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Reviews of Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa - All Inclusive

5 out of 5
Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa - All Inclusive
Maalhosmadulu Atholhu Uthuruburi, Faarufushi, Raa Atoll

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

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10/10 Excellent

Stuart Rodney

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay and great service as ever from the resort team.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emeka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mind blown! There are 5 star premium all inclusive resorts and then there is Emerald Faarufushi. I have incredibly high standards which were met and exceeded by the amazing diverse team at Faarufushi. I have been to the Maldives before so from experience, I knew it was wise to split my stay between the water villa and a beach villa. You get a dedicated villa host for your entire stay. Mine was the very attentive Mr. Vikas who took care of every need, villas are serviced multiple times a day, very abundantly stocked mini bar refilled daily. I honestly couldn’t consume one day’s worth of refreshments because of the abundant offerings around the various resort restaurants and bars. I spent 2 nights on a sunset water villa and 1 on a sunrise beach villa. Perfect decision on my part and I highly recommend a split stay. Special thanks to Chef Sudarshan at Teppanyaki for an amazing presentation, Moreno at Aqua for the best carbonara I have ever had (he made it in 10mins), Kim and Alim at Carnivorous. Also Shimau, Rohit, Afrah, Mohammed, Ahmed.. Just too many to name. I highly recommend Emerald Faarufushi
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Masa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most wonderful vacation we ever had 😍worth every penny spent. Our villa attendant Roman was very helpful and made our stay much more enjoyable !!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing service and accommodations. The property is in pristine shape and the staff always addresses you . Great dining options as well . Make sure to op for Catch of the Day buffet night .
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frederick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service top-notch and all-inclusive deal surpassed all my expectations. It’s the only way to go.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harminder

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic resort - the all inclusive worked really well; great quality food and wine options.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yuling

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I must say the staff make us feel so welcome and enjoyable during our stay. Awesome service provided by the host Faheem. He took initiative a few times and exceeded our expectations to buggy us for dinner. We liked it when he appeared at our door and asked if we are ready for dinner when it’s time for dinner. Amazing! He is very well organised. The staff are so friendly and helpful. Love the surprises they arranged for my husband‘s birthday! Mgmt has definitely done a great job in managing an outstanding team there. The Villa was clean and spacious. Love the snacks and drinks they replenished daily. Minor things which can be improved: Breakfast can have more changes in options from day to day. Comb is wooden and breaks easily. Shower cap quality is not good and breaks easily too. I guess it’s not plastic that’s why. But thumbs up on the environmental protection work to avoid using plastics in their toiletries and bottles of water. Conclusion: We are missing the paradise already. Definitely will recommend anyone to stay at this resort. Never felt so safe at foreign lands before.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Abdulrahman, Mississauga

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort is great. Staff extremely friendly. Service is wonderful. House keeping needs attention.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This resort is a true paradise. Everything is immaculate and is built not only to function but to instill an atmosphere of relaxation. The staff are all wonderful. Each one will greet you with a smile and will cater to your every need without delay. Our butler Vikas was amazing and he was always a friendly face to see around the resort. The food quality is impressive, especially for an all-inclusive resort. The villa was well stocked with snacks and supplies and was replenished daily. The cleaning crew made our villa look brand new every day. The view from the over water villa was spectacular. The infinity pool and the ocean were both in full view from the bed, which was an amazing sight to wake up to each morning. My wife and I could not have had a better experience for our honeymoon.

10/10 Excellent

Katherine, Manhattan Beach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an amazing resort! As a single traveler, the transfers to and from the resort were seemless. I enjoyed the property and having the bicycle and golf cart access, made getting around easy. But what made this resort a highlight was the staff. Everyone was cheerful and outgoing. This resort had it all - good food, beautiful location and much much more. Can't wait to return.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dinara

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very beautiful and relaxing resort. Excellent customer service! Our concierge Kunal took care of everything for us from the start till the end✨ we are happy to visit such a beautiful place
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I celebrated our anniversary at Emerald Faarufushi and had an amazing time. I must say it exceeded all our expectations. From the moment we stepped into Malé until the time of our departure, we experienced impeccable service and a warm hospitality that made our stay truly memorable. We were fortunate to have Elite as our vila host. His excellent guest services elevated our experience to a whole new level. Throughout our stay, Elite consistently went above and beyond to ensure that every aspect of our vacation was taken care of. We wholeheartedly recommend Emerald Faarufushi Resort to fellow travellers seeking a remarkable resort experience in Maldives. The hotel's luxurious ambiance, coupled with its excellent facilities and delightful dining options, create a perfect oasis for celebrating special milestones. We look forward to returning to Emerald Faarufushi in the future.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

