We had a rest in December 2024. I really liked absolutely everything: the clean coast, daily snorkeling (I managed to see turtles, stingrays), excellent cuisine, friendly staff. We will be happy to come back again!
Unforgettable flora and fauna!
Nature has created a paradise here.
Of the significant disadvantages: Unfortunately, the service was disappointing(( most of the staff do not meet the expected level of service in the Maldives.
We had a rest in March 2024. This is our fourth vacation in the Maldives, so there is something to compare it with. Some of the days were taken on beach forks, some on water. For holidays in water villas 5 +, for beach villas only 3. In general, the hotel is 4.
The hotel is positioned by agencies as a hotel with its own reef, but in fact the edge of the reef is located at a considerable distance and therefore it is possible to snorkel only with organized removal by boat with all the ensuing disadvantages of collective snorkeling. Therefore, fans of snorkeling on their own and at any time are not here. The reef is beautiful, the corals are alive.
The water villas are gorgeous - spacious, all with a large swimming pool and a sunbathing area on the roof. The entrance to the water is also quite convenient, even without coral slippers. You can also dive near the villas, but the underwater world is relatively poor - small fish near individual dead corals, and sometimes reef sharks swim by.
The feature of this hotel is that the water villas are located at a considerable distance from the island and communication with it is organized using a scheduled boat. The water villas also have a separate a la carte restaurant for the guests of these villas. If desired, you could eat at the main restaurant on the island, but after a few days of relaxing on the water, there was no desire to visit the island. For those who like a secluded holiday, it is a great place.
Beach villas of several categories. The most popular category is paired beach villas and beach villas with a swimming pool. In each duplex, one villa (or rather half of the villa) is on the beach, the other half is on the beach with a small pool. The disadvantages of the combination are obvious - there is no privacy effect, including in the outdoor shower and in the bathroom, separated from the neighbors by a wall. Therefore, the next category - individual villas with a private pool inside are of course more convenient, but also significantly more expensive.
There are no complaints about cleanliness and cleaning, everything is fine. Claims to construction solutions inside the villas - a raised floor protruding into the passage near the sinks (see photo 1), you will definitely stumble a couple of times until you get used to it, an imperceptible threshold when going to the shower and bathroom (photo 2, the threshold is not visible, but it is there))), noisy sliding doors in the same place (it will not work to quietly leave without waking your companion). but the biggest disadvantage themselves is the lack of a normal entry into the water for most villas. A good approach is only for villas located in the inner lagoon, to the right of the pier (101- 125), it will not be possible to enter or swim next to the villa normally on all others (photos 3 and 4). At the same time, villas 101 + sometimes have to admire unloading cargo from a barge or loading garbage there.
For the guests of the beach villas there is one main restaurant and a bar where you can also eat.
There are no complaints about nutrition, it may not be very diverse, but everything is quite tasty. For dinner, in addition to the standard hot dishes, different themed dishes are organized every day.
The main restaurant is not large, so in case of rain, due to the fact that some of the tables are not protected from precipitation, there are not enough seats and you may have to wait or sit in close proximity to the transfer tables. The staff is polite and friendly, but in my opinion its number in the restaurant is not enough. Since the drinks are brought by the waiters, you can sometimes wait a long time for them.
Another small a la carte restaurant is located on the pier. Free meals are included only in the maximum all-inclusive package "Style and maximum" for the rest for an additional fee.the fee.
Another advantage is a good diving center, you can go snorkeling with a whale shark (if you're lucky)).
The summary is an unambiguous recommendation for lovers of water villas. I do not recommend it for snorkeling enthusiasts, but for lovers of good sandy beaches it can be recommended, provided that you are lucky with the location of the room.
I do not attach beautiful photos, although they certainly exist, but there are enough of them on the Internet.
Great hotel. We had a rest in March 2024 in a room (deluxe beach villa with private pool). The rooms are clean, there are some signs of fatigue, but this is not critical. Everything is included. They cook for every taste. Almost every evening there is a show (live music, dancing, karaoke, cinema, etc.). In Male, he is met by a representative of the hotel and escorted to the VIP area for waiting for a flight of local airlines. The island is not big, but there is no crowding or lack of places. There is a Russian-speaking girl at the reception, even if you do not know a foreign language, they create a chat in Whatsapp and solve any problem through it. WiFi is free throughout the island. There is a daily free boat to the reef for snorkeling enthusiasts.
We rested like in a fairy tale for 3 weeks. The island is not big. It is necessary to get to the villas on the water by boat (it goes like a minibus every hour). The food is delicious. Every day there is a free boat for those who want to go snorkeling. I recommend it)
This is just a pearl in the Maldives! I stayed in several hotels, but this one just caught on - the island is very small, the food is very varied and delicious, the service is at the highest level.
I highly recommend visiting this excellent island!!