Reethi Beach Resort

We had the most incredible holiday at Reethi! From the moment we arrived, everything exceeded our expectations. We were fortunate to stay in a water villa, which was simply breathtaking. While the resort is due for a refurbishment at the end of this month and could use a bit of TLC in places, it honestly didn’t affect our experience at all. The rooms were spotless, the food was delicious, and the staff went above and beyond to make our stay perfect. If you’re looking to escape to a stunning, natural island, this is the place to be. The snorkelling on the house reef was out of this world—we’ve never seen such a vibrant array of marine life. We’ve visited other islands in the Maldives and always enjoyed ourselves, but Reethi has a unique charm that truly sets it apart. The atmosphere is wonderfully tranquil and rustic, and the staff are some of the friendliest and happiest we’ve ever met. Huge thanks to Kokki, Uelly, Mohammed, Alex, and the entire Reethi team for making this such a memorable trip. We’ll definitely be returning!. Thank you!

My travel companion and I, we spent nine days at the Reethi Beach Resort. We stayed at the Deluxe Sunset Villas, all-inclusive option. To cut the long story short: our holiday couldn't have been better. It started with the communication with the reservations supervisor Ms Suhasini Chemburkar via email. She provided me with prompt and kind answers. She also did her very best to allocate us in two neighbouring villas on a beautiful location near the Sunset Bar – out of her genuine attention for the wellbeing of the guests and not because I asked for any special treatment. Thank you very much, dear Suhasini! And a big thank you to all the staff who went out of their way to make all of the guests feel welcome and happy. We didn’t experience a single negative thing. The staff always genuinely kind and helpful – the waiters (I only remember one name: Faloo) and I’m sorry I wasn’t noting down more names since they all were doing their jobs great and with joy and care. The restaurant staff – excellent. The food in the main restaurant had a taste of excellent, honest cooking of great chefs who knew how to make every dish taste full and different from the others. Thank you to the cleaning staff and to the gardeners and other staff who took care of this little tropical paradise – the lush greenery and the white sandy beach and many more things. The house reef was more than enough for me, the beginner. Even I saw the abundance of many different colourful fish species. Beautiful. The hotel is closing down for renovation until Christmas. Of course, it will get a more modern look and one star more. Yet I can only hope it will preserve its laidback barefoot charm and the kind of luxury for ordinary people who seek peace, simplicity and the beauty of the tropics.

Our 11th visit to the Maldives and our 5th to Reethi Beach. It's the only island we have ever returned to which indicates how much we love it. It's a perfect size with a relaxed atmosphere and a great house reef. Our room (155) was on the sunset side of the island. Very comfortable bed , good shower and everything we needed for our 2 week stay. The dark wood in the room had been painted in pale colours , maybe as a trial for the refurbishment, but was marked in places e.g. tea/coffee cup rings which , if I'm being picky,didn't look great . We were on AI so mainly used the main buffet restaurant. We were well looked after by Bhaskari , Ibbe and Arun who worked incredibly hard. There was plenty of choice at each meal and a great egg station at breakfast. We also ate once in the Grill and had a returners dinner in Saima Garden . It made a nice change to be served but couldn't really fault the food in the buffet. Our only negative was that we preferred to eat after 8pm and so it was often 8.15pm before we were seated with our drinks but the buffet clearing seemed to start well before 9pm. This felt a bit rushed given that dinner was 7-9pm. Thank you to Alex at the Handhuvaru Bar for our lunchtime beers , enjoyed with a game of cards and to Faloo for his humour at the main bar. Every member of staff deserves a shout out as you were all friendly and attentive but too many names to remember. The GM was often in the restaurant in the evening which was a welcome touch. Despite a couple of minor negatives, Reethi Beach is still our favourite island and here's hoping that the refurbishment doesn't change what we, and others, love about it. We will hopefully return.

Amazing house reef and beach, friendly employees, good quality and diversity of meal at the buffet. Don’t take sunrise villas because dilapidated and noisy ( old air con, and bad side of island in front of boats and seaplanes dock). Extras too expensives (massages, restaurants and beach diners, dive center,…)