Guest User
December 8, 2021
My holiday started with a nice contact to the owner Haneef, who was very helpful from booking to departure. At the international airport in Male I was picked up to go to the domestic flight check in. After a 30 minutes flight I reached the Dharavandoo Airport where Haneef was already waiting for me and by speedboat we reached after a few minutes Maalhos Harbour. The hotel is located on the opposite side of the harbour but its not more than 500 mtrs to walk. The hotel has 14 rooms, two floors, located direct at the beach. It’s possible to take the meals at the terrace upstairs, protected from wind and rain but also on the beach. I had the room on the second floor which is very clean, functionally furnished with a comfortable bed, wardrobe, shelf, fan, air conditioning. Bathroom with hot water shower, toilet, sink and shower gel, shampoo, conditioner. There is a kettle and coffee or teabags. On the island drinking water is obtained from salt water and it’s always provided in the room in glass bottles. The terrace has small tables, chairs, sunbeds and a great view to the beach and sea, sometimes dolphins are visible. Even if I had some food allergies, they always take care about a great food that I could eat. The service was great. And the dishes were also very tasty. The grilled fish was sensational, also the vegetarian food was very good. A traditional breakfast was offered too. The owner offers boattrips to the uninhabited island with picnic, turtle reef, dolphins, sandbank and more, but sometimes the sea was too rough to go by boat. But those trips we were able to do, were great. I saw many turtles, sharks, and dolphins and more. Even in the house reef, which is direct at the beach, I saw several turtles. You can walk on the long beach, almost go around the island, watch the local people fishing and see a beautiful sunset at the harbour and sunrise at the beach in front of the hotel. The owner Haneef and the manager Inu were always around and very kind, the staff was very friendly. I felt well taken care of and enjoyed the vacation. Also the PCR Test, departure/ transfer was organized very well. The bikini beach is a bit small, which is due to the season, in November was more sand and beach on the other side, it will change in other months. There are a few shops on the island and two coffee shops, where you can eat a snack or meal. There is also a hospital and a school. The people are very friendly. Once they organized a food festival on the beach and guests were welcome to taste the many regional delicacies. It’s a very quiet and beautiful small island. The island has a shipyard where both small speedboats and large freighters are built, all planned by the owner, who only sketches the plans in his head and not drawing the plans on paper. Mosquitos are there, but not too many, mostly in the evening, it’s better to use a protection and something to treat the bites (can be quite itchy). Fortunately, I had no mosquitos in the room.