Vakarufalhi Island Resort

My 2 adult daughters and I were looking for a relaxing holiday where we could chill out and catch up, and we had the most brilliant time at Vakarufalhi. The island and our water villa were beautiful, the staff so friendly and helpful, the lagoon and reef a delight to swim in (thank you Luca for your reef tours), and the restaurant provided a wide range of top notch tasty food including vegan options. All in, we had a great holiday.

We first visited Vakarufalhi in May this year and enjoyed our stay so much we decided that we couldn’t wait until next year to visit again and we returned at the end of July for 10 days. Unfortunately due to Trip Advisor’s restriction of 3 months between reviews for the same resort we have only now been able to post our review. On arrival, everyone was so pleased to see us that we felt as if we’d returned home. The people on this island are so friendly and everyone speaks to you, from those who work so hard keeping the beach and pathways clean right up to and including Luca, the General Manager. This time we stayed in a water villa for our full stay, room 224 facing the lagoon. These rooms are so large and comfortable and give you that little bit more in the way of privacy as well as the easy access to the water for snorkelling or if you just want a quick dip to cool off, well worth the upgrade. Thank you Foried for looking after us so well and for the lovely bed decoration welcoming us back. We enjoyed our daily chats with Gayan and catching up with Mamun who looked after us when we stayed in May. The staff on reception are always on hand to help with booking excursions, upgrades, wi-fi or any other questions you may have and you’re always greeted with a smile. Chef Puspa and his team cater for guests so well and the quality of the food is excellent, thanks everyone. There’s so much choice at meal times that you have to try everything especially the deserts and ice cream! The restaurant staff work really hard to ensure that you enjoy your meals, thank you Maumoon, Farook, Dewa and everyone else whose names we didn’t get – sorry. It’s so easy to relax in the bar. The staff always took time to chat to us whilst providing a first class service. We like to enjoy a coffee after our meal which we would have in the bar, sometimes coffee appeared without us even ordering it they know us so well! Thanks to Lalaine, Kamal, lan, Sujon, Sadun, Subin and Shafan, we hope we’ve spelt your names correctly and apologies if we’ve missed anyone. Looking forward to our Tequila Sunrises next year. We participated in the sunset cocktails on the jetty and although the sunset that day wasn’t as spectacular as they can be in the Maldives, the cocktails were great and it was good value. As we only snorkel when we are on holiday, we tend to just snorkel around the island. This time though we ventured out on the Turtle Seeking excursion. We managed to see a turtle and many different fish to those you see around the island. The sea was quite choppy and the current strong, but the guide Ahmed?, sorry if we’ve got your name wrong, looked after us so well that we will definitely do this again – hopefully with a calmer sea. We can’t praise the staff on this island enough for making our stay such a brilliant experience, thank you to everyone and we are really looking forward to visiting again next year, with our booking already made. We book our holidays via Angelfish Travel, who are excellent. If you want a personal service that is professional, with a team who are knowledgeable about the resorts and for whom nothing is too much trouble, these are the people to contact. Huge thanks to Jo and the whole team. Karen and Mark

We had a wonderful experience in this place! It is definitely the place to which you want to come back. We have experienced very nice personal service in all areas. Staff is very friendly, smiling, greeting, supporting and paying attention. Thank you Lalaine, Subin, Sadun, Jude Ian, Sampath, Somaksha, Hassan, Shareef, Soheel, Hamed, Akram and Maamon for making our stay really special. The buffet is amazing with a variety of fresh fish, vegetables and fruits, every day something new and delicious. We hope to see you all again in the near future.Kamila & Tomasz, Poland ❤️