Alila Kothaifaru Maldives

It was my first trip to Maldives & i picked Alila, love both the room interior and exterior. Food was surprisingly good 😍 Me and my bf enjoyed alot here!

The hotel has very good food options and all are very well made. The staffs are very attentive and friendly, always coming to chat with us and giving advice on activities and history of Maldives. I’m The hotel offers good variety of water sports so that we won’t get bored. The sand is fine on the beach and the water quality is very suitable for snorkelling. We can easily find lots of fish by swimming a hundred meters from the shore. We tried SPAs, table tennis, snooker, gym facilities. We joined scuba diving, fishing and they were all very well organised. The only shortfall is the pest problem. Lots of mosquitoes caused serious problems at the beginning. The staff should have warned guests seriously about this so that we can get prepared (closing doors and apply repellant) otherwise you will get really bad bites by various bugs. We stayed at beach villa and every night it’s like a battle of all kinds of bugs - gigantic cockroaches, snails, worms, caterpillars, flies, lizards, spiders, red ants and sand bugs. I even found one flying ant in bed one night. This really ******* me during the entire trip.

蚊子太可怕了。上一次廁所叮5個包。設計感還可以。服務態度好，但是管理不好。電瓶車居然衹有自己的管家可以來接，很不方便。

因為是新島原因，房間設施都很新，很不錯👍

This was the third visit since 2023, with a visit to Alila Kotai Paru every year. The room condition and facilities are perfect, and the lagoon and underwater environment are excellent. Especially, I can't forget the excellent service of Yakitoriba's employees. We were the only Koreans who visited during the ***** New Year, but Chanaka, alex, and arya of Yakitoriba carefully took care of our couple. I want to come back next year even because of them. Taste and service are the best on Earth. You must eat poke and yakitori when you come here.

This is a honeymoon trip my husband and I will forever look back on fondly. The property, with its modern design and touch of sustainability, is exactly what we were looking for in a luxury resort. January is their peak season, and it seemed like the resort was operating at full capacity, but it never really felt busy except during breakfast. The resort offers a lot of activities through the water sports center and the dive center. We enjoyed the fishing trip we went on, but aside from that, we spent our time snorkeling in the mornings, playing games (pool, ping pong, and padel), and relaxing in our villa. We waited until the last day to visit the spa, which I definitely regret as they offer so many different options we would have loved to explore earlier. There are definitely small details that could be improved by management (e.g., the exposed sandbags near the main pool and the northern side of the island between the jetty and the yakitori bar, as well as the construction on the water villa boardwalk that sometimes blocked buggy access). All in all, the general facilities and amenities are in great condition, but that’s not what made it such a memorable and heartfelt experience for us. For us, it was the people who work there that made the experience so special. Breakfast was at Seasalt every morning. Agnes would always greet us at the door and was so considerate and thoughtful when suggesting seating options, especially when we felt indecisive. A gentleman, whose name I didn’t catch, remembered my request for white pepper with my congee and brought it to me without my having to ask the next time. Sellii is absolutely sweet and delightful to talk to. We loved and miss seeing Sandip and his big grin greeting us every day before or after breakfast at the Mirus Bar. It became our routine to visit him to start our day, and he always had something delicious or wise to offer us. I’d suggest ordering a “Sandip Special” from him—it will never disappoint! We also loved the vibe at the yakitori bar. We didn’t stop by until later in our stay and wish we had met Arya sooner. We initially went there for a light dinner but ended up spending the rest of the evening enjoying the amazing skewers he prepared and the wine he poured. We loved it so much that we had the fish we caught during our fishing trip prepared at Seasalt and sent to the yakitori bar so we could enjoy the tranquility and Arya’s delightful company. Make sure to ask him about his artwork—you’ll be in for a treat! We also enjoyed our dinner at Umani, and I’d recommend ordering the “Taste of Umani” to explore their signature dishes. We met Nee and Saahii while dining there, and they were super personable and delightful as well. The resort also offers complimentary nighttime activities that provide insight into the culture and history of the Maldives. Sadha and her colleague gave a great presentation on the past and present of the Maldives, and speaking with them afterward gave us meanin