Hurawalhi Island Resort

Vasundhara Brusca5/5 · 2026-03

my husband and i came here on our honeymoon and i don’t have the words to express how perfect our experience was from beginning to end. from the moment we grabbed our bags, we were seamlessly escorted by a hurawalhi staff member who helped check our bags in for the sea plane transfer and guided us to the lounge, which was beautiful and offered complimentary food/beverages and a beautiful viewing deck where you could watch sea planes take off and land. the sea plane experience was exceptional - getting a birds eye view of the stunning atolls throughout maldives was such a special treat. after the plane landed, we had a 5 minute speed boat ride to the resort in which we got cold towels. they greeted us at the dock and the check-in process was seamless (we did most of it on the hurawalhi app while in the lounge waiting for our sea plane). we were given a tour by our incredible island host, Yum, who escorted us to the single most beautiful room i have ever stayed in. from this moment onwards, we had the most perfect time with mind blowing hospitality, the BEST food and drinks, and the best and most unique excursions. the undersea restaurant is a must!! tushar and his team, haskko and ruwindi, and the executive chef and his whole team made us feel at home every single day. this was the first vacation i’ve ever taken where i was near tears when it came time to leave. we can’t wait to be back one day. i don’t have a single piece of feedback or complaint, hurawalhi exceeded all of our expectations. it’s been a few days since we left and we still can’t stop thinking about the staff and our experience. thank you all for the honeymoon and the trip of a lifetime, we will never forget it :’)

Tomas Letavay3/5 · 2026-02

A peaceful stay ruined by poor sleep Overall Impression The resort is small and adults-only, which guarantees a quiet atmosphere. However, due to a major design flaw and some service issues, it was not a "top resort" experience for us. We even decided to cancel our 2027 booking. The Room & Sleep Quality We stayed in an Ocean Pool Villa, and it was a mistake. The pool floor is too low, so during high tide (between 3:00–4:30 AM), the waves hit the villa so hard it caused loud noise and vibrations. We couldn’t sleep at all. We asked management to move us to a villa at the end of the jetty (which sits higher), but they refused and only offered a beach villa. Housekeeping & Amenities On a positive note, the cleaning service is excellent—the best we’ve seen in the Maldives! Our housekeepers were lovely. The villa is well-equipped, and the minibar/wine fridge is restocked daily and very well-supplied. Dining & Drinks Breakfast: Great selection of fruit (including mangosteen) and high-quality coffee. Lunch: The main restaurant (Canelli) had a very poor selection. We preferred the JFK bistro, which was much better. Dinner: High quality, especially the grilled dishes and French desserts. Kashibo (Asian): Very disappointing. The meat was tough and the quality was low. The only good thing was the view. Undersea 5.8: A beautiful experience, but at $900 (2 menus + champagne), it is overpriced. Wine: Even with the Premium All-Inclusive plan, they often didn’t have the wine we chose from the menu and brought a substitute. Facilities & SPA The fitness center is well-equipped with a nice view, though the windows needed cleaning. The SPA was clean, but the service was average. We found the constant upselling of products quite annoying—we only bought something so they would stop asking. Conclusion Hurawalhi is okay if you don't mind the noise of the ocean hitting your villa. But if you are a "foodie" looking for high-quality destination dining, there are much better resorts in the Maldives.

Lam Garma5/5 · 2026-07

非常好的體驗，美麗的環境，熱情的工作人員，美味的食物，自由浮潛體驗也非常好。 這是我第一次到馬爾代夫，一個四日三夜的蜜月旅遊體驗，非常棒，我們預訂的是沒泳池的水上屋，房間佈置很用心。房間附近的水深度適中，也有很多魚，浮潛體驗很好。 我們的管家非常貼心，有建議我們可以到哪裡的景色，或是浮潛水域會獲得更好體驗，而且每當有問題或要求都很快回覆，我們都一一前往，每個推薦地方都比想像中更美麗，而且每個位置當值的工作人員都很熱情，開車的工作人員會主動詢問是否需要乘坐順風車，由其我們晚上到沙灘馬頭時，工作人員更拿出探照燈吸引魚群，更為細心我們導賞各種魚類，非常驚喜。 期間中最常去的是coco bar ，那裡的員工服務非常積極主動有耐心。 水下餐廳也很夢幻，推薦行程必試一次，餐點很好，服務很棒，入夜之後玻璃外有大量魚群，種類也很多，時間安排很好，中途侍應更會為我們介紹魚群生態，整個氣氛非常好。 中途有一個不幸的小插曲，我在泳池跌倒了，當時立即有工作人員前來提供協助，不過當時我感覺傷勢輕微，所以拒絕了現場工作人員的幫助，並表示沒大礙，應該不需要治療。沒想到第二天傷勢明顯惡化，中午時間聯絡管家希望安排醫生診治，雖然是12點午飯時間，管家也立即替我安排醫生給予藥物治療，亦因為計劃行程結束回國再進行詳細檢查，所以要求醫生提供初步檢查證明，方便之後的醫療檢查，酒店方也非常快速安排證明書，由受傷開始整個過程沒感受到被冷處理或是推卸責任之類的行為，事件處理得很貼細心也很專業，在此非常感謝各位工作人員及醫生的幫助。 總結，感謝酒店各位員工的努力，為我們提供了一個很棒的蜜月旅行。

ゅん5/5 · 2026-07

新婚旅行で連れて行ってもらいました！ ホストのshaaさんや、スタッフの皆さん、親切で気さくな人たちでした！ すごく綺麗な海でシュノーケリングできてとても楽しかったです！サメもハコフグも見れました！ お部屋もいつも綺麗にしてくれました🙏 部屋付きのプールもやや深めで好みでした。 部屋から海に繋がる階段は滑りやすいですが、海まで0秒！って感じで楽しかったです！ 海中レストランも、夕日の見えるシャンパンパビリオンも、砂浜でのディナーもどれもロマンチックでした！ 星空も満月も綺麗だった…！ JFKのボスバーガー大好きで2回食べた！ 楽しいカシミール、素敵なカクテルありがとう！ 写真撮影では、フォトグラファーの方の撮影指導が的確ですごく楽しいひと時でした。綺麗に撮ってもらえて良い記念になりました。 スパでは足元のガラス越しに魚やエイが見えたのでワクワクしました！ フォトスポットのブランコはだいぶ濡れるので注意です。が、かわいいです！ ドルフィンクルーズではイルカがすぐ近くを泳いでくれました！ 大きなコウモリや、ふわふわな鳥の赤ちゃん、たくさんのヤドカリたち、大自然を感じました。 風が心地よくて、暑すぎず寒すぎず、ずっと快適でした。 初の海外旅行でしたが、最高の体験になりました！ 連れて行ってくれた旦那さんとフラワリの皆さんに感謝です！！シュクリヤー✨

Nils Z.2/5 · 2026-06

POSITIVE - Cuisine: The food at the à la carte restaurants was outstanding — on a par with good German fine-dining establishments, and quite possibly the best I have ever had on a holiday. - Island Host: Personally assigned on arrival and reachable at any time, effortlessly, via WhatsApp. NEGATIVE - Neglected overall impression: The vegetation has been left to run wild — in places the island feels like jungle, with only the paths still being cleared. - Run-down water villas: Several appeared dilapidated, the makeshift props beneath them doing little to inspire confidence. - Construction noise: Work was underway on several over-water villas (compressor, jackhammer), and the way to our own villa led past the site every single time. - Dated villas: Doors that don't close properly and single glazing throughout meant that, with any wind or a rougher sea, sleep was almost impossible — simply too loud. - Insects: Despite supposedly daily fogging, flies and mosquitoes were everywhere; even applying repellent several times a day, I was bitten from head to toe. - Villa request ignored: I had asked for a villa not at the far end of the jetty — and was given one of the very last. - No buggy service: Never offered proactively, and requests for a lift were met with little more than blank looks. - Potholed paths: Concrete thinly dusted with sand to mimic sand tracks, and riddled with potholes; after every rain the sand had washed away, leaving bare concrete underfoot. - Almost no lighting: Only a few small lamps along the island and jetty, so at night you walk nearly blind — and the potholes become a real hazard. - Disappointing drinks: Cocktails and mocktails arrived consistently warm, never iced — mixed at room temperature with one or two ice cubes that melted in seconds. - No way around the island: Several stretches have no beach, the sea runs straight into the vegetation, the only path ends in the water, and there is no loop trail — you cannot get around without swimming. - Underwhelming welcome: For a self-styled luxury resort, I had expected the customary fresh coconut on arrival; instead, just a glass of lime juice. - Water too deep at the villa: Too deep to stand in — to get into the sea you had to start swimming straight away. - Dead reef: The corals have almost entirely perished, with very little life left to see. - Sparse marine life: Beyond a few common reef fish, in eight days I saw not a single turtle, not one ray, and only two small sharks. - Dolphin cruise without dolphins: Ninety minutes, not one sighting; the captain pushed on through rough seas regardless, and several guests became so seasick they had to puke. BOTTOM LINE - The excellent food aside, a serious disappointment — for a property that bills itself as a luxury resort, the gap between promise and reality is wide.

Varun M5/5 · 2026-06

This is for sure upscale property, need a 40 minute sea plane from airport, holds worlds largest under sea restaurant. Executive chef is a gem, and dive center ppl are really amazing. All the staff are super sweet! Place feels like heaven...