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The Residence Maldives at Falhumaafushi
Maldives, Indian Ocean
Maldives Islands
The Residence Maldives Falhumaafushi comprises 94 luxuriously-appointed beach and water villas, including of one-bedroom and two-bedroom options, with panoramic views of the pristine beach and ocean. It's nestled on Falhumaafushi, a pristine island in the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, one of the largest atolls in the world.
Designed in harmony with the natural environment, the resort seamlessly blends traditional Maldivian architecture with contemporary elegance and modern comforts. Luxuriate in the privacy of the resort's beachfront and over-water villas that offer an oasis just steps from the sand, or the pleasure of slipping straight from your deck into the cool, clear waters to reach your own private lagoon. Each villa comes with complimentary wifi and also two bicycles to roam the island.
Activities - The Spa by Clarins, exclusive to The Residence in Maldives, offers an array of holistic treatments, pampering massages and hair services using unique formulas developed with ingredients from plant origins. Guests will be able to relax in an ocean-facing open air pavilion for yoga, meditation and gym sessions to rejuvenate the body and mind. Comprehensive Padi facilities for diver and tailor marine activities. Family-fun activity include Kid's club and daily activitiy.
Dining - All day dining is The Dining Room while The Beach Bar offers a relaxing poolside and beachfront bar lounge, and The Library features an extensive reading and media collection for guests' leisure. Speciality over-water restaurant , The Falhumma offers memorable evening dining or afternoon tea. A variety of private beach or in-villa dining including 24-hour private dining services, a private island getaway, allows for a truly exclusive romantic escapade.
Facilities
- WTTC - Safe Travels Stamp
- Darts
- Surfing
- Billiards
- Beach volleyball
- Volleyball
- Fitness*
- Table tennis
- Pedal boating*
- Canoeing
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
The Local Area
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5.0 Excellent2,019 reviews
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AMAAAZZIIINNNGGGG HOTEL
I think this is genuinely the best holiday i ever went on, the staff were so so friendly and they actually made this holiday feel like a second home, they treated every customer wth such great respect and like family. Check in and check out was very very easeful and took no longer than 5 minutes. Check out was also very easeful and took about 10 minutes. We were immediately greeted with beverages after a long trip. We were escorted to our hotel in a golf buggy kind of thing and thats how you get around the island, also you get provided with bikes to get around the island in the day. There is so much wildlife to see there and the holiday really is worth what you pay for. Also, the staff were very attentive to everything.
Five Days in Paradise, Memories for a Lifetime 🌴
Our five days at The Residence Maldives were truly some of the happiest and most unforgettable moments of our lives! ❤️
From the thoughtful and seamless airport pick-up and drop-off service to the breathtaking views from our villa and the perfectly maintained room, everything was beyond our expectations. Above all, the warm smiles and genuine kindness of every staff member we met each day made our honeymoon even more special.
A special thank you to Jetty at the reception, who spoke Korean and helped us with both check-in and check-out! Having someone who could communicate with us in Korean made everything so much easier and more comfortable. Thanks to Jetty's thoughtful explanations and helpful guidance, we were able to fully understand everything the resort had to offer and make the most of our stay. We truly appreciated the warm hospitality!
We would also love to thank the wonderful buggy drivers at Falhumaafushi! They were always so friendly, cheerful, and welcoming. One of our favorite little moments was crossing the beautiful bridge between the islands, when the drivers would kindly help us spot sea turtles and rays swimming in the ocean below. 🐢❤️ Their thoughtfulness turned even a simple buggy ride into a special memory. These little acts of kindness made us smile every single day!
We also had an amazing time snorkeling in the incredible house reef! Swimming alongside adorable sea turtles, graceful rays, and countless colorful tropical fish was such a magical experience. The underwater world was absolutely beautiful, and we enjoyed every moment of it!
Another highlight of our stay was definitely the FOOD! Every meal was wonderful, but Li Bai and Long Island were by far our favorite restaurants. We enjoyed the food at these two restaurants so much that we decided to return to them for our very last lunch and dinner at the resort! We couldn't think of a better way to end our honeymoon than enjoying our favorite meals one more time.
A very special thank you goes to Hasan, Chef Shaheen, and the wonderful team — Jayasuriya, Jaowad, Sajith, and Warul! ❤️
They truly made our dining experiences unforgettable. From patiently explaining the menu and helping us choose our dishes to recommending delicious cocktails, their kindness, attentiveness, and genuine hospitality made us feel so welcomed and cared for.
What touched our hearts the most happened on our very last day.
