Kanuhura Resort & Spa

Six Senses exceeded all our expectations. The food was incredible, and the service was beyond outstanding. When our seaplane transfer didn’t work out due to scheduling, the manager immediately surprised us with a delicious villa dinner, no questions asked, which was perfect after a long day of travel. The island is full of thoughtful touches, from cleaning the sand off your feet to the genuine smiles and constant readiness to help from every staff member. Our GEM, Pearl, was amazing, efficient, attentive, and spot-on with recommendations. The turtle excursion she arranged was unforgettable, and the team even helped us capture videos of the experience. Every moment here felt personal and special. Highly recommended.

We had a wonderful and truly relaxing vacation at Six Senses Kanuhura. The resort offers a perfect blend of luxury and serenity, with excellent amenities that made our stay incredibly comfortable. All the restaurants were exceptional and offered delicious food and thanks to Anamika, Jawad and team at Sip and Sand restaurant for making our dining experience wonderful. A special mention to our Guest Experience Manager, Sameeh. He was always available, helpful, and full of thoughtful suggestions that added so much to our experience. We’re definitely looking forward to returning again.

This is our 9th visit to Maldives. We had the good fortune of staying at properties like Cheval Blanc, Soneva Jani, Gili lankan Fushi, Soneva Fushi, Velaa private island, raffles and Taj exotica. We have also stayed at six senses properties in Bhutan. All that to say our expectations were very high! Our arrival experience could have been better. Long wait at a very comfortable lounge, but, by the time we got to the resort it was well past dark. Most of that part of the experience was out of the hands of the resort. However, our real experience began after we arrived. Patrick, the GM was quick to action to make sure we had a wonderful time. The staff of the six senses is excellent. Service is world class and having visited Soneva and Gili, some of the same elements see visible here at the property - sustainability focus/barefoot/ice cream scoops etc. The beach on this island is incredibly beautiful and worth visiting just for that reason. The food including breakfast was very well done. Our GEM, Mau took care of us well - couldn’t have been easy given our arrival experience. He was patient and caring throughout our stay. Highly recommend the resort for its natural beauty, amazing rooms and wonderful beaches!

Just finished a 10 day stay at Six Senses Kanuhura with my husband and baby, and it was absolutely magical. We've traveled extensively throughout the Maldives and stayed at many luxury resorts (see my other reviews), so hopefully this gives some context to this review. The island itself is what I'd call medium size, easy to walk around and also they provide bikes and buggy service. The vegetation is pretty lush, all good there as well. Room sizes are on a smaller side (although beautiful and moderm) vs other 5.5 star resorts but that did not bother us for a second. Both pools are stunning, and so is the spa. The two things where the resort absolutely excels are food and service. Let's start with the food: it's probably the best food we've had in the Maldives, period. The quality of every meal was super high, on par with a proper high end restaurant experience, and the variety was good as well (my favorite was the Spanish-inspired restaurant, the Point, run by chef Marcos, which could compete with top Michelin star Spanish restaurants. Great waiters as well: Fariz and Clovia). Given my extensive experiencewith Spanish food sceneit was reallyhard to surpriseme on the upside, yet theseguys managed. Other restaurants very good as well, there are various theme nights, and overall there's a decent amount of Japanese and sushi if that's what you're into (like my husband). You would be surprised to hear this is quite rare in Maldives. Resort service was also universally excellent. Some examples: our kid got a bit sick, they were always following up with us, and we also saw the resort doctor immediately, with no fuss. Everything in general was organized promptly by our GEM Lai, eg restaurant booking changes, diving classes, catamaran sailing, babysitting on very short notice, etc. Not once did she say "sorry, it cannot be done." For the resort to be able to function like that requires a supreme level of behind the scenes coordination. Lai was absolutely excellent and really enhanced our stay at the resort. Babysitting was very good (Laala), as are the general child services (eg kids eat free, free laundry of clothes for kids <2yrs (I have never seen this in another 5-5.5 star resort in Maldives), etc. Our toddler was going wild around the communal pool and the great staff (Aki, Samit) were always dealing with him with a smile, care and a large dose of patience. Shoutout slso to Javad from the Market restaurant, as well as the manager Val. Activities were pretty fun, there's an excellent dive center and also watersports (husband had a great time getting sailing instructions with Gile on the catamaran). Overall we had a fantastic time and this is one of only a couple of resorts in the Maldives we are seriously thinking of coming back to. Well done to management and everyone making this island special 👏

Wow . Most memorable stay , amazingly maintained & especially the way the staff & chefs have been trained.To mention names , right from my gem Sameeh to vel & manoj & Eshani . Finally our Patrick was there to send us off with warm message. About the property , no words & the experience to reach the hotel was one among the best . Six sense s you guys are just outstanding in locating the most amazing places in the world to run your chain . No wonder you are one of the top notch in the hospitality industry . Wishing you & your team the best of success. Looking forward to seeing you soon . My intention is to explore all the six senses properties across the globe . Thanks again 😊