Reviews of Nika Island Resort & Spa, Maldives

Excellent resort, beautiful well-kept grounds, lots of greenery 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Suitable for lying down, few Chinese people go there

had an absolutely perfect stay at Nika Island Resort. The staff were incredibly warm, attentive, and genuinely committed to making every moment unforgettable. The island itself is stunning — peaceful, beautifully maintained, and full of charm. The food was fantastic, with a great variety and fresh, flavorful dishes every day. There were also plenty of activities and opportunities to explore, relax, or just enjoy the beauty of the Maldives. A truly wonderful experience from start to finish. I can’t recommend Nika Island Resort highly enough!

We stayed in a Deluxe Beach Villa next to the Sultan Suite (room 1) on a FB plan. This is our second trip to Nika and our seventh to the Maldives. We typically stay in water villas but we already knew that the Nika water villas had pretty much zero shade so were not for us. Transfers in MLE were a breeze for us as regulars, but some newcomers might be a bit bewildered by the lack of a lounge at the seaplane terminal. We were only there for 15 minutes so we didn’t even go up to the free lounge. A Nika rep met us after customs, but not at the seaplane terminal. But it’s really not that difficult anyway. Our deluxe beach villa was the best place we have stayed in the Maldives, better than places 3 times the price. My reasoning: it’s huge with a private beach, small lagoon and about 10 metres from the reef. There is shade throughout the day and places to sit inside and out in very many different ways. I feel they are vastly superior to Nika’s water villas. The non-deluxe villas are on the other side of the island and many have very poor reef access. Snorkelling the reef is a bit hit and miss. We saw the best fish life near the diving jetty, but the reef and coral is healthiest closer to the beach bar. At the reef’s best it was superb with vibrant coral, sharks, eagle rays and one day a turtle. Some days it was poor with little to see. Watch out for the current along the shore which can be strong enough to be difficult to swim against. Our best snorkels were entering near the dive jetty and exiting at the beach bar where we had a hot chocolate. Food was mostly excellent and the buffet nights such as the Italian buffet and Asian buffet top notch for the Maldives at this level. Some of the à la carte food was not great and a couple of nights we were disappointed. Drink prices for the Maldives are exceptionally good value. A half bottle of red for $17 was our regular and cocktails were typically $12. Most of the cocktails were well made, but it was rather bartender specific. We thought the FB package was good value and not worth the upgrade to AI based on the drinks prices. The resort supplied us with a full price list which I used to choose which package was the best value for us. Scuba is excellent with some world-class sites nearby. Experienced divers MUST request a night dive on Maaya Thila and was just incredible: an open water night dive with sharks and giant trevallys galore. The team is very professional and the rental equipment I saw decent. They split divers into capability groups and exercise the right level of caution when people have problems. The boat is dhoni-style so not the fastest with transfer times to dive sites are typically 30 mins but some are an hour away. It’s easy resort diving with crew to help you with gear, and I spotted a couple of older divers taking off gear before returning to the boat. Picking up on what others have complained about. No, the outside shower is actually fabulous. It’s true the Italians have mor

We stayed on this beautiful island for our holiday in the Maldives and overall we had a very good experience. We stayed in the Deluxe Beach Bungalow No. 6, which was very spacious, well designed and cleaned twice a day. The room cleaning staff did an excellent job and everything was always spotless. A real highlight was the private beach area in front of the bungalow. It is truly stunning, and you can enjoy a lot of peace and privacy. Excellent service & celiac-friendly kitchen A huge plus for us was the fact that my wife has celiac disease (gluten intolerance). The kitchen team was outstanding and really went above and beyond. They accommodated every wish and made sure her meals were completely safe. The chef Chendru always ensured that everything was prepared properly and even paid attention to cross-contamination, using separate pans and equipment. They also prepared gluten-free pasta for her whenever she wanted. This was extremely reassuring and made our holiday much more relaxing. Great guest relations On the island, Diana was responsible for us and she did a fantastic job. She always kept us updated, took care of our wishes and made sure everything went smoothly. A big thank you to Diana! 👍🏽 Diana Italian atmosphere It is important to know that the island has a very strong Italian influence and many Italian guests. The food is often Italian-style as well. However, there was always enough variety and good options available. Negative points Unfortunately, there were also a few downsides. The biggest issue for us was that the seaplanes took off directly in front of the bungalows, starting early in the morning. The take-offs are extremely loud and we were often woken up. On other islands we visited, seaplane operations were located further away, with guests transferred by boat for the last few hundred meters. That system avoids disturbing guests and would be much better. Another point to know is that there is a local island nearby, where waste is often burned day and night. Because of this, we could sometimes smell the smoke from burning garbage on the island, which was unpleasant. We also noticed that the owner and her brother were on the island during our stay, and it felt like they gave significantly more attention to Italian guests than to others. The owner could not even properly say hello to us. These are small things, but it was noticeable. Excursions We booked several excursions (prices for 2 people): • Night snorkeling with UV light: 167 USD • Snorkeling with mantas: 241 USD • Snorkeling with nurse sharks: 172 USD • Sunset fishing: 120 USD (our fish was later prepared for dinner exactly as we wanted) All excursions were excellent and exceeded our expectations. Food & extras We had full board and at first we considered all-inclusive, but for us it would not have been worth it. We drank whatever we wanted, used the minibar daily, and in the end we paid around 1,000 USD for two people. All-inclusive would have cost

