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Everything except of the location Everything else is so great! Our butler was very attentive girl :)

Simply put, this is a truly magnificent place to stay in Maldives and there’s hardly anything one can compliant about. We visited The Residence in February, and it has been a fabulous experience. The island is conveniently located within a short boat ride from the local airport of Koodoo but at the same time warrants a feeling that you’re in a secluded paradise hideaway. It’s large enough so that you never feel it’s crowded and at the same time small enough to get from one end to another within a few-minutes bike ride (well-maintained bikes are provided complimentary for each villa). Beaches are beautiful with powder like sand, clean (though we’ve occasionally seen some debris) and the whole island enjoys lush greenery with hundreds of palm trees providing much desired shade and the jungle-like experience. The west side of the island seems a bit prettier due to spectacular green-blue shades of water; the east side of the island has seagrass at the bed which although very much needed to protect local ecosystems provides less spectacular water colours. The ability to go to the adjacent island via the wooden bridge connecting them is really nice and you can enjoy the sun at the sand bar located in between. The staff has been extremely nice and helpful, from the moment we’ve been taken over at the Male airport, through the journey to the island, at the reception, restaurants, water sports centre and everywhere else, we’ve always felt well taken care of. The villas are clean, extremely spacious (bathroom area is enormous), well maintained and equipped. Beds are comfortable, there’s plenty of seating area, AC and Wi-Fi work well, mini fridge is restocked every day. Again, the lush greenery separating villas in a very natural way provides privacy and shade, and most importantly the sea view is not obstructed. The private pool is amazing and provide the opportunity to cool off in the heat of the sun, at 1.

All the staffs were very sweet, friendly and supportive. At the end you feel like you are leaving your family. The island is quite big as well so there are some places to explore and never felt it’s boring there. Beaches are well decorated with big pool and enough sun beds, overall experience was amazing.

It starts with the flight from the Male above wonderful atolls and continues with the speedboat ride, which is a cool experience itself. Next, Kondey Island is a local and not crowded island, which is great if you like calm and peaceful places with empty beaches (and almost no people around you). The hotel itself is great: the room, the pool, and so on. The staff is very hospitable, helpful, and proactive, which is awesome. Also, the bikini beach (the only place you can be in a bikini) is amazing: it has palms, sand, sunbeds, smooth entry into the water, and a coral reef close to the shore, so you can go snorkeling by yourself and see plenty of colorful fish (and not dangerous sharks), and if lucky, even turtles or stingrays. I'd like to recommend taking the dolphin cruise and snorkeling with turtles — it is incredible. The chat with the hotel is very friendly, they provide additional information and support with the transfer, so don't hesitate to use it.

A lovely place on Maldives Island. A new cozy guesthouse. All conditions for relaxing vacation. Everyday cleaning, good host. All requests were answered immediately. Bikini beach in 5 minutes for a walk. Beautiful underwater world near the beach, coral, fish, turtles. Highly recommend for relaxing vacation.

Great price on domestic flights helped make the desicion easy. SPA massage 5 day treatment package was just perfect combination, both for skin and muscles. I had Ida every day doing my massages and she was the best. I fell asleep every time, and I came in so tense and nervous because of a interview and test I had to go through. Ida is also very personal and so welcoming and warm it makes the whole experience much better. Then the best for me because I am a snorkeler is the house reef. One of the best in Maldives it even got confirmed by a liveaboard I went on afterwards. The drop is amazing but it qas a bit of a work out getting there from my room 307 because of current and tides. You have to time it correctly and be a good swimmer. After a stressful test and interview I went out and within 45 min I luckily had 70 encounters of black tip sharks amongst the thousands of reef fish.and on that took my breath away a bull shark. Wow wow wow! The buffet was absolutely amazing aswell that I didn't want to try the a la carte at the Italian restaurant because I was afraid to miss something great from the buffet. Themed nights but always one or two dishes that would be different. Don't miss grill or Maldivian evening!!!! Best was the staff, everyone smiling happy and asking you personal questions and remembering you. But also what you order. I love that it is personal and not too posh service.

Clean surrounding, beautiful room, amazing staff; our butler made us feel the most comfortable and was really helpful.

Everything, last days there me and my wife were thinking about this place and we agreed that this hotel and its stuff - just amazing! We’ve spend the week and had NO negative experience at all. It’s our second time on Maldives, and we travel a lot around the world, and stayed in many hotels (from cheap to most expensive) - but rarely we can give someone 10 out of 10, but this one deserve it. The stuff is very friendly and entertaining, making your stay even better.

Very spacious and our pool outdoor area was huge and also private.

Everything was amazing. Starting with the human team, we were really impressed with the attention to detail. Starting with our host Murooj and followed by the cleaning service, restaurants, spa team all the ones non customer facing staff that works everyday to ensure you have the best experience. When we arrived at Male, a member of the resort was waiting for us. He picked up our luggage and checked us in for the domestic flight. Then, he took us to a lounge area where we had some beverages and changed our clothes. Timing was ok, we got to Male international airport by 12pm and were in the hotel by 3pm. Once in the hotel, the go-to person for everything was Murooj, our host. We were in contact through WhatsApp pretty much everyday he was the bridge between the different services and us. Everything we wanted, we only had to talk to him and he would make it happen for us. The room was simply out of this world. We stayed in a sunset private pool villa and could enjoy the sunsets from the pool. The villa has its own access to the beach and I have to say that it is pretty private. Few couples passing by but nothing we couldn't bare with. We had a massive bed inside the room and the views in the morning were just stunning with the pool and the sea with all the different blue tones. The bathroom is as per the pictures. It is not the room you will spend most of your time, but it is worth saying that it was another experience to add on top of the above. Our reservation was full board. We didn't book full inclusive because we don't usually drink and in our case, it wasn't worthy. Also since we spent most of the time in our villa, we didn't have the temptation for a beer our a pizza at the pool bar. We drank a couple of cocktails one night that were worth $25, so no brainer for us. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all in the buffet restaurant. It had a big variety of food and deserts. Water and beverages were included as well as teas and coffees.