FIKRA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay at this beautiful paradise! The staff was absolutely amazing,the food ,transportation..everything! Will come back for sure!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are on top of their stuff. Highly recommend this hotel. Gorgeous hotel and property and lots of corals and fishes to see. Very high quality vacation spot
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hoi Yan Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The best vacation was spent! It's a valuable and enjoyable resort. There's a friendly one-on-one host taking care of all your needs during the stay, and also with all the friendly and cheerful staff. Everything was inclusive and they will let you know clearly what's not included. (just those included are already too good) All the restaurants on the island were amazing! Pairing with the view and the weather were magnificent. Snorkeling around the resort gives you a remarkable experience. Although you can see tons of fish and coral during the day, there are more species during the night and you will feel safe to snorkel around the area. All-inclusive means ALL-inclusive, you get all your meals included with a selection of five restaurants and two bars and you will be guaranteed to be stuffed with delicious food and wine. You get all the snacks and four types of wine (red, white, rosé, and sparkling) provided in the mini bar for free and will be refilled daily or charged on request after the first refill. You get complimentary activities to enjoy with your partner during the stay. Including, daily one-hour water sports; a complimentary cruise experience with your choice of sunset dolphin watching or sunset fishing; All kinds of classes from gnocchi making to wine and food pairing to bartender class, and much more! Also, a complimentary 30-minute photo shooting experience with one included printed photo. It's guaranteed that your spending is worth paying. Highly recommend

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at 3 different islands in the Maldives and this one blew the others away! The food, scenery, ambiance, rooms, staff, snorkeling, pool, activities,... everything was perfection. My only regret was not booking this stay for longer!

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stuart Rodney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff, service and hotel setting made for a wonderful trip overall.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

AHMED

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect, friendly staff, delicious food, relaxing atmosphere, great massage at the spa and much more.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the staff have a great service, the food and beverage, was amazing
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a fantastic week at Emerald Faarufushi. The people were very friendly and helpful. Elite, our host, was super responsive, whenever we had a question or request, he would get back to us immediately. Rao, the resort manager, was friendly and accommodating. The villa was superb. It is beautifully designed, spacious and very clean. The infinity pool over the ocean is spectacular and the fact that you can snorkel directly from your private stairs was fantastic. The sealife was amazing, lots of colourful fish, some eagle and manta rays and even some baby shark (harmless). And of course the restaurants were excellent. The food choices were abundant (especially for us as vegetarians, that is always a big concern, but there was plenty of amazing choices in every restaurant for us). Chefs Mo and Moreno curate a great selection of delicious foods, that are presented in a manor that could rival any big city high-end restaurant. And for us wine lovers, there were sommeliers in each restaurant, we had the pleasure to be treated by Banu, Tate and Kim. They made excellent wine pairing recommendations out of their wine list of 80 choices. For anybody looking for an amazing experience in the Maldives, we strongly recommend to go visit Emerald Faarufushi.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It’s a paradise
I picked Emerald Faarufushi when I was researching resorts to stay because: they looked newly opened, and it’s an Italian luxury brand (we all know how the Italians are when it comes to beauty and styles😂!). Let’s just say they did not disappoint me! The facility is so beautiful and clean, and I would use understated elegance to describe it. It fits in so beautifully with the natural surroundings and they have thought about every details. What impressed me more is the staff—I always say it’s not just the facility but it really is the people who makes the difference. Everyone I had encountered was so genuinely kind and thoughtful. I really wanted a fishing trip as I was recovering from a wrist surgery and couldn’t do much of the water activities. The weather wasn’t cooperating but Rao and his team kept trying and keep the boat crew standing by so finally on my last evening before my departure, we made it! It was such an experience for me and I could not have done it without the staff. The location is also excellent for me, it’s a bit further from Malé, which means absolute peace and serenity. There’s no other boats coming and going, no day passers from other island. You really feel you’re in a different world and get to truly relax and decompress. I only booked 5 nights as this was my first visit but I surely will book 2 weeks in my next stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful from start to finish.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