A beautiful and well-kept island with great attention to detail 🌿 From the first moment, you truly feel welcome — the warmth and kindness of the staff make you feel at home 🤍 The island grows its own vegetables and plants, which gives the place a very special, natural touch 🌱 You can clearly feel the Italian touch of the owner — elegance, style, and attention to detail blended perfectly with Maldivian architecture 🇮🇹✨ The food is excellent — fresh fish, vegetables, fruit, and delicious Asian dishes 🐟🍍 Everything is prepared with love, care, and great attention to quality. A truly peaceful place that stays in your heart long after you leave 🌴✨ Thank you, Nika Island Resort, for a wonderful stay and a beautiful experience. 💙

We are so happy we have chosen Nika. Beautiful island, well kept, lots of activities, great helpful staff. We had beach bills and loved it. Our special thanks to Diana for warm welcome and for organizing all the trips for. We have to be back!

Everything was perfect. The room was very confortable and the food was delicious. We had a very good time in Nika. The staff was very gentle, kind, always pretty available and quick reactive. I recommend everybody to come to this paradise.

Had a very nice stay at Nika, the island is beautiful, the restaurant and bars staff are extremely nice and the accommodation is what you can expect from a resort like this. Negative point for the “Guest Relations” people, their only objective is to sell you a maximum of extras (super expensive activities, massages, …). They are all Italian so if you’re Italian they will certainly be nice, if you’re not, go to another resort! The owner of the hotel is wandering around without saying anything to the guests, very strange. And the departure communication is awful and not what you should expect after such a stay…mixed feelings for us and we will certainly not go back.

Amazing island for couples and honey moon we selected it specially for isolation and relaxation Looks like paradise on earth Staff were friendly and very nice especially Mr ahmed who settled a romantic dinner and complementary cake Only small whisper to keep the dinner always open buffet and increase the variety

A fantastic vacation in a great resort! The staff is just fabulous and you automatically feel like family. The house reef is just great and the private beaches are just perfect. The food is delicious! We are already planning our next visit! If you are looking for a cozy an quiet place, this is the place to go.

We have been there 3 Times and we just loved each single experience. Staff is just great and made us feel in paradise. Snorkeling was great and finally had the chance to see sea turtles.

I stayed at this hotel and found myself in a rather challenging personal situation. I want to sincerely thank the entire hotel team for their incredible sensitivity, attention, and willingness to help far beyond what is normally expected. The people here are not only true professionals but genuinely kind and caring. Their support made me feel safe and looked after. A special thank you to Carolina and her entire team for going above and beyond to make sure I felt welcome, supported, and at ease. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone who values not just comfort but also genuine human warmth and care.

We were writing this email squeezed between the seats in a plane of a low-coast air company on the overnight flight with all my family getting back home after 10 days which supposed to be a great 5-star family vacation. A great example of a terrible ending which killed the whole experience. Me and my wife with five kids (15, 13, 8, 6 and 3 years old) have decided to spend a great vacation together in the best available room on a beautiful Maldivian resort – so we booked a Sultan Suite on a Nika Island Resort and Spa. It was our second time with Nika during the last 6 months – first time we stayed with three kids in November 2024 and everything was fine so we decided to return. It’s hard to travel with a number of small kids using connecting flights - so we booked direct ones to Male – a returning and also a flexible ones, just in case something happens and we’ll need to change the flights. The air tickets were around good 40% of the overall cost – to ensure the maximum comfort level. Planned smart but didn’t help in the end. We arrived as planned and spent a great 10 days – everything was good. But then the last day just killed the impression of the whole vacation: • We received a farewell departure message which said that the flight to Male is scheduled for 13:40 local Nika time (11:40 Male time). Our flight home was at 14:10 Male time so we suggested this could be a great balance to make it to the flight without overspending time at the airport. • We’ve paid the bill at 12:30 Nika time and were waiting for the flight – on the pier accompanied with a guard there. • At 13:40 the plane hasn’t appeared so we’ve started to bother – but no one has arrived to the pier with any updates. Not even proposing a water for the kids – nothing. • At 14:00 I myself (still no initiative from the personnel) went back from the pier to the reception and asked whether the plane is arriving and if we’re still making that to check in for our home flight – the answer was that everything is under control, no need to worry about. • 14:45 - the personnel finally have come to the pier - when the plane was landing – obviously to meet and greet the arriving tourists. No comments on what shall we do with our flight home. Definitely we would be looking for more attention and thoughts when it was pretty obvious that we’re missing our flight. • The local flight took off at 14:55 Nika time. At that time, it was still possible to reschedule our flight home for the next day without any extra costs – if someone told us that we’re not making that for the check in. But no one did. • The crew on the flight from Nika to Male was perfect – they’ve made it very fast even under heavy wind and rain (that’s why it is pretty obvious that so called “bad weather conditions” was not the reason for delay). By the way during the last two days of our stay the weather was even worse in terms of wind and rain and the planes were arriving without any complications. • Finally, we arrive