Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa

After much searching for the "right" resort for our family of 3 (2 adults & 1 teenager) we decided on Hilton Amingiri - great choice! This was our 4th trip to the Maldives so we are seasoned traveller to this slice of heaven. We were met at the airport and ushered to a general area - I was surprised that Hilton didn't have an assigned private lounge but fortunately didn't have to wait too long for our transfer. The Hilton boat was very nice and we arrived to a lovely welcome. We stayed 8 nights in an over water villa. The room was large enough for a rollaway bed for our teenager, the sunset location was great, pool and built-in hammock was excellent and the bathroom was modern. Our butler / gem Asim was outstanding - nothing was too much trouble. Unfortunately we had about 4 days of rain but he whizzed us around the report and made suggestions daily. The food was very very good - lots of variety in Habitat, Origin and Aura. We attended special buffet nights over New Years celebrations. The daily breakfast was excellent every day. The New Year buffet was amazing and Orthodox Xmas was also crazy good. Massages at the spa were also excellent. We enjoyed the turtle snorkelling and the crew tried hard to find the turtles - saw about 5 of them! Love the blue blue water, collecting shells and the friendliness of all staff. Special thanks to: Asmae, Memories & Dina at breakfast and dinners at Habitat were superstars. Nizar & Najah from kids club and sports club were outstanding with organising sports activities eg: beach volleyball. Thank you so so much. The Lifeguards were attentive - Thanks Saraj! Rosa & Somae were excellent masseuses. Heshan at Habitat was outstanding in checking on us during our meals. Shannon was always friendly upon arrival. Finally, the lovely chef at Origin took the time to check on our meals at dinner. So if you are looking for a family friendly resort but still modern / sophisticated enough for the adults then this place bits the spot. But more importantly the WARMTH and WELCOME we felt from the staff took our experience to another level!

We had the best vacation of our life. Thank you Hilton Maldives management. We are a family of 4 (2 adults + 2 kids), stayed at the Overwater suite. Right from landing at the Male airport to our departure, the hospitality and quality was the best we have seen. For e,g. the breakfast spread had more than 4 or 5 different types of cuisines, and everything was top-notch. Special thanks to Abo - our gem for being in touch always to plan our itinerary and also to make reservations with special requests! Their in house activities team (forget the name) was superb. Special thanks to PAVEL to go out of the way to help my family enjoy our first scuba dive! If you stay there, dont miss to snorkel with the sharks. Mind blowing.

Everyday room cleaning was perfect and comfortable. All the services are the best. Shark snorkeling was fun and everywhere is the best photo spot. Our Butler, Mozi, is the best Butler. Thank you Mozi for being a Maldives full of happy memories and making all those moments!

