Villa Stella, Rinbudhoo

We decided to spend a few days in local island during our summer vacation in Maldives. We planned combined trip to stay at an All-inclusive resort, local island and close-up at a high-end resort. Surprisingly, Villa Stella presented us with most memorable time and unforgettable experience! Villa Stella is managed by Athif and Hathim, who are always there for any requests and to manage our stay to be comfortable. From the reservation step, Athif was very supportive and responsive to our various questions and requests. We were greeted at the port, and they introduced about the Rinbudhoo island and Villa Stella during the short walk to the guest house. Rinbudhoo is a beautiful and calm small island, feeling like untouched from busy tourism, we felt like we rented the whole island. We were very impressed on Athif and Hathim’s plan and passion to build up a new tourism, sustain the tradition and marine life environment. Villa is located right in-front of the beach, entrance is just few step apart from the crystal clear turquoise waves and silky sands. It was like our own private beach! There are a lot of small crabs which made my son never boring. For snorkeling, we could easily approach to the beautiful forest of table coral reefs by swimming out shortly from the beach in-front. The reefs were full of colorful fish, sea anemone, we also met sharks and turtles. Snorkeling day-trip boats from nearby resort were coming to Rinbudboo reef, but we could enjoy the reef free of charge and whenever we wanted. We also enjoyed fish watching and walk to the jetty, which was so beautifully lighted under the stars. The rooms were clean and air-conditioned, and beds were spacious and very comfortable. But the highlight of our trip were the meals! We stayed with full-board plan, and every meal served were prepared homemade with love and sooooo delicious. Meal was served at the beach and table was moved every time depending on the shade location, it was We were able to taste local traditional Maldivian foods, fresh local fishes (including fish we caught from the fishing trip), every meal was a feast, plentiful and surprising. Dinner is served as 3-course meal, including bread, soup, fish, salads, rice menu, as well as dessert, all homemade! It was much more delicious than meals we had in high-end resort for which we paid 3-4 times more. We did the fishing trip and sandbank trip during our stay in a very affordable rate. We could get on the boat right from the front beach, which was very convenient. The fishing trip was really fun and many fish were caught which were cooked and served during our meal. So fresh and delicious. The sandbank we have visited was absolutely stunning, felt like we were in paradise and movies. The sunset we watched on the boat wayback was so beautiful. We are already missing the times spend in Villa Stella, and we are sure that we will revisit during our upcoming summer vacations, cannot recommend enough for a dream family trip to other

Un vrai petit paradis entre terre et mer! La villa stella est un lieu parfait pour un séjour en famille, les pieds dans l eau! L accueil y est chaleureux, les attentions quotidiennes de nos hôtes nous ont permis de passer des vacances mémorables. La maison est tout confort, les repas sont délicieux et très copieux. Nos hôtes nous ont permis de découvrir dans la culture maldivienne et sont d une générosité naturelle qui laisse sans voix! Aucune fausse noté à ce séjour qui s est bien déroulé grâce à la disponibilité de nos hôtes en amont déjà de notre voyage! L île est petite et préservée du tourisme de masse, la faune sous marine est incroyablement riche et ça des le bord de o eau, pas besoin de prendre un bateau pour voir des merveilles aquatiques! La plage est idéal, transat et parasol sont installés juste pour les hôtes de la villa. Un kayak est mis à disposition. Comme le disait Charles Baudelaire, " là, tout n est qu'ordre et beauté, luxe, calme et volupté". Nous reviendrons!

Ed eccoci di nuovo a confermare che Villa Stella ed Ali sono unici! Relax, ottimo cibo, barriera corallina intatta, facilmente accessibile e piena di vita! Bambini e adulti che ti accolgono sempre con un sorriso! Che altro desiderare di più. Se volete trascorrere una vacanza che vi rimarrà nel cuore, vi consigliamo vivamente di fare un giretto qui. A noi,per ben sei volte, ha stregato e ci ritorneremo… Elena e Giorgio

Tornati dopo 10 anni il sogno è immutato! Isola stupenda, acqua dai colori stupendi sia sopra che sotto, abitanti cordiali e sorridenti. E che dire di Ali? Ospite simpaticissimo, attento, cordiale e molto disponibile, gestisce la struttura con grande abilità. Cucina semplice ma ottima a "cm" zero con pesce freschissimo. Geazie Ali per le bellissime giornate, le uscite in barca e lo snorkelling e un arrivederci speriamo a presto!

Sul sito si legge: “Villa Stella e' stata la prima guest house ad aprire alle Maldive, incoraggiando i turisti a provare un'esperienza unica sull'isola di Rinbudhoo”. È assolutamente vero!!!!! Grazie ad Ali e a sua moglie, impeccabili gestori della struttura. Ma grazie anche a tutta la popolazione del villaggio per l’accoglienza riservataci. La natura poi ha fatto il resto… 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