We visited Li Bai for our final lunch and Long Island for our final dinner. The team remembered us from lunch and welcomed us again at dinner with such big smiles and genuine excitement! It felt like we were meeting dear friends rather than restaurant staff.
By the end of the evening, we honestly felt like we had made wonderful new friends in the Maldives. Thanks to them, our final night became one of the most precious memories of our entire honeymoon.
It was the perfect ending to a perfect trip, but at the same time, it made saying goodbye so incredibly difficult. We were genuinely sad to leave!
Before leaving, we even promised each other that we would meet again someday at The Residence Maldives. And we truly hope that promise comes true! 🥹❤️
Our five-day honeymoon at The Residence Maldives was one of the happiest experiences of my entire life. Every little detail, every beautiful view, every delicious meal, and every warm smile made this place feel like paradise.
If we ever return to the Maldives, we would choose The Residence Maldives again without a second thought!
I'm writing this review because I genuinely want to share the happiness we experienced here with others. I hope many more people get to experience the same warmth, beauty, and unforgettable hospitality that made our honeymoon so magical.
Thank you, Jetty, Hasan, Chef Shaheen, Jayasuriya, Jaowad, Sajith, Warul, and all the amazing staff at The Residence Maldives for giving us memories that we will cherish forever.
Until we meet again! 🌴🐢❤️
Review by Camper23901429782 South Korea
A beautiful resort, in a paradise location, with excellent service from staff
I had a wonderful stay at The Residence Maldives Falhumaafushi for 10 nights across July/August 2026, staying in a Water Villa with a pool, over the Indian Ocean - a paradise location. The staff were extremely attentive and always very friendly and helpful and the island itself was beautiful, and clearly very well looked after. Ulviya at the Front Desk provided genuinely kind and personable help throughout my stay.
My room was spacious and well appointed to a very high standard, and I was well looked after by my housekeeper Pinky. The food in the many restaurants was delicious and the service was excellent, special mentions to Ishan and Jaavid for their friendly and attentive professionalism. My favourite restaurant, The Falhumaa, deserves special mention for beautiful food in a delightful overwater setting. The Beach Bar pool area was a great place to relax offering the option of both an immaculate swimming pool and also the warm waters of the ocean, with good availability of sun loungers and cabanas at all times.
The high point for me was scuba diving in the Indian Ocean. My bookings were organised by Faiha at the Dive Center who was helpful, efficient and had a wonderful sense of humour. I ended up doing five dives with one-to-one service from my divemaster Ali who was excellent, and who took me to a different reef location every time. I have scuba dived in various locations around the globe but I have never seen so many large turtles as I did here - I saw some on every dive, and they permitted me to get quite close, it was truly magical to stare into the soul of such large beautiful creatures, 15 metres below the surface! I also saw black tipped reef sharks, and many eagle ray and manta ray, and the stunning oriental sweetlips, amongst dozens of other beautiful species of marine life.
Overall, it was a wonderful visit. The ambience in the resort was very relaxed, calm and peaceful and the staff made you feel welcomed, with many greeting you by name as if they have a photographic recall of the name of every guest! I would certainly recommend this resort and look forward to staying here again.
Review by Nick H Oxted, United Kingdom
Wonderful stay
Everything was wonderful. The food was excellent, good choice of restaurants. Amenities were wonderful. The teams simply could not do more. The islands are beautiful and cycling the bridge between the two felt like a very special experience. Will return.
Review by llivings2ne Bath, United Kingdom
A MUST STAY RESORT
Me and my partner spent 2 weeks at the Residence in August and we never wanted to leave. Every single staff member made us feel so welcome and nothing was too big or small for them. We felt so relaxed, the food every night in all the restaurants was fresh and delicious and the chef’s and waiters went above and beyond for us with also coming out to ask personally how the food was which was so lovely. A special shout out to Haviz (in the Dining Room) and Romesh (at the beach bar over Falhumaafushi) who really spent time to chat with us, make us feel welcome, and no thing we asked for was any problem especially the surprise cocktails. We also got engaged and I know my partner had been in contact with the hotel staff before hand to ensure the proposal was perfect, and it really was all the way down to the tiny personal touches and last minute changes due to weather. The snorkelling on the house reef was incredible, seeing daily turtles, sting rays, reef sharks and thousands of other fish. The rooms were spotless and cleaned every day, with special delivery of treats every evening and the mini bar topped up every day. The resort was so well maintenanced, and despite the rain the men filling up the ‘dips’ that would appear on the pathways/road worked so so hard. Thank you to every single member of staff. We had the most magical 2 weeks and will be sure to return in the future.
