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5 out of 5
Kihaa Maldives
Kihaadhoo, Baa Atoll, Kihaadhuffaru Island

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8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 129 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lidija

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Julius Gabor - OTA Manager - Sales on Nov 21, 2023
Dear Lidija, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending us to other travelers, it is our delight to note that you had the most amazing stay and we look forward to welcome you back at Kihaa Maldives!

8/10 Good

Patricia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent customer service. All members of staff worked hard to make our stay enjoyable. We were cared for as soon as we landed at Male. On our return a member of staff was with us until we completed check in to make sure everything went smoothly.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Feb 26, 2022
Dear Patricia, We are very pleased to have received a feedback regarding your stay. Your appreciation is our greatest reward. We are truly honored to read your kind and encouraging words to our guests. The entire management and team are thrilled to hear such good feedback. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. We guarantee that we will always continuously improving our services to a better guest’s satisfaction. We are delighted to note that you experienced a great stay. Thank you for choosing us and looking forward to welcome you back at KIHAA MALDIVES!

8/10 Good

Ginevra

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
I was in Kihaa Maldives years and years ago a nd was very excited to go back. The island is beautiful and beautifully located. It is a paradise. The staff will make your stay incredible, especially the bar and cleaning stuff. What we did not enjoy is that the management is quite poor and they are clearly not organised. On pick up they were about to make us go on a domestic flight instead of the sea plane we paid additionally for. This was quickly addressed. Then two of our activities were cancelled without us being informed, we found out as we were about to go on the activity, they tried to charge us extra for things that were not included, they continued to misinform us, also with our PCRs, our transfer back to Male etc. The food quality is incredibly disappointing for a 5 star hotel. It is really rather terrible. Apparently the island has recently changed management - we hope it will change management again because the current members are not interested in giving guests the experience that a resort and island like this should. We recommend the place, it is beautiful, the diving centre offers amazing activities and it’s separate to the hotel. Just bear in mind about the food and the fact that management is likely to screw something up. Other than that, one of the best holidays we’ve had. Amazing for couples, groups of friends and families with kids too.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Feb 6, 2022
First, I would like to thank you for giving us your time to write a feedback with your recent stay. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. We always strive to deliver a truly memorable and relaxing experience. Please be assured we have duly noted your concern and has been shared with the concern department head for our continuous improvement action. Despite your stay less than perfect, we are still delighted to note that you had an enchanting stay with our small slice of paradise and looking forward to welcome you back at Kihaa Maldives! Regards,

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Decent
the hotel itself is very beautiful and quiet and lovely however they have plenty of things that they can improve on.. starting with the prices of things. for starters the room that I stayed in came up to a total of a little over US$4000 and it just wasn’t worth the money. yes the room was nice but it was not worth $4000. secondly they don’t have any all inclusive packages that would be helpful for customers to save money. breakfast and dinner is included but lunch isn’t and then the fee for lunch is $150 per day and that does not include drinks so just imagine paying that if you’re staying there for two weeks. the manager is more than helpful and so is front desk reception. most of the servers in the buffet area have very nasty attitudes & don’t like doing their job clearly. the fans are never on so it’s always ridiculously hot wherever you go.. as for breakfast dinner and lunch the options are always pretty much the same and not much to choose from.. room service should be 24 hours or at least until 4/5 am considering the fact that dinner ends at 9 PM and breakfast starts at 7 AM I’m pretty sure plenty of people are really hungry during that time frame and there are no microwaves in the rooms so people pretty much just starve until its time to eat. I would also like to add the fact that I was charged $40 for a single burger & $15 for apple juice. I understand that this is a vacation and some prices are going to be different but that is just beyond ridiculous.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Nov 9, 2021
Dear Valued Guest, First, I would like to thank you for giving us your time to write a feedback with your recent stay. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. We always strive to deliver a truly memorable and relaxing experience. Please be assured we have duly noted your concern and has been shared with the concern department head for our continuous improvement action. Despite your stay less than perfect, we are still delighted to note that you had an great stay at KIHAA MALDIVES!

