Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa

The travel is long, but worth it for the seclusion of this island. We felt alone for the majority of our stay (aside from breakfast/dinner) despite what seemed like full capacity. The island is stunning. The softest white sand, beautiful clear ocean, excellent house reef. We had reserved a few different villas, and highly recommend Overwater Sunset Villa with pool, and Deluxe Beach Pool Villa. Worth the splurge, although you will not be disappointed with base level stays. The inside of the villas are immaculate and large in all of them (including base Beach Villa). As Globalists/Guests of Honor benefit you get free breakfast which was a great perk as well. Snorkel gear we borrowed (no charge) from Dive Center on first day and kept remainder of the trip. We used life jackets for easy breezy snorkeling that even the most beginner can do. Coming from California, I would not stay any less than 7 nights. FOOD: Absolutely go to Island Grill and Koi. We enjoyed our Tomahawk steak from the Island Grill, and we enjoyed every single thing we got from Koi's menu. Krishna is an incredible server at Koi and really sets the tone for your dinner. THEME NIGHTS: You must do the Beach Bbq! The ambience and food quality was perfect with a perfect dinner on the beach. Arrive at start time for first seating by the ocean. The Asian Street Food night was also excellent. I would pass on International Buffet night in the dining room next time personally. EXCURSION: Bespoke Boat Journey experience made our trip! We spent 4 hours doing everything that was essentially a combination of other separate excursions. We were lucky enough to see nurse sharks, turtles, sting rays, eagle rays, visit a pristine sandbank, see so many spinner dolphins swimming in the channels, see spinner sharks, try our hand at Maldivian fishing, and more. Can't recommend the bespoke experience more! Bang is a funny guide and spotted everything with eagle eyes. SERVICE: Staff around the island were very friendly and welcoming, from servers to housekeeping to the buggy driver. Everyone says hello all around the island. Standout staff for us personally were Bittu, Krishna, Sayid and Binod, we enjoyed every interaction with them! HOST: Shahum is the best host. Very responsive, helpful, and was kind enough to check in a few times, just making sure we were enjoying our stay. Even directed us to my favorite sunset of the trip! We are grateful for the coordination for villa transfers and ensuring we had dinnertime reservations set up. We had a slight bump in our experience as we were not fans of our original host experience with Thinn; we do not like to complain nor wanted to deal with something like this on vacation but the communication was frustrating us to the point where we needed to ask to switch hosts. Asim, the front office manager, handled this exceptionally and treated us like we actually mattered, and was able to turn this experience back into a peaceful 5 star stay that was no longer frustrating us. I write this only to encourage a guest if something could be improved on your trip, give them a chance to fix it if it's possible while you are still there. ANNIVERSARY: It was our anniversary, and Shahum arranged for housekeeping to set up a beautiful display in the bedroom as a surprise. We were also brought a lovely cake and bottle of sparkling wine, two touches we greatly appreciated. We hope to spend more anniversaries here. Staff at breakfast gave us a lovely fruit tray and said Happy Anniversary to us. TIPPING: They are able to provide cash for a service fee and add to your bill if needed, we did utilize this so we could tip a few favorite people more than what we brought. It is not expected but it seemed of course, appreciated. WEATHER: Weather apps are pretty unreliable in this area, I say that to ease concerns (hopefully)! We woke up our second day with an unexpected storm and weather forecasted rain, rain, rain for the remainder of our stay. It cleared up within 3 hours and we did not see rain again until we were leaving.

We had an unforgettable 4 days at this beautiful hotel – our stay was truly exceptional. From the moment we arrived, we felt completely welcomed and at ease. The staff are genuinely welcoming and took good care of your every need with incredible attention. Special thanks to Shamin, Sathi, Avnish, and Rusiru, Hamzan for their exceptional service! The villa itself was spotlessly clean and thoughtfully arranged to meet every requirement. The beach is cleaned daily, and you can go snorkeling on their house reef. I elected to scuba dive 2 days and the DM were fantastic. Thank you Daniel & Akhmed for a wonderful experience! We also loved the small farm on the property, where you get to appreciate the fresh, high-quality ingredients they grow. The food was outstanding – delicious and fresh. I’m sure you could request anything special, and they’d be happy to accommodate it. I truly hope we can return to this amazing hotel one day. Thank you for making our time so special!