My now fiance and I stayed at Joy Island in April and had an amazing stay. The island is like walking into a picture, it is even better than advertised! We stayed in a lagoon villa and loved it, being able to swim out into fantastic snorkelling spots and watch marine life from our balcony. Our island host, Maral was the best, sorted out all our requests quickly. Maral helped me plan a dream engagement for my fiance and I on the beach that went exactly to plan. A special shoutout to the island manager who is very friendly and is checking in with guests every day, the watersports team for making all our activities super fun and feel worth it. Also to the chefs in the market, especially to the pasta station team who we loved to see every day. Would recommend Joy Island to anyone looking to head to the Maldives.

Stayed in April 2025

The property is in a different timezone to Maldives. This is very confusing

Location

Stayed in April 2025

Staff were super friendly and accommodating. They went above and beyond for our stay.

Stayed in April 2025

What we didn't like were the additional charges for certain food and drinks. We didn't mind the drinks, but we would have expected seafood (not just fish) to be offered for dinner (at no extra charge). Otherwise, the food was top quality and we have no complaints apart from the lizards that kept crawling into the room because the bathroom is not fully enclosed. It's nice to shower half outside, but as there are really many lizards that keep coming into the room and robbing us of our sleep, we will make sure in future that the bathroom is really completely closed and nothing can crawl in. But you have to expect that on an island in the sea.

An absolutely heavenly place to relax! We spent our honeymoon here and everything was very nice. Above all, the staff are always friendly and courteous. The evening program was also very good and entertaining. We were only there for a week, but would have loved to stay another week!

Stayed in February 2025

We had some bad luck with weather a few days but the staff went out of the way to make sure it was still fun and worth our stay.

The staff was SO KIND. I was also shocked with how great the food was. Hassan, our host, took care of all of our needs. I am so picky with food and everything was delicious daily. All the staff cared to learn your name and greet you. Everything was luxurious and felt white glove, I hope to go back soon it was such a great time. The rooms were so clean and turned over immediately. The sunsets were unreal.

Stayed in January 2025

That we had to leave…:)

Usually we don’t write text reviews, but it was absolutely an unforgettable experience at Joy Island, which exceeded all of our expectations. Beside high standards of cleanliness and the amazing sunset views from the Lagoon Suite room, we could really feel unique attention to details, friendliness and professionalism of the whole staff. It would be impossible to mention every staff member who contributed to our stay, but we would like to personally and especially appreciate all great efforts from Shahil (our Island Host) and manager Jauzee, our villa attendant Rasheed, always welcoming smiles of Gracia, Gita and Destiny at the restaurant, superb fruit service spiced up with fun of Udaya, delicious pastas of Davide, ice creams and kindness of Remi, and always exceptional service of Reethu at Rainbow Bar. Thanks for making our stay special, we will return for sure!

Stayed in February 2025

A perfect place for a family to relax and to enjoy the beauty of Maldives. The hospitality of the staff is 10/10. We will definitely come back again ☺️💕

Stayed in February 2025

New and fresh room, high quality service. The staff are very friendly and professional. Special thanks for Sandali. She was very attentive. We had a really good time on the Joy Island!

Stayed in January 2025

The weather

Food Was Great Staff were Great Resort as a whole was excellent

Stayed in December 2024

All was well

Management of the services was very good.

Stayed in December 2024

Nothing

Joy is a spectacular destination for an escape with serene breathtaking views, amazingly hospitable staff, beautiful rooms, and a wide spread of food and beverages that would never leave you hungry. I believe all of this comes down to the amazing group of staff from the welcome received at the airport by Ms. Zulina, to the amazing reception of Ms. Sandali who was nothing short of extraordinary as she was the one who took care of us during our stay, to the amazing hostesses who always remembered us by our names at the Market and made our dine-in so special which include Ms. Gracia, Ms. Gita, the waiter Rozairo whose constant desire to quench our thirst and cravings, the wonderful chef at the food truck Shouhab who engages in delightful conversation while he carefully makes you a juicy sandwhich that makes you craving for more. Let us not forget Mustafa who was in charge of our table at the Palm beach restaurant and made our dine-in memorable and the bell boy and drivers Iyaan and Faizu who was always there to take us around and make us feel right at home. Joy Island is truly a destination that makes for unforgettable experiences, value for money, and thanks to the amazing staff who make it a sensational experience. I look forward to our next visit very soon

Stayed in December 2024

Nothing

Food and entertainment options were very good. Staff was very helpful and friendly especially Sandali. She took care us during all stay. Location is near to Male, 40 min by boat. Beach sunset villa was amazing. If you decided to go Maldives you must choose Joy Island

Stayed in December 2024

Nothing I like everything

Everything

Stayed in December 2024

Could do with more lighting at night

Beautiful island in the Indian Ocean. Well maintained plenty of space for privacy.

