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Maalifushi by COMO is the first luxury resort in the Maldives to open in the pristine Thaa Atoll in the archipelago’s southwest. With overwater villas and garden suites, Maalifushi is therefore the ultimate away-from-it-all destination for families, couples, surfers and divers. There are some excellent breaks nearby as well as a string of uninhabited private islands, where whale shark sightings are common.
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Como Maalifushi has emerged as a beacon of unpretentious luxury, with many guests lauding its pristine condition and attentive service that make them feel both privileged and cared for. The spacious and high-quality rooms are a particular highlight, often receiving high praise, while the hotel's cleanliness, especially regarding the food and views, leaves a lasting impression.
Set against the backdrop of a tranquil, green island, the hotel's atmosphere is a blend of elegance and luxury, perfect for special occasions. Though the amenities are celebrated, some guests suggest that more inclusive pricing would enhance the value further.
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Faultless. It’s paradise. The location is stunning, the layout of the hotel, the rooms, the reef and stunning marine wildlife (sharks, turtles, octopus, triggerfish, needlefish, dolphins), the beaches, the food (the Japanese restaurant is top class), the staff (big thank you to Joy), the service, the arrangements of the transfers in and out via the sea plane. One of the best hotels we have ever stayed in. Deserves all the 5 stars and more. The gym is excellent, the yoga is great. The wine list is good but expensive (what do you expect given the location!). It’s sad to see the reef isn’t as healthy as it could be but this seems to be as much about global warming and bleaching events rather than the impact of the hotel. The hotel and Como have great approach re being as low impact as possible, the resident marine biologist is testament to this.
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Date of stay: December 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Mohamed Sobah, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded Feb 7, 2021
Dear jp79smith We are so pleased to see that you had a wonderful time here with us in COMO Maalifushi and left with only the best of memories. Thank you so much for taking a little time out of your schedule to leave us such a lovely review, it truly does make a difference for us when we know we have been doing things right. We hope you have had lovely festive holiday and are now safely back at home. Wishing you a very happy and prosperous year ahead. Sincerely
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My fourth stay in COMO Maalifushi, this time with my son and sister, was absolutely delightful! The island is beautiful and its location in the quiet Thaa Atoll a gem, especially now that other areas of the Maldives are becoming more crowded. I have never seen more beautiful sunsets and pink painted skies than in COMO Maalifushi. The whole resort oozes tranquility and superb quality. From the spa, the gym and the dining outlets to the great kids club. My son who normally is not fond of kidsclubs loves Play by Como and the great range of fun activities on offer. A special thanks to Darwin and all others! We highly recommend the castaway lunch picnic on the nearby private island followed by a snorkelling trip just off the coast there. Amazing parts of coloured coral and Nemo fishes playing around and when I started snorkeling I almost crashed into a green turtle :-). The quality and variety of the food, and a dedicated vegetarian menu is now offered, had even improved since our last stay. We just love the home made nut and seed toast with avocado, tomatoe and cucumber!! Truly a remote, understated luxury Paradise. Thank you all and a special thanks to the great GM Benjamin and to Boji, Anne and Cherry. Hope to meet you all again soon!
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Benjamin K, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded Mar 22, 2020
Dear AmsTravelAddict It was truly our pleasure to welcome you back to COMO Maalifushi for the fourth time - and we are absolutely thrilled you took along your son and sister for this visit. Delighted to find out that you all had such a great stay and that we were able to engage your son in all our Play by COMO activities. Our program for our youngest guests is truly different as we create for them experiences worth re-living without any television or other computer games. We wish for them to reconnect with nature, learn new skills and discover well-being. Same as for our more grown-up guests. Dear AmsTravelAddict, we do hope to welcome you and your family back soon. till then we remain with our best wishes, Benjamin General Manager
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Had an exceptional 11 night stay at Como. The hotel and staff are fantastic at every level and I would definitely come back for a second visit.
The hotel is set on a small but beautiful and well kept island. There are only a relatively small number of villas and most have their own private pools so it feels quiet and quite exclusive throughout the resort.
The villas are very spacious and well appointed. I had a water suite with pool and could not have asked for more. The private pool was great.
The food is very good at all the restaurants and the half/full board option is very generous in terms of what is included.
The service is extremely good and Sobah, the resort manager, clearly runs a tight ship. He regularly checked how my stay was going and hosts a weekly cocktail party on the beach which is a lovely event. My villa host, Shiuny, was great and nothing was too much trouble for him (including arranging for items to be flown to the hotel from Male). The staff in the restaurants and bars are also fantastic and very friendly. They know your preferences so quickly and you are on first name terms within a day!
