Ocean Retreat & Spa

Our 2nd week on Maldives having been to Maldives 9 years ago. New to this island. It reminds me of what Maafushi was probably like 20 years ago. I can see it ending up like Maafushi with 50 hotels and tons of restaurants. At the moment it is quite untouched. Very reasonable priced hotels. I paid £50 a night for our room for 2. This was more a rustic guest house rather than hotel. There is NO LIFT. I have severe walking difficulties so found our room on the third floor difficult to get to. Everything you would expect in this rustic guest house. Although there for 6n not once was ANY of our 3 rooms cleaned. No towels changed etc. Breakfast was sufficient but basic buffet. toast and croissants provided as well as boiled eggs, 'chicken' sausages and kind of turkey bacon. Usual cereals and 'fruit' juices/tea/coffee. Took about 10 mins to walk to bikini beach. Don't be fooled with the hotel photos as it looks like they have their own beach. There is a terrace on the top floor with an old indoor jacuzzi bath (but not switched on or any water). This terrace had beautiful sea views. Also bikini beach is very beautiful but not very good due to seating. It is clean. sea is beautiful but it lacks basic amenities. There are about 8-10 double sunbeds covered areas but that's it. There's the odd couple of broken damaged sunbeds but that's it. Only a couple of palm trees providing shade. Think this island could make a fortune if they had sunbeds for hire. As previously stated I have mobility issues so getