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Cast away on a secluded coral atoll in the paradisaical Maldives archipelago, you experience a sense of magic, romance and tranquility at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru that's second to none. Cocoon yourself in a web of shimmering turquoise waters, swaying coconut trees, indigenous blooms and pure white sand. Free your spirit on the Maldives' North Male Atoll. In Maldivian, Vabbinfaru refers to a round island circled by a round coral reef. In this circle of peace, claim sanctuary at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru resort. Feel the natural sea breeze sweeping in from the majestic Indian Ocean, and let the resort's signature hospitality bring you peace and tranquillity.
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Property amenities
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Center with Gym / Workout Room
Free breakfast
Beach
Badminton
Children's television networks
Highchairs available
Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Outdoor pool
Private pool
Plunge pool
Fitness / spa locker rooms
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Breakfast in the room
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Complimentary welcome drink
Kid-friendly buffet
Kids' meals
Special diet menus
Canoeing
Diving
Snorkeling
Water sport equipment rentals
Darts
Entertainment staff
Fishing
Table tennis
Airport transportation
Photo copier / fax In business center
Spa
Couples massage
Facial treatments
Foot massage
Full body massage
Hand massage
Head massage
Massage
Neck massage
24-hour security
BBQ facilities
Baggage storage
Concierge
Currency exchange
Gift shop
Picnic area
Shops
Sun deck
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun terrace
Sun umbrellas
Butler service
Umbrella
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
Express check-in / check-out
Private check-in / check-out
Clothes dryer
Laundry service
Ironing service
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Room features
Bathrobes
Air conditioning
Private beach
Desk
Coffee / tea maker
Cable / satellite TV
Sofa bed
Walk-in shower
Dining area
Housekeeping
Private balcony
Room service
Safe
Seating area
Sofa
Wardrobe / closet
Bottled water
Clothes rack
Iron
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Minibar
Refrigerator
Electric kettle
Flatscreen TV
Bath / shower
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
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Room types
Ocean view
Non-smoking rooms
Family rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
5.0 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Luxury
Languages Spoken
English, French, Russian, Arabic and 8 more
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Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru garners high praise for its professional and attentive staff, contributing to its serene and inviting atmosphere. While some travelers find the rooms a bit dated, the cleanliness and privacy are well-regarded, along with the stunning location that offers cinematic views. The resort's amenities, including private pools and exceptional spa treatments, receive consistent accolades, although opinions on value vary, with some guests considering it pricey despite the superb dining and spa experiences.
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ocipelli wrote a review Mar 10
Legnano, Italy2 contributions
This has been the fourth time we have been in this resort: also this time everything has been outstanding. The place is wonderful, the reef is close and easy to reach, the staff is dedicated, kind and helpful: special mention to Rajeesh, the master of the grill! Villas are large and well kept, and the jacuzzi is a plus. We think we'll plan to return also next year! Oscar &Nadia
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Dear Oscar & Nadia, First of all, we hope that you got home safely. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru and complimented our services and goods. We appreciate your 5-star review for your recent stay. Your feedback has been shared with the team, specifically to Rajesh who would be delighted to be recognized cordially. We're honored to serve you, and we hope to see you again soon, your family away from home. Sincerely, Hery Kuswoyo General Manager
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David B wrote a review Aug 2022
Gamblesby, United Kingdom28 contributions15 helpful votes
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Well where to start…… We came to the island for our honeymoon full of expectations and for not one second did it disappoint! The GM and staff made us feel like family and royalty at the same time and that is not easy to do. The island is small and very beautiful, the villas are lovely but could do with a little TLC but this is being very picky. Everyday the rooms were serviced and to an impeccable standard. In the room was everything you could need and our garden was perfect and straight onto the sea. On the first night we met so many lovely staff. The GM really leads from the front and all staff made us feel very special and nothing was too much trouble. I have seen a few reviews saying that food was nice but a bit repetitive, to be honest I agree! Eating giant prawns, fresh fish, lamb chops, local curries and much more everyday was repetitive but I struggled by 😂. However, our chef Biswarup asked everyday if we wanted to have anything else and arranged a curry night (best butter chicken and biriani ever)! And a steak night that was quite possibly the best steak I have had. All the servers were very attentive and Adam made a huge effort everyday to make it special. I can not fault the service for a second. We took a spa sanctuary villa with massages everyday. Most days we had Miley and Melisa and they are two of the sweetest people ever and brilliant at what they do. One day the GM Kan and dive instructor Tholal had a dive with us one day it was amazing!! So stunning and we knew we were in safe hands. So to conclude. This is everything you would hope it to be, beautiful, very 5 star, great food, great staff and a place to create memories. The final wave goodbye when many of the staff waved us away from the jetty was a hard one and we hope to see you all again one day. Thank you from my wife and I for the best honeymoon EVER!!!
