KIhaa Maldives

We have just left Kihaa Maldives after the mot wonderful 10 days of pure rest and relaxation. We have been treated with so much respect from all the staff on the island who it is obvious truly care about ensuring you have a first class holiday. Our accommodation was fabulous, we stayed in a luxury beach villa with infinity pool and were looked after so well by Kailas, who saw to our every need. We must especially mention Rachel at the bar and Ibrahim from the restaurant who both go above and beyond, ensuring you eat and drink well, all while being so friendly and welcoming. We are very much looking forward to returning and can't wait to see the completed renovations (which haven't in any way impacted on our stay, you're not even aware that they are going on). Kihaa's hugest asset is most definitely it's amazing staff. Thank you, everyone x

Had the best week at kihaa island, it was amazing. If you are looking for beach holidays relax and peace of Mind this is it. We had our own beach Villa (room 109) with fees steps to the crystal water and amazing view. Every thing was perfect. All the stag were very good specially Mr.Noble and Miss Sonia thank you for your help. Hope we can comeback again one day .

Had the best week at Kihaa Island, it is just beautiful. If your looking for a beach holiday this it it. We had our own beach villa just steps away from the clear waters. If you want your own privacy you have it, if you want more activity around you choose 1 of the beautiful pools situated near the bars. We were looked after by the lovely Sushmita during our week, making sure that we had all we required. Must say that all staff were very very good. Hopefully we'll go back one day

