Riu Palace Maldivas

My wife and I went to this Resort in the beginning of june, and if I have to describe it in 1 word: Perfect! We had an overwater bungalo with pool, and this was above imagination. Nice clean room and perfectly cleaned everyday, with a animal made of towels every day. Then the food, it was nice and tastefull and every day there was a different selection of fish and meat. If you dont like anything here, I'm wondering what you are eating at home. But the biggest plus of this resort is the personal. They are all friendly and more than willing to make your holiday the best. Ask them anything and they try to fix it for you. And a special thanks to: Puja, Chamika, Anu, Samee, Bharat, Sanju, Mita, Thanuka and Sando around the swim up bar, they were the best! If it is possible in the future, this will definitly a location to visit again.

Well where do I start, 2nd year on the trot visiting this beautiful place to start my 60th birthday celebrations. Yet again we were not disappointed. I had emailed prior asking if possible for a room on the sunset side and we were allocated room 102. Lots of familiar faces still there and some new ones. We were warmly greeted by staff who remembered us from last year. Pool bar staff, Desy, Sanju, Sameera, Poonam, thank you Puja making Richard’s stay happy with 2 fingers of captain Morgan’s, Ramesh although now over the Atoll side was brilliant and Chandoo, all 100%. The waiters in the palm restaurant [ the food is so good we didn’t feel the need to use any other restaurants), all brilliant but a special mention to Najah who was perfect and gave 200% and goes above and beyond to make your stay brilliant, there was nothing we could fault with him and thank him for looking after us. The Chefs all brilliant and special shout out to Edi and Amin. The food is top notch. The cleaning staff are always around, the place is spotless. Sameera who cleaned the room and left us lovely towel decorations every day. This hotel deserves the 5 star and never say never but we will return.

A fantastic place to relax and admire the beauty of the Maldives. The hotel is maintained well. Food is delicious and plentiful. The bar is well stocked and the staff - Poonum samee chamod Desy puja thanuka sanjeewa pasi fernando dasun, serve delicious cocktails from 10am until midnight.

My holiday was stay riu palace 🇲🇻 thy was my favorite place ever I had it because of the bar team speally sanju I was mentioned here made nice cocktail for us and another team member same Desy , Camika Dasun ponnum Thanuka Chamod pasy puja thank you all make my holiday,

From arrival to departure, the experience at the RIU Palace was perfect. We had booked for 13 nights in early July 2026. We booked a beach level room for my wife, daughter and myself. We arrived in the evening and had checked in online, so check in was swift. We were then taken to our room. We entered and it was very nice with a large bed and a sofa bed made up for our daughter. Everything was well appointed and included towels, robes, bathroom and shower sundries, fridge (with water and soft drinks renewed daily) and optics with 4 types of spirit alcohol. We had been travelling a long while and went for dinner. The buffet restaurant was a short walk from our room (110). The food there was of a great quality and lots of options. Service from the friendly and attentive staff was excellent and we ate there every night except for 2. Those 2 nights we ate at the Krystal and Yu Hi a la carte restaurants, both providing a very tasty dining experience. Before and after dinner we would visit the bar and listen to the relaxed evening entertainment. The bar served international branded spirits. Each table had a QR code for the drinks menu and all service was to the table. If you wanted a coctail not on the menu, the staff would happily make it if they had the required ingredients. The waiting staff in the bar were extremely friendly and happy, wanting a chat (if time permitted) and ensuring they learnt your names to make a return visit more personal. We woke the next morning to the most beautiful view from our room. Being a beach access room, we opened the doors onto a small veranda, then onto the beach, with the sea around 20m away. There are plenty of sunbeds and areas for shade or sun worshiping. The sea was a lovely temperature and perfect for snorkeling, with the water very calm. We spent most days relaxing here, with walks to the pool. The pool sits behind the main bar and includes a swim up bar with some seating. We would regularly walk here with access along the beach and have drink or two and a chat with the bar staff. Every day the rooms are cleaned, towels and bedding changed on request (towels on the floor if wanting changed and for bedding leave a card on the bed). The cleaning person would do something each day for us to come back to, be it a towel animal or a palm/flower arrangement. A lovely touch. Overall we highly recommend this holiday and hotel. The location is breathtaking, the staff the best we have encountered in all out travels, the food and drink complemented the perfect surroundings and even this time of year, the weather was great (with only 1 sign on rain over just short of 2 weeks).