Stayed in November 2024

Our stay at joy island was exceptional! All of the staff were so friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back, 10/10 for everything.

Stayed in September 2024

It was a great experience. All of the workers were professional and nice. They were helpful and respectful, especially Mr. Ashraf. The food was delicious and there was a good variety. The villa was clean and comfortable. The view from the villa was so nice. I highly recommend this resort.

Stayed in June 2024

I loved the resort but most importantly I loved the care the resort took for our overall stay. There was a representative awaiting us at our arrival who guided us, took our baggage and led us to the speedboat. The captain and assistants were just wonderful and kept checking to make sure our family was ok during the 45 minute speedboat ride to the hotel. Our arrival was simply something out of a storybook. We were greeted by Maldivian drummers and led to the reception where we were greeted with a welcome drink and juices for the kids. We were met by the Operations Manager and simply felt extremely welcomed. Our check in was completed in under 5 minutes. We arrived close to the end of dinner time and the staff showed concern and made sure we simply dropped our bags off in our room and headed to dinner. We had most of our meals at the Market which was their buffet. The buffet was well varied with a wonderful selection of salads, cold cuts, cheeses, vinaigrettes, fresh vegetable fruit, grilled meat, roasted chicken, lamb, sausages and seafood. There was soup, breads, curries and the desserts were tucked away in a beautiful room called the room of sin. The staff at the Market were just amazing from the hostesses who greeted us with their warm smiles each and every time. The waiters and waitresses who were always pleasant and inquired how we were enjoying our stay. I could not get all their names but each and every one made our stay special: the hostesses who led us to our table, the chef at the omelette station, the chef at waffle, pancake and crepe station, the waiters and waitresses. Everyone was amazing. The food was delicious and I strongly recommend that you try their Maldivian as we tried everything and loved it! The housekeeping is top notch as well. We stayed in Villas 130 and 132 and the gentleman who took care of our housekeeping was just incredible as our villas were left impeccable. This is no small feat considering we have children!

Stayed in June 2024

Find a way to extend the time, so that each stay in this place could lasts longer :)

There is a lot that can be written about a Joy Island. However, all descriptions should certainly be positive. First of all, the entire service deserves the greatest appreciation, which makes this place even better and accessible to all guests. We would like to thanks a lot Ashraf, Jushann, Leeman and the entire team. They were the most helpful and smiling resort employees we've ever met on holidays in oure live. The location of the island itself is perfect, with easy transfer from the airport in Male. Transport time by speedboat is very affordable. For people who like diving and snorkeling, Joy is a very good base with short transfer times to several breathtaking places. The tideness of the entire resort / the island and the rooms itselves was at the highest level. There are a lot of good things we can say about the meals and dishes served in the restaurant. The quality and freshness of the dishes were at the highest level. Including the preparation of fish caught by myself, each dish was extremely tasty. The great advantages were the dishes prepared during every meal, as well as additional culinary attractions such as mozzarella and burrata made in the restaurant and various types of pasta. The greeting of guests and the farewell are also unique and they remain in oure memory for many days (we still thinking how to organise return journey to Joy). Considering all the positives, we can only recommend a trip to Joy for everyone who want to relax and entrust your special holiday time to the care of professionals.

Stayed in May 2024

The supply of bathroom amenities (shampoo, moistures etc). They additionally could make better use of their gift store, was over priced and generally souvenirs are branded but they only had cheap or generic items. Feedback for night entertainment- singers need to change their music and genre

The workers here were exceptional, everyone so friendly and happy to assist no matter the query. Value for money and gorgeous!

Stayed in March 2024

The beach, facilities, the market was great

Every thing was great the joy island gave me joy of being spoiled and every one treated us ladies with love and made us feel very special and it was much needed.

Stayed in March 2024

The music in the night you can hear it until 12 am

The best beach in male very clean The water is crystal clear The staff is very kind and helpful specially our butler Sandali and mr.Falih the manager We get afree late check out with a complimentary lunch Thank you so much

Stayed in January 2024

Since it's a young island no much trees with shade, hope they will be planted more and grow higher in future.

New resort with exceptional buffet and chef. Restaurant has a machine that makes fresh cheese like mozzarella or burrata, nice selection of food, especially seafood every day. Friendly staff everywhere, at restaurant waiters were always smiling, entertaining kids. Good responsive guest relations managers. We really enjoyed a trip to coral garden and saw turtles. Though no big reef near the beach, but still there are nice corals and fish to watch nearby.

Stayed in January 2024

Happy, warm, friendly staff. Amazing food.

Stayed in January 2024

Start to finish was 10/10 Shafau was our personal Host, explained the whole island from where to eat to go snorkelling, the rooms were amazing, staff was so friendly and couldn’t do enough to help out, the food had so much choice, The colour of the water around the island will blow you away of how blue it is! Recommend to everyone.

Stayed in December 2023