Heritance Aarah - Premium All Inclusive - 40 Minutes away from Male by Seaplane

Exceptional location & island. For us it had the perfect size. Small enough to provide the Maldives "feeling" but big enough not to get claustrophobic. Good choice between 7 different restaurants of which 3 had been very good. The all inclusive is a real all inclusive with ample choice on food and drinks. The staff was exceptionally friendly and efficient.

Connection time in Male upon arrival for the seaplane was 5hours, which is too long. That the vacation had to end...:-)

Fantastic place; good food, facilities and outstanding staff everywhere

The staff are exceptionally well trained and attentive, and it felt like they were happy doing their jobs, which makes all the difference. It's a relaxed resort, perfect for those escaping a hectic life, or are retired. Excellent scenery, the food is exceptional with a wide variety across the different restaurants and more booze than you can shake a stick at. Overall, it was an incredibly satisfying experience. Kunal, our butler, was so attentive, positive, and knowledgeable that he brightened up our days, setting us off on a good footing every morning and organising the restaurant schedule.

The excursions aren't worth your time. If you want to be pampered with a simple massage, you'll need to remortgage. It was explained to us that they're an external company. The watersports are overpriced, again an external company, and there's very little to no entertainment at all, unless you pay through the nose for it. Overall, it was a great experience, but price gouging is prevalent. $200 to snorkle next to Manta rays per person, but no guarantee to see them. There was a singer in the bar on the last night, very good but sang for 20 minutes, had a 30 minute break before singing again, in the interim they played music that almost forced you to pay the $25 they wanted for a song request.. yep, you read that right. Oh, and if you wanted to watch notting Hill on an inflatable screen on the beach wearing Bluetooth headphones to hear it, you'll pay $650++ it's like they try to bore you into paying through your nose for nonsense you'd get for free in the Gilli islands.

All around great luxury resport. Expensive but well worth the money in terms of staff quality, cleanliness and service.

All was amazing . The food, the service and the facilitets!

This was our first trip to the Maldives and it surpassed our expectations.The setting was beautiful, the seaplane arrival was a wonderful experience and gave us a great overview of the setting. Heritance Aarah is a stunning hotel made even more special by the amazing staff. Nothing was too much trouble. They were charming and helpful and seemed to anticipate every need or want. The food and drinks were of the highest quality which was unexpected for an all-inclusive package. No plastic beakers here - lots of choice and never stinting. We opted for the beach villa with a private pool. It was very comfortable and we loved being able to wander on to the beach straight from our room to swim or watch the sunset.

Staff was so friendly, food was amazing and nice variety of activities. Rooms were clean.

Sea plane departure time was so early, so we spent 8 hours at the international airport.

The whole experience of our stay was excellent. The stay was coordinated by our butler Arka who was always available and making the best of our vacation. We have for the full 100 % enjoyed our stay. In the restaurant Baani we have had a friendly, exceptional, thoughtful service from Hamdoon who really enriched our stay and made us feel very welcome. Also, Nirman (Baani) and AJ (Ambulla) offered us a great and friendly service. The quality of the food was exquisite in the Baani restaurant as well as the Ambulla restaurant, where the team offered a high quality food and service. The spa was very well and the massages were excellent. The Ocean Suite we stayed in did have all the possibilities for an exquisite stay with a great view to the sunset every evening which created a spectacular experience at almost every evening. The pool was great and also the service of the team who did service the villa's was great, and they did good care of us. The house interior offered everything needed for a great stay. The island is beautiful and looks very nice and well taken care of. The gym was clean and had a state-of-the-art equipment and also enough, so there was no waiting time and enough possibilities to do the exercises.

The dive center activities were expensive and the planning what not as you can expect, compared to the quality of the resort. The trip to the manta's (400 dollar) started almost 2 hours too late and after the trip the guide explained that we started too late. Which is strange as the co-ordination was in their hands. The whole planning was messy and for such a high amount you may and can expect much more quality. Of course, nature decides for itself if there will be manta's, but the way this was communicated and handled was disappointing. The promise for a compensation was never met, nor did we have heard anything from the team. This was disappointing as it does influence the high quality standard of the entire resort and our stay. The price of the spa was high, also compared to previous stays we have had in the same high quality resorts who offered the same quality of massage. Despite these matters, the rest of the stay was excellent.

Food was good but the variety of food was not enough. We ate at Ramba most of the time. Staff was very attentive and tried by all means in taking care of us. Arka was outstanding, he was always at service, whenever we needed. Bicycles were available on rent, but the buggy service was fast that we didn't have to walk. Check-in was super smooth, our room was already ready, and the key was handed over to us within minutes. The beaches and water were crystal clear.