6/10 Okay

Maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Close to Manta Rays
One of the few known islands which you can still walk around completely on the beach. Well organized transfer and nice reception and bar. Great dive center. For the price, the food needs drastic improvement and rooms need some brush up. For us, the steakhouse doesn't fit with the hotel and had the best food but with a heavy price tag. We had half board and the buffet at dinner had 6 choices of main courses but only 3 meats. The meat quality was also not good and they ran out of food quickly. For the price we paid, we would try another resort next time in the same area.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Oct 11, 2021
Dear Maureen, First, I would like to thank you for giving us your time to write a feedback with your recent stay. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. We always strive to deliver a truly memorable and relaxing experience. Please be assured we have duly noted your concern and has been shared with the concern department head for our continuous improvement action. Despite your stay less than perfect, we are still delighted to note that you had a great stay. Thank you! Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Alon

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing vacation. A lot of water options diving and local reef is amazing. Very quite and beautiful sites everywhere you look around the island. Loved it all!!!
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Sep 25, 2021
Dear Alon, We are very pleased to have received a feedback regarding your stay. Your appreciation is our greatest reward. We are truly honored to read your kind and encouraging words to our guests. The entire management and team are thrilled to hear such good feedback. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. We are delighted to note that you experienced a great stay! Thank you for choosing us and looking forward to welcome you back at KIHAA MALDIVES!

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Tucson

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not a lot of Americans get this far. Long way to go, so don't plan on seeing many fellow Americans. It is worth it. This is at a UNSECO biosphere site. It is an island with rooms and luxury for those trying to break away from life for a few days. No cars, No stores, No sundries stores, no vending. Not a potato chip - Literally with in miles (by boat) I suggest a semi beach bum life style. Bare foot and baggies. You eat, drink and relax and have fun. Snorkeling is great, scuba, jet ski, The sea life is abundant. Every evening an event to meet and greet at the main pool area. The rooms are very clean (housekeeping is excellent). The staff and reception learn your names and note your preferences, with you for every need. I travel often and have seen many resorts. This is in the top of the list. They work so hard to make your stay for you. Our "handler" greeter at the terminal. Can't say a enough, Took us from terminal to terminal, to process and got us on the "local" to the Island - the resort is the island and vice versa. These folks run on their own Kihaa (Island time). WIFI was problem free. If you want my honest opinion- yes worth the trip. The change from top gear to idling is a noticeable and welcome shift in your life. I say twist your lid off and let the stress bubble away.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Sep 1, 2021
Dear Christopher, Thank you for taking the time and sharing your stay experience with us Your appreciation is our greatest reward. We are truly honored to read your kind and encouraging words to our guests. The entire management and team are thrilled to hear such good feedback. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. We guarantee that we will always continuously improving our services to a better guest’s satisfaction. We are delighted to note that you experienced a fantastic stay in our small slice of paradise. Thank you for choosing us and looking forward to welcome you back at KIHAA MALDIVES!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff. Very professional and attentive. Beautiful and clean beaches and delicious international cuisine.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Apr 1, 2020
Dear Valued Guest, We are very pleased to have received a feedback regarding your stay. Your appreciation is our greatest reward. We are truly honored to read your kind and encouraging words to our guests. The entire management and team are thrilled to hear such good feedback. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. We guarantee that we will always continuously improving our services to a better guest’s satisfaction. We are delighted to note that you experienced a fantastic stay with our small slice of paradise. Thank you for choosing us and looking forward to welcome you back at KIHAA MALDIVES! Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Julius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kihaa
Amazing stayon beatiful island.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Feb 23, 2020
Dear Julius, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending us to other travelers, it is our delight to note that you had the most amazing stay and we look forward to welcome you back at Kihaa Maldives!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service was exceptional & every need was met before even asking
Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Jan 31, 2020
Dear Guest, We are very pleased to have received a feedback regarding your stay. Your appreciation is our greatest reward. We are truly honored to read your kind and encouraging words to our guests. The entire management and team are thrilled to hear such good feedback. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. Looking forward to your future stay with us!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) OTA Manager on Jan 2, 2020
Dear Valued Guest, We are very pleased to have received a feedback regarding your stay. The entire management and team are thrilled to hear such good feedback. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. We guarantee that we will always continuously improving our services to a better guest’s satisfaction. Thank you for choosing us and looking forward to welcome you back at KIHAA MALDIVES! Regards,

