kcdiver42
December 19, 2024
This was a very special trip for us. We were celebrating our 20 year anniversary and a big birthday milestone. And I cannot envision any other place to end our trip, than at the Ritz Carlton in the Maldives. Everything was exceptional. There is not much more to say about this property than has what has been already said. And I understand that everyone's perspective is different. But we had an unbelievable stay at the Ritz. We stayed at the property for 9 days/8 nights. I'm a Bonvoy Platinum member and cashed in my points for 8 nights. And it was well worth it. Especially since being at any resort in the Maldives is extremely expensive. But throwing that aside. It was unbelievable. I used my points for an overwater villa and payed a bit more for a sunset view. Which was incredible! But a few days into our stay, on my husband's 60th birthday, the manager called our Aris Meeha (Ammadey) to speak with my husband to wish him a happy birthday. In doing so, they offered us a room upgrade to a 2 bedroom sunset beach villa suite. Which blew me away. And how could we turn that down. So during dinner, they moved our luggage to our new suite and Ammadey was communicating with me during dinner that our new villa was ready for our arrival, and to let him know when we were ready to be picked up by golf cart. UNBELIEVABLE. Ok...we do have some shoutouts to some of the amazing staff that really made our trip special. And I apologize ahead of time if we have misspelled their names. First of course was our Aris Meeha, Ammadey. He is AMAZING! He was very attentive. Communicating with us constantly thru WhatsApp. Especially since I came down with a cold and had to change our plans more than once. It's interesting, because even though my cold cleared out quickly, he knew when my husband's voice was becoming 'raspy'. (even when my husband didn't want to tell anyone he was coming down with my cold). I do have to say that each butler does manage 6 villas, and so that could be a bit overwhelming to some. But to Ammadey....he's a pro! Maria in management. At our prior resort we stayed at in Thailand, she was good friends with a manager there. And Poy in Thailand communicated with Maria about our arrival, and we got to spend some time with her, especially at the Bonvoy Elite Sunset Happy hour. That was amazing. And we are going to get the casing for diving for the iPhone!! Great Tip! Mafaz at the airport. Thank you for assisting us to getting us to our flight. Aly...room service staff....we missed you when we were transferred to our new room. Jean at breakfast/happy hour...I could chat with you for hours. Especially since you grew up in Asia and we just came from Thailand. Other names are Shaan, Yammu, Musto, Isko, Rudi and Ismail, Ahnaf, Lamyai and Maantey..thank you for our unforgettable private sunset dinner. I will remember that for the rest of my life. Mahalo Nui Loa! Thank you to all the staff and management in creating