Its all been said...but I felt compelled to add my thoughts to all the superlatives that have been written. We have found a most special place. The staff are second to none; with a genuine care and thoughtfulness that can not be forced. Yes this is a 5 star island; I will not use the term resort as it is... More

It's amazing to swim with all the beautiful coral & coral fishes. I need a h2o prove camera the next time round. It's a perfect place for couples, a romantic and relaxing get away. u need not bring much as most of the stuff is provided. Things like make-up removed ( I gotta give a thump for that). When u... More

We returned recently from the Banyan Tree . We have been to some of the best hotels in the world (eden roc , Antibes . Splendido ,Portafino . The point , lake saranac etc and this was one of the best holidays we have been on . The service was excellent , way above and behond . The food was... More

Once upon a time there was a five star resort on vabbinfaru. now this year we found out that there is just a three star standard - the price ist still five Star. general: we stayed there for ten days and during the intire time we have not seen one single member of the management team (no f&b, no facility,... More

We stayed here for our honeymoon last year and had a wonderful time. It really is paraside on earth, and definitely the place to go for utter relaxation and understated luxury. We stayed in No 7 on the sunset side (a garden villa). It really was luxury, and had everything you could possibly need. I liked the extra privacy the... More

A small (usually almost round) island 25 minutes by boat from Male. There are two jetties, one main and one "sunset". The main (south south east) jetty caters for arrivals, departures, trips and the free shuttle transfer to the sister Angsana island. There is a reception, an outside buffet dining area used for all lunches and an internal/external area used... More

Despite May being low season and people warning of monsoon, yes we had rain (mostly for 1 hour only and at night), we had awesome hot sunny weather for most of the week and one or 2 hot but overcast half days. This place is paradise. Tips are: bring good mozzie repellent for evenings, get the speedboat not the seaplane,... More

Having last stayed here 9 years ago I was not sure what expect. I should not have worried, the standard was still superb. Hosts were aware we had stayed their and other Banyan Tree resorts previously, all part of the nice touch Banyan Tree and to make it even better they upgraded us to the top Villa free of charge.... More

We were there THREE times (April 2010, January and May 2011) despite of the fact that this is far from cheap trip. Almost everything is perfect. I especially like it because of diving - dive base leader - Adam Aana, instructor (or maybe already PADI IDC Instructor?) Zoona Naseem, Michi Tanaka (thanks to her I became a diver!) are simply... More