The Residence Maldives Resort

One word-perfection! We have recently returned from The Residence for our Honeymoon and wow, what a resort/island. The whole place is the most stunning resort we had ever set our eyes on! We stayed on the Falhumaafushi side in an over water pool villa and it was perfect. We had a sunset view villa and even with some of the cloudy weather we had, the sunsets were beautiful and so worth having our own pool for, the snorkelling from our villa was also incredible! The food-wow, the food! Everything is delicious, with an amazing selection of different cuisines for breakfast lunch and dinner. Our personal favourite meal was the dinner at the Falhumaa, incredible food and service but the real stand out was the view. We were lucky enough to see sharks and a manta ray whilst eating dinner, a truly incredible experience not to be missed out on if you go! The service-where do I start with the absolutely incredible service from every single person at The Residence?! Everyone is so friendly and does everything to make sure you have everything you need. They all work so hard and add to the whole experience to make it even more special. Mimi who served us regularly at breakfast was so lovely and kind, always made sure to have a chat with us and it was great to hear and learn more about the island! Jaavid and Ishan who served us a lot in the dining room were incredible, always on the go and delivering impeccable customer service! One of our favourite spots to go to (daily!) was The Beach Bar, this place is amazing for lunch and afternoon cocktails! Samitha who was behind the bar making all the cocktails was incredible! Every cocktail (and we had a few) was perfection and even with all the orders, he always had a big smile of his face and didn’t once look flustered, truly incredible! We were regularly served by Jahed, Isuru and Ramesh here and they were absolutely amazing, took the time to chat and remember your orders and just couldn’t do enough for you, always had a smile for you and just the most amazing customer service-thank you so much to them for helping to make our special trip the most special trip we have ever had! If you can, definitely go on the Dolphin Sunset Cruise! It is so worth, we saw so many dolphins and it was one of the most beautiful experiences we’ve ever had! Overall, we cannot recommend The Residence enough, it’s a long trip to get there but so worth it, it’s isolated idyllic paradise and we hope to return one day-thank you