Guest User
January 7, 2025
We spent two dreamy weeks at Nova Resort over Christmas and New Year's. The entire staff is incredibly friendly, especially towards children, and everyone put in a lot of effort to ensure we had an amazing experience and a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration away from home. The buffet on December 24th and 31st was absolutely fantastic. Beyond that, the food is delicious and varied. The island is stunning, with sandy beaches all around, and the (beach) bungalows are very spacious and new. With our three children, we stayed in a double (family) bungalow, which was fantastic. The room service comes twice a day and is extremely friendly, thorough, and efficient. The house reef is teeming with colorful fish, sharks, and even turtles. The diving school staff provide excellent care and guidance. We hadn’t been diving in a long time and felt we were in very capable hands from the start. I went on the manta snorkeling tour by boat with my son. We were incredibly lucky and saw many mantas and even a whale shark. It was a breathtaking experience, but it really depends on luck—some didn’t see the big fish, which makes it an expensive outing for the whole family. Another matter of luck is the weather. We had great weather at the beginning but were a bit unlucky towards the end with lots of rain and wind. You should be mentally prepared for this, as you usually only see sunny pictures. It was our first vacation in the Maldives, but certainly not our last. The atmosphere of the small island, the friendliness of the staff, and the amazing underwater world absolutely won us over. Thank you to the entire Nova team for the wonderful time!