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Reviews of Outrigger Maldives Maafushivaru Resort 5 stars

Po Box 2015, Maafushivaru island, 00130 Dhangethi, Maldives

#5 of 20 hotels in Dhangethi

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Review score

Based on 107 hotel reviews

9.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.8

  • Comfort

    9.8

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    9.6

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    9.0

  • Free WiFi

    9.3

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  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Just perfect

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2023

    9.0
    An amazing weeks stay in outrigger. Small island vibes with amazing staff. Big shout to Kim who was so helpful throughou
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beach Pool Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    I liked the small island vibe and the staff were amazing.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 December 2023

    10
    We loved our stay and would not hesitate to return / recommend to our friends.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The timbers on the boardwalk to our water villa were obviously aged and in need of repair, which meant that we needed to wear shoes to/from our vila. It appears that you are replacing the worst of the timbers progressively, however would suggest that this may need some accelerated actions. Also, we noted that a number of the water villa were in need of external repainting which does tend to make the units look a bit tired. After speaking with the Manager, we understand that there is work underway to stimulate new coral growth in the lagoon area. This is a positive step as the snorkelling experience around your resort was not as enjoyable as the experience which we had at another nearby (Vilamindhoo) report, with factors such as stronger wave action/less impressive coral being a natural factor which Outrigger needs to overcome.

    The Staff were extremely friendly and kind, taking special actions (birthday message on our bed, champagne in the evening) to make it a very special holiday. Really appreciated the staff attempting to use our names when they greeted us, this was a very nice touch. Aliya was brilliant and very helpful.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No live shows!

    The entire experience

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2023

    10
    Wonderful experience at Outrigger
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent facilities and clean villas. Staff was amazing and super friendly. The dining is an exceptional experience.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2023

    10
    If you are looking for paradise then this is it. The service was next level and the location just so special.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Couldn’t fault it.

    What an idyllic location. The property was immaculate and the service was just amazing.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 June 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing at all

    Dear Outrigger maldives maafushivaru, I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for the amazing experience I had at your resort. Our stay at Outrigger Maldives was absolutely unforgettable. From the moment we arrived, we were captivated by the beauty of the Maldives and your stunning resort, it was breathtaking beauty and crystal-clear waters which we were looking for, Also the attention to detail in every aspect of the resort truly impressed us. I want to extend a special thanks to Moosa and the entire team. Your staff members were incredibly hospitable, professional, and attentive throughout our stay. They made us feel welcomed and well taken care of. I must also commend your culinary team. The food at Outrigger Maldives was exceptional, and we thoroughly enjoyed every meal. The variety, quality, and presentation were outstanding, and we savored every bite. Thank you once again for providing us with an unforgettable vacation. Please convey our gratitude to all the staff members who made our stay so special. Warmest regards.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 June 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing at all, I highly recommend this resort

    everything was perfect

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 May 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's a great place!

    It was absolutely brilliant! You have to travel by Seaplane but it is definitely one of the best resorts in Maldives!

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I stayed in the overwater villa with pool, I so much loved it. So clean

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2023

    10
    life expirence
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing!

    everything! Uni quick in every aspect!

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2023

    9.0
    Amazing relaxing experience in an awesome water pool villa
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Few things for possible consideration: - better alignment with seaplane company so as not to lose much time waiting in Male - room service is essential when you provide such great villas that you never want to leave from.

    It was an amazing relaxing experience in a great location and with so rich sea world. Our water pool villa was in excellent state, like brand new, very clean and comfortable. We enjoyed our privacy, relax and great Indian food along with nice red wines of all over the world and awesome cocktails! We had also a great surprise for our 18th anniversary! We really enjoyed it :-)

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The fact that we only stayed for 4 nights;)

    Absolutely everything! It was by far the perfect stay we have ever had on any island resort. Great service, food, property, facilities, beach.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2023

    10
    I so love this resort
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything is perfect

    Maafushivaru can make you dream come true.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 10 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to dislike, just a couple of suggestions. The staff running the excursions were very kind, professional and helpful, perhaps would be helpful to education about the wildlife we would see and how we could help to protect them going forwards. Also would be good to have palm oil friendly products in the minibar.

    Exceptional staff and resort was pristine

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    everything about this place was magical.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 March 2023

    10
    Feels like you are in heaven. Just perfect
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The water in the lagoon was like it's a heaven. Perfect clean nature across the island. The stuff was very polite. A luxury resort to spend time.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2023

    9.0
    Overall the resort is exellent!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Limited choice of food and you can not take food with you to your room!

