One&Only Reethi Rah

What a beautiful place! It’s like you are in a painting! From the minute you step out the airport you will make memories to last forever. The staff are so helpful and friendly and will go beyond to make your holiday special. Once you arrive in the island you will see true beauty. Everything about the island is amazing, the beaches the sand the trees the food. Photos don’t do it justice. I thought my children might not enjoy it and get bored but I highly recommend to take them with you. They will love it. Plus the staff in kids only club will keep them entertained and wanting to go back the next day. Once again I can’t emphasise how good and friendly the staff are and they make the holiday even better! If you’re not sure whether you should book, just book it because you won’t regret it! The bank might get a hit but you will have memories for life and no regrets

We had a wonderful honeymoon trip at One & Only. A big big thank you to my lovely host Yiting (Eating) and Hameed (who took care of us when Yiting was on leave). Yiting has kindly prepared us the honeymoon surprise and when we leave, she arranges some clean plastic bags for us to pack the wet diving suits. Yiting and Hameed respond to our requests efficiently and they make our trip memorable and relaxed! The house reef snorkelling is suitable for us as beginners and we have taken a lot of photos of this very very beautiful island. Another point to mention is the starter Gambas at the Reethi Rah Earth restaurant - fresh and nice flavored. Wish to come again!

Absolutely incredible resort. Third time visiting the Maldives and this place topped all our previous trips here. Every part of the island is clean, well presented, the natural environment is greatly maintained and manicured. Staff are always so helpful and friendly. The addition of the bikes to ride around the island on is a bonus. Good sized gym with a vast variety of cardio options and weights. Big thanks to our Butler who made our trip feel like a home from home and a big thanks to the dive team who calmed our nerves when on the Nurse Shark encounter experience and Underwater Ski Bob experience. This really is the ‘One&Only’ resort that feels like paradise on earth.

One of the best experiences in my life It was my 4th time in Maldives and I can say that it’s the best hotel to stay in. Island is very big and you can’t get bored there. Many activities. But first of all beautiful beaches, warm ocean and hot sun! What else you need to be happy? Of course food. There are a few different restaurants for any taste. I personally enjoyed teppanyaki! If you want to relax fully try their spa. Won’t be disappointed. I wanna go back because it’s super cold outside in my city

We stayed at Reethi Rah a few weeks ago but I’ve only jut got around to writing this. We stayed for only 4 nights as part of a split stay so we could be close to Male for our return flight which was of a morning. To be honest, this was our 5th Maldives resort and I was a bit apprehensive, as it is the first one we have stayed without a full house reef as I love to snorkel and for me that’s what the Maldives is all about. I was also concerned that now the hotel is circa 20 years old, it may have lost some of its shine. The resorts we have stayed at previously have been in the sold 5 star or 5+ category so we have been spoilt in the past with excellent F&B. We therefore have been spoilt but have high expectations. Another consideration is the fact they are located in the North Male atoll, which, due to extensive development recently is being busy and a little spoiled. Fortunately we felt whilst not the most remote, the island is peaceful and our location on the island had uninterrupted sea views. This has to be balanced with being around 45 minute speedboat journey from Male which is a big plus. We were allocated a beach pool villa on Reethi Beach. We are normally overwater villa people, loving the lack of mosquitos and sea breezes, but this villa won us over. We adored the beach, privacy and space between villas. We barely saw another soul, although it was low season in late June. That said, I can’t ever imagine it being busy. The villa itself was beautiful, excellently laid out, maintained and had the best amenities we have come across. We wanted for nothing. We especially loved the complimentary bar snacks and replenished fruits - we have never before seen this in the Maldives as one really should at this price point - often being left with rotten fruit or having it whipped away from us after 24 hours with fruit remaining that we were look forward to enjoying! Turn down was perfect also. Mosquitoes were minimal compared to other resorts, but definitely present and we both got a few bites. The lagoon was incredible. The colours of the lagoon were good, not excellent, but we particularly loved the swimming on the softest sand we have ever come across in a lagoon. Now some of this is obviously due to the lack of coral nearby, but it was something we were not expecting and really enjoyed. The lagoon also provided us with opportunities to watch huge rays, sharks and fish gliding by us. Due to the heat, we found the sea more refreshing than our pool - although that was lovely too and actually on the ‘too warm’ side. We did not use the beach club as we enjoyed the privacy and peace our villa provided. However, this provided a more lively atmosphere and plenty of amenities for those who prefer that. The island itself is very large, and this is a definite USP. We enjoyed biking about and exploring. Breakfast was one of the best we have had in the Maldives. Of particular note was the patisserie selection and acai bowls which we loved. We loved everythi