Nothing much to mention in this section. Only the beach is full of shells from the sea, which makes it difficult to walk on the beach.Breakfast there was not much option in non-veg. Like no beef or turkey bacon etc. etc.

Lovely picturesque Island with a variety of restaurants and activities to choose from. The ocean villa was amazing, clean with a stunning view of the ocean. The staff were lovely and accommodating from the airport to the island resort through-out our stay. Preetham was a great host and butler. I would recommend Heritance Aaarah to family and friends!

I would have l preferred a more extensive and diverse house reef for snorkelling, which we enjoy as a family, rather than relying on boat excursions.

we had an amazing stay at Heritance. since we arrived, all dinners, hotel areas, diving, everything perfect. the only restaurant I do not recommend so much is the only one was chargeable, it is the Hathaa. the food is ok, but the others restaurants which were mot chargeable, the experience were much better, like a michelin star. also need to mention the person who took care of us all the days, Prashant amazing person, very careful with us, efficient and providing all the requests we had to.

Where to start? This was an amazing trip. The island, service, food and everything was exceptional

Only few details. Service in the pool area could be improved, we didn't get served, offered drinks as often as we wantedA couple of days the sea brought in some rubbish to the beach which I happily collected. They have a team shipping the beach once a day buy maybe 1 or 2 times more a day is needed?

Absolutely everything. I would have to say that the staff were phenomenal. The employees alone would make me want me to go back never mind the food and the accommodation. Excellent facilities as well. A special thank you to all of the team in the Baani restaurant and especially to Arka our butler who was exceptional. Thanks for an amazing holiday

Can’t think of a single thing

wonderful resort with very big beatiful lagoonwe had the Ocean Suite, which I can recommendgreat restaurants to choose from, all were super. Great bars with sun-set view. Also loved the infinity pool with is for Ocean Suites Guests.Special thanks to the team of the Baani restaurant, outstanding service from everyone, and thanks to our butler Prikchit, who always responded practically in real-timeWe had a great massage by Jen in the spagreat snorkeling right from our place, nice diversity of fish, quite intact coral

we have had slightly better buffet restaurants, but this was more than compensated with the special restaurants to choose from. In other places, the buffet place was the center of dining for the whole resort, and here it is all more distributed.considering this is quite a new place, the suites showed some signs of usagebut these are minor points and don't spoil the great experience

Wonderful viewRooms are cleaned twice dailyLarge varieties of foodOur butler Mr Prashant is very helpful and carefully planned our activities. We really enjoys our stay.

We enjoyed a dream holiday in an amazing location with excellent facilities & first-class catering including wines and spirits, all made that much more special by the attentive, friendly and helpful resort staff. Our butler Preetham was exceptional and he and his colleagues Silva, Rohana, Jayalal, Hussein and staff generally, all went out of their way to make our stay a truly wonderful experience. We unreservedly recommend Heritance Aarah!

Everything!!To name the best:1) Environment: pristine, clean, beautiful sorroundings2) Ocean Villas: plenty of privacy, very well equipped, clean and kept clean every day.3) Staff: very helpful, watching your every need. Our butler Preetham was there for us 24/7, for all our needs and more. Thank you for making our stay perfect.Also special thanks to Ayla and A. Jay as well as our water sports staff.I would rarely say this of on all inclusive resort, but this was a real 5 star experience really worth its value.

We loved everything

service staffdelicious foodexcellent cocktailsbeautiful and clean villassea lifeall inclusive

there wasn’t anything I disliked. however We were there on Christmas, and although they had some activities and a performance it was not as festive compared to other resorts we have been.

+ The room itself was very tidy and had all the necessities for comfort. + The island is quite large and has variety of restaurants, so you won’t get bored of food selection. It was one of best all-inclusive I have been to due to diverse food choices and incredible cocktail menu.+The service in Heritance Aarah is a separate point to highlight. Any member of stuff was eager to help especially our battler, Esam. Unfortunately, upon my return to London I realized I forgot my handbag in hotel and contacted Esam to see if I can somehow get it back. Esam arranged everything for me free of charge(!) and get it back to me within a week. P.S.Huge thanks to the team who made our honeymoon a dream come true <3

Everything was amazing!

Amazing staff, always anticipating guests' needs and wants. Beautiful villas, many options of restaurants (all equally good!), great infrastructure and the nature around is just beautiful.

Nothing to complain.