    Amazing hospitality. Nice and clean.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2023

    10
    Superb, quiet hotel with amazing service and staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was perfect and as soon as we had a small issue (eg, neighbours playing music slightly too loudly, or a small fault with the lights in the room) the concierge sorted it out without any hassle whatsoever.

    Excellent hotel with excellent staff. The concierge (Haseen) was exceptional throughout, easy to reach and there to solve any problem small or big. The location is incredible - the hotel is its own island. The over water villas are great and you can swim straight out into the sea. Lots of snorkelling can be done on the premises, and they have day trips as well. The food is very good, from the buffet to the restaurants. The service across the board is just superb - everyone has an excellent attitude, very helpful, always smiling and making you feel welcome. The resort is very quiet and there isn’t much to do other than the above - which we loved. It’s a very quiet place - for example, on a movie night on the beach, they have everyone wireless headphones! Overall would absolutely recommend.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A wonderful picturesque resort and beautiful scenery all around. We had the water pool villa and it was gorgeous, spacious and so comfortable. They cleaned our villa twice a day which was a huge plus. They have many water sport activities to offer, the jet ski trip was so fun. The spa was fantastic and relaxing. The breakfast and dinner buffet and drinks were spectacular. The food was delicious. But the service in this place sets it apart from everywhere else I’ve been, the staff is super attentive, sweet, friendly and welcoming. They made us feel at home. I can’t wait to visit them again. Special thanks to Vivi Harvini who has assisted us and made sure we had everything we needed every single moment and big thank you to Mohammed jameel and Victoria who always took care of us during breakfast and dinner. And a huge appreciation for the Chef Chintaka who not only made fantastic meals but also was so nice to give me the recipes when I asked him for it. So many names I have not memorized sadly of the staff who left an amazing impression on all of us. What a fantastic management and resort.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2023

    10
    Real life paradise
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Pool Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The floating breakfast food selection could have been better, although there may be a choice of what you get I’m not sure, we were just advised to choose what type of eggs we wanted, be sure to make specific request as to what you want and don’t want I’m sure they will accommodate!

    Don’t listen to the bad reviews if there are any, this place was literal paradise, it was unreal to see it in the flesh. Iv never experienced such a high level of care and politeness from hotel/resort staff, it was almost like being in a film. The food is 10/10 we only did the buffet once and ate the all the restaurants, but even the buffet was good, the lunch even better. Breakfast was amazing aswell. Other small things to mention, wifi is excellent and is more or less all over the island it’s not just in your room. Water villas have good sound insulation so great sleep, room gets cleaned twice a day so it’s always fresh. I was surprised with the price for food, great prices even at the the restaurants and the quality and authenticity of the cuisines were amazing. This place is a real paradise, the reef was insane so many crazy fish, baby sharks, manta rays. We were first timers and spend days researching 10s and 20s of resorts and it paid off, this is the place to go.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 February 2023

    9.0
    Great place for relaxing.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The spa center experience was very good though I would prefer not to be an onbject of active oil and other products sales strategy by some stuff member. It is not a market place but a place for relaxing.

    Breakfast was on the level what you expect from a 5-stars resort. Location is good and comfortable for swimming and snorkeling. It seems that unfortunately the reef around the resort is dying but still there were lots of fishes, sometimes small sharks, turtles, sea eels, mantas.The gym is quite good as well.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 February 2023

    10
    Superb!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights

    We had a fantastic experience! The overwater villa was superb, the food was unbelievably good, and the staff was friendly. The place is very well-cleaned, with the whitest softest sand and flowers everywhere. Dmitrii was super helpful and made us feel comfortable and cared for: he was very friendly and pleasant to talk to, explained everything, gave attention to even the smallest details and somehow just instantly made us feel relaxed. He also suggested we take a spa treatment, which was fantastic. We also learned a lot from him about the Maldives, seasons, different types of activities and so on. So if Dmitrii is your manager, you are in excellent hands. They have several restaurants and a coffee shop where they sell deserts, coffee and milkshakes. There are a lot of cosy chairs to sit on, we never struggled to find a spot - be it near the pool or under a roof or with the view of the ocean. The watersport centre offers many activities, but we only took fins and did some snorkelling. We saw a lot of fish, and even a relatively large shark - it's harmless though, and we were really looking to find it, you won't encounter it when simply swimming :) The food deserves the highest review: the variety of fruits and vegetables, delicious hot dishes and bites, all sorts of souses, salads, bakery. The chiefs are professionals, everything was perfect. Literally, every detail is taken care of, all that was left to us is relax and enjoy.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was perfect

    Stayed in January 2023

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