Baglioni Resort Maldives - Luxury All Inclusive

The property and facilities were well-maintained, and cleaning was good, though unpredictable and not aligned with agreed times. Food and beverage selection was good, but breakfast variety could be improved. Some policies were inconvenient—our group of four could only get one drink per person, making it difficult when taking turns at the bar. Service fell short of 5-star expectations. We waited over an hour for drinks and food, though after raising concerns with the restaurant manager, our orders were expedited—yet other guests continued to experience delays. The resort’s host concept for planning dinners and activities had potential but lacked efficiency. We often received our schedules late in the afternoon, limiting our ability to plan our own vacation. Despite requesting a meeting with the general manager multiple times, he did not meet us, making guests feel unimportant. However, the food and beverage manager did address our concerns. Still, we observed other guests facing similar issues. Most bar staff were excellent, especially Ananya and a bar supervisor.

I have just returned from the most wonderful trip to Baglioni Maldives, and feel the need to write a review. From the moment you arrive into Male, Baglioni take complete care of you, meeting you from the international flight and transferring you and your luggage to the seaplane. You are met at the jetty by the hotel staff and introduced to your host, who takes care of your every need throughout the whole stay, with the use of WhastApp. The island itself is small and uncrowded, with just 85 villas. It was 70-75% full when we were there. The atmosphere is so relaxed and intimate, and staff get to know you and your needs/preferences very quickly. Service is friendly, attentive but never intrusive and people just can't do enough for you. We spent most of the stay in a beautiful beach villa, followed by 2 nights in a water villa. I can't honestly say which we preferred but both were spacious, luxurious and very well appointed. The views from both were to die for. Our favourite restaurant was Yama, the over-water Japanese but all of the restaurants served superb food, much of which you would classify as fine dining. Everything was delicious and very well-presented. The Indian chef at Taste was out of this world; being Londoners we know south Asian food well, and his was of the absolute highest standard. He is to be congratulated. We enjoyed a dolphin watching trip whilst there at sunset; it's a lovely excursion. We didn't take any snorkelling trips as the house reef is fantastic! I recommend snorkeling along the drop off by entering the water at the seaplane jetty. We were lucky enough to see a turtle, rays, moray eel, white and black tipped reef sharks and an absolute rainbow myriad of other fish and coral. It was so special. The beach and the ocean here are pristine, by the way. But what made the trip was the staff. Hats off to the resort manager - you certainly know how to hire the best people. Everyone was SO lovely, especially: Pauline (Pau), Elle, Margaret & Don in the Taste restaurant, Yarma in the Yama restaurant and Ismail and Praful in the Pool bar who served us with delicious premium drinks and cocktails every day. I must also mention the new guitarist who sang a huge repertoire like an angel. His music was so soothing and easy on the ear. But my final thanks have to be to our amazing host, Zaha. We loved her and would have gladly brought her home with us. She is beyond helpful, kind, super intelligent and hugely funny too. We laughed so much until we became sad to say goodbye to her at the end of our trip. Please keep hold of her Baglioni, so they we can see her again on our next trip. She is a shining star of an employee. All in all, hands down the best holiday we have ever experienced. Bagioni Maldives absolutely blew all of our expectations out of the water. It was perfect in every way. Thank you - we miss you already.