I wish I could give this hotel 6 stars - especially to Nada and Sonu (sorry if I misspelled the name) the hotel guest services manager and their staff in Male (Sabrina? Again, sorry if I don't remember the name). ! Let me say that this is my second time and initially on this trip we wanted to try other places. While in the Maldives, those places did not leave up to the expectations and we cut our stay short the last minute to escape to Lily Beach Resort even if just for two nights. And this was the right choice. Even with a fully booked hotel in low season, the quality did not go down. They made us feel as long awaited guests. The food was excellent, the service warm and attentive, the house reef as amazing as ever (maybe, fish is a bit scared to show up to as many people on house reef). Only one thing for me was not ideal - feeding the sharks in the evenings - is not to my liking, so many more of them hang out in the water now around the island, and also it's not eco-friendly - but I understand it is exciting for foreign tourists who come to see it (when we stayed, they were mostly from China and Russia, like we are). Also, I lost my wallet in Dubai airport while traveling to the Maldives. When it was found and the Emirates incredibly flew it to Male, Lily Beach manager arranged for it to be picked up and I've got it back when our sea plane landed on the way back from Lily Beach Resort! I cannot recommend this place enough for everything, whatever you desire: swim, eat, snorkel, be taken care of, have fun, and just relax. Now I am at Anantara Kihavah, this is the last leg of our Maldivian adventure, and remembering Lily Beach very fondly. Also, South Ari Atoll has great weather even during the rainy season, there is always a sunny day here and there. We will be back, thank you again Lily Beach Resort and to your amazing management and staff! You are doing a great job.