bryan

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked this property for our two week honeymoon and it was amazing! If you've never been to the Maldives, go. It is worth it. They took care of the transportation from the main island to their island. We were greated every step of the way to the resort. Even when our flight was delayed and had us arriving a day later, they offered us a night refund or to extend our stay by a day which was very thoughtful. When we arrived, they took our luggage to our villa while giving us a tour. The island is beautiful. The villas are stunning with breathtaking views. But the best part about our trip was the service. I can't speak high enough for the staff. It could be that since we were there for two weeks, they leaneed our names and preferences but I believe they just like to go the extra mile to make sure your trip is wonderful. The chef's, the sommeliers, and everyone working there was so kind. We took a cooking class on how to make gnocchi. We got free snorkeling gear for the duration of our stay and went on an excursion to see dolphins. They have free bikes to help you get around. If you go for your honeymoon, there is a special dinner on the beach for you. If you love star gazing, there is no light pollution so you can see a lot of stars almost every night. We had such a wonderful time getting to know everyone and we already miss it. We definitely plan on going back here!
Response from Patrick De Staercke - General Manager on 7 Dec,2022
Dear Danielle,Tropical Greetings from Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa!It has been a great pleasure for allowing us to be part of your honeymoon retreat. Here at Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa, our champions (team members) are dedicated to ensure that all of our precious gems (guests) are served outstandingly in every aspect.As well, it is delightful to see that you have enjoyed various activities on our isle such as the gnocchi cooking class, dolphin excursion programs, biking all around the island and stargazing through a clear sky at night.Without a doubt, those exceptional moments will be a remarkable in your heart and will give you timeless memories in your mind. We are waiting for your return here on our little slice of heaven!Until then.Best regards,Patrick De StaerckeGeneral Manager

10/10 Excellent

Gourav

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was great and the staff was amazing. Food and drinks were all of high quality which is not always the case for all inclusive resorts. Highly recommend
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Patrick De Staercke - General Manager on 7 Dec,2022
Dear Gourav,Tropical Greetings from Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa!Thank you for choosing to stay with us on this natural elegant island. It is pleasing to hear that our superior service with all-inclusive package have reached your satisfaction.Here at Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa, our champions (team members) put an extra effort to make sure that all of our gems (guests) are served with the world class quality in all aspects such as facilities, activities, gastronomy ambiences throughout their vacation stays on our barefoot isle. Until then, stay safe & healthy and we do look forward to welcoming you back with us again in the future.Best regards, Patrick De Staercke General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Tsun Hui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Aleksandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely amazing! Elite was amazing he helped us with everything! We enjoyed our vacation and that resort will defiantly come back!!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Patrick De Staercke - General Manager on 7 Dec,2022
Dear Aleksandra,Tropical Greetings from Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa!It is lovely to hear that you had a bliss experience throughout your entire vacation on our little paradise. Special thanks for mentioning to our star – Elite, who is always delighted to be always at your service. My team and I are very pleased to welcome and escort you here with us again, in the nearest future. Best regards, Patrick De Staercke General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Lydia

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked the Indian ocean view villa with a great interior design and comfortable furniture! The staff was super friendly especially, Ms. Maroua, Mr. Raj, Mr. Ahmedey, Ms. Charline, Mr. Hassan, and the chef of the Eclipse restaurant, Mr. Adel. We had a great experience in our 1st visit in the Maldives as we enjoyed the fresh air, the beautiful blue lagoon, the variety delicious food, and fishing sunset cruise trip.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

John, Frankfurt

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The water villa was extremely nice and very modern, also you had enough privacy
Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

JH, Chicago

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hospitality and facilities were great. We lucked out with great weather and even though we had some flight issues my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our time at the property. All the staff were very accommodating.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Bhavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic retreat far from the maddening crowd. if you want space, peace and tranquility. choose this hotel. the entire customer facing team is extremely attentive with a single minded goal to keep you comfortable and relaxed. The chefs make some fantastic fare with a different menu every night which makes it interesting and non monotous. the bakery chef is unreal as is the award winning dish by chef adil. good wine list for all budgets. 2 nights beach pool and 3 nights overwater pool. the overwater pool hands down is the one to choose. thanks marge, bir, raj, dr toufeeq, ali (hk), ashok, hisheem, winnie, ling, and the rest of the team that made it a great holiday. I had a coral pierce my heel which led to limping around or in a buggy for 2 days. Obviously Jean Marc the GM runs a tight ship as the morning after all staff knew of the incident and always asked how I was till i started walking normally. Only advise is wear sea shoes to avoid injury when in the water. Buy them before you reach the maldives as I don't think resorts sell them and you don't get them at the airport. the water sports centre (3rd party service provider) will promise you the moon and deliver only what is on paper. typical behaviour in any island or beach activity globally. just manage your expectations.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jyrki

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great resort, superb water villas with own pool. Very good food in every restaurants and great wines, cocktails... Overall services were very good ja gentle. No mosquitos met anywhere. Snorkling reef good, some corals alive, lots of fishes and great life under water. Dolphin sunset cruise was also super nice experience. Special thanks to Roman for all arrangements, Roman was our host.

