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Reviews of Vakkaru Maldives

5 out of 5
Vakkaru Maldives
Vakkaru Island, Vakkaru, Baa Atoll

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 44 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall Good Experience.....Service & Staff are Great.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Iain McCormack, General Manager on 2 Apr 2024
Dear Michael,Warm Greetings from Vakkaru Maldives!Thank you so much for choosing to spend your holiday at Vakkaru Maldives, and for sharing your feedback of a wonderful time spent with us.We are very pleased to hear that you had an overall great stay in our Island paradise. It has been our pleasure to look after you during your holiday. We do look forward to welcoming you back for an even better experience at Vakkaru Maldives.With the best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Mihai Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Iain McCormack, General Manager on 2 Apr 2024
Dear Mihai,Warm Greetings from Vakkaru Maldives!Thank you so much for choosing to spend your holiday with us at Vakkaru Maldives and for sharing your experience here.We are pleased to hear that you had an amazing vacation in our Island Paradise.The Vakkaru family eagerly awaits your next visit, where we intend to create an even more memorable experience for you!With best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Draper

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay! Very friendly staff including Rash, Arif, Azzam, and Dima. I would highly recommend visiting this resort.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Iain McCormack, General Manager on 2 Apr 2024
Dear Draper,Greetings from Vakkaru Maldives!Thank you so much for choosing to spend your holiday with us at Vakkaru Maldives, and for sharing your experience. We are thrilled to hear you had a memorable stay with us and that we surpassed your expectations in every aspect. Your kind words about the genuine hospitality extended by our dedicated team members - Rash, Arif, Azzam, and Dima - are truly appreciated. They take immense pride in ensuring our guests have a memorable and exceptional stay. Your compliments were shared among the team with great enthusiasm.The Vakkaru family awaits your next visit to our island paradise. We hope we will remain your destination of choice when revisiting Maldives.Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Alfredo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Es un verdadero 5 estrellas donde se nota perfectamente que cada uno de los funcionarios del hotel estan preparados para brindar la mejor atencion posible a sus huespedes. En 7 noches no pudimos encontrar una sola falla o desatencion en ningun Servicio de limpieza, cuidado de la habitacion, atencion en los restaurantes, el centro Splash, los bares, servicio de piscina. Irey nuestro butler sencillamente espectacular, atento, expeditivo y super amable. La limpieza y reposicion de amenities en la habitacion es 2 veces por dia, super atentos, todo el hotel impecable de arriba a abajo. El hotel es super tranquilo, la cocina excelente y la comida muy sabrosa. En resumen, todos los comentarios 5* son ciertos. Dedique varias horas a leer Reviews para decidirme entre un grupo de hoteles "finalistas" para nuestro hospedaje en un Resort de lujo en Maldivas, y es casi frustrante no poder señalar algo que puedan mejorar. Como algunos reviews indican, lo unico de lo que alguien podria quejarse de este hotel es que es sumamente caro, pero creo que el que esta considerando hospedarse y se toma la molestia de ver los costos antes aqui ya sabe a lo que va, asi que no puede decir que lo tome de sorpresa. Inicialmente consideramos tomar el Beverage Plan, pero luego de ver mejor los precios de bebidas decidimos no tomarlo, ya que no valia la pena para la cantidad que ibamos a consumir. Fue una buena descision, ya que terminamos gastando bastante menos. El Full Board si es altamente recomendado.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Thales

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Loved how well kept the property was and the attention to detail. The small gifts and gestures made the difference at Vakkaru. Special shout-out to our butler, Irey who did a fantastic job keeping us relaxed.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 10 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

CHAMAINE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the cleanliness, quietness and uniqueness of the property. I loved how caring and attentive the Butler(Emma) was, she is indeed the perfect person for such a job, she was awesome. The customer service is bar none. One of the best properties that I have ever visited. From the beginning of my correspondence with them to the end, I was floored by the timely responses from Hussain Sanih. This gentleman paid fantastic attention to details and did not disappoint. I enjoyed staying at this property and would love to return. My butler was so easy to deal with we felt like giving her the world but we gave what we could, she was just so easy to deal with, so likable and pleasant. She is just perfect and authentically pleasant.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

ghalib

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the best resorts in Maldives .
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mr O

