Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa

We had a wonderful vacation at Park Hyatt Maldives. We had 2 bedrooms villa with totally private area, closed from neighbors and other people. Comfortable staying and really great service. Almost every day there were different kids activities. Really good Dive Center, our kids enjoyed diving and snorkeling with turtles. Marine life was so different and wonderful! We saw a variety of sea life. Food was really tasty. The only difficult we had are variety of options. Despite we had All Inclusive meal plan we always had to think about what is included and what is not, especially when you have kids. Kids menu definitely has have to be updated. Our account manager was so kind and gentle.

We are regular visitors to the Maldives. We usually go annually and visit at least two resorts each trip. Park Hyatt Hadahaa (PHH) was our 11th resort in the Maldives. I will not comment on the general beauty of the country. That is well covered in other reviews. My comments will be more directed at matters that I consider important to me as someone who is lucky enough to have visited this lovely country multiple times BUT is still value orientated (lets be honest, Maldives is not cheap). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I would return to this island for its beauty, incredible deluxe beach villa and lovely house reef. However, I am firmly of the view the F&B offerings are not competitive with similarly priced resorts and need to improve. Of course this is a matter of opinion and there are a number of reviews that rave about the food. While I have given five stars the food did fall short of what I would expect for the price point. As the staff more than made up for this issue five stars seemed fair. TRANSFER PHH is a domestic flight. It takes significantly longer than a seaplane or speedboat. I would not do it for less than seven nights (but to be clear I have booked a domestic resort for next year). I recommend packing a fan in your carry on as if you have a stopover flight (as we did both ways) you’ll be on the plane for about 30 minutes with no air moving and it is not pleasant. PHH does a very good job of making the experience as painless as possible. We were met at the domestic terminal (having overnighted in Male) by PHH who assisted us with check in and lounge access all the way through to security. On the return PHH again excelled keeping us on the island as late as possible and assisting with check in through to security at the local airport. What they could control about the transfers they did, and they did it very well. REEF Our primary reason for visiting the resort was the reef. I have been lucky enough to snorkel some of the top reefs in the country including Kandolhu, Kagi, Mirihi etc. Over the course of our stay we snorkeled multiple times and completed multiple laps of the reef (in multiple sessions, we were too lazy to do complete laps in one session). I found that the fish on this reef in abundance at sunrise and sunset. If you want a lie in, this is not the best reef for you. If you are happy to get up early there are plenty of fish. We had our best snorkels at about 7am island time/6am Male time. There are not as many turtles as other resorts (although we did meet ‘Ben’ the resident hawksbill a few times and a juvenile green sea turtle). Nor did we find it as sharky as other reefs. The visibility on this reef was consistently excellent. Very clear, not once did we get silted out and there are some wonderful areas where the corals have regrown beautifully. Coral regrowth is quite good close to the Residence. I suggest jumping from the jetty and heading straight left. There is also a clown fish ane

Park Hyatt Hadada truly exceeded our expectations. Although a bit more of a trek from Male than other resorts, it is worth the extra time. The resort is naturally beautiful, the service, the people and the food were sublime. Having spent time at other premium resorts, Landaa Giraavaru and Cheval Blanc Randheli, after 9 nights at the Park Hyatt, we can honestly say it was every bit as good. The service was simply outstanding and this review cannot do justice to the quality of service we received. Nothing was too much trouble for our host Eid who attended to our every request with a smile. Special mention must go to the bar team - Shubhanka, James, Rusiru, Sangita & Lokesh who anticipated every request and made the best margaritas!!! Also special mention to Tsiosela who took great care of us at breakfast and at the island grill. Krishna at Koi who made each visit especially memorable. Overall, the quality of the food service at PHH was excellent. The diving and dive team were exceptional! Our sunset overwater villa was beautiful and perfectly maintained. We will have no hesitation in returning to PHH. William & Marcelo

The best beach I ever seen. The sea water is totally transparent, with a greenish color. Perfect for snorkeling and scuba diving, dozens of kinds of fish with a myriad of colors. 5 restaurants all with good food and service. Great rooms, mine which was the cheapest had 165 m2 with a private swimming pool. Great experience