NH Collection Maldives Reethi Resort

Velmi pěkný středně velký ostrůvek na kterém se nachází příjemný 4* resort, který splní očekávání i náročnějších klientů. Ostrov je velmi udržovaný, čistý, zaměřený na ekologii. Využívali jsme vodní vilu, která byla prostorná, udržovaná. Z vily byl nádherný výhled na moře a protější ostrov. U vily jsme denně viděli žraločky, spoustu druhů ryb, měli jsme štěstí i na rejnoka či sibu. Jediné co bych možná vytkla je hluk, který je ve vile slyšet v noci při větších vlnách, ale to není vina hotelu :-)

Ostrov je tak akorát velký, není až tak moc chatiček, takže zůstává pocit Robinsona....Full servis perfektní, obsluha bez chyby, jídlo skvělé a i možnost zajímavé prohlídky zázemí hotelu uprostřed ostrova. Doporučuji!

Our stay in the water villa in the Maldives was nothing short of magical. Waking up each morning to the endless shades of turquoise, stepping straight from our villa into the crystal-clear lagoon, and watching the sunset from our private deck felt like a dream we never wanted to end. The villa itself was beautifully designed, spotless, and offered the perfect balance of luxury and comfort. A very special thank you to Rashed, who truly made our experience unforgettable. He went above and beyond every single day — always ensuring our room was beautifully prepared and immaculately clean. The thoughtful touches never went unnoticed. Beyond that, Rashed’s warm personality and lovely conversations made us feel so welcome and at home. Overall staff were amazing, welcoming and helpful and couldn’t fault anything.

Been snorkelling in the Maldives for over 30 years to many islands. This is our fourth visit to Reethi, the first after the renovations under NH. We stayed in a water villa for 2 weeks on AI. Much has been improved : Kid's club, internal courts and gym, excellent coffee everywhere, good hairdryer, Nespresso machine with plenty of pods including decaff, large letters on bathroom products (essential if you need specs!), many things on request. We saw iron and ironing board and kettles going out to rooms. New additional pool, revamped bar, new sunset bar, rum bar, revamped dining room all manned by lovely staff. However, snorkellers will want to know what the reef was like. It seems to us there is a trend in the Maldives of new owners putting in pools to get 5* rating so they can put up prices. They don't really want divers or snorkellers but young people who will come for a few days and spend a lot of money (witnessed by the extraordinary number of influencers being entertained by the resort). See also my review of Nova in 2025. Snorkellers need to ask : is there a good house reef? Is there a marine biologist on site? Are there any marine film shows? Does the dive centre offer night snorkelling? Is there clear communication (maps/briefings) about the reef and access points? Is there an explanation of tides? (You may not want this but it is an indicator of whether snorkellers are prioritised). The reef is still there but the answer to everything else is No. There is a reef snorkel (on many islands a free daily event) chargeable at $55 which was a joke. I went on one with 8 others to find we were on the reef edge with one person who had not only never snorkelled but couldn't even swim! I pointed out two of the three things we saw: shark, moray and the leader brought us all back to shore over the top of the reef at low tide - very dangerous in choppy water. Two of the three access channels are no longer clear, but the reef is still good and fish plentiful and varied. The management tell me they are going to share a Marine Biologist with three other islands. Global warming means the monsoon changes are not happening in December. So it is windy and the sea is choppier than expected in Jan and Feb. Lots of zooplankton in the water means visibility is not as good as expected. Morning snorkels were better than pm when often very difficult to see (which is why clear access points are so important). I often had to help people get in to get to the reef. Standing on coral to get out was a common sight especially from the Chinese. There are dividers between the beach villas, they all have private areas in front of them. this means you can only access the beach from the sunset bar or the rum bar area or your villa. Nearly all the beach villas are on the west side where there is a beautiful stretch of soft beach. It takes 15 mins to walk the length of the beach or the island. the internal paths are very rough, you will need sandals. You cannot walk around the island on the beach because of severe sand erosion on the East side. Food in the main restaurant is mixed. Bakery and desserts are outstanding, main course less so. It must be 10 years since I have seen chicken bacon and sausages and beef bacon and sausages with no pork bacon for breakfast. Meat quality was very variable. hardly any whole fish served. They know they need to improve and it did get slightly better over the 2 weeks. You can book at the Grill or Thai restaurant and have the set menu (choice of 3). The grill was very good. Couldn't try the Thai restaurant as everything contained Chili which my husband can't tolerate. So, AI, FB or HB? Dinner at Jumla and set menus cost $110, but there was also a la carte in the grill and Thai restaurant. Pizzas in the bar cost $20. Mini bar prices: half bottle wine $20, Coke and soft drinks (330ml) $6 Spirits (50ml) $10. In the bar: Glass of wine $9, coffee $6. REMEMBER all prices are marked up by 27% for taxes and service charge. Apart from lovely gentle live music most nights during dinner, all entertainment STARTED at 10pm. Sadly all dhonis gone, replaced by speedboats which doesn't help sand erosion and choppiness in the water for snorkellers. All water villas face North, so none have a sunset view. If that's important, go for a beach villa. I don't know why but there are serious sand fly issues here. There was even spraying of the sand itself to try to control it. Mosquitos are there but the sand fly bites were obvious on most guests. We still have the marks 4 weeks later. Reethi used to be famous for its no-mosquitos hall mark- no longer. The NH staff at Male airport were also great. They steered us through the melee of the airport to the Reethi lounge and on to the seaplane and collected us on return. An excellent service, much appreciated. Apart from revisiting the reef, the staff made this holiday for us. Is it enough to make us go back? Sadly I doubt it.

We had an amazing stay at this resort! The staff was incredibly welcoming and attentive, especially Rashed who went above and beyond for us at our water villa, the rooms were spotless and comfortable, and the amenities exceeded our expectations. The atmosphere was relaxing, and everything was well-maintained. It was the perfect getaway, and we can’t wait to come back!