2/10 Terrible

Nimalan

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Julius Gabor - Reservations Manager on Oct 18, 2019
Dear Nimalayan, Greetings! Apologies for not meeting up your expectations with us. rest assured that we will continuously improve our service for our guest's satisfaction in the future. despite your stay less than perfect, we look forward to welcoming you once again and recreate good memories. Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfection Vacation
Had the most lovey time at Kihaa. The villas were stunning. The beach was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. Went snorkeling with mantas and sting rays. Couldn’t have asked for a better vacation and can’t wait to go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) - Reservations Manager on Aug 6, 2019
Dear Melissa, Hearing that you had the most lovely time at KIHAA is the best thing we could hope for! your recommendation means a lot to us. Thank you for choosing us, Thank you for having you stay with us and we cannot wait to welcome you once again on your next visit! Regards,

4/10 Poor

ahmad

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Amazing location but uncomfortable stay
Location 5/5 Amazing views Facilities 5/5 They had most of the water sports and two pools ( one of them is an infinity pool) Our room 0/5 Even tho the room was cold, the bed was really uncomfortable and hot we couldnt sleep. When the mosquito nets were closed we couldn’t feel the cold but if we removed the net we would be exposed to the mosquitoes. When we spoke to the reception he just laughed in our face and said remove the net and no one had this problem before. Another note, the bathroom was outside so your exposed to bugs (crabs, lizards, beetles and ants) it’s not an issue for us but might be for other people who would need an indoor bathroom. Taps and shower head had rust and dirt on the floor. Food 2/5 For 5 nights we had the same food with slight variations and it feels like it was a high school cafeteria Staff 5/5 All smile, greet and happy to help
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Julius Gabor - OTA Manager on Jul 13, 2019
Dear Ahmad, We are very pleased to have received a review regarding your stay in our hotel. We regret to read that our services were not up to our expectations. Your concerns have been duly noted and rest assured that your feedback has been shared with the concerned department. We guarantee that we will always continuously improving our services to a better guest’s satisfaction during their stay. Despite your stay less than perfect, we thank you again and we hope that you will consider another stay with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The island itself is the best one I have been to in the Maldives, our room was lovely as was the position it was in watching the sun go down but the cleansenss was good and I had to tell the young lad doing it several times the things he hadn’t cleaned properly or at all,the mini bar was crap and even when we asked for drinks we didn’t get them for a couple of days sometimes and had to complain to reception, the restaurant staff were very good and the food was acceptable, as I said the island itself is amazing but the people in charge of different services need to oversee their staff better, in other words better man management is needed,we never go back to the same island because we like to explore different ones but would recommend people try kihaa
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) - OTA Manager on Mar 9, 2019
Dear Valued Guest, First, I would like to thank you for giving us your feedback. We sincerely appreciate your compliments being one of the best resorts you've been to Maldives, how lovely our rooms are. But, We sincerely apologize for not meeting your expectations. As our valued guests, we do take your feedback seriously as this will help us to improve our products and services we deliver. We regret to read that our services were not up to your expectations. We always strive to deliver a truly memorable and relaxing experience. Despite your stay less than perfect, We, the team here will look forward to welcoming you back at Kihaa Maldives Island Resort and Spa!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) - OTA Manager on Mar 31, 2019
Dear Valued Guest, Thank you for giving us your time to rate our service. we look forward to welcome you back soon at Kihaa Maldives Island Resort and Spa!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) - OTA Manager on Jan 13, 2019
Dear Valued Guest. Thank you for giving us a perfect rating 5 out of 5 and serve as recommended resort to other travelers. I'm sure that you had a great stay with our small slice of paradise. We look forward to welcome once again at Kihaa Maldives Island Resort and Spa!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pros - food, island, reef Cons - communication with staff bit complicated
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Julius Gabor - OTA Manager on Jan 3, 2019
Dear Valued Guest, First, I would like to thank you for giving us your time to write a feedback with your recent stay at kihaa Maldives Resort and Spa. We have dully noted your concern and please be assured that your feedback has been shared with the concern department head for our continuous improvement action. Still, We are delighted to note that you had a great stay with our small slice of paradise and looking forward to welcome you back at Kihaa Maldives Resort and spa.

