Reethi Faru Resort

Beautiful resort, kindest staff and lots to do (snorkeling, diving, canoo, fitness etc etc). And amazing food! Can highly recommend

To begin with Reeti faru resort is a very beautiful place with great views and beachso stunningly perfect .I stayed at the beach villa and water villa . Rooms were really nice and had amazing views of the beach and the water . Such a calm and peaceful environment, loved the entire time here .The reefs are incredible here . Secondly the food , oh my god , variety of selections in the buffet , fresh and delicious food . Special appreciation to the chefs who took extra care of me to accommodate me with authentic Kerala food . Love them for that . Last but not the least the service , excellent service from the staffs , they made sure my bed was set and decorated for my arrival and my birthday. Thank you to everyone who made my vacation extra special . Highly recommended.

I've booked and paid in advance for 4 nights accommodation with my family in "Reethi Faru" and I tried several times to contact the resort to confirm my transportation from Male to their resort, but unfortunately all in vain.

We had an absolutely perfect stay here. We had previously visited Reethi Beach so had an idea as to the sort of place it would be but even so it exceeded our expectations. We had booked a garden villa but only spent one night there. The rooms were lovely and had comfortable beds, we were a little disappointed about how the access to the beach was from them but it wasn't a big deal. However, we were persuaded to upgrade to a water villa which was something unique for us and made the holiday more special. The water villas are beautiful and very well equipped. We were on the Dine Around package which was so perfect giving us almost complete choice on food and drink without worry. I can't really assess if ultimately it cost us more than pay as you go as we probably were less cautious with our ordering than we might otherwise have been. The food particularly in the Dhiyavaru and Reethi Grill was absolutely fabulous and we couldn't fault it at all. We all eat gluten free and had so much choice that we easily survived the 2 weeks without getting bored of the choices! My partner celebrated his 60th birthday while we were there and they couldn't have done more to make it special for him. Several different members of staff independently remembered and wished him happy birthday as well as the special meal at the Grill with beautiful gluten free cake! All the staff were very friendly and helpful. I wish I was better at remembering names but those that do standout for special mention are Subin in Reception, Thomas the Catering & Hospitality Manager, all of the staff in the Dhiyavaru, Sous Chef Rajesh who made us special gluten free pancakes at breakfast and even the guy who filled our mini bar who always stopped to chat when we bumped into him around the island and spotted dolphins passing by our villa. One of our main reasons for going to the Maldives is diving and it was a great experience particularly when we had a fantastic encounter with a manta and a brilliant shark dive. The dive school are the same business as we had met before in Reethi Beach and many of the faces were familiar. They are an extremely well run, friendly and accommodating team who made us feel like valued, old friends. All the staff were great but particular mention is due to Illy who not only went above and beyond with helping with all our various equipment failures but was also fun to dive with and a good friend to chat and dance with on the DJ nights, Jai who facilitated a special, if slightly damp, underwater 60th birthday banner reveal and a great night dive and all who assisted me with my getting back on the boat after dives. Nothing appeared to be too much trouble. All in all a perfect holiday and if we can save up enough we will definitely return.

Well, what a truly wonderful resort! We visited at the end of May to celebrate my partner’s 60th and booked a Water Villa on the ‘All Inclusive Dine Around’ package. This was our second visit to the Maldives after previously stopping at Adaaran Select Meedhupparu in 2021. Our seaplane experience with TMA was not as enjoyable as the first time we visited. Although the views were just as incredible, we had a very long wait for our flight out (over 3 hours at the seaplane terminal) even though the weather was fine. And on our return, we stopped at another Island to pick up more guests and were kept waiting on the plane for a significant amount of time. Not a great experience, but definitely not enough to ruin a truly fabulous holiday. We absolutely loved our water villa, and felt the premium paid versus the standard beach villa was definitely worth it. We were also lucky that for the majority of our 2 weeks stay we had no guests either side of us, making our accommodation extremely private. We were also pleased we decided to pay for the ‘Dine Around’ package which allowed us to eat in one of three a-la-carte restaurants every evening and also for lunch. Two restaurants were directly on the beach and the other was on the pier… all beautiful locations. We were amazed on our first night at the Reethi Grill when the lovely waiter handed us the ‘all inclusive’ wine list with dozens of different bottles to try from all over the world. We did our very best over the next 14 days but still didn’t manage to sample all the options available! And we didn’t have a bad meal in any of the restaurants which we visited multiple times. If you like curry, welcome to heaven! (but loads of other options available if you don’t) If you don’t pay for the ‘Dine Around’ package you can still use these restaurants for lunch and dinner, but you have to pay as you go and the prices did seem rather high plus a significant ‘service charge’. Also, the buffet restaurant was quite small (as all Maldives resort buffets seem to be) so I would imagine it could get a bit repetitive if staying for two weeks. We loved the fact there were a number of different bars doted around the island you could pop into while exploring. The milk shakes in Thari Bar were to die for, as were many of the cocktails. Just a bit strange that “premium” gin, e.g. Bombay Sapphire, isn’t included in the AI package. Snorkelling was excellent, directly off our water villa. We saw loads of different fish plus rays and sharks of varying sizes. If you head out to the ‘drop’ and hang around for a while you’ll be sure to see some of the bigger sharks that appear to patrol the island. Completely safe and beautiful to watch. Nearer the beach are the little sharks which were more to my partner’s liking! Regarding the weather, we noticed a difference compared to when we last visited The Maldives in early April. Although May/June is classed as the ‘rainy season’ we only had a couple of showers during our whole stay. However, it was much windier. This gave us some relief from the very hot temperatures but it did make the sea quite a bit choppier and not quite as pretty to look at. That said there was also some part of the island sheltered from the wind if you wanted to avoid it. And we were told the windy period is only for a few weeks when the Indian Monsoon kicks in. So, if you went a little earlier/later in the year you’d be fine (but definitely hotter!) We couldn't fault the staff. Most of them we spoke to were from nearby Maldives Islands and were all extremely friendly and couldn't do enough for you. The guys working in Reethi Grill, Dhiyavaru and Veggie & Vegan restaurants deserve special praise. This includes the Chefs who, without fail, would pop out from the kitchen to have a chat and check that you were 100% happy with your meal... really nice touch. And a special mention to the Manchester City supporting waiter who worked in the Breakfast Buffet... keep the faith mate, and don't worry... we'll be back next season! We generally don’t visit the same resort twice, but wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Reethi Faru, especially if you can stretch to the AI Dine Around Package and Water Villa.