The Halcyon Private Isles Maldives, Autograph Collection

Had a great time in raffles. Lots of snorkeling, relaxing and plenty of fine dining. I stayed for nights and from day one i have experienced excellent, attentive service from the resort’s team, especially our great butler Liza. They inquired about our requirements before hand to cater for all our needs. Especially us being from the middle east the staff were very attentive for our needs of privacy, hence appointing a female butler for us. Everything was in the room before we arrived. The check in was smooth and easy inside our villa. no need to go to reception anymore, that is a plus in my book. The villas are bigger than other resorts in went to before. Its will equipped and we experience nothing but luxury. We stayed 2 nights beach pool villa and 2 nights at sunset water villa, Both amazing. The only thing which i could honestly criticize is the lack of a buffet style breakfast and the quality of food in all resturant. You could find some dishes of good quality but some also are not satisfactory to describe them. The coffee was below average. Also, activity ( pool , pingpong table… etc ) would have added greatly to fun factor of the resort. To sum up, this our best maldivian resort we experienced so far. The only thing that we didn’t enjoy was the food which is a big factor if you ask me.however, what made our trip much more enjoyable is the excellent and very professional service provided by the resort’s team, especially butler Liza and resort manager snow. Both are wonderful people and professionals. Can’t thank them enough for making my trip this time a memorable one.

My wife and I visited in February and it felt like a dream! We loved our overwater villa. The water had so many colors. We loved the size of the resort. It felt intimate and quiet-which we loved because we live in a big city and we want to feel relaxed on vacation. The staff is wonderful. Yassir was our butler and he took care of us. The Raffles worker who greeted us at the airport (I believe his name was Ahmed) helped us tremendously. He got us all checked in for our domestic flight and showed us where to go. He even got us on an earlier flight to the resort which we so appreciated! The General Manager Tracey is fantastic and helpful. And we have wonderful things to say about the chef, Shane. My wife has dairy and gluten allergies and she can’t eat most meats. Shane did a great job catering a menu to my wife and he was so friendly! We miss the staff at Raffles, including the waiters. All of them made Raffles feel like home. Raffles is definitely a paradise island. Very unique. And if you are looking to go to the Maldives for the first time or visit a new place in the Maldives, we definitely recommend Raffles! You won’t regret it. Everything about Raffles was perfect. The house coral reef is excellent with lots of exotic fish. This was our first time in the Maldives. And we plan to visit Raffles Maldives again. We’ve stayed at nice resorts around the world in around 50 countries, including Four Seasons in Bora Bora. Raffles Maldives might be my favorite.

Amazing property!