Guest User
January 31, 2023
Loved this dream paradise holiday! As soon as covid restrictions ended my partner and I made the decision to take a holiday to one of our dream destinations, the Maldvies. We had high expectations given the popularity of the Maldives, but we still did a lot of research on the different hotel for couples. We were so glad to find Drift Thelu Veliga - we absolutely loved this resort and everything about it. We stayed there for 5 nights and we wished we had stayed longer! First of all the island is small and specifically catering to couples (not large families with kids, and certainly not a party kind of atmosphere). We loved this though as it was specifically what we were looking for. It was relaxing, calm and allowed us to explore and enjoy the natural perfection that is the Maldives - paradise. The staff were excellent too! Always attentive, very polite and gave us the space we wanted but also friendly if approached for discussion. We really enjoyed our interactions with everyone there, including kitchen staff, administrative staff, and we even met the general manager while we were there. Everyone was courteous, and we even made friends with a couple of them - everyone was great. Perhaps the only thing that we had some trouble with was initial contact and emails with booking staff - replies were slow and did not always answer all of our questions, so had to follow-up with them via email often. But to be honest, everything was resolved in the end and this became nothing but a distant memory for us. We booked an ocean villa, and boy was it worth it! Going to sleep and waking up hearing the water lapping against the villa was heaven. Seeing nothing but that crystal-clear turquoise water and the horizon in the morning right outside our window was breathtaking! We couldn’t get enough of it. The villa was excellent and although there are some minor ammenities that we would often expect at this level of hotel - all the necessary things were covered. We especially appreciated the free coffee and water delivered and restocked every day! The styling was simple but really nice, the bed was super comfortable and the bathroom was roomy and beautiful. Honestly, there was little to fault in this area. Also housekeeping and turn-down services were excellent, they cleaned and tidied everything really well and respected our privacy when requested. The food was much better than we expected! We had read a few comments by previous guests stating issues with the food, but in the whole we found the food excellent - and there was such a large variety as well! We are pretty big foodies and we love good quality food, so our expectations are fairly high, but we were pleasantly surprised with the quality and quantity of food available. We had breakfast included in the package and we took advantage of that and often had big breakfasts which would last us until dinner. For breakfast there was a variety of fruits, cereals and cooked dishes that covered for a variety of ta