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chun hao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice one
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Igor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel. Good house reef, lots of things to do, exceptional service. Highly recommend, will go again
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Vakkaru Management on 16 Jul 2022
Dear Igor, Warm greetings from Vakkaru Maldives. Thank you for taking the time to rate us on Expedia. It gives us great joy to be able to read such a wonderful review following your stay in our timeless sanctuary. We are simply thrilled that you had such a fantastic time in our timeless sanctuary and enjoyed everything. The entire team is filled with gratitude that the genuine passion for hospitality that was extended to you successfully made your stay memorable. We look forward to welcoming you back soon for an even more amazing time at Vakkaru Maldives. With best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Nhu Nhi Khoa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have recently spent a holiday with my partner in paradise. We had not seen each other for 2 years, and we missed each other greatly. It was such a great experience for us to be and we were very satisfied with the services offered. Our butler Emma met us at the SeaPlane and took care of us very well throughout our stay. She was very kind, helpful, resourceful, fast, and professional. However, there are some issues to note: 1. Morning buffet items are quite limited. We stayed for 6 days, and we honestly got bored of the morning buffet. 2. Charging $6 for water in the restaurants while it's free by the villa is really a bad policy. We did not feel it is justifiable. 3. While a premium is to be expected, we found that pricing is a bit funny and illogical. Some foods taste better and look more expensive but cost much cheaper than others? If you read the menus carefully, you will understand what I mean. Other than that, our experience at the resort is very positive. Even though the weather was quite hot and humid, all employees greeted us warmly. They performed exceptional customer service in every aspects. We were so appreciative, and could not ask for more.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022
Response from Vakkaru Management on 16 Jul 2022
Dear Nhu Nhi Khoa, Warm greetings from Vakkaru Maldives. Thank you so much for choosing Vakkaru Maldives as your destination of choice in the Maldives and taking the time to share your feedback on Expedia. We are happy that you found our staff very friendly and helpful, and I will certainly share your positive comments with Emma and to the rest of the team for taking special care of you and undoubtedly made a difference in your stay - just as you deserve. We have well noted your constructive observations on the dining experience, please rest assured that we value your feedback on all the points you have highlighted; as it will certainly be used as guidance to continuously improve our guest experience. It would be a joy to welcome you back in the near future and we will certainly do our best to exceed all your expectations and more. With best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

jerome

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The entire property was spacious and facilities well-maintained. the villas are well-designed complete with top-notch amenities. Minor concern on the width of the pathways leading to the water villas where we stayed, its a bit narrow. It was hard for 2 golf carts to fit. railings of the pathways are less than 6-inches high. These could be a safety concern. Service was impeccable, most of the managers and staff were very warm and attentive, all of them remember each guest by the name. Special mention goes to our butler Guty, who attended to each and every request we had, excellent. Chef Driss and Didier made sure our dining experience was always special and they took time to chat with everyone. Restaurant manager Charito was always topnotch as well, including restaurant staff Ghie, Sanju, Kate and Angel. We tried all the restaurants, from Onu the Asian resto, to Vakku the grill resto, Amanny where we had breakfast daily, Lagoon Bar for Japanese - great quality, taste, presentation & service. Vakkaru made our first ever Maldives trip our best in a long time. Highly recommended and we will definitely come back.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Vakkaru Management on 16 Jul 2022
Dear Jerome, Warm greetings from Vakkaru Maldives. Thank you so much for choosing Vakkaru as your destination of choice in the Maldives. It is such an honor that we have been able to make it a unique relaxing getaway for you and even more so, we have exceeded your expectations in delivering unparalleled excellent service It would be our pleasure to pass along your praise to Guty, Charito, Chef Driss, Didier, Sanju, Ghie, Kate, Angel and to the rest of the team for giving you unforgettable memories and exceptionally wonderful experiences that you can treasure. We sincerely hope we will have the opportunity to welcome you back to Vakkaru Maldives in the very near future for another Vakkaru experience. With best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Valeriy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

A G

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic resort, first class service by super-friendly staff, spacious, comfortable and high-spec villas, great quality and variety of food, faultless overall experience.
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing hotel
Amazing hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Viviane Lopes

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing hotel, amazing staff. Beaches are beautiful, rooms are astonishing, food is great. Seriously amazing.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Keri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simply Amazing!
We had the best time at Vakkaru. It was simply amazing! From pick up at the airport to drop off when we left. The service is top notch and everything else. Our butler Dima was amazing and made our stay special. This island resort is special. Go! You will not be disappointed!
Our Anniversary
Breakfast view
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff and facility!! More than 5 stars
Stayed 6 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay was great.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Ilya

