Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi

Just want to shout out for Shane, our personal concierge for our honeymoon stay. She was so accommodating and so helpful that she has all our restaurants reservations ready the day we arrived. So we can spend our time enjoying the property instead of planning for dinner. She also spent so much time helping us with our diving plans so that we can get certified as Advanced Open Water divers and she even prepared a little cake to celebrate our achievement! I would highly recommend her as a great personal concierge, especially for people who are more comfortable reading and talking in Chinese. She even made dish recommendations and helped us translate the restaurant menu every night that we dined! She also helped us numerous times to schedule and reschedule activities due to rain and bad weather.

This is out third time to this resort, and it never disappoints. We always feel that when we're here; that are vacation is longer than it is because it's so relaxing here. David Higa, who was our personal conseierge this trip, was very attentive to any needs we had. He referred us to the Ledge Burger at Nava (the pool side bar); which was one of the best burgers we've ever had. He also assisted with us getting into our room early; as we arrived at the resort at 10 AM. Furthermore, he made sure we had a room beyond our check out time since we had a late flight (11:30 PM); so we almost got an extra full day at the resort. Wiemy Abaza, who was our seating host at Breakfast; provided us exceptional customer care. Her attentiveness and infectious joy was seen not just by us; but by the many guests she served. She recommended us to eat at Yasmeen (Mediterranean cuisine) and had the best food options we've ever eaten on the resort. Naw, who was our server at Peacock Alley every night was extremely friendly and attentive during happy hour; which for Diamond members, included selected free drinks included from 9-10 PM with live music. The only things you need to know that may be a shock are the food prices a d the yacht cost. Anticipate $50-$100/person per meal. If you can get away with sharing meals or eating a very late lunch at Nava; that can help ease the food-cost burden. But, if you're a Diamond member with Hilton; their buffet Breakfast is the best buffet of any Hilton hotel you'll ever go to (and it will save you $100/person per day). They will make many items to order for you and even accommodate some things that are not on the menu. Their Maldivian Benedict was my favorite for Breakfast. Since we used points and free night rewards; we feel this is the greatest value of any Hilton property in the world. Lord willing, we will be able to come back again, as the customer service provided here is the best you will receive of any Hilton property in the world.

The hotel was amazing really huge. We were family of 5 with kids. The food was really good in testing table, Yasmeen and Zuma. But it needs to improve for kids like ice cream trucks .. etc although the kids club had nice activities. Weim we met her at the breakfast very friendly welcoming and helpful. Also Shiyam was a great help to us. Cleaning service was amazing also whenever we go out we come to clean rooms. Service was amazing. The kids loved ZUMA so much !! I wished they have opened for lunch also not only dinner. Overall experience is good.

This is our family's first time to visit Maldive and it's amazing and impressive experience for all of us，we feel so lucky that we picked Waldorf as our vacation destination，and it's proved to be the very correct decision. Everybody we met here is friendly and kind. Especially our personal concierge Yvonne, who has been taken care of us during these five days with her delightful smile，vigorous energy and great patience. She helped to make our daily schedule, restaurant reservations, picking-up and dropping-offs, and all the other things we need. She definately made our vacation a smooth and joyful experience. We thank her a lot:) We would also like to thank other people we met in different positions：Andy from Lilong restaurant (we had really nice and pleasant conversation about everything); Ali who took care of us twice in Lilong restaurant; and Adam, our room attandent, who was so kind and sweet, more than cleaning and making up our room, he would send us fruits and little goodbnight cards and candies for my daughter, so touchy and sweet:) We really love the whole experience in Waldorf, and we would definately love to come back again!

Absolutely, an incredibly thrilling and completely relaxing trip for both body and mind! The overwater villa at the hotel was unbelievably luxurious and comfortable. The wardrobe had a glass floor through which I could see different marine life swimming beneath—such a magical detail! Staying at the Waldorf truly made me feel like a princess. The butler meticulously arranged every part of our itinerary, and all the staff were warm, friendly, and proactive in offering help. I was especially touched by an exceptionally kind team member at Yasmeen restaurant. Wiem, from Tunisia, truly made my experience unforgettable with her heartfelt and attentive service. Her warmth and friendliness lit up my evening, and her quick, professional service made me think she had worked there for years—only later did I learn she was an intern! On my last day, she even specially prepared a beautifully crafted printed coffee for me, and we took a photo together. It’s such a rare joy to meet such a lovely friend during a trip. The island’s restaurants were all delicious. My favorites were the burgers and black truffle lobster rolls at The Pledge. The activities were also amazing—we went sea fishing, swam with dolphins, and paddled a small boat on the ocean. I absolutely can’t wait to come back for another holiday here!