Adaaran Prestige Water Villas - with 24hrs Premium All Inclusive

We stayed in Water Villas and the private premium service is great. Adam, our personal concierge, took such a great care of us and made sure our stay was memorable. The Water Villas restaurant, while at first didn't meet our expectations, after we made our wishes clear, they not only improved, but exceeded our expectations. Chef Nuwan and his colleagues were amazing. Our server Ifaau (sp?). went beyond and above. All staff at the resort just makes the stay a really pleasant experience. If we ever returned to Maldives, we won't hesitate to return to this resort.

The staff were all very helpful. They often already knew I needed gluten-free meals, so I helped point out what I could have and what they could adapt for me. Our butler Niyaz helped us book excursions and meals and gave us interesting information on the local wildlife, which is plentiful. The complimentary snorkle equipment was the most useful thing this holiday. We spent most days going for at least one snorkle around the home reef, with its hundreds of fish species and ocean life. It was like swimming in an aquarium. We even got to see a few turtles on our swims. The cocktails were lovely, plentiful, and not weakly poured. The bed was huge and super comfortable. And we were thankful we could turn the light on the aircon unit off. The curtains even blocked out most light for sleep, which was brilliant. The back jacuzzi was wonderful, sitting in that whilst a storm rolled by with a cocktail and canapes in hand was a wonderful experience. I can not recommend enough going to Hanifaru Bay. We got to swim with feeding manta rays who came so close that they would sweep past and touch us slightly. Such giant majestic creatures, really it was a magical experience.

I can't think of much here. Occasionally the villa pool wouldn't be manned but we could call for what we wanted.

Arne best holiday I have ever been on. Too many reasons to list. Thank you to Adam who made the stay so comfortable.

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Where to start… My wife and I stayed in the water villas for 7 nights to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. The villa was spacious and tastefully decorated with an enormous and comfortable bed. Naaf our butler was fantastic and extremely helpful at organising every aspect of our stay. Private facilities (bar/restaurant, pool and beaches) reserved exclusively for water villa guests were excellent. Food in the restaurant is of high quality with a daily changing a la carte menu. One evening we caught a fish during an included fishing excursion and the chef kindly cooked it for us (it was delicious). One evening we had the seafood platter which was exceptional, with lobster, giant prawns, crab and squid. It was extra but well worth it. We also made use of the other facilities on the island (restaurants, bar, pool etc.) for a bit of variety and for people watching! The island itself is beautiful and surrounded by its own house reef (most beautiful on the north side of the island), with plenty of fish to be seen whilst snorkelling (we even saw a turtle). There is an excellent selection of water sports available, as well as snorkelling and island hopping excursions, a dive point offering diving for all abilities. There is a beautiful spa and my wife and I went for a 2 hours couples massage which was probably the best massage experience and most relaxed I’ve ever been in my life! Overall we had a wonderful experience and cannot rate this property or the resort staff highly enough.

Motorised water sports and snorkelling excursions are VERY expensive, to the point where they felt like a rip off, though I expect this is how the resort makes its money given everything else is included in the room rate. This was made worse as the day of our turtle and mats ray spotting excursion the weather was terrible and the water sports staff could have advised us to wait for a day with better weather. On the other hand, the dive point seemed much better value for money. Also, note each of the water villas have two bedrooms, so for honeymooners seeking absolute privacy be aware you may be able to hear your neighbours. This wasn’t an issue for us, as we liked to play music in our room and our butler kindly offered to speak to our neighbours if they were being too loud.