Outrigger Maldives Maafushivaru Resort

Very nice resort! Lots of marine life and the rooms were amazing. We stayed at a water villa.

From the minute you step off the seaplane you are speed boated to paradise. This is our sixth visit to the Maldives all to different resorts, but we won’t be going anywhere else anymore. This small island is a paradise with 5 star service and quality. It has a very intimate feel, but yet every thing is still on hand. The choice of dining is vast, and quality of food amazing. Great water-sports and spa services all available. Rooms are first class and spotless, the sunset water pool villa are off the scale. I hope I remember to thank everyone who made us feel so welcome, however special thanks to: Ali the best smelling food and beverage director ever. Joy, Mizy, Victoria, stafe, shinaz, aslif, rizan, naseed,to name just a few…..sorry for those missed because everyone deserves a mention. Sebu, Zack, Ali and Franca at water-sports too. And Jinah of course for hosting us perfectly We will be back next year!! Martin & Heidi

A dream escape! Our stay at Outrigger Maldives was absolutely amazing. The villa was stunning, the ocean views were breathtaking, and the service was exceptional from start to finish. The spa was a true highlight — especially the Ayurvedic massage, which left us completely relaxed and renewed. Every detail was perfect, from the delicious food to the peaceful atmosphere. We’re so grateful for this unforgettable experience and can’t wait to return!

Our 10th visit to the Maldives since 2005. Different island every time and all memorable in many ways. I don’t normally review resorts but I’m making an exception this year as this we could break with tradition and return to here. It may help those who are pondering on where to go and is it worth the expense. The simple answer is Maafushivaru and yes. No airbrushed photos required for this place. It is as seen. The accommodation, in our case a beach pool villa, was fantastic and located next to a shallow lagoon. There was a sea wall barrier between this and the outer reef but something has to be done to stop the erosion and most islands do the same. Some spots around the resort were better for sea-life and snorkelling with a high variety of fish including sharks and rays. We went Dine Around All Inclusive which gave us access to the a la carte restaurants. Food was second to non throughout. The Koffee and Chill cafe is a brilliant place made that bit more special by Aminul who was great fun and tried his hardest to increase my weight. Good Dive Centre with a variety of excursion’s available. Finally, but by no means least, I will mention the people who helped make our stay so enjoyable. Nabeel did a great job organising our itinerary. Vialli the bar manager was that bit special. MJ and Naseed in the Restaurant, Pradip and Joy who both seemed to help out everywhere and Adam who was our ‘bed artist’ all deserve a special mention. To be fair all the staff deserve praise. We have come to consider the Maldivian Islands as an example of perfect service. Thanks to all for making our stay exceptional.

We had a fantastic time at outrigger in March 2025 and spent 4 days there. The staff were outstanding and made us felt so at home. Joy was especially amazing and remembered all of our kids names and made us feel like family. The over water bungalows are perfect and we swam out the the house reef every day and saw countless fish, baby sharks, sting rays and squids. It’s like having an aquarium in your back yard. We also went diving with the dive team at outrigger and there were fantastic. Franci was so nice and enthusiastic and made us feel so safe. Jacob was also great with our youngest daughter as she did her discovery dive and now she wants to be an open water diver! The restaurants were excellent as well and we had the full meal plan. We dined at all of the restaurants and especially liked grill and the Japanese restaurant. Our only feedback is that the cocktails were a bit too sweet and could be toned down in sugar. The wine selections however were great and had a nice structure and body. Great choices. Overall I would highly recommend Outrigger to families with tween/teenaged kids like we had. The kids loved spending time at the pool tables and mini put as well and our time flew by. Also thanks to Moosa for taking care of everything logistically for us and it was so seamless.