2/10 Terrible

Frustrated, Perth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms given were far from average and had to pay an extra $700 to get a slightly bettter room
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Julius Gabor - OTA Manager on Jan 3, 2019
Dear Valued Guest, I would like to thank you for giving us your time to write a feedback with your recent stay at kihaa Maldives Island Resort and Spa. We have dully noted your concern and please be assured that your feedback has been shared with the concern department head for our continuous improvement action. Once again, we apologize for the unpleasant encounters and we hope to have the opportunity to gain your confidence back in the brand. We look forward to welcome you once again at Kihaa Maldives Island Resort and Spa.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Beautiful island and great staff. Rooms are a bit dated and housekeeping is not the best (needed to keep requesting clean towels and for the fridge to be refilled). But the helpful staff and the beauty of the beaches make this resort a great place for a holiday.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Julius Gabor (Mr.) - OTA Manager on Dec 4, 2018
Dear Guest, First, I would like to thank you for giving us your time to write a feedback with your recent stay with us. We have dully noted your concern and please be assured that your feedback has been shared with the concern department head for our continuous improvement action. We sincerely appreciate your compliments. All of our staff members were delighted to note that their efforts were recognized and so well appreciated. We are delighted to note that you experienced a great stay with our small slice of paradise and looking forward to welcome you back at Kihaa Maldives Resort and Spa.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Made to feel like second class citizen. Room cleaning extremely poor. Room cleaned at 3 pm if at all. Night at a la cart restaurant which is normally part of the all inclusive was not for us. Screaming children everywhere and there was no adult only area on the island. Lots of mosquitoes around the sun beds. Food was good but no peace to eat it with children allowed to run around. Not the peaceful romantic holiday that we planned. We have been to 4 other islands in the Maldives which were great compared with this one. Snorkelling was ok plenty fish but coral all dead.Wish we had picked another island.
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Julius - OTA Manager on Nov 6, 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you for choosing to stay at Kihaa Maldives and for giving your time to provide us with your feedback. However, I regret to learn that the impression you have taken away is less than expected. your comment about our overall products and services which still needs improvement has been reach my attention and is highly appreciated. This will then be used as part of our continuous improvement. Please be assured that your feedback has been shared with the concerned department heads for immediate action. On behalf of the entire management and staff, our sincere apology and once again, Thank you for feedback. despite of your stay less than perfect, I hope to have the opportunity to gain your confidence back in the brand and able to welcome you once more to Kihaa Maldives Resort and spa in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Salila, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice resort
My mom and I had great time in Maldives while staying at Kihaad. All staff are great and willing to help and service.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Dave, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, but not worth the extra time and money.
The Kihaad is beautiful, don't get me wrong. This is the third place we've visited in the Maldives, and the first time we pay the extra money to fly to a distant island far away from the capital Male. Considering that it was almost $1000 extra for the short domestic flight, and an extra 3 hours both ways (checking-in, waiting, boarding), it just wasn't worth it. The coral reefs around Kihaad are almost ALL DEAD, and millions of small pieces of dead coral litter the beach around the entire island. Beach access is difficult because you can't avoid stepping on bits of sharp corals. You practically have to wear shoes to protect your feet. The snorkeling trip away from the island is a waste of time. More dead corals and not that many fish. It's so sad considering this area is supposed to be a UNESCO marine sanctuary. There are plenty of better places to go if you're interested in diving or snorkeling. On the plus side, the island is very quiet and laid back. The service is excellent, the villas are large and well-maintained, and the restaurants are slightly above average. We've been to several destinations in the Indian Ocean and I would rate Kihaad as average. There didn't seem to be any air-conditioning anywhere except in the rooms. The "semi-formal" dining restaurant called SPICES appeared to have a/c, but they didn't turn it on and they kept the doors open. For us, it just isn't comfortable to sit down to an expensive dinner when the room temperature is 28C.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice resort
Kihaad resort is fantastic with lots of vegetation and with an astounding lagoon around the island. The reef is not that colourful, but it is alive, with lots of species of fish.

