JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa

This place is not cheap! It comes with a prize, but it lives up to your expectations. The entire staff were incredibly friendly, helpful and courteous. The service was fantastic. Our waiters and waitresses at Aaliya and all the other restaurants including Janice, Cindy Eliza, and the rest were incredible, helpful and friendly. The yoga instructor Vishnu is fantastic and if you have a chance, please do a sunrise or sunset yoga with him. The photographer is also fantastic and took some incredible pictures. The complimentary print that he gave us was amazing. In the evenings, the entertainment program at Aliya restaurant was brilliant. Anna and her colleague Matt played incredible music. Anna has a golden voice and an infectious personality that beats most singers and entertainers . We enjoyed every night, listening to them entertain us. The Tepanyaki chef, Navit, did an amazing show for us at the Japanese restaurant. The housekeepers came and cleaned our place three times a day. Truly five star. I would advice not doing a half board but instead doing a la carte as it is much cheaper than half board. Keep it up everyone. You have a gem here. We will be back!!!

We are just returning from our Maldives Christmas at the JW Marriott Resort &Spa. First don’t let the distance by sea plane put you off . TMA and JW Marriott take care of everything. From the private lounge in Seaplane terminal to your departure onboard a cute sea plane . We had one drop off of passengers at a resort , which took about 5 mins then were on our way to JW Maldives. Our return flight was direct. On arrival you are greeted by the Management Team and Staff. You are assigned a personal butler for your stay. Affan kindly looked after us. I have to mention his attention to detail, kindness , professionalism and manor was exemplary. A great brand ambassador for JW Marriott! Accomadation we stayed in a sunrise beach for a few nights . Beautiful too watch the sun appear in the morning. Villas are lovely and decking, private pools that lead onto your own part of the beach. Sunrise side we noticed the sea is a little rougher . Sunset side our Villa had stunning views and the sea was calmer with softer sand! If you are able to I would suggest Sunset side. Our last few nights were on an overwater villa duplex, our sons was facing the ocean and ours was facing the lagoon. These are stunning and I would also say very well sound proofed from the noise of the sea, a previous resort stay villas were very noisy . All the rooms have lovely amenities, soft towels and the obligatory bath robe. Beach bags, flip flops and slippers were a welcome touch. House keeping were attentive and to an excellent standard . The Spa setting is truly magical and I had probably one of the best massages ever . It’s was amazing and totally eased my stiff neck. Onto dining. All the restaurants are off and exceptional quality. 3 open for lunch and 3 for evening. The Thai is set in a tree house with wooden rope bridge and tables at different elevations . Food is truly exquisite here. The Japanese restaurant we enjoyed their Teppanyaki twice . Jason one of the chefs is a true master . Outdoor seating has lovely views. Breakfast buffet is well worth pulling yourself out of bed . The selection, quality and presentation is top class. Special thanks to Ali who always looked after us and also Janice. We also got to know the management team who are always attentive and genuinely caring. ‘B’ thank you for coming to our rescue one night and immediately sorting the blip out for our son. Christmas Eve entertainment with the gala dinner was brilliant. Food as expected was delicious and presented beautifully. Overall a truly fantastic island. Great for young kids and teenagers . Thank you everyone for making our Christmas 2023 perfect.

We absolutely loved staying in JW Marriott in Maldives. The whole staff is amazing, especially our beloved butler Saddaam, who was always one message away and arranged everything for us, always being so so kind to our 2yo daughter. Everybody is so helpful, and Elisa and Janice at the Aailaa restaurant were always ready to accommodate us in the best possible way. Food was so good in all the restaurants around the island. The kids club is one of the best we’ve seen, with a big space outdoors for the little ones to play. Our beach pool villa was very comfortable and spacious, very tidy at all times, with everything we needed. We had the most spectacular experience staying at JW and we look forward to come back next year!

The JW Marriott Maldives is absolutely stunning. If traveling to the Maldive islands for vacation, you must stay at the JW. The entire experience was wonderful from the over water villa to the staff, food/drinks, water sports and so much more. Also, Anna and Matt your singing entertainment are simply the best - all the more you should visit this island.

My husband and I had an incredible time celebrating our (belated) 10 yr anniversary at the JW Marriott Maldives. We transferred over from another Marriott property which we spent the first 1/2 of our trip, and the JW staff made the transportation between the 2 properties (and our return to Malé) seamless. Our Aris Meeha was Affan, and he was very attentive to our needs and transportation around the island. The entire staff at the JW was overall amazing, everyone we encountered was so friendly and made sure every moment of our stay was nothing short of incredible. We enjoyed dining at Aailaa, Kaashi and Shio -- we loved Shio so much we had dinner there twice (the local fish entrée was delicious!). We also had a wonderful snorkeling trip through the dive center, they were very helpful in assisting us with selecting which trip to take. Our snorkel guide helped us take lots of great GoPro footage and she also gave us tips on where to snorkel around the house reef. My only regret from our stay is not booking a spa treatment as the spa facilities were lovely. Overall we had the loveliest stay and now have some incredible memories, I would not hesitate to return to JW's slice of paradise!

Staying here was an amazing experience and it couldn't have been the same without our butler Saddaam, who was super helpful and was at our service the whole stay, by the end it really felt like home. The room was beautiful, the beach was serene, the food was amazing and all of the staff were kind and made us feel welcome wherever we went. Overall it was an unforgettable stay for our honeymoon and we would definitely come back again!

Went awhile back and stayed for four nights. From arrival to the butler receiving us, snorkeling, dolphin watching, dining, and just sitting in our overwater villa and enjoying the ocean breeze, everything was perfection. What a remarkable experience. Our first time in Maldives and hopefully, not the last. Thank you for the wonderful memories.