Special thanks go to the scuba diving team and boat crew. I did many dives during my stay and they were all great. You are well taken care of by the crew on the boat during dives and the instructors (Lisa, Lena and Moosh) are all very good and knowledgable. The dives sites are all healthy and interesting plus it’s nice being the only dive boat in the entire atoll!
Overall a fantastic stay and highly recommended if you wanted laidback luxury in paradise.
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Date of stay: November 2021Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from Mohamed Sobah, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded Feb 19, 2022
Dear LondonTraveller2004, Thank you so much for taking the time leaving feedback regarding your experience with us. It is a pleasure to hear that you had such magnificent experiences in our island. We also appreciated that you rejoiced in our exclusiveness ambience as well as accommodation wise. We will also ensure to extend your sincere gratitude to the rest of the team and also look forward to having you for a second visit at COMO Maalifushi soon! Sincerely, Sobah Hotel Manager
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great property with stunning greenery and unique feel compare to other resort due to the location which completely offer a different experience, no boat traffic around .
quite and relaxing Zen property with great facilities and spa , staff is very friendly and flexible to your request
from reservation with Suman to arrival we felt always look after ,our butler Joy was very accommodating however every staff is able to assist you and please you at all the time !
Resort Manager welcome every guest and dedicate part of his time during the day or eve ensuring everyone is having good time .
i would say some review do not pay justice to this property and i would indeed recommended it especially for those who want an experiences more naturally oriented while still within luxury .
one of the best natural house reef still alive in the Maldive which resisted well to bleaching of 4/5 years ago'!
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Date of stay: May 2021
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Response from Mohamed Sobah, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded Jul 1, 2021
Dear janjychef, Thank you for leaving a heartfelt review regarding your experience with us. We are so pleased to know that our team stood out and made such a wonderful impression as well as positive difference to your experience. With regards to your comment on our house reef, we must admit it was in fact hit during the bleaching but has since been on the road to recovery. Hopefully on your return it will be looking even better. We hope you have reached home safe and sound and look forward to being able to welcome you back to COMO Maalifushi at some point in the future. Sincerely, Sobah
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Greeted by warm smiles and sunny personalities every day, one gets a true sense of hospitality on this Como island. Heartfelt thanks to Chefs Sudarma, Gambir and Ram for their keen attention to cater healthy scrumptious meals for my family of four, always checking on food quality and guest preferences. Each meal time is also more memorable with affable service from Rini and Ita. A special mention on F&B director Felipe who has gone beyond his role to make our stay more meaningful with activity recommendations and a deeper understanding on conservation efforts . Activity bookings are easy with our requests promptly addressed by our friendly butler Aksar. Diah and her team at Play By Como have also impressed with their care and fun approach for our 10-year-old. The Water Villa we stay in stands out in cleanliness, spaciousness and design, with a spectacular sea view and sublime sunsets. A truly unforgettable experience. Thank you, Como team!
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Mohamed Sobah, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded Jun 24, 2022
Dear Evelyn Foo, We are thrilled to read that you and your family are having an unforgettable holiday with us. It is our pleasure to make every effort to extend personalized service to you and your family assuring you have the most memorable experience. Truly, the team makes the difference and we all are here for you for anything you may require. I will surely share your kind feedback with the team - I know they will be very proud to read that you are having wonderful time with us. We wish you continued wonderful experience with us until your departure this afternoon. Together with the team, we truly hope to welcoming you back soon at COMO Maalifushi for another immaculate experience. Sincerely, Sobah General Manager
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If Paradise exists on Earth, than this is one of its better spots. This hotel was the most perfect combination of well being, blending and respect to nature, activities and good food, all coupled with the highest level of service and attention to details. an experience that will last long. We celebrated my wife 50th Birthday and decided to go for an upscale place, which proved to be all we wanted. The hotel is beautifully blending with the Island, we stayed at an overwater Villa that was quite an experience with a live aquarium at our feet. The range of activities is wide, we enjoyed snorkeling turtle expedition and got to see tons of fish, turtles, and even sharks and dolphins. by the way you don't need to go far because the hotel will give you snorkeling equipment for the duration of your stay and the house reef is good enough for many fishes. we also did the Dolphin cruise which was fun. enjoyed great treatment and the Shambala SPA and more. The food in the hotel is of high class, relative to what you can expect in a remote Island. it was remarkable that even with low occupancy of Covid, the variety of food was not reduced and the quality was kept high The service in the hotel is in a different league. Sobah, the hotel manager, and all of his team go above and beyond to attend and care personally at any time.