10/10 Excellent

anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simply beautiful resort with great dive shop!
The resort is simply beautiful! The accomodation is beautifully appointed ( we booked a sunset pavilion villa) and it was stunning. The resort was almost full during our visit but most of the time we felt like we were the only ones there. It is designed in such a way that ensures lots of privacy. The dive centre was fantastic! Gabrielle and his team did a great job. We completed our open water and our advanced open water course with Crystal, she was so wonderful and patient and we really enjoyed her company and friendship. She went out of her way to make us feel totally at ease during our dive training and took us from beginner to advanced divers in 6 days! She was an excellent instructor! All the staff were excellent and super friendly, in particular our room staff and bar staff always making the perfect cocktail! This resort is great value for Maldives and just pristine! Highly recommended!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kihaad
Everything was fenomenal

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was way beyond good! Thanks Kihaad! The place is amazing people is so nice! The hotel is beautiful the food is really good!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Instagram.com/g

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Transfer from Male airport to the hotel is kind expensive this is the only down point

10/10 Excellent

Niv

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great resort!!
Great resort, I have nothing bad to say about the hotel. We had a great time. We are couple 30's years old and we stayed at sunset villa with privet pavilon and it was great. We really like the side of 300's rooms. We did a lot of shnorkling and scuba diving. The house reef is really beautiful and the diving center is great and professional like everything else in the resort. The outside shower was amazing. The food was really good and variety. All the stuff was so nice and helpful. We came really spontaneously after tow months of traveling in india and it was the best decision we did. Great resort Thanks Kihaad we will come back for sure.

8/10 Good

Oz, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely venue with very helpful staff but with some small deficiencies. The resort offers a free dive trial for those who have not scuba dived before, the trial is to test if one is comfortable with the underwater breathing equipment, however each time we attended the allocated slot this was offered at, either no instructor was available or the instructors were reluctant to carry out the free trial. Almost every staff member was extremely helpful and approachable. The island itself is amazing and you WILL BE blown away. The food was lovely too, although it could have offered a little bit more variety.

10/10 Excellent

Tarun, Bangalore (India)

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall experience was just awesome. Everything was just perfect and beyond imagination. Rooms were very much clean. Hospitality of the crew in all areas are beyond excellence. Beaches are so clean and nice.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to enjoy water activities for anybody
I was there to enjoy snorkeling and practice diving, so I was happy to be there! The weak point is that the place is a quite expensive one. I was just there for 3 days (except transportation) and paid more than 1000 dollars for the stay (plus meals, treats, etc.) Anyway I have no regret!

4/10 Poor

Elvira , London

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced and not good value for money
The trip was a big mistake - it was a really expensive and not worth the cost. We had endless issues with the housekeeping staff removing furniture from the room without notice and moving our personal belongings, which was just not acceptable and when we complained they did nothing about the issues. I had to ask to have a formal complaint lodged and yet they still did not follow a proper process to help us. The food was very expensive and again not worth the cost. The dive School was really good but the diving was poor and certainly not what has been described. The best thing we saw were a few turtles in fact the snorkeling was better than the diving and again the cost per dive was double what we would usually pay. Please reconsider booking this island there are loads of others that are better value for money, better hotel and better diving. If I were you I would definitely look elsewhere.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Prashant

Liked: Staff & service
Nice hotel close to the beach
Kihaad is a good place to stay in Maldives. We were staying in reserved beach villa which was very close to the beach, swimming pool and dining place. Non veg food was good as well and hotel staff provided spicy food as requested by us. Everything at Kihaad is awesome except that there are small worms in and around villa and lizards outside door during night. I would recommend this place to my friends

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice staff and the front desk manager is very helpful. The hotel could use some refurbishing and up keeping to the rooms.

6/10 Okay

Ayman, UAE

Good value for the money, good but not excellent
- Great beach, pool and reef - Plenty of water activites - Above average Spa - Bad to average restaurants - in-villa dining food is horrendous, borderline inedible. Restaurants are not that great - Vilas are spacious, but not well maintained. A bit run down - Local staff are nice and very hospitable. Non-local staff are not that great and need to learn how to be hospitable and smile - Pretty dead after sunset

10/10 Excellent

Renne, Perth, West Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful but expensive.
A magic place. Nobody told us that all transactions are in US dollars, which creates a problem if you want to personally tip someone and you cannot get dollars. The strongly recommended use of the safety deposit box in the room is a joke, because the box is sitting loose on a shelf in the cupboard. Reception said: 'but it is quite heavy'. Otherwise, this place is as close to heaven as you might hope. The beach, the room, the snorkeling, warm all day, etc.

