Filitheyo Island Resort

Paradise island: white sand, turquoise water, lush vegetation. + The island is incredible for snorkeling: at least 200m of coral with hundreds of multicolored fish and even turtles and sharks. The food is excellent if you like spicy Indian food but the dishes are varied and excellent ice creams. - there is a lack of maintenance and finishes in general in the hotel, in the bedroom very hard mattress. Too bad wifi is paid and not included in the service (125 dollars/week) Wonderful stay overall.

Natural house reef. Good food. Bar staff super friendly and nice. The buffet is rather small but varied and tasty. The complex is a bit older... We had a water bungalow and had a really relaxing holiday.

This was our third trip to the Maldives. When we saw all these super positive reviews on Tripadvisor, we didn't hesitate for a single second to book this hotel. But once there, seeing the reality, what a disappointment, and that's a weak word. Almost nothing matched most of these reviews. The only rare truths are in particular that this establishment is old and that no more investment is made (general condition of all the woodwork, tarpaulins on the roofs of several villas on stilts). But we can understand this better when we know that according to scientists, apart from the capital, the islands of the Maldives will all have disappeared in 2050. So, what is the point of investing at a loss. We must still be honest and report that our bungalow, although aging, was pleasant and clean. Just point out that they refill the small 50ml plastic bottles of shampoo every day using a plastic water bottle, at a discount. The staff was overall very nice. The wifi is indeed scandalously overpriced whereas in other hotels it was free, which is why we followed the advice to buy a sim card at the airport ($50 for 200 GB). We chose this hotel mainly for the food and the snorkeling. The food: EXECRABLE. Every day, with one or another exception, always the same dishes. And to think that some on this site talk about a rotation every fourteen days, but what a huge lie. The next day, we found certain things from the day before transformed into other dishes. For breakfast, three marmalades including rhubarb and two others without any taste, the same throughout our two-week stay. Same thing for juices with two choices, one of which was watermelon which they called “multi-fruit” and the other, often coconut juice. They really take us for ******. Bacon, either beef but the majority of the time it was “chicken bacon”, also without any taste, never seen that. You forget cold meats at every meal, there are never any (with the exception of three, of which we do not know what they are, and which turned green over the days because no one dared to risk them ). Forget prawns and other seafood, there are none. So-called pizzas, always vegetarian, absolutely inedible. For desserts, a choice between five or six, always including a sorbet and an ice cream, and very often guess what flavor?...watermelon. We are not going to dwell much more on the meals, except that we found the same very cheap dishes every day and there would still be a lot of negative things to say. It was night and day with our two previous hotels, the Vilamendhoo and the Safari Island. In both it was paradise (except the food at Safari Island). The coral reef ? Blah blah blah. Apart from the ent section

The 7th time on this paradise island...but not the last. Thank you to all the staff for making us feel so good every time we come back. It's magical every time and like coming back to visit family. Thank you all for your warm welcome, for your good cuisine, for your discretion, for your excellent service and for keeping this island so beautiful and natural. Simply thank you.

My experience at Filitheyo Island resort is very positive; the structure is simple but well integrated into the naturalistic context of the island, without useless luxuries (among other things superfluous) in such a stupendous environment the rooms are equipped with air conditioning, minibar, complimentary water, minibar, fan, ti..,, therefore everything you need in a holiday The strong point of the island is certainly the reef, reachable with a few flips on the north side, and the rich tropical vegetation, in a tropical postcard context. Some superior rooms (starting from 112 onwards ) however, they do not have a pleasant beach front, they are facing the ocean reef so if they assign you one of these ask to change as the sunbeds, heavy and numbered, are assigned to the same room. Then I didn't quite understand the wi fi issue, you have to pay but they give you a username and passcode from which you can connect from your room. We have an esim so the question was indifferent to me. Water is paid for both during meals and at breakfast (never seen it at breakfast) and costs around 4 dollars with taxes. My evaluation is very positive about this island, it reminds me what the Maldives were like 30 years ago when I first came

We were at Filitheyo from March 8 to 20, 2024 Very beautiful island, friendly staff and a special mention for Rio this little guy who served us: he was always attentive to the slightest need. One of the most beautiful reefs we have visited. I hadn't seen so many corals again!!! The first class restaurant. It’s a place that we highly recommend. This was our 8th trip to the Maldives and this archipelago always attracts us. We wish him every success. Antonio, Gisèle, Ana and Edgar