Nova Maldives

Where to even start we recently stayed at the beach villas on this lovely, small island, and it was an amazing experience! The villas were clean and well-maintained, making for a very comfortable stay. The island itself is beautifully serene, perfect for a relaxing vacation. We tried all the restaurants and the food didn't disappointment. With different themes everyday we had plenty. A special thank you to the chef angi who made omelettes for us everyday and Chef Evi for taking the time to personally check in on us and ensure everything was to our liking.His conversation made our stay even more enjoyable. The only suggestion we have for next time would be to add a drying rack or line in the bathroom for convenience. Overall, we had a fantastic time and can’t wait to return!

We had an amazing holiday at Nova. The staff is realy friendly and helpfull, everything is so well organised. Special thanks to Marzhan, who helped us with everything and showed us around and helped if we had any questions. Ageel and Toby were also amazing. They guided us during the whaleshark tours and mantaray tour. The house (at the sea with private swimmingpool) was amazing and perfectly clean (cleaned once a day). Once again, Nova is an amazing resort and worth every penny!

Lovely hotel: very friendly staff, great food, delicious cocktails, good alcohol. The whole team is very friendly. I would like to note the cleaning of the rooms and the territory separately. Everything is at the highest level, the room is cleaned 2 times a day, always clean towels, bathrobes. A beautiful reef with small sharks, rays and colorful fish. Excellent evening program: live music, dancing and various shows. There is a billiard table and ping pong 24/7. In the morning there is yoga, in the afternoon there is a DJ by the pool. A very cool gym with new equipment. The seaplane was not expected, he took it to the hotel within an hour after landing in Male. It takes 35 minutes to fly. We will definitely come back again. Everything in the hotel is just perfect. Our rating is 11/10. We recommend taking AL: unlimited alcohol is included, rental of saps and kayaks per day for an hour, snorkeling equipment without restrictions all days, 3 visits to the ala kart restaurant.

Nova Hotel in the Maldives is one of the nicest hotels we have ever visited. It is small, charming, comfortable, and suitable for both couples and families. The staff are very attentive, especially Mercan at the reception, who we would like to thank for her friendly smile and the effort she put into making us feel comfortable. Everyone working in the kitchen and service was also very hospitable, the food was excellent, and the rooms were very clean. We stayed in both a beach villa and a water bungalow, and we highly recommend both.

We had a very nice time. People are very friendly. The water villa is beautiful; a lot of space; the whole hotel is always clean. Perfect place for snorkeling. Food is delicious. The restaurants flames and mizu offer high quality food and the F&B team always do their best that you can have a good experience. The team for water sports are friendly and offer a variety of activities which you will enjoy

Our 5N stay at Nova Maldives would have been like on any other resort hotel on any other lagoon I guess. With one major difference. It’s staff and the level of service they delivered catering to every need. We as a party of 3 (relatively non swimmers) were apprehensive of the marine outings that we’d booked. But EVERY single member of staff that we casually mentioned it to were just so empathetic and gave us all their assurance citing their own experience of swimming with the sharks/mantas etc. I’d love to be able to mention a couple of names but that would be simply unfair to the rest of the team. So here’s my round up of the most outstanding ones and the reasons why. Agge We went out for the sunset fishing trip and Agge was so charming, funny and encouraging. I also caught an emperor fish as long as the boat (!), but maybe I’m lying. Mohammed One of the team in the fishing boat. Such a nice and humble guy. Think he’s Bangladeshi. Towby Our least snorkel leader. He must have been a fish in another life! He’s so cool and kept us all very calm. He also had to deal (diplomatically) with some in the group who were diving down to touch the coral. Well done Towby. You’re a star man! Shiva He works in the bar and he makes a kick-ass margarita. I don’t even like that drink, but I had to have one! Shidha (photo) Lovely and throughly experienced photographer who has a great eye for detail and technique. I NEVER smile in photos, but Shidha made me smile. It’s a must to get a photoshoot with her. Evinda & SanDeep (Exec Chef) These 2 are masters of the restaurant. The food was simply superb. There was nothing they could not do to accommodate the guests. Remember the boat sized fish I caught? They even cooked it to be presented at our table for dinner. Other guests were envious. Evinda will also whip up an excellent sambal (chilli) for you personally. Bloody superstars!! Sandeep…you are blessed to have such a great team under you. James and Ray Lastly, these 2 guys are probably now my most favourite Pinoys in the world. Ray cooked for us in the TeppanYaki restaurant over the water, and James is a member of the restaurant team. He is super talented and although he didn’t cook for us in the Japanese restaurant, I’m told he juggles knives…..blindfolded! What a guy. Just for that I am probably going back to Nova Maldives to witness the magic that James can do. In conclusion, if you’re heading to the Maldives, look no further than Nova. What an experience in creating memories.