The Residence Maldives

We stayed on the quieter island which we loved but also enjoyed cycling over the bridge to visit the other island and enjoy the restaurants and facilities there. We stayed in a water villa with pool 302 and it was wonderful - we watched. Beautiful sunsets from the privacy of our pool and even saw dolphins from our terrace. A 5 minute swim from our villa took us to the reef which was beautiful and we saw many fish, sharks and turtles. We saw eagle rays from our terrace. The staff really make the resort and are really warm and friendly - our housekeeper J was great and on our last day set up a beautiful romantic bath for us. Sami in the beach bar was great too but to be honest all the staff were. The food was of an excellent standard with plenty of choice - we preferred the a la carte at our dining room to the buffet on the other island. We would love to return

Beautiful property, excellent food, great snorkelling and mostly friendly staff. Large menu selection with excellent quality food and drinks. We loved the wide variety of great tasting fruit at the buffet.

Fabulous service, lovely setting but some areas to improve. We had a lovely beach villa 205 and the setting was super with a great view and very secluded. The villa was comfortable and spacious. Island is the smaller of two joined by a 1.5km bridge. It is the better of the two, if you like a more intimate affair. The positives. Staff are all polite and helpful. The standouts were found in the beach bar / sunset grill Ramesh and Rasal were incredibly helpful and accommodating. Ramesh is the manager I believe of this section and is super professional. Nothing was too much trouble. Rasal was very friendly and couldn’t be more helpful. Both had to cover for the lack of experience of others. The star of this area was Arjuna . He made our time at the sunset grill very special. Very attentive, professional and we felt special. But he is let down somewhat by the quality or experience of the team there Meaning he had to cover for others. But he is a real credit to this organisation and should be recognised for his talent in hospitality. Thank you. Now some areas we think can be improved. Apart for the sunset grill where you can have a sunset drink, provided you have a table booked to eat (staff did bend the rules.. thanks)… there is no where else to sit outside and have a drink. The library bar area seems a missed opportunity to do something different. Cartoons on the tv don’t lend to a relaxing location. The dining room has a nice setting on the sea but it felt a little soulless. To be honest having the same menu as the sunset grill was a disappointment. Maybe this could be a better a la carte restaurant. French restaurant at the end of the pier was a nice idea but the wind direction unfortunately made it less special. Mother Nature to blame. However the menu was more international and less French. To be honest the meal we had was average. The burrata starter was pretty tasteless. Unfortunate. Sunset grill BBQ evening. If you are on bed and breakfast. I would avoid. $220 for food only which wasn’t particularly special. The Clarins spa offered a great massage and facial. But with tax and service charges on top it was expensive at over $450 for a couple. It just seemed that there were some areas that could be improved. We did have a relaxing time. But the staff I mention above really made the difference. One last point. The house lagoon is pretty devoid of life from what we saw. There are other islands with better wildlife in the lagoon / reef.

This was the best resort I have ever visited so far in my life. The trip was part of my 50th birthday celebration. I stayed there with my wife and 7 years old son. Our stay was amazing and this resort is excellent because of its staff, location, hospitality and delicious food. Joynall who was our villa attendant was extremely kind and attentive. The bath he prepared for my wife was breathtaking. The Cheff Ashish Domee was extremely accommodating and kind. Servers, front desk, doctor and others made our stay a heaven on Earth. Thumbs up to Jaavid, Shina, Aus, Hazrat, Maaish, Yna, Tuhim, Samar and Shavin. My wife used to call me Spartan when we dated and we got villa #300 that was an amazing coincedence🤣

The Residence blew us away! From the moment we arrived, we were treated like royalty. The staff cannot do enough for you. We were lucky to stay in a sunset water villa and house keeping were in 3 times a day making sure everything was spotless and bringing us snacks! We don't usually do all inclusive holidays so I was a little worried about the standard of the food - but it was all delicious. From the fresh fruit and freshly made omelettes in the morning to the constantly changing menus and themed dishes in the evening, it didn't even feel like we were at a buffet. The restaurants were also such a high standard. The other thing we weren't sure about before we booked was the size of the island and whether we would get bored. For us, the island was a perfect size. We had bikes outside our villa when we arrived and we loved cycling down to breakfast, or over to the neighboring island (not forgetting a beer stop at the castaway bar on the way!). We weren't ready to come home, and are already debating going back for this Christmas (which is big for us - we don't make a habit of booking the same place twice!) The reef was also breathtaking - we saw sharks, ray and turtles almost daily. We also loved the resident fruit bats. I need to give a big shout out to Haftz, Sajith, Nafu and Rayaan in the main restaurant too. They made us feel like family from the moment we arrived. If you're debating booking The Residence and you love a high standard of food, lots of marine life and being treated like a VIP - do it!