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Date of stay: July 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Responded Aug 29, 2022
Dear A5332GGdavidb, Thank you very much for this truly fabulous review. Once again, congratulation for your honeymoon. It gives great pride reading all the positive comments on our top-notch service, the well-designed and immaculate villa, the scrumptious and diverse cuisine specially catered to delight your palates, the first class spa treatment, and the amazing diving with our professional diving instructor. It is indeed motivating and encouraging. Thank you very much for your word of praise for chef Biswarup and Adam from food and beverage, Melisa and Miley from spa, Tholal from marine center, and the rest of the team. Please be assured that she is extremely happy knowing your kind feedback. Once again, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your kind feedback! I am sure that it will help all possible future guests in their search for the perfect island for a dream holiday. And we shall be looking forward to welcoming you back to your home sweet home very soon. With best regards, Kanruethai Roongruang General Manager Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru & Angsana Ihuru
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Livia D wrote a review Mar 9
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We were here for 9 days and were really amazed by this resort and can highly recommend it! We booked the wellbeing package (not really knowing what we've booked) and once here just enjoyed all the well being activties like Yoga, breath- and sound meditation, they were really a highlight for us. The little suprises in our room every evening wish fresh ingredients to take care of your body, were part of the wellbeing package as well and just beyond. What we especially liked about the island was that they have an own marine lab, were they protect and restore the corals and biodiversity of the reef. And just in general: the food was without exception delicious, as well as fresh and healthy. The staff extraordinary and always friendly. And what we also liked a lot is that the resort is build by all natural material in the maledivian style - the design is thought-through in to every detail and gives much space to just relax and be.
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Traveled with family
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Dear Valued Guest (115liviad), First of all, we hope that you got home safely. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru and complimented our services and goods. We appreciate your 5-star review for your recent stay. Your feedback has been shared with the team. Furthermore, it is heartwarming to learn that our resorts’ sustainability initiatives are recognized and that you had enjoyed your Wellbeing journey. We're honored to serve you, and we hope to see you again soon, your family away from home. Sincerely, Hery Kuswoyo General Manager
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Fisher H wrote a review Mar 6
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Spent 4 nights with family in this gorgeous reosrt, just too perfect to describe. The hotel arranged a beautiful villa with a great Indian Ocean view. I let my hands and brian empty since the day I check in. All staff is extremely friendly, especially to the kids. Everyone always smiles no matter you need their assistance or not. I can name few of them, guest service manager Anne, my housekeeper Rasheed etc. I've been stayed in many many hotels, however, this is the top on service. Don't hesitate to choose once you decide come to Maldives for holidays
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Dear Valued Guest (169fisherh), First of all, we hope that you got home safely. We are delighted that you and your entire family, enjoyed your stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru and complimented our services and goods. We appreciate your 5-star review for your recent stay. Your feedback has been shared with the team, particularly with Anne and Rasheed, who would be pleased to be recognised. We're honored to serve you, and we hope to see you again soon, your family away from home. Sincerely, Hery Kuswoyo General Manager
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Volkan P wrote a review Mar 6
Paris, France117 contributions67 helpful votes
1/2 h speed boat transfer from Male airport starting from the welcoming staff Miss Jenine, restaurant manager Mr. Abdullah Lateef and from fried egg section Mr Prosanta were very friendly, gentle and helpful. The food was delicious and sufficient. The villas are very comfortable and enough big. The house feefs were fantastic, lots of fishes, among them friendly sharks and mantas.
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Responded 1 week ago
Dear volki391, It was a pleasure having you with us at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru. And we thank you for taking the time to share with us your recent experience. We are delighted to hear that your brief stay at our resort was enjoyable, and we sincerely appreciate your satisfaction with our services and products as a whole. I am delighted to convey your appreciation to the entire team, with a particular emphasis on Jien, Latheef, and Prosanta, who would be ecstatic to receive cordial recognition. We hope to see you again soon at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru, where it was our pleasure to provide service. Sincerely, Hery Kuswoyo General Manager
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Lareinaroja wrote a review Mar 5
London, United Kingdom49 contributions76 helpful votes
We recently returned to the island for a second stay, and it was just as good as the first. Despite being at full occupancy, it never felt busy. We stayed in villa 11, and was grateful to have our requested location honoured. The west side of the island currently has a wonderful wide beach and was sheltered from the wind. The villa was as nice as we remembered, it was kept incredibly clean by Hassan and we used the private pool a lot. We appreciated all the lovely gifts left at turndown. We enjoyed spending time at the pool at the new jetty, the structure looks like a stingray and is a spectacular structure. It was great having drinks there (which were included as part of our all inclusive package). We did the the Japanese restaurant be evening but we’re a little underwhelmed, there was only one other table so the ambiance was lacking, plus the food wasn’t included in our AI. The main restaurant was great, the food quality has definitely improved since our last stay, and we much preferred the set menus to the buffets. But we feel there could be more choice on the set menus to further improve the dining experience. We thoroughly enjoyed the main bar and sitting on the beach for sunset; Don and Nasif provided excellent service. We also like the brother and sister duo proving live music, and of course bodu beru was a highlight too. Another great aspect of BTV is being able to visit Dhawa Ihuru, which we did several times. The snorkelling there is very easy with the reef being very close to the shore. We enjoyed being able to have drinks and lunch which were included in our AI package, and had a nice surprise to see Adam in the restaurant who we’d met at BTV on our previous stay. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and hope to return again. Thank you BTV.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Dear Lareinaroja, We sincerely hope that you made it home without a hitch. Thank you for sharing your recent experience with us; it was our pleasure to have you here at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru. I have passed along your gratitude to the whole staff, particularly with Hassan, Don, Nasif, Marie and John (Musicians) who would be delighted to be recognized cordially. We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you and hope to see you again soon at your home away from home. With best personal regards, Hery Kuswoyo General Manager
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Seongwon K wrote a review Mar 4
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1.Sound bath -It was a time to find peace in body and mind while listening to the sound of singing balls. 2.Granting forgiveness -Learning various breathing techniques helps relieve stress. 3.Sunset Yoga -Yoga on the fantastic Maldives coast will never be forgotten. 4.Sleep Meditation -It was a very useful experience to learn high-quality meditation skills :)
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Traveled solo
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Dear Seongwonk2024, First of all, we hope you arrived home safely. Please accept our deepest appreciation for the chance to host your stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about your recent stay at our resort, we are grateful for the perfect 5/5 rating you gave us and have gladly shared it with the team. It's heartwarming to learn that you enjoyed your Wellness journey during your stay. Once again, we express our gratitude and eagerly anticipate your return in the near future. Sincerely, Hery Kuswoyo General Manager
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LoveTravel757700 wrote a review Feb 2024
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It‘s a nice place, quiet and very well maintenant. The hotel personel is very kind and pay attention for the guests. The food is delicius and the rooms are nice and clean. The only one small suggestion is to offer more exotic fruits. Thanks to all the stuff for the fantastic hollidays.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Hery Kuswoyo, Owner at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Valued Guest, First of all, we hope you arrived home safely. Please accept our deepest appreciation for the chance to host your stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about your recent stay at our resort, we are grateful for the perfect 5/5 rating you gave us and have gladly shared it with the team. Once again, we express our gratitude and eagerly anticipate your return in the near future. Sincerely, Hery Kuswoyo General Manager
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paul r wrote a review Feb 2024
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Paradise on earth! Everything about this resort is just perfect if you are looking for a quiet get away. The villas are amazing, the food incredible and the staff so friendly and accommodating. The marine life around the island is abundant making the daily snorkelling an absolute treat. We are already counting down the days to our next visit.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Dear Paul R, First of all, we hope that you got home safely. We're thrilled you loved your stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru and praised our services and products. We appreciate your 5/5 review for your recent stay. Your comments have been shared with the team. We're honored to serve you, and we hope to see you again soon, your family away from home. Sincerely, Hery Kuswoyo General Manager
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Martin B wrote a review Feb 2024
Hamburg, Germany153 contributions105 helpful votes
Based on our good experiences, we returned to the island, but were a little bit disappointed this time. The bungalow and room service are great. The new bar has no flair and ask ridiculous prices for food and drinks. The food in general is very basic. Lots of curries, but almost all the same every day. The reef is still good for snorkelling, but suffers from construction activities in the area.
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Dear MartinbQ9221RT, First, please allow us to thank you for choosing our resort, Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru for your vacation. We read with great concern the issues you had during your stay, please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience this has caused you. Rest assured that it has been routed to the departments concerned to take into consideration and action. Again, thank you for taking the time to bring those very relevant matters to us. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Sincerely, Hery Kuswoyo General Manager
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$600 - $1,294 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
MaldivesKaafu AtollNorth Male AtollVabbinfaru
NUMBER OF ROOMS
48
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Frequently Asked Questions about Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
What are some of the property amenities at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
Which room amenities are available at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru?
Conveniently located restaurants include The Lighthouse Restaurant, Ilaafathi Restaurant, and Naiboli Bar.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, a fitness center, and locker rooms available in the fitness center during their stay.
Does Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru have airport transportation?
Yes, Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.01 miles away from the center of Vabbinfaru.
Are any cleaning services offered at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru?
Yes, laundry service and a clothes dryer are offered to guests.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, and Thai.
Does Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the ocean view available here.
Is Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru accessible?
Yes, it offers reduced mobility rooms and facilities for disabled guests. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.