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our honeymoon at Vakkaru Maldives was truly a dream! Every aspect of our stay was perfect. Our butler Iku was so incredibly nice and professional. We were greeted by his contagious smile and knew we were in great hands. We started our days with the breakfast buffet. The food selections were great — from healthy parfaits to dimsum. My favorite was the fruit section as well as the juice bar. Big shoutout to the sweet man behind the juice bar every morning! He had memorized my order and was so excited to see me every morning. Now, onto food! Everything was very fresh and delicious. Our favorite was the Asian restaurant, Onu. The flavors were truly phenomenal! Highly recommend the Laksa soup.. we were addicted to this dish! Not only was the chef at Onu unbelievably talented and really knows what he’s doing, he was such a pleasant, sweet person, who cared about your experience. We also enjoyed the beautiful sunset dinner we had at Vakku — the octopus was outstanding! One of our favorite parts to the trip was making cocktails with mixologists, Khairul and Sega. They were so much fun and made the best drinks. They taught us their techniques and special recipes. We were blown away by the sophisticated flavors! If you plan to stay at Vakkaru, make sure to find these guys and have Sega’s award winning drink! Thank you to the Vakkaru team for making our honeymoon so special!
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They've maintained the original trees and built around them preserving a natural jungle vibe. Crystal clear turqouise water! So shallow when you step into the ocean from your villa. Plenty of aquatic life to appreciate from your deck & experience the minute you step into the ocean. The most stunning, breathtaking views everywhere you look. Enjoyed biking around the resort after breakfast & then going for a dip in the indian ocean every single day of our stay! The staff was absolutely amazing! Special thanks to our butler, Buddy and Jameel (food & bev mgr) for making our stay wonderful and my birthday truly unforgettable!!! Umar set up our beautiful destination dining for my birthday right at the beach & was a great host! Looking forward to revisiting this paradise again in the future!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Response from GM on 3 Apr 2019
Dear Anonymous Thank you for taking the time to post your review on your recent stay at Vakkaru Maldives, I am so pleased you enjoyed the natural vegetation on the island and how sympathetically the resort was built around the natural vegetation especially the ability to cycle around the resort. I will pass your comments to Buddy and Jameel the will be so pleased to hear they made your stay extra special especially your Birthday celebration. I hope we will have the opportunity to welcome you to Vakkaru Maldives again in the near future. Beast regards Nicholas

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2018
Response from GM on 22 Dec 2018
Thank you for your 5 Star rating

10/10 Excellent

RJ+TT, Prague

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful new hotel with amazing staff
We loved our stay at Vakkaru , from arrival to the departure we didn’t feel like a guests- we felt like a family or very close friends .. The staff doesn’t fail to smile 24/7 and the extend of pampering and care of you it’s enormous! They would never say no to anything! Especially Sam our buttler was amazing, along with Firo, Niam, italian chef and the list goes on.... The island itself is incredibly beautiful with lots of nature and lovely house reef just outside the water villas .... we loved everything about our stay there - food, wine, beaches, people, our villa etc.etc. :)
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Zita on 8 Feb 2019
Dear RJ and TT, Thank you sincerely for your inspiring feedback on your stay at Vakkaru Maldives. It was a joy to read that Sam and the team have made you feel like family and friends at our serene haven in paradise. I will share your compliments with the team and hope that we have the honour to welcome you back again. Warm regards, Zita Kolarovszki E-Commerce Manager

10/10 Excellent

Claudio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jochen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Top
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Espectacular, no podíamos pedir más para nuestra luna de miel, sin duda un resort hecho para este propósito, atención, calidad de instalaciones y comida, la Villa sobre el mar espectacular!!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Murat

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lua-de-mel dos sonhos
O hotel era simplesmente um sonho. Café da manhã maravilhoso. Ficamos no quarto water bungalow. Vista maravilhosa, quarto impecável. Nossa mordoma Emma nos ajudou com tudo.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Vakkaru Management on 16 Jul 2022
Dear Allan, Warm greetings from Vakkaru Maldives. Thank you for taking the time to share your valuable feedback. We are glad to learn that the overall stay experience did meet your expectations, especially with the wonderful breakfast, beautifully-appointed villa and also your helpful butler, Emma. The Vakkaru Family awaits your next visit, and we will certainly do our best to create another exceptional stay for you. With best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Hauke

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly & competent service, awesome location and excellent food. 5 stars ⭐️!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marcus

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir haben unvergessliche Tage auf Vakkaru verbracht. Eine traumhafte Insel mit unglaublich freundlich und hilfsbereiten Mitarbeitern haben es für uns zum Traumurlaub werden lassen!
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Szczepan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely outstanding!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Silvio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Carla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

nahel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Agréable
Magnifique
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Johan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had an great time at the resort! So amazing and serviceminded people. We had a 9 month little boy with us and when We arrived they had fixed, babycot, pot, desinfektionstation, babycreams and a minibathtube for him. So we were amazed. The food were nice, willa, water and everything else was Wordclass. We stayed in a beach pool suite with a ”private pool” instead of one faceing the beach. Perfect for us. We recommend everyone to stay at Vakkaru, especially families.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019
Response from GM on 2 Mar 2019
Thank you for your 10 points rating. Heartfelt regards form all of us.