Six Senses Laamu

Absolutely superb stay with our family. We had the best time which was made extra special with some wonderful staff including our brilliant GEM Faudi who went above and beyond for myself and our family. Special mention also for Tabu in Sip Sip who was brilliant and Nallu & Zahi in the kids club who looked after and bonded with our 3 children so well. This was a bucket list trip for us for my 40th birthday and am so happy we chose this hotel for the trip. From the moment you arrive to the moment you leave, you feel like you are in a different world. We stayed for two weeks as a family of 5 and the 3 kids are aged. 8, 6 & 2. Stayed in a family beach villa with pool and it was lovely with your back garden basically on the beach. We tried all the food options and our two favourite were the Thai buffet on the beach and the Steak night on the beach. We had lunch most days in Sip Sip which was excellent and the kids loved the pizza. If you are lucky looking to go somewhere very special for a trip of a lifetime, just go, you won’t be disappointed! Thanks again

Had a wonderful time at Laamu! We spent 6 nights - 3 nights in OW bungalow and 3 nights in a beach villa with pool. The beach villa was amazing and fairly private. It basically had the same bedroom as OWB but all of this wonderful outdoor space. Very special. This is a big place and our OWB was on jetty C. It was very private in 76 as you look out over the ocean with no other opposing bungalows. However it is very far from any of the common spaces and really no decent snorkeling nearby. The resort gives you bicycles with nameplates and we had to use them no matter where we went due to heat and distance. It was fun at first but so happy the beach villa was in walking distance to the common areas and we could stop cycling. For good snorkeling ask for a room that looks out between jetty A and B. I saw many turtles- green and hawksbill- and various rays (and sharks) in that space. The house reef has a lot of current and these interesting pitons that i snorkeled around on the daily included group trip with a marine, or intern, biologist. Very interesting and so worthwhile. Shout out to Giselle, Juliette and Jenna! I also took the Turtle Sanctuary trip and really enjoyed that reef as well. We had a good time on a sunset fishing trip- actually caught a few fish but had to safely return as they were on the no keep list. The food was very good- especially enjoyed the buffet breakfast. We really also liked the Asian Street Market buffet. Our favorite restaurant was Leaf and we were happy to have been able to go 2 of our evenings. It is dining with caring servers and a beautiful setting. What makes it so special was the quality and meticulous preparation of the food. Cannot recommend Leaf enough. Because it is a big resort it is difficult to get to know the wait staff but a thank you to Kai at the bar, we had the sinners package and he made sure our afternoons were boozed up, and Katu for his friendliness whenever he was our server. Lastly a special thank you to Afra our GEM- my favorite afternoon spot was floating on the Jurassic Park floatee he found for me either tied up at the OWB or in our pool. 39 years ago my husband and I honeymooned at Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda. SSL reminded us of that destination due to the quiet luxury decor and the wonderful cheese and charcuterie display during breakfast. The years go by fast but thanks to SSL for the memories!

The location is quite breathtaking. The Villa over the water is exceptionally comfortable and superbly located. The ease of access to both the Seagrass and the house reef made snorkeling a real pleasure. The use of bikes to get around the resort is a great idea. The food is exceptional with a wide variety of choice and outstanding quality considering the location. The staff are extremely helpful in all areas. The waterpsorts offers are fantastic as are the treatments in the Spa. The villas are perfectly spaced to ensure there is no disturbance from other guests. It is expensive but very much worth it. The company's commitment to sustainability is inspiring.

The resort and the island is breathtaking. Great house reef and also surrounding in the range of 20 mins to one hour. We saw turtles, reef sharks and sting rays. The rooms were luxurious. The guest expereince maker was very helpful and always available. The island was great to walk and cycle. Lots of activities to keep you busy. The food was great. I just hoped water in the restaurant was included in the meals given this is an expensive resort. The flight was scenic but if I return to Maldives I may select something closer that can be reached with speedboat.

Six Sense, Laamu Atoli. Very comfortable room over the sea, very much in keeping with the environmental ethic of the hotel. Excellent food (especially the Maldivian breakfast). Service always smiling and helpful. Best of all was was Shiunee, a gem of a GEM. She made our holiday. She was gracious, helpful, efficient, cheerful, always ready to help out, solve a problem, give us a tip with good humour. We would go back to tomorrow