The Residence Maldives at Falhumaafushi

It pains be to write this review because the staff at the resort itself are lovely, but the resort management is horrendous and we are out $10,000+ because of their negligence. This resort offers better prices than other resorts because it is SO FAR AWAY. You need to take an actual domestic flight (Maldivian Airlines), not a sea plane or high speed boat like the other resorts. This means that you are at the mercy of the tiny airline's delays, cancelations, and other issues. The hotel books the flights for you (you have to pay) and you have no control over the schedule or anything. They booked our return flight to Male way too close to our international return flight. That flight got so delayed that we missed our international flight. The hotel representatives handled this in the worst way possible. They initially said they would help us with rebooking and costs incurred, but once we got to Male they said that could not help us in any way. They made us no-shows for our international flight, which meant we couldn't get the money/credit for it, despite it not being our fault. They had reps at the Male airport and had our passport information and knew our flight was delayed, yet, they weren't competent enough to speak to our international airline and make sure they knew we were NOT voluntary no-shows. They cherry on top is that we later learned our international flight was also delayed and we could have made it on the flight if we had gone straight to the ticketing counter. However, the hotel representative told us we missed it, there was nothing we could do, and to go wait in a lounge while they helped us (no help was given). We are still waiting to hear back from them and I will provide an update if so, but so far, they have not taken any accountability. We live in the US so getting home from the Maldives is not easy, so to have been left stranded there with no way home was horrifying. We ultimately found new flights, but very expensive and out of the way. This was entirely their fault, I would have never booked a domestic flight connecting to an international flight so close, yet they did not allow me to pick the time. They had our international flight information from the time we made the reservation more than six months in advance. Besides the awful and dangerous return experience, our arrival was also unpleasant. Again, they had our flight information for months. Yet, they booked us on the domestic flight from Male to the resort to be six hours after we arrived. There is nothing to do at or near the Male airport, so we just had to wait six hours and waste an entire day. We got to the resort at night. The domestic flight is on a small, very old and uncomfortable plane. You can't even fit a regular sized backpack in the overhead bin to give you perspective. Like I said, the staff that work day-to-day operations at the resort itself are kind and helpful. They took good care of us during the heavy heavy rain and winds that we encountered for most of our stay. They resort is beautiful and spread across two private islands. However, it was not worth the awful travel experience there and back. I hope to hear from them and receive some sort of compensation for their negligence because it is still hard to wrap our minds around how much money, time, and wellbeing we lost as a result of their choices.

Sister island of Dhigurah. Both lovely settings and the staff are all amazing. Food exceptional and the villas are stunning. Excursions are available such as dolphin watching. Great for snorkeling and scuba diving. Fishing trips are also available.

What a beautiful place. The natural beauty of the island, the kind and helpful staff, amazing food, fabulous facilities and the dolphin sunset cruise!!!! I loved this holiday. We had room 121, a water villa on the sunrise side. The room was huge, divided into thirds, a lovely living area with the comfiest sofa, the bedroom with a huge comfy bed and the bathroom with a bath that over looked the sea and 2 showers (one indoor one outdoor!) air con was only in the bedroom, but that worked fine as long as you kept the interconnected doors closed. The pool was great. We bought a couple of floats with us. They give you a couple of bicycles for you to travel around. I loved this touch and often went off exploring Dhingurah via the long connecting bridge. The sunset bar was really the most fabulous place to grab a cocktail and watch the sunset before dinner. I don’t think I’d ever seen sunsets quite like them…The Dining Room offered buffet breakfast and then A la carte dinner (we were half board) the food was always great! There are other restaurants you could try there too though.

This was everything we had hoped for and more. The pictures reflect the reality. 7 places to eat, 3 bars - wonderful staff. The resort is connected to another island run by residences for families - whilst we stayed on the couples side in a sunrise villa. You will see sharks, rays, turtles swim past your place regularly . Bikes are provided to get around, as are wet suits should you wish to do watersports. The spa was fantastic, the Italian and French Restaurant (on the reef) excellent - the other places to eat offered a wide range of cuisines with plenty of healthy options and vegan ones. You will relax and get into a routine of chill here. Special shout out to front Ishan, April, Aus and Shina - all looked after us so kindly. And if you've at the pool bar you'll get great service from Ramesh, Samitha and Kamrul

This was such a wonderful experience. The service was exceptional. The beautiful staff were incredible. My husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary (7 nights) and we felt spoilt the entire time. We had an over water villa with a sunset view and this was something very special. The room was clean and spacious. I loved the novelty of the outdoor and indoor shower (you can look at the stars in the evening). The location is beautiful. The water is so clear and lots of fish to marvel at. It was a very peaceful location (only a few flights a day, so you can enjoy the quiet, rather than a busy resort.) Lots to do or you can just chill out in the pool with the swim up bar. There is lots to explore as the 2 islands are connected by a 1km bridge. There are more activities on the other island (Dhigura) which is a beautiful set up for families. We enjoyed a massage at the spa! Oh my goodness - overwater day spa! Something very special!! It was lovely:) The restaurants on both islands were delicious. Definitely recommend the specialty restaurants!! We also had a private dinner on our deck which was incredible. I highly recommend any of the reef fish and tuna as it is so fresh!! Delicious!! I had dietary requirements (coeliac) and nothing was ever too much trouble. I can not believe how well I was catered for and how well I was cared for. Dietary requirements are taken very seriously. The staff new straight away if I could eat something or if another menu item would be more suitable. Pack lots of "reef safe" sunscreen as you will need it. The heat and UV rays near the equator is definitely something to get used to. Our favourite spot for lunch was the beachside restaurant!! However, I felt so bad for the staff as they were running around in the heat taking such good care of the guests, however with no shaded areas for them. It would be so good to see a more suitable area for the staff. Amazing service and food despite their work conditions. (Perhaps a large thatch roofed area to compliment the pool area with a sand floor?? It would look amazing, give the staff some shade and be more usable in wet season rather than the umbrellas:) ) I would honestly recommend visiting. We had a tremendous time and this was made very special by the wonderful staff. We didn't want to leave!! Also, all of our transfers were handled so well!! The resort made sure everything went smoothly so we didn't have to worry about a thing!! Just fantastic service every step of the way. Thank you so much:)