Arrival After arriving in Male we were met directly by an employee of our resort who took our luggage and brought us to the counter for the seaplanes. The Kihaa Resort is located in the Baa Atoll and to get there you have to fly again – either by small domestic flight or seaplane. As we approached the island on the speed boat, we already saw the staff on the jetty waving to us. We were greeted with drums and since landing in Malé we did not have our suitcases in our hands, everything was taken from us. We were the only ones arriving on the island at that time and were led to the lobby. Already here everything struck us: a dream white sandy beach, the reception and the restaurant as well as all houses covered with palm fronds, everywhere only sand, even in the reception, a turquoise sea, crystal clear water with a lot of fish! And then we first had a welcome cocktail and everything was explained to us. We were assigned our own caretaker, he took our cell phone number and we could always communicate with him via What’s App. Our villa was already ready to move in, our suitcases were brought there and then our supervisor showed us the villa. Overall, we were impressed because everyone learned our names and we were addressed by name everywhere, which had something very personal and exclusive. The Resort The Pool At Kihaa Resort, a large infinity pool in the shape of a ray stands out. It is located right by the lobby, bar and restaurant and is beautiful. The Inifinity pool lives up to its name of infinity and you really get the feeling that the pool water actually flows into the sea. The pool is mega clean – despite there being sand everywhere, there is virtually no sand in the pool. It was never crowded, on the contrary, we were mostly alone in it. Around the pool are loungers, lounges, seating areas, towels and the bar. You certainly don’t have to make reservations here – not like you’re used to in some cases from other vacations. Actually there was never much going on. The Bar The bar is and always will be a dream for us! The kids loved sitting on the swings in front of the bar and enjoying cocktails. There is a special menu of what drinks are included with all-inclusive, which is wine, beer and some cocktails in addition to anti-alcoholic drinks and mocktails. It was perfectly sufficient for us and we found the cocktails very tasty. Also here as everywhere in the resort extremely attentive, child-loving and courteous bar staff. Everything is served in classic glass cocktail glasses. The bar is open from 10-24. The children’s every wish was read from their eyes, they got every mixture as a cocktail that they wanted. All Inclusive All Inclusive at Kihaa means a breakfast buffet from 7:30-10:00, lunch buffet from 12:30-14:30 and dinner buffet from 19:30-21:30, plus a small snack between 16:00 and 17:00 served at the bar. The buffet is not insanely big, the whole resort is after all not huge – so no comparison to big all inclusive hotel chains. There is always a choice of salad and desserts. Fruit and ice cream are served if you want them. There is a live cooking station at every meal: in the morning, egg variations are freshly prepared here, as well as pancakes and crepes, at noon and in the evening dishes in the wok, naan bread, etc.. The children can eat at the buffet as well as choose something from the children’s menu. Here chicken nuggets with fries, spaghetti, mini pizza, fish sticks or mini burgers with fries are available and that was also always prepared really fresh. Each evening was a different theme night and the food and music matched accordingly. We have experienced Indian, Italian, Maldivian, etc.. Villa We had booked a beach villa (villa in the first row with direct beach access). One bedroom (double bed, one bed in an alcove and an extra bed), an open bathroom and loungers and a lounge right on the beach – a dream. We needed an extra extra bed for the kids, we didn’t pronounce it right yet, already the bed was there. The room was air-conditioned, the bathroom was outside with toilet and 2 showers – of course it was always nice and warm here. Hand and beach towels were plentiful, as were shower gel, shampoo, conditioner and body lotion. In front of the house we had a lounge and at least 2 sunbeds, to the sea it was only a few steps. There are a variety of different villas, smaller, larger, with and without private pool or even water villas (these, however, are currently being completely renovated). Very special are 2 villas with 2 bedrooms and private infinity pool, a large villa several bedrooms and infinitiy pool and a large beach house for about 15 people, also with its own infinity pool. In the house itself were daily at least 3 bottles of still water (because not in the refrigerator it had room temperature) and the minibar was filled daily with Coke, Sprite and Fanta. If it was not enough, a short Whats-App and our housekeeping was already at the door with supplies. After 4 days our housekeeping came and said they would like to show us another villa, an upgrade. This was one of the large luxury villas with 2 bedrooms, living and dining room, huge outdoor bathroom and private infinity pool. It was quickly clear, we were moving. Acitvities In the evening there was always a fire on the beach and either music by a DJ, karaoke or a presentation of the diving school. Overall, this was little visited, even by us rather not, but this was probably because in the evening you just enjoyed the sunset, the sound of the sea, the cocktails and the peace. The hotel itself offers some excursions, as well as the diving school located on the island. You can also book the excursions at the hotel in advance and then save 20 percent. The All Inclusive package already included a Sunset Cruise. This starts in the evening around 18:30. There are about 8-10 people on the boat (we were already 5) and we have experienced a fantastic sunset. After 1.5 hours you are back again and we went to dinner. Every evening at 18:30 there is a fish feeding on the jetty. Here come mainly rays and sharks. We were impressed, the sharks are about 2.50 m long, the rays have a diameter of about 2 m, for the children really worth seeing, also for us adults. We made another tour with the boat to dolphins, that went off in the morning directly at 8:00 o’clock, out on the sea. After a short ride the first dolphins were there. In total, we accompanied the dolphins for over 1 hour and there were always at least 15-20 dolphins to see at the same time. We were told that there were probably 150 dolphins following us. It was dreamlike to be so close to the animals in their natural environment. With the diving school we went once again to a turtle reef and snorkeled there. It was impressive to see turtles (at least 1 m in diameter) diving up and down in the water and of course lots of fish. Here you should consider that it gets quite cold in the water after a while, the kids were freezing after about 30-45 minutes. For us not trained it was quite exhausting. The hotel offers a few water sports activities. With All Inclusive you can rent Kayaks or SUP and have fun with them in the deeper water. You could still have surfed, provided you are experienced and there is enough wind. One afternoon we did Jetski, which was a lot of fun and we drove around the outside of various islands. Mini Club The hotel offers a mini club, but only in the afternoons from 16:00-17:30 and only English speaking. Besides our 3, there was only one Italian girl there. For ours, the MiniClub was rather out of the question, although they were there a few times. The staff in the Mini-Club were very nice and took great care of the children and even accompanied us back to our villa. However, if you are looking for childcare from morning to night with many children, there may be better alternatives, but that was not the main focus for us. In the MiniClub there is a small playground, a few ducks and a small children’s pool (60 cm deep). House reef Directly around the island there is a house reef, there is an exit and entrance, so you can snorkel from the island to the reef edge and then a piece along the reef edge until you can swim back in towards the island. Here we saw many fish, as well as a black tip shark – that was quite impressive. The current pushes you almost completely along the reef without you having to pedal much with your legs. Otherwise, of course, you can just go anywhere on the island with snorkel and goggles into the water and watch fish everywhere. In the lagoon in front of our house we have seen rays and a shark, as they pulled their courses. You should generally be careful not to snorkel too close to the reef, because the corals sometimes reach the water surface. Service The service of the hotel is outstanding! Everyone was very accommodating and fond of children. They noticed when we left the room in the morning for breakfast and then directly our room was cleaned. In the evening similarly, during dinner the room was cleaned again and made ready for sleeping. Every wish was fulfilled in the shortest possible time and in an incredibly friendly way. Every little thing got attention! Once I had something stuck in my tooth and tried to get it out with my finger for a short time, toothpicks were brought to me. Tobi always drank an espresso in the afternoon: the first time there were different sugar sachets, he only took one of them. The next few times he was served only this one with the espresso. The espresso was served on a nice wooden board in the shape of a manta ray, Tobi inquired if that was typical for here, we were told they would make them themselves, they would be happy to make us one – the next day we got our own board. One evening the children were already quite tired, this was also noticed by the staff and we said that we would put the children to bed. But for that we had to walk to our villa and bang someone was standing there with a small caddy and drove us to our room. We felt like kings! WLAN We have to dedicate a separate part to the WLAN here. As soon as you arrive on the island, you can connect to the open WLAN and it works all over the island – in the public areas, but just as well in the villas, on the beach, at the pool etc.. There was not one wifi outage and the wifi was so good that we were able to make wifi phone calls (e.g.what’s app calls) home without any problems, even turning on the camera. We could communicate with our supervisor or housekeeping at any time via Whats App. They also used this to remind us of upcoming activities, restaurant opening times, etc. For us it is certain, here we were not the last time – already after one day we felt recovered as after a week, we have appreciated the peace and the unique nature and this beautiful resort with all the small and large attentions very much and are very grateful to all staff for the great time. We have already requested for another vacation and of course received an offer again by return of post. Here we must definitely mention how cooperative everyone is, you can talk about everything, we can even now choose our favorite room and every wish is fulfilled! We will see each other again!

We stayed for 7 nights early April and we had the most amazing time on this beautiful island. Everything really is just like the photos, the sand, water etc really took our breath away when we arrived and we never got bored of looking out across the completely clear sea. We were lucky enough to stay in the resort’s Royal Suite as a family of 6 (4 adults and 2 teens) and everything was amazing, clean, spacious and the staff couldn’t do enough for us. From housekeeping, to the bar and restaurant staff and those who gave our teens rides on the buggy! A special mention to Rachael and Ibrahim who always looked after us, knowing our names by the 2nd day and knowing exactly how we wanted our drinks. Also to Susmita who kept in regular contact with us and arranged all of our amazing activities, including a lovely floating breakfast and dinners on the beach. The water sports and diving centre teams were also fantastic with their knowledge and patience. We honestly had the most amazing time on this stunning island and resort; my only ‘negative’ would be the lack of restaurant/bar choices - although we loved how quiet the island was, low capacity combined with some refurbishments meant only one restaurant and bar was open and we did miss that change of scenery sometimes. There is a steak house but sadly the prices were just too high to justify a visit. This didn’t dampen our stay whatsoever but when the refurb is finished that will really make this island even more special!