flyme plane flights are operated during the day. You should plan your arrival in Male accordingly else you end up spending 2-4 hours at the Male airport. The airport is not big, you have to sit out where there is no AC. And there is no WiFi. It has some food joints where you can have your meal if needed. and this applies for return journey as well. We had booked Sun Island holiday for 5 days but it turns out major part of first and last day was spent in travelling so we could only get 3 full days at the resort. As already mentioned in many reviews, you need to report to counter 16 at the Male airport where all guests of Villa Hotels report. They take you to the Flyme plane airport which is 5-7 minutes walk from Male airport. Flyme plane takes you to Mamigili island airport (30 minute flight, no AC in flight, gets too hot sometimes) where a bus is waiting for you and your luggage is transported by them to the jetty. You confirm your luggage and then you board a speed boat (capacity approx 24). In 15 minutes you reach Sun Island resot and Spa. Welcome- The staff welcomes you with welcome drink and a nice wet towel. A person is assigned who checks you in and explains you the map of the island resort. You are given a key card according to the plan you have booked (HB, FB, AI), you need to carry with you and might need to show while making some purchase/booking. They Track your expenses during the stay, Payment for souvenirs, w

My wife and I decided to go to Maldives to celebrate our third year wedding anniversary as well as our birthdays. Booking for a resort in Maldives is not easy as there are almost 200 resorts available. We are glad we chose Anantara Veli and definitely, we will go back to this resort when we visit Maldives again. Anantara Veli is just one of the high-end, private yet reasonably-priced resorts of Anantara group. Veli is recommended for couples young and old as the resort is packaged for people who want to go for a honeymoon. For travellers with kids. the nearby Anantara Dhigu is the place to book since many kid-friendly facilities are housed there. Going back to Veli, there are options if you prefer a villa on the beach or villa over water. To get the Maldive experience, we chose to stay on the decently-sized villa over water; complete with a very big bed, a lounge sofa, a sun daybed, a big master toilet with rainshower and tub. Anything that you would need in a hotel is in Veli -- and everything is posh! The included breakfast buffet is superb! No complaints, as there are many to choose from. And if you get tired of eating at the same restaurant in the morning, you can opt to go to the nearby Dhigu and have your breakfast there. There are Japanese, Western, Thai themed restaurants as well for lunch and dinner. The prices are a bit on the high side, but overall dining experience is always great. The room service menu choices are varied and reasonably priced as well. The staff are very attentive and personal. They can arrange anything for you, and you can sense the sincerity in all their actions. The best trait for any service personnel. This you can feel from the waitstaff to the manager. Another reason why we chose this resort is because of the ease of travel from Male. You just need to ride their in-house very fast speedboats which will bring you to the resort in 35-40 minutes from Male. Definitely, the Maldivian experience is not overhyped with Anantara

Just got back from a week at Mirihi. And as I generally vacation in Maldives at least once a year, I ll say it's clearly my favourite resort so far. Choose Mirihi for- 1)Fantastic staff and service. Everyone makes you feel at home and comfortable . I ll agree with most other reviews that if I return to Mirihi, it will be because of the whole team at Mirihi, from service, housekeeping to management. They do make you feel right at home. 2)Good food- the buffet and themes are one of the best I have had anywhere. 3)Good, close house reef. Snorkeling was great and close by. There's your daily sightings of reef sharks, eagle Rays, turtles, etc. Health of the house reef can just be a little better, but still great. 4)if u love a small cosy environment. Almost everything is a 5-10 mins walk away, and everything is fantastically well runned and well thought of. Don't choose Mirihi if 1) you need huge resorts with many choices of restaurants and swimming pools, TV. You will find no pools, TV, and 2 restaurants. Which is great for ur by the way. 2) if I had to nitpick, maybe the SPA can be a little better. The staff at Duniye Spa were great, however , I am more impressed by other Maldives and Thai SPAS that I hv been to. 3)love lotsa drinking water. we found 4 bottles of medium sized water mostly sufficient for our stay. As there's water and juice for breakfast, and we tend to order a bottle during dinner, hence its just enough I ll say. Anyway, it was a great trip, and one of our best in Maldives. We may hv to relook our NOT- Returning- to- the- same- Resort- in- Maldives policy. Thanks for the memories.

I was glad that I have chosen Baros for my first maldive trip after months of research I had done. for people who have never been to maldive...look no further but Baros. First of all it was near to the airport...upon reaching the airport you will be greet by their friendly representative and the hotel is just 20 mins away from the private speedboat. When you reached Baros, several staffs are happily waiting there to greet and welcome you. you will immediately feel like a vvip. I have chosen the pool villa, 360 degree of sea view is awesome and with the crystal clear water, I do snorkelling countless times direct from villa. I have joined their special programme like the evening dophin champagne cruise, snorkelling safari and diving. All their programme were memorable with experienced guide I cannot list out even one negative of Baros Maldive and had promised my lover will definitely be back again

We stayed 5 nights during a bit stormy week (india/sri lanka stom) with a little sun and lots of rain (rare for Maldives). However, there was always something to do in the resort. We never got bored. Everyday we had a chance to snorkel out of our water studio (free gear), using the gym (free), using the entertainment room (mostly free), windsurfing (free), kayaking (free), sailing (charge), … lots to mention with charge. If you have nothing to do, you can relax in any corner of the island. Pool area set up is great to spend ½ of your time if u have nothing to do. Your room has an iPad & Bose system to play your own music out of your iPod or iPhone. The room complementary Nespresso coffee, ice-cream, & snack is good enough supply for each day. Room fragrance is always available & even mosquitoes spray is provided in the room. The staff keeps spoiling you throughout the day and night with name recognition & greetings. All staff has a mobile and reachable with a unique mobile internal system to get answer from any one you have asked earlier for a tip or service. All were friendly starting from your own room assistant all the way to the resort general manager. Chef also treat you personally when u having your meals. Service is excellent in all aspects. The food was decent with many choices. We liked room service a lot. Prices are reasonable for a 5 star resort. Resort water sport center and boats are all new and highly equipped. The state of the art ocean bar, restaurant & nightclub is another experience by its own. It is a must experience and need boat transportation (500 meters away). You also can adopt a coral under marine program to save the reefs. The only thing is the scenery 45 minutes flight to the resort and might be expensive. Definitely we will come back to Niyama Maldives in our future Maldives visit.