So after all of this what is are there down sides? a few that should be taken into account. the first is the distance from Male, an hour flight in a Sea Plane which is not cheap and also takes time, so this is not a destination for 3 days, if you do for 5 days or more its well worth it. the Sea Plane trip is a unique experience in itself and the cost blends into the overall stay in a comparable manner and even better if comparing to closer resorts of top class. The costs of activities and services is something to be aware of and plan ahead (in a package or similar) these Islands needs to completely self maintain and so the costs of service shouldn't be compared to something "regular". my advise would be to look at activities and other things before arriving and consider what you wish to do.
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Date of stay: April 2021
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Room Tip:Best rooms are the over water villas facing sunset
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Response from Mohamed Sobah, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded May 24, 2021
Dear Moti M, We are so pleased to know that here in COMO Maalifushi you found the perfect balance of all the elements necessary to make this holiday the perfect one. Most especially since it was on such a wonderful occasion. Thank you for taking the time to go through your experience and for leaving such a wonderful review. We are greatly happy you chose to come stay with us and only hope that we would be able to welcome you back to COMO Maalifushi in the future. Sincerely
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We stayed in como maalifushi with our 3 daughters, son in law and two grandchildren. It was absolutely fantastic. Even with one vegetarian one no fish-eater the food was extremely good and tasty for every of our 10 familymembers what is absolutely seldom!! Service very friendly rooms very big, kindergarten sweet, very quiet even when fully booked, diving sites perfect, snorkelling trip fantastic with hundreds of turtles stingray etc. Sharks to feed in the Japanese restaurant. Whale shark snorkelling was a one in a lifetime experience! Anything else to add?? Come and explore this wonderful island it is 10 times worth!
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Date of stay: March 2021
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Response from Mohamed Sobah, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded Apr 15, 2021
Dear Guiomar FC, Thank you for leaving us a lovely review regarding your experience here with us. We are so pleased to know that we were able to make such a beautiful occasion even more so. Thank you for choosing to stay in COMO Maalifushi on occasion of your honeymoon and we will be thrilled to see you both back with us in the future. In the mean time we hope you a happy safe and prosperous year ahead. Sincerely
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For our second time in the Maldives, we had decided to visit another island, as we love experiencing new adventures. Our first holiday in the Maldives was so enjoyable (Vakkaru) that we were frightened not to reach the same degree of pleasure. We shouldn’t have feared, Maalifushi Como resort gave us again that heightened experience that we were seeking for.
The resort is beautiful, but then again, most of the resorts in the Maldives are. Lush vegetation planted on a white sandy island with transparent water is impossible to fault. Our accommodation (water villa) was so big that our jaws dropped when we came in, not only the inside was spacious but also the deck had 2 different seating possibilities.
We were fortunate enough to stay for 10 days in half board. Sometimes staying for that length of time you can get bored with the repetitive menu. On the opposite, the menu was changed every 5 days and they also had different themed nights were you could eat dishes outside the à la carte menu. The 2 restaurants serve star chefs quality international and national dishes that really impressed us. On one occasion, we were served a maldivian dish that was not on the menu as our waiter noticed our keen interest in their native cuisine. The head chef was more than happy to satisfy any of our wishes. When I mentioned that I loved their mango passion fruit purée and thought that it would be a wonderful filling for their pastry, they had prepared some for us the day after!
We also found this keen desire to please on other occasions. When we generally mentioned (at a cocktail organised to celebrate San Valentine day) that we thought some beach beds could be placed under the trees, we found one bed the day after under a tree, just for us! How can you not Love that!
With a fun private butler and a fantastic spa, our holidays couldn’t have been better!
