Seaside Finolhu Baa Atoll Maldives, a Member of Design Hotels Reviews

I’m at a loss for words to describe how magical our 3rd visit to Finolhu Baa Atoll was, but let me try. We’ve traveled to quite a few resorts before but Finolhu outshines all of them by light years. The natural surroundings are breathtakingly beautiful. Lush jungle surrounded by palm trees and soft powdery sand. The water is crystal clear and about 50 shades of turquoise. The house reef is teeming with fish and we even saw a turtle and rays. Unfortunately we weren’t able to go on manta snorkelling trip this time as there weren’t any sightings during opening times of the reserve. If this is on your bucket list be sure to book during around May to November around full or new moon for increased chance of seeing them. You can be as relaxed or as active as you wish. Fantastic water sports area and a well equipped gym. More than enough loungers around the pristine pool and beach. If you didn’t think you were in heaven by the first look at the resort wait till you try the food!!!!! Breakfast and buffet is at Beach kitchen and then they have 3 speciality restaurants : Crab shack, (seafood ) Kanusan (Japanese), Arabian grill (Middle Eastern). Be sure to take the All inclusive premium package as all meals and beverages at the speciality restaurants are included. O and of course, Milk lab! This is where you get the most decadent sweet and savoury bites when you feel peckish between meals. I still dream of their famous custard milkshakes. Now for the best part….service. Every single staff member is beyond friendly and kind. Unfortunately it’s impossible to thank everyone in person and I tried to get as many names as possible, please forgive me that I can’t remember all. From the moment you come out of baggage collection to the transport back to the airport you just realise their service is at another level! We were met by Nayif and taken to their beautiful lounge to wait a few minutes for our sea plane transfer. The organisation is fantastic. We received the warmest welcome back by one of the managers Ishaan (I think). We immediately met our Roohoo (butler) Aflaah and taken to our stunning lagoon facing Villa. What made this visit so remarkable is that you have a Roohoo at your beck and call. The WhatApp service works perfectly and was answered by Aflaah within seconds! Every single request was granted with such kindness. We miss him terribly. We received exceptional service from all restaurant managers, waiters and housekeeping staff) I want to personally thank : Umey Upul Messi Fegey Fahudu Ali (breakfast) Shaif Alex Azleen Shiyam, Ashfaan, Shusma (swimming pool) Jimmo (snorkelling) Zai (beautiful friendliest person) Azjan (Milk lab) Haanim (villa attendant) Suresh (Indian chef- he made me a special traditional South Indian dish🤩) Our villa was always spotlessly clean and neat (and the Kotze’s aren’t the neatest people 🫣). We never saw them though, it was like magic. They always came when we were at breakfast or dinner. We ma