Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa

Food, drinks, resort, staff, experiences, and rooms, all exemplary. We would love to come back as soon as we can! Food was of fine dining standard, every cocktail was presented well and the menu was extensive, the excursions to see turtles was a once in a lifetime experience, and the staff were incredibly kind. We would go back in a heartbeat!

We truly loved our stay at the Faarufushi It’s a small island with a cozy, intimate feeling, delivering a true Maldivian experience as you can imagine The local house reef is beautifully preserved, rich of coral and fishes The resort was recently fully renovated and all the structures including room, common spaces and beaches are well organized, nicely furnished and perfectly clean Services is very solid, and I would say caring Food is just great, the Italian chief chef will also do out of menu specials which will blow your mind (amazing carbonara!) Just as good as it can get!

I especially recommend the foie gras burger from the Mediterraneo restaurant, which is delicious. Our housekeeper nemed Jazmyn, who is very helpful and hospitable. But we are not very satisfied with the hair dryer in the room, the air volume is very small and very hot, long hair can not dry quickly.

Emerald and the whole island was just so stunning! We had Roman as our host who was helpful and kind. We became friends with Jerry who organised a fun crab race for us and we loved his quizzes in the evenings! The bar area is definitely really cool and the vibe is nice with yummy drinks! Food was absolutely delicious in all the restaurants and a really nice spread for breakfast every morning. The italian chef’s gnocchi and pastries were the best we’d eaten even compared to in Italy! I really liked the idea of having our bikes to ride around the island! I enjoyed doing stand up paddleboarding though the waves are a bit choppy here! And overall the weather is a little more turbulent though plenty of sun. Snorkelling was so fun and saw so many beautiful fish. We went fishing one evening too and I caught such a big fish and saw a 2m long shark which was a first! I spent my birthday here and they organised a nice dinner and cake with birthday written on the table, it was one of the best birthdays I’ve had! All the staff were so kind, our room was done up so nicely with birthday messages on the bed, and the whole room was just comfy, spacious and loved our big private pool which was all just perfect! Nice little shop for souvenirs too :) The only things that I could fault was I got bitten by mosquitos, the rain storm and choppy waves, and the sea plane which we had to take there and back with multiple stops which was noisy, scary and nerve-racking! Otherwise a wonderful holiday thank you!

We stayed are Faarufushi with other 5 families in August 2024. Location is excellent. Reef is very accessible. Superb food and service in the various resort restautants. Chef Moreno made the difference and Nicole, our Host, was always present and looking for solutions. Highly recomendeded