Hotel Review: The Residence Maldives
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- Over Christmas, Max and I traveled to the beautiful Residence Falhumaafushi. The Residence Falhumaafushi is situated in the Gaafu Alifu Atoll in the south of the Maldives. A 45-minute domestic flight from Male and a boat ride will get you to the expansive island, connected via the longest bridge in the Maldives to its sister property, The Residence Dhigurah. We’d never traveled this far south in the Maldives and were excited to check out this beautiful hotel. We’re going to break down each category, focused mainly on the Falhumaafushi property, but stay tuned to learn more about Dhigurah and how to pick the best property for your needs.
Here's what you'll learn:
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Location
02:32 - Lobby & Check in
04:06 - Rooms
05:29 - Service
07:00 - Dining
09:35 - Facilities
13:03 - Style
If you're looking for our Destination Guide on The Maldives, check it out here:
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Many 5-star hotels offer private lounges while guests wait for their transfers, which can last anywhere from 30 minutes to 4+ hours. The Residence does not have a private lounge, and rather, they utilize a large lounge along with a number of other properties. The lounge is nothing to write home about, but does offer food, coffee, water and soft drinks as well as a private restroom. We spent several hours in the lounge before our departure due to some flight delays, but finally a staff member from the resort picked us up from the lounge and took us to the departures area to await our flight.
Once we arrived to the island, it was smooth sailing! Our beautiful overwater pool villa was the perfect room type for us, allowing us to swim in both the pool and the calm, shallow waters. The villas at The Residence Falhumaafushi are stunning and larger than most accommodations in the Maldives. At Just over 1,650 square feet with the pool and balcony, the Water Pool Villas provide so much space or guests to enjoy. We were blown away by the spacious living room, large bedroom and beautiful bathroom, complete with a bathtub overlooking the atoll. There is a large balcony with a private pool that extends across the entire suite, providing a spectacular view from every room. Our favorite feature of the suite was the architecture. There are so many stunning corners, wood accents and symmetrical angles.
As promised, check out our review of The Residence on the blog here:
www.voyagerguru.com/hotel-rev...
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So check it out and let us know what you think in the comments below! Have you been to the Maldives? What's your favorite resort?
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You guys are great - thank you for the break down!
Thank you so much for your comment! That means a lot to us! safe travels
i love how u guys explained everything. hoping this channel gets bigger
Thank you so much!! We really appreciate your comment :)! Thank you!
wow what a beautiful resort. Great vlog.
Thanks Anna! Sorry for the REALLY late response haha
Everything is explained so nicely😊I was confused between both properties but your vlog cleared all confusions. Keep going guys🤗 Thank you for making this vlog🙂
Thank you so much, Megha! We really appreciate your feedback :)! Let us know if you have any questions!
Hi, can you do a review of Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives please :) we want to book a sunset beach pool villa there. Your reviews of holidays are the best I’ve seen on CZcams. They’re amazing and extremely useful! Keep up the good work, I’ve liked and subscribed :) as a fellow luxury traveler, this is exactly what I have been looking for :)
Thank you so much for your comment! that means a lot to us!! We'd love to do a review of the Atmosphere - maybe next trip ;). I did a bit of research and it looks like a GREAT hotel- sunset pool villa definitely is a good move. Love the tub too in that room. The meal plan seems a little confusing because guests are only able to enjoy the fine-dining experiences once per 4 nights (not sure why they would do that) and otherwise there are only a couple of options for dinner. Love that they have complimentary transfers right now, by the way, that'll save you QUITE a lot of money! Whatever you do decide, I'd recommend pre-booking your dinner reservations, it sounds like that could be a bit of a headache (not sure if you saw our Heritance review but we had some weird issues the first night). feel free to reach out on instagram or email if you have any questions! always happy to help :)
It's very near to us so beautiful
Oh that's amazing, where are you located?
I am still not sure which property I would choose ! Between fabulous and more fabulous!
So true! There are so many beautiful hotels in the Maldives 🙏🙏
I had been there and every day i claim down the little stairs besides the pool on your own house and then i took the plastic up and i also swim out to a dark blue line and that was absolutly beutifule
Awww that sounds lovely!!! We miss it so much
Have you been The Residence? Let us know what you thought!
Hiiii! Me and my family are actually leaving tomorrow morning to go to the Maldives for a week! I’m overly excited!
@@AayanKhan-me3to that’s so exciting!! I wish you a safe travel and let us know how you like it!
@@VoyagerGuru will do!
Amazing vlog.. Please upload more videos.