10/10 Excellent

Auditor, V

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
I was a little worried about the reviews about this hotel initially. But after visiting this paradise, I am glad I booked this place for my honeymoon. We stayed at Kihaad for 8 days. The property is beautiful and people who like to stay close to nature will really enjoy here. We were welcomed with a few surprise gifts on our arrival. 50% discount on a couple's spa treatment, dinner at their restaurant Sarong, welcome cake and champagne :) We booked a water villa which was huge!! It was built with an open air bathroom which was very enticing at first. But during our first night, we noticed a few lizards in the bathroom. But I really appreciate the fact that upon complaining about the bathroom, we were immediately upgraded to a garden villa with an enclosed bathroom and a private pool. There were a lot of activites that kept up engaged during our stay. The food was an amazing experience as well. The chef asked us about our preferences and cooked special dishes for us. I would highly recommend this resort to anyone visitng Maldives.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good experience
very nice and comfortable hotel, the sea view in amazing. top relaxation and very romantic hotel. However, there is always something that bothers, like electricity going off at night for half an hour, or telephone not working. but over all, it was a very good experience.

8/10 Good

Jordan, North Carolina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kiaad in the Maldives
Never seen water so transparent and multicolored in the azure/blue/turquois hues. Much deeper and richer colors than the Carribean. Babbling brook-type water movement with fish reflecting the rainbow. An experience feeding the stingrays and diving with Inah and team! Suitable for first-time or experienced divers.

10/10 Excellent

jay, San Jose, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great resort hotel
Kihaad island is great, very nice beach and water sports activities - snorkeling and scuba diving; Overall great experience , Maldives is truly great place and Kihaad is a spectacular place

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Amazing, we enjoyed the place, the rooms, staff and variety of restaurants available

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a lot of larvae and yellowish tap water
there are lots of larvae in the room and bathroom . tap water is yellowish in warm. I complained three times but not solved.so I gave it up.

8/10 Good

los1980, New Jersey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Honeymoon at kihaad
Paradise! But I can't help stating how terrible the Chinese tourists were. Even the staff appeared overwhelmed with how rude these tourist were. No consideration for rules on the resort.... Anyway the staff was great ambiance amazing house reef gorgeous I can't give it a 5 due to the breakfast being repetitive. They could change it up a bit! And the music was great te first 2-3 days but by our 5th day the music needed to change! Great touch for the ambiance but it could have been a tad more upbeat. Some of the staff at the toddy bar went out of their way to prepare catch of the day! (Fish) the staff did their best to help and accommodate us!

10/10 Excellent

Ulrik, Dubai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic location and a very nice holiday. Takes a long time (and money) to get there but really really nice once you are there!

10/10 Excellent

Aqi, High Wycombe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Honeymoon 2014
Excellent - FAB - Wonderful - Amazing - Special - Fantastic - Yummy - Beautiful - Exceptional - Some of the words to describe the trip - including staff, service, facilities, area

10/10 Excellent

mike, petersburg, il

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great diving, fantastic staff, good resort
The Maldives are famous for diving and for good reason. The Kihaad dive staff was great, they planned excellent daily dives, helped us with our next level of certification, and provided very good equipment. Very safety conscious also. The resort is one of the more reasonable in the Maldives (cheap is not a word to use for anything there!) but was very comfortable, well maintained and staffed by really great people from the reception to the restaurants and bar to the room cleanup. The food was quite good and they accommodated the vegetarian with some special dinners. The selection gets a bit repetitive after a few days, but this place is a long way from anywhere, so it impressed me that they got so much fresh food brought in regularly. The resort takes up the whole little island, so there's not much to do if you tire of beach time, diving and other water sports. But this is a great place to take advantage of the underwater wonders. Even the house reef, easily accessible by snorkeling, has lots to see. We saw morays, sting rays, octopi, eagle ray, jillions and jillions of reef fish, turtles and a shark (just a reef shark, but impressive nonetheless!). And then the dolphins came to swim with us while we were scuba diving. A great experience!