JA Manafaru, Maldives

Amazing resort! All the staff are so nice and helpful and the food was so good, highly recommended if you are looking for a quiet, relaxing and peace getaway

#馬爾代夫 #JA Manafaru（瑪娜法魯）實測如下： 【概述】 中小型島，自行車環島一圈約20分鐘，最遠兩端騎車約25分鐘。野奢風格，植被、沙灘等環境很好，完美實現人與自然的和諧。此島離馬累很遠，幾乎可以算馬爾代夫最北面的島嶼，馬累水飛需要90mins才能到。 【餐食】 這個島被國人戲稱為“乾飯島”，出品基本沒得挑。島上共5間餐廳，早餐+燒烤餐廳（主餐廳），海鮮燒烤餐廳（三道式），白蘭花餐廳（中式風），意大利餐廳，酒窖餐廳（超3000瓶藏酒，目前酒王折約12WRMB一瓶）。燒烤類的產品非常棒，特別是虎蝦，燒烤餐廳能管飽。白蘭花餐廳因為是中國春節的年初一去的，當晚全場統一菜單“中國團年飯”。出品一級棒！下午免費的冰激淋吧最愛芒果口味，十分濃郁，口感絕絕子！早餐是“自助+點餐”的形式，而且可點的項目很多，英式、阿拉伯式、印度式、中國的麪/粥、西班牙式都有。 【娛樂】 因為是中小型島，所以超大型項目就沒有了，但對於普通遊客夠玩的。無動力槳板、腳踏船、帆板、摩託艇……SPA也是傳統的馬代手法，用椰子精油，算不得驚艷，但也挑不出毛病。 【水況及潛水】 因為此島走野奢風，所以屬於“比較好玩但算不上很好看”的。之前文章有寫“好玩就不好看、好看就不好玩”的原因。島上有兩個很好的潛水點（管家會給建議）。下水點目測水深超過10米，通透性很好，底部珊瑚一覽無餘。怕水的可以借救生衣穿着下，因為浮潛點在棧橋邊，還有一個保安亭，其實很安全。晚上這個島除了吸引魚羣，還有鯊魚準時來打卡（詳見圖7）。 【總結】 此島共有別墅88間，水沙各半。滿遊客也就不到200人，但此島配備工作人員300+在遊客不滿的情況下基本上可以做到2:1的服務。此島衹配有1名中文管家Linda，服務一級棒！還有一位餐廳服務人員Nizam也是一級棒，點贊！！！因為這個島遊客少（中國遊客更少）。春節假期的入住率大約60%，而中國遊客衹有3家。個人覺得這座島是被嚴重低估的價值窪地。雖然中國人少，但幾乎所有的服務人員都能説幾句中國話，網紅服務人員“張飛”更是在國內很多馬代圈裡出名。因為服務配比高，所以服務的及時性就會很好，一些小問題，很快就能效率解決。 離島服務的工作人員MubbE也很贊，所以服務點評這一項給到酒店五星好評！ 【Tips】 1.此島晚上可以在棧橋端頭看到成羣鯊魚，一定要去，十分獨特的體驗，當地時間22:30-23:00之間。 2.因為野奢風，所以木製品打磨不夠精細，帶小朋友的家庭讓小朋友不要亂摸，可能會扎木屑（Eason中招3次）。 3.水屋分2字頭和5字頭，5字頭離服務區更近，2字頭水屋下去浮潛條件更好。 4. 喜歡安靜、放鬆、感受自然的朋友這個島十分值得推薦。但喜歡熱鬧，刺激項目的朋友就不推薦此島了。這個島4G信號很弱，衹有在有建築的地方有Wi-Fi信號（餐廳、房間wifi也一般）。等於是逼着放下手機，真正感受“人與自然”。島上的沙灘兩極分化，海邊的已經可以到“粉沙”，但在島內沙地不算細膩，全赤腳走島可能會覺得扎（島上有備人字拖）。

能使人放鬆 開心 舒服

面朝大海，春暖花開，絕美酒店 管家安排的很好 叫餐服務很貼心

This holiday was a truly 5 star experience. We enjoyed the all inclusive dine around offering and felt that every meal was made all the more special by the first class service, attention to details, kindness and care from the wonderful JA Manafaru staff. All bars and restaurants were absolutely 5 star and we especially enjoyed golden hour drinks at Veli bar and pool drinks in the Andiamo pool area. The Asian street food night was a stand out evening meal as were the Teppanyaki show cooking, White Orchid outdoor deck and Ocean Grill meals. Our Beach Villa more than lived up to expectations and the plunge pool in the peaceful zen garden space at the back of the property was a special treat everyday. Beach and island pathways were superbly maintained by the wonderful staff and it was such a simple pleasure to be able to walk all around the island on the sand barefoot. Excursions we took part in, sunset fishing and the dolphin cruise on the traditional dhoni boat were both very enjoyable and we take back many fond memories of the dolphins swimming alongside us and some successful catches in the fishing (a barracuda and a jackfish I think). Again, the kindness and care of all the staff onboard, especially Kokko, as well as lovely chat with the other guests made these trips all the more fun. Transfers to and from JA Manafaru were long, but as expected, and the seaplane lounge was fair. This holiday was made all the more special for us by the superb attention and care from our beautiful Thakuru Aan who went above and beyond to ensure we were booked in to restaurants and activities and gave us helpful tips and advice throughout our stay and was only ever a WhatsApp message away. At the Veli Bar, Chathura the barman was absolutely marvellous in his service, with humour, kindness and great charm and we look forward to coming back for more of those wonderful sunset drinks again. Thank you Chathura for remembering our tipples and for always having them at the ready! Mauch, Imran, Nizam, Rizam, Mohammed, Rosa and Praveen were all so helpful and caring and there were so many other team members whose names we have not retained but who contributed hugely to a wonderful stay. Overall, we absolutely loved the resort and all the fabulous team members and we have already made contact about a return trip next year. In the meantime, to all the team at JA Manafaru, thank you for such a beautiful and relaxing vacation.

Amazing island. Wonderful sea and the beach. Beautiful beach villa with so nice small pool inside. Very private property and it makes you feel super relaxed. Spa is incredible. So tasty food especially in Ocean Grill and in Kakuni restaurants. Asian night is the best. A lot of thanks to Chef Santosh. Service is excellent. Special thanks to our batler Sabaah. Really great person. Also many thanks to Ashraf event manager. Waiters Shahid, Ismail and other very good persons, sorry not remember the names. Its far to go but it worth it.