Greetings from India. Well done keep it up my dear friend joined stay connected ❤️👌👌❤️👍👍❤️🙏🙏. Hope to see you around
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Malayalamtravelvlog thank you so much!
Love the review! Was it pricey? I'm planning a trip for my birthday this year, hopefully this Covid thing will be "settled" . I'm debating between Maldives or Bora-Bora.
Hi Rachel! Thanks for your comment! The Residence is a great property- definitely not going to be a cheap vacation, but it is on the more "Reasonable" side of the 5 star properties in the area. Cocktails were delicious, priced between 13-17 USD, which is fairly reasonable for a property in the Maldives. We had the half board plan which we also felt was a good value. Maldives and Bora Bora are definitely different- Maldives is usually cheaper to get to and will cost about the same while you are there. Maldives is INCREDIBLY unique in that every hotel is a different world from another, even when its next door, but there are endless options. The Maldives has stayed open and have a 96-hour covid test to enter. Bora Bora is currently closed, so it depends on when you are looking to book. Feel free to reach out direct if you need any help or let us know if you have any other questions!
@@VoyagerGuru Thank YOU! How do I reach out if I need more details/info. I'm planning for sometime in October.
@@Rachel-mn1zg feel free to email us at team@voyagerguru.com! happy to help :)
Hello, so you recommend the overwater villa to be on the Falhumaafushi side? Thanks!
Hey there! In our opinions, yes. The overwater rooms are just better on the falhumaafushi side - more privacy and better water :). The new side is nice but they have better beach villas than overwater villas
Hello guys it’s really informative nice video I am planning to take my children to same resort first of July I will be coming from another resort but will go back home from the residence so which suitable transportation way to go to male airport is it the speed boat or seaplane and how long it take each way and do you know how much it cost. Thanks and best regards
Hi Abo! Thanks so much for your comment! That sounds like a great trip. So the residence is very far south of male so the transfer is actually a domestic flight + a short boat ride. The flight is only about an hour and then the boat ride is about 15 minutes, but between waiting and everything else usually the transfers take about 3-4 hours. If you call the hotel, they will be able to plan the perfect transfer schedule for your flight out :). The transfer cost I believe is around 400-500 dollars per person from male to the hotel and back but I’m not sure the price for children. Let me know what other questions you have!
Can you use the facilities and bars/restaurants etc in either property if you are on an all inclusive package please
Hi there! Thanks for your comment - you can access both properties free of charge and experience both sides of the island. Highly recommend exploring the whole island! Feel free to reach out to us on instagram or email (team@voyagerguru.com) if you need any help!
Did they fix the check in confusion between both properties? I’m assuming being that this video is 2 years old
Hey there! That's a great question - I sure hope so too!! LOL. I did a quick scan of tripadvisor and it does appear to be a bit more organized now. Looks like they run shared shuttles to the two properties on occasion but drop off the appropriate people at each dock.
@@VoyagerGuruDo you remember the room number you stayed in?
Do you remember the room number you stayed in?
Oh gosh I just went through ALL my photos and videos from there and can’t find it 😭😭 in our newer room tours, I show the number. Thankfully all the water pool villas were lovely
Is there a safe in water villa at falhamufushi
Hello! Thanks for reaching out. Yes, we did have a safe in our villa and all the villas should have a personal safe in the closet :)
Thank you we have a water villa..going on Friday for seven days..is there a dress code for the evening..
i wish my girlfriend looks at me that way
Lol I noticed the way she looks at him too 🥰 soo sweet.
You forgot to explain how unsustainable tourism has caused the devastation of the corals and other wildlife. You should visit Thilafushi, a beautiful island that was turned into trash island with trash spilling into the ocean. Guess whose toxic trash is taken there.
Hi Marjane! Thanks for your comment. It is certainly unfortunate to see so much pollution and trash around the world. I will say that a lot of the trash in the ocean in the maldives actually comes from a current from india and other areas around the world. The maldives is now leading massive efforts to clean up the ocean and create sustainable tourism to protect the future of our planet. Baa Atoll for instance is a world heritage site and has banned all plastics from the entire atoll. A coalition of government and hotels are even working towards eliminating plastic from the entire country. Most hotels in the Maldives have no plastic water and even desalinate their own water - there is, frankly, so much more care for our planet in the Maldives than most places we have visited around the world. Many hotels also have recycling plants and manage their own waste internally. I would urge you to look into the work Soneva is doing in the Maldives as it spans far beyond their own property - it's all very fascinating!