10/10 Excellent

Jinjong

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
파루푸시 정말 좋아요! 직원들도 엄청 친절하고 밥도 맛있어요 천국이 있다면 여기가 아닐까 싶을정도로 너무 즐겁고 행복하게 있다가 왔어요 다음에 시간이 나면 꼭 다시 오고 싶은곳이에요 추천추천 두번 추천드려요
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jinjong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Olli

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hieno paikka! Hyvät snorklausrannat, paljon hyviä ruokapaikkoja, ystävällinen henkilökunta.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Letícia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kwok Hin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Satoshi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
スタッフのサービスが非常に良い。食事も美味しい。強いて言えば、ビリヤードやダーツ、図書室など雨の日に遊べる施設が有ったらなお良いのだが。あとメインレストランのAQUAは昼食、夕食とも予約無しで利用できた方が時間に縛られずゆっくりできると思う。
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jasper

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent experience
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sin Ting

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
April 2023 The service is good and i like the pre survey to understand the customer preference and also allow customer to choose the taste that oil for massage and thus i think this personalization is good and will come again; the room design is nice too; Nur and sintiya is the therapist that they are really professional The room division manager he is also nice while the staff Faheem that helped us a lot during the 4 days vacation is also super helpful that he replied my message instantly all the time Really having a nice vacation and will recommend friends to come too
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 12 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay
We spent a week in the resort for our honeymoon and had a fantastic time. It is indeed a bit of a trek from Male (50min seaplane flight) but well worth the journey! We had a water villa, which had a big terrace and pool, and the bathroom was also bigger than what we expected. Everything of course was brand new as the resort had just opened. There were bikes that one could use to drive around in the resort. Food/restaurants were better than what we expected from a diversity and food quality perspective. The staff was super friendly, our butler Kunal in particular helped make our stay unforgettable. We also did a fair bit of diving and the people at the dive centre were excellent and very professional (special thanks to Vladi our instructor). One of the most memorable activities we did during our week was the sandbank lunch - they drop you off on a small private island to spend an afternoon, with lunch and beverages and would highly recommend that.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Patrick De Staercke - General Manager on 13 Dec,2022
Dear Our Precious Gem (guest), Tropical Greetings from Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa! Thank you for choosing us to be part of your hospitality service for your honeymoon occasion. It is blissful to hear that you had a splendid time whilst staying on our natural barefoot island thru various elements of the property such as villa experiences, quality of facilities, gastronomy ambiences with a world class of ingredients selected by our culinary experts. Definitely, sand bank picnic is one of our recommended activities which allow you to fully destress and acquire quality time as a couple with the light meal on the miniature private island. Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa is located in a beautiful atoll where you can explore a truly magical creatures beneath the ocean via diving or/and snorkeling. Yes, indeed. A beautiful house reef and plenty of fish to meet & greet! Your special thanks to our champions (team members) – Kunal and Vladi will be shared to them and I am certain that they will be thrilled to hear it. My team and I are thankful for your feedback and your lovely recommendation. We look forward to welcoming you back here with us again soon! Best regards, Patrick De Staercke General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

EMMY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quite and beautiful island
The resort is beyond excellent; everything here is no defect. I think the resort is designed professionally. The staffs are polite, helpful and enthusiastic. The facility in room is new and well-known brand. They also provide free snorkeling equipment during your stay. You can see marine life everywhere easily. I have saw dolphin, crab, stingray, cuttlefish, colorful fish and coral……..etc. The pictures are exactly the same as the website and ads. There are four restaurants and 1 bar which provide totally different delicious food and sense of beauty. No matter you are in room, restaurants, swimming pool, beach, you will definitely have great view. When you walk everywhere, you will have surprise to see marine life easily. You need to prepare more budgets because the resort is far away, and provides high quality services and consumptions. I do really enjoy my time in Faarufushi Maldives; I think it’s worth spending my holiday here.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019