We spent 10 nights in a beach villa over both Christmas and New Year and it was so special. We felt that we could be there forever. I will not speak about all the amenities available in the room or in the premises, as these are mentioned already in lots of reviews. I prefer to focus on the feelings and experiences we have been living with a focus on what was important to us. Our villa was overlooking the sunrise, so we woke up each morning to just get out of bed and enjoy the view on the almost private beach. It was magical. I think we spent majority of the time when we were in the villa relaxing on the swing. It was so calming to just watch the ocean, or listen to it and look at the stars as they come light up the sky. Regarding the privacy of the villa, we felt almost all the time as we were on our private beach. It depends a lot on who are your neighbors, but generally everyone minds their own business, so we were able to enjoy the place without disturbing anyone and without being disturbed. The bicycles that were provided we used them almost exclusively(couldn’t escape the introduction mandatory tour and I guess also the check out ride. we were forced by the rain during the last day to use the buggy service for breakfast and dinner). This was such a feeling!!! Snorkeling around the resort is actually very good. Was afraid it would not be much, but we spent hours snorkeling in all the areas around the resort, but we have enjoyed the most the area marked as Expert. Really full of marine life, sharks much bigger than the ones in the water sport/breakfast area, but for sure smaller than the ones in the shark snorkeling trip! Before I move to the other chapter, I want to mention the gym. Such a great place, I enjoyed it a few times during our stay, both early morning(before 7am) as well as in the early afternoon and it was never crowded, actually usually same 2-3 people. The view is blissful!! I was able to see an eagle ray jumping out of water in between sets! :) Regarding the activities you can do, we chosen to go on 2 trips, one for the turtle snorkeling and the other for shark snorkeling. While the turtle one was just perfect, the reef was great, with so many colorful fish, around 3 turtles we could see up close, we were lucky to see as well a few eagle rays, so nothing more to wish for, the shark snorkeling was something I did not expect to be so spectacular. Maybe because I have never seen such big sharks(while we have been previously on several turtle trips), but seeing in the middle of the ocean swim not sure even how many full grown up sharks, together with same age category stingrays and lots of fish, was something different! If you are to select just one experience at the dive center, I recommend you this one! The food in general was great. I think we tried all available options, apart from the buffet at Habitat. Probably would like to give a special mention to Origin restaurant which we particularly liked, and visited twice. The breakfast is just right, you can find everything and anything you could wish/ask for. Actually I think this is valid in general with everything in this resort. Anything is possible, you just need to ask. Also we used the in room dining twice, which was really great. For a lighter relaxed dinner “at home”, we found it perfect. The set-up, the quality of food and the options available(for example pizza which you can get only during day at Aura or at dinner in Habitat if there is a la carte evening). As we spent both Christmas and New Year’s Eve there I would like to mention the amount and options of food available at both galas. It was everything for everyone. Maybe too much! :) All was delicious and fresh. The drinks at sunset, the music, entertainment, Santa’s arrival on Christmas day…magical! On purpose I did not mention anything about the people that work there as I think this is all together with the above one of the most important parts of what made our stay such a special one. Tobby! Our friend, who introduced herself when she welcomed sleepy us at the check in as our guest experience maker. Without her most probably I would not be writing now these lines with a heart full of only magical moments. She did everything all the travelers mention in their reviews that GEM’s provided as services and much more! It was like she was our ally, friend and amazing help! Once again, Tobby, we thank you for all the chats, jokes, laughter and help and arrangements and wish you all the very best as you are such a genuine person! Second person with whom we interacted every day on a more personal note was our housekeeper. I am so sorry I don’t have his name written as I was not able to read it from his tag. Apart from the fact that he cleaned the villa and garden and outdoor shower and everywhere perfectly (wish I could find such dedicated people where I live), he was kind and it was a pleasure to speak to him. As you will see I am actually not so good at names, I was able to write down only a few. For sure all the people working at the Sip during the happy hour, they were so nice and welcoming, funny, chatty and provided perfect service. We spent some time with Vildaahaan, who was super friendly and nice! Also want to mention Vitta at Origin, he is for sure popular among people eating there because he knows how to make himself pleasant. He is friendly, again we spoke to him and spent a lot of time during our evening there. Dive center-people are great, I have done a separate review for them, but I want to mention Bunny for the interaction we had on the island, he is so knowledgeable and passionate about his work. He is funny and has great stories to tell. Sho and Hussam were very helpful and ensured everyone is safe during the trips. Also we got nice tips about the snorkeling around. Everyone at breakfast!!! I feel sorry I don’t have the names of a few people though. The always nice looking and smiling lady at the entrance, she has beautiful perfect make up always, one tall super friendly and smiling gentleman, he is a “photographer “ whenever needed!:) also the chef at the eggs station, his name starts with S, he is such a kind and caring generous person. Ladies cutting the fruits, Rosela or something like this, so kind as well. All the chefs, managers, general manager and everyone you would interact with to be honest is just super friendly and it feels genuine. Just to get an ideea, I can mention also the kids club manager(we don’t have kids) she was so fun and nice, somebody named K__, a lady from the Philippines, most sweet and nice person. And we also spoke a lot during the NYE with Joy, the finance manager. Being in same area, we exchanged experiences and talked about life and so much more. We love people and the ones that work here really deserve to be loved! I am sure I forgot someone(Mahesh maybe is his name, lifeguard , but also can come and give a help in case some facility requires fixes, great guy!!) and/or something! Apologies for that. Long story short(too late :)), this is a piece of heaven anyone can enjoy! We thank you for everything (a lot that I didn’t mention like the fruits, drinks, indoor slippers with our names on it, NYE gifts and so much more), but mostly for the life long memories you contributed to! A&F

The resort is very clean, and the overwater villas are extremely nice and has a very good privacy. The resort provides diverse food experience through its restaurants which made our experience wonderful to try different food (italian, indian, arabic, etc…). They also have water sports activities, such as Jetsky, Kayakking, etc… Lastly, they will assign you a Gest Expereince Manager, who will take care of you. He/she will handle all your reservation scheduling either for restaurants or spa or any other activitiy which made our experience really comfy and unforgettable It is a highly recommended resort for those who is looking for prime experience, relaxing time, and enjoy clean facilities and great food.