Kihaadhuffaru Island Beach

The staff are incredibly helpful and friendly, always finding ways to make your stay or experience worthwhile. I visited for my honeymoon and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. I couldn't have asked for anything more. The food is also amazing and absolutely delicious.

The island itself is absolutely stunning. When planning your arrival at Male airport, keep in mind that you'll need to take a domestic flight to reach Kihaa, and there are only two flights per day. The hotel will handle the arrangements, but if you arrive after 5 pm, you might have to spend the night in Male. The rooms are beautiful, with various villa options such as those with pools or beachfront views. All of them are breathtaking. We stayed in two different villas and were upgraded on the second night due to our honeymoon package. The rooms are clean, well-designed, and the air conditioning is essential and works perfectly. Regarding food, while the Maldives may not be known as a gastronomic destination due to the need to import everything, the team makes a tremendous effort to offer a variety of delicious options. The restaurant staff are incredibly polite and attentive. For our honeymoon, we couldn't be happier with our choice to celebrate here. The ceremony was wonderful, and the romantic dinner was so delicious that we could barely walk afterward. The photos taken by Hammad will be cherished memories for us forever.

The island itself is stunning. When planning your arrival at Male airport, make sure to schedule it in a way that allows you to catch one of the two daily domestic flights to Kihaa. The hotel will arrange the flight for you, but if you arrive after 5 pm, there's a chance you may have to spend the night in Male. The rooms are beautiful, with a variety of villa options including ones with pools and beachfront locations. We stayed in two different villas and were even upgraded to a honeymoon package on our second night. The rooms are clean and well-designed, and the air conditioning is essential and works well. In terms of food, the Maldives may not be known as a gastronomic destination due to the need to import everything, but the staff at Kihaa make a lot of effort to ensure a variety of outstanding flavors. The restaurant staff are incredibly polite and attentive. We are so happy we chose Kihaa to celebrate our wedding. The ceremony was wonderful, and the romantic dinner was absolutely delicious. The photos taken by Hammad will be cherished memories for us forever.

The beach experience was somewhat affected by ongoing updates, which took away from the overall enjoyment of the island. The amenities are in urgent need of updating. Some of the reception staff appeared disinterested or unhelpful, lacking sufficient training. It wasn't until the sixth day that a sign was put up for the men's toilet, and throughout the entire week, one out of the two ladies' toilets was out of service, while the other one had no seat until I complained for two consecutive days. If you don't want to pay extra, the water sports equipment should be updated. Additionally, the island could benefit from having more staff members.

The Island is absolutely beautiful, just as you would expect. Our beach villa room was quite nice, and all of the staff are incredibly friendly and delightful, always striving to provide excellent service. However, there are numerous issues with this resort. I have serious doubts that the general manager of this hotel has any prior experience managing a hotel (I even question if they have ever stayed in a regular hotel, because if they had, they would easily be able to compile a long list of all the things that are wrong here). Alternatively, it seems that the owners are unwilling to allocate any funds for the day-to-day necessities. Here are the main problems: The second restaurant is permanently closed, leaving only the one main buffet restaurant. There are no themed nights or BBQ nights - every day feels the same in the buffet. The food is extremely basic and monotonous, with hardly any fruit options available. The "cooking stations" only offer pancakes, omelets, and similar dishes (at every meal). The staff don't even have a standard uniform or name badges. They ran out of white wine for approximately 5 days, received a delivery, and then ran out again just 2 days later. They even ran out of beer! (Many basic items are simply unavailable). Most of the equipment in the fitness center is broken (and they weren't even aware of it, let alone able to fix any of it). The water villas resemble a construction site with empty, dilapidated buildings. A whole section of beach villas near the main reception area is also abandoned and under construction. All in all, it would be wise to avoid this resort. There are plenty of others that offer a far superior overall experience.