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Date of stay: February 2023
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:don’t be afraid to suggest what ever you would like
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Response from Mohamed Sobah, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded Apr 6, 2023
Dear Isabelle T, Thank you for choosing COMO Maalifushi as your travel destination in the Maldives. We are delighted to know that your holiday couldn’t have been better anywhere else than here with us – especially from your positive highlights about our blissful little paradise, our sumptuous cuisine and the excellent service provide by the team. Again, thank you for sharing your experience with us and we are much looking forward to welcoming you back for another wonderful experiences. Sincerely, Sobah, General Manager
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Some pros and cons. The island and resort are beautiful with lovely beaches, excellent snorkeling, and friendly staff. We stayed in an overwater bungalow that was spacious and comfortable with a beautiful outdoor area and plunge pool. We loved the homemade bath products which smelled and felt great. Our one issue with the bungalow, which was a big one, was that the air conditioning didn’t work properly. We had it on the highest/coolest it could go and were still sleeping without covers and sweating during the night. They came several times to “fix” it and they always left saying it was working correctly, but it was never repaired. We were extremely disappointed by this given the amount we were paying.
The food was hit and miss. There were some delicious dishes and some bad ones. We had a $22 chocolate mouse that was essentially two spoonfuls of chocolate jello pudding. The fish dishes were excellent. The restaurants always felt extremely crowded and the food/drink service at beach and pool was very poor.
They offered some fun tours, but we sadly weren’t able to do any of them. We actually chose the resort because they offered a whale shark excursion that looked fun, and we even messaged the resort a month in advance to try to book it, but were told we could only book upon arrival. On arrival we were put on a waiting list and, despite the tour operating nearly every night (sometimes twice), we never got called to do it (despite checking in with them daily). Similarly, we tried to do a turtle snorkeling tour that was also full and were again put on a waiting list that never materialized.
While we definitely enjoyed a relaxing time on the beautiful island, we much preferred the first resort we stayed at, which was less expensive with better service, food, and amenities.
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from Mohamed Sobah, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded May 29, 2022
Dear Matt, Thank you for sharing your recent stay experience at COMO Maalifushi with the TripAdvisor community. We are saddened to read that we did not fully meet your expectations and I sincerely apologize for the shortcomings that you have experienced during your stay with us. We do appreciate your constructive feedback as we strive to deliver the highest standards and services to all our guests. I am disappointed to read about the issue with the air-conditioning which was not handled and fixed properly. I will address this with the concerned team and assure this would not be repeated since we understand the importance of quality sleep. I appreciate the comments on our culinary offerings and will assure that we are consistent in our gastronomy. Since the stay was during the Easter period, I acknowledge that we had many families in-house and it may feel crowded during certain meal periods. Saying so, the lapses in the service is not acceptable and I will assure the team is fully trained to deliver highest level of services to our guests. The Whale Shark Snorkelling at night is very popular and it is always on high demand during the season from November to April. Certainly, I will review our current booking procedure of activities booking to avoid any dissatisfaction especially when it was requested prior to your arrival to the resort. Thank you for staying with us and we do hope that you will return to COMO Maalifushi in a near future and give us another opportunity to exceed your expectations. Sincerely, Sobah General Manager
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Como Maalafushi was everything we could have wished for and then some! The staff, from management down to maintenance were courteous, gracious and attentive without being a nuisance. The attention to detail in the rooms and common areas were better than 5* and the food and variety thereof, considering these islands have to ship everything in, was plentiful, varied and impeccably presented. The fish, THE FISH was awesome! Themed food nights were enjoyable and made a change from the main menus.
We were there to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and our butler and housekeeper made the day feel very special. Mr Sobah, the GM, sought us out at dinner to wish us well too - as you age this type of treatment is not so common so it was a welcome surprise to be made to feel as 5* as the surroundings.
White beaches, blue ocean, plenty to do or not depending on what floats your boat, treatment rooms and smiles all day - what's not to like!
Thank you Como and staff, you come highly recommended from us.
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Date of stay: November 2022
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:This was not an all inclusive hotel so bear that in mind as alcohol is very expensive!
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Response from Mohamed Sobah, General Manager at Como Maalifushi
Responded Dec 21, 2022
Dear Nicamla, Thank you for choosing COMO Maalifushi to celebrate your 25th wedding anniversary and we appreciate your time leaving us such a wonderful review. The team and I are thrilled to learn that you had a lovely experience while staying with us, from the culinary varieties and to the excellent service. I will definitely congratulate the team for providing you an exceptional service and that made you feel more special. Thank you for recommendation and we cannot wait to welcome you back in the near future. Sincerely, Sobah General Manager
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Since there is already a service charge I tip clearly less. I never had the feeling that a tip was expected. We gave the dive center 10$/bottle for their exceptional service and our butler.
There are more places to choose from in the Maalefushi area.
PRICE RANGE
$1,592 - $3,818 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
MaldivesThaa AtollMaalefushi
NUMBER OF ROOMS
65
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