Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort

I just completed my stay at the Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa. This was a very special trip for my fiancé and I since this is where we got engaged. Overall, it was a lovely stay, and I am so happy that we were able to have such a beautiful memory in such a breathtaking place. We stayed in the ocean villa. It is an extremely private and gorgeous space. Hilton really thought of everything when building these villas. The room comes with everything you could ever need, including a beach bag that you can use during your stay and a bicycle you can ride around the resort! Of course the real show stoppers of this room is the view, the infinity pool, and direct, private access to the Indian Ocean. While we enjoyed almost every part of our stay, there were parts of our experience that really stood out: The staff at all of the bars that we visited (Eden, Aura, and Sip Lounge), are great. Prasad and Jati not only make amazing drinks, but they are really great to hang out with. They were very accommodating and it was clear that their number one priority was the people. The team at the bars are award-winning mixologists (and others are joining competitions soon). You will not find this surprising since everything they made for us was delicious. We visited the spa twice and all I have to say is that I wish we had a spa like this where we live. My fiancé and I visited the spa for massages and a facial. Each experience was out-of-this-world. Each service takes place in an ocean villa so not only is it relaxing, but the views are also breathtaking. Each staff member in the spa is accomodating and does everything they can to make it the best spa experience one could possibly have. My fiancé signed up for 2 swimming lessons and Sam was his instructor. Before these lessons, he could not even float. By the end of the 2nd swimming lesson, he could float, breathe underwater, and swim from one end of the pool to the other. Sam was extremely patient, informative, and friendly. He made my fiancé feel like he could swim in the ocean in no time. The resort photographer, Aimon, is great. My fiancé reserved him for our engagement shoot and we will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives. They came out beautifully. He made us feel comfortable right away, and he took some really awesome shots. He knows every inch of that resort and knows all of the great photo spots. The edits of these photos were beautiful as well. The turnaround was really quick too! Our GEM (guest experience maker), Tutu, was extremely attentive, patient, and kind. He catered to our every need from making our reservations to picking us up in the buggy, etc. While we are sure he was handling multiple villas at one time, he always made us feel as if we were his first priority, and only villa. The sunset cruise was one of our favorite memories. It is romantic and breathtaking. We even saw dolphins which was unexpected. The team on this cruise was great and we would recommend this to anyone visiting this resort. We enjoyed Habitat for the breakfast buffet. Their options are endless, and it was lovely to wake up every morning and have breakfast while overlooking the ocean. The staff in each restaurant was very attentive and efficient. One suggestion we have is to consider expanding menu options for each restaurant for dinner. We understand almost everything is imported and this will increase the price tremendously. However, while we enjoyed most of our dinners and the flavors were good, we weren't blown away by any of our dinners here. For example-- we had an $80 wagyu steak and while it was good, it just tasted like a really expensive sirloin, which was disappointing considering the price. Our favorite dinner was at Eden. The seafood and the pasta were both very tasty. Overall, the customer service that you receive here is unlike any other. You feel like every staff member's first priority at all times. They will always greet you, and ask you what you need. It is evident that they care about you, and wish to do whatever they can to ensure your visit goes without any issue. We ran into Smital, Director of Operations, numerous times and it was clear that she was very interested in our stay and wanted to try to accommodate us in any way. As you can tell from the above, there were many things to love about this resort. However, we would like to offer recommendations for improvement as well. As stated above, this was a special trip because my finance planned a beautiful proposal. However, it did not go quite as planned. He had been emailing the event coordination team for quite some time and they confirmed a beach dinner for us at 5:00 pm, which is where and when he would propose, with a photographer on the beach. He even met with team members the morning of, and these plans were confirmed. However, around 2:30 pm, we were informed that dinner was not at 5:00 pm, but at 7:30 pm. This was devastating to my fiancé because at that time, it was going to be dark, and he wanted sunset photos. However, he kept asking if he could at least secure the photographer for 5:00 pm so we could take photos around the resort, he could still propose at sunset, and then we can have dinner at 7:30 pm. They agreed but as you can imagine, he was extremely disappointed. This was a very big miscommunication and while it was still a beautiful proposal, it was very stressful for my fiancé. He informed management of this miscommunication and while they were very understanding and sympathic and took full responsibility for the event coordination team, they did not offer us much for our troubles-- only a bottle sent to our room.

The best part of trip was the scuba diving. I have done dozens of dives, and the water is super clear. You could see sea life is amazing. The best part was the sea turtle. I have seen only one other sea turtle in my life. Sam, my dive master was awesome. It is cool who has a degree in marine biology so we can answer all your questions. He is also a great dive master so. It is worth it!

Benjo and Shiraan made the highlight of my Maldives experience -- parasailing 180m high above the sea! What I appreciate the most is that Benjo used his phone to voluntarily take about a hundred photos and videos while we were parasailing and took time to transfer the photos to us. Their smiles and caring attitude brightened one of the most memorable moments of my life.

Really excellent trip！ Very thanks for Cherry，who is our Chinese butler . Any time, any problems，she will show up at the first time and give us the best service！The overall service was excellent as well. This resort is new，everything was new and up to date. We loved the villa, it was so beautiful and spacious. In terms of food, we loved the breakfast and beach shack, the seafood platter was so great. Literally everything I loved. Highly recommend this place. We will definitely come back!

A 4 nights holiday with Hilton Amingiri. This was our first time to Maldives and it was our honeymoon, we spent a lot of time on choosing resorts, I think we’ve made a right decision to stay with Hilton. It’s a brand new resort with a 20 minutes speedboat from the airport. So very much convenient! The resort itself was beautiful as well, great villas, great restaurants. We enjoyed everything especially the spa as well the water sports even though the weather was not so good. Here would like to thank our guest experience maker Cherry, she was super helpful and gave us so much attention, as well the whole resort staff, everybody was do friendly and nice. We did really enjoy our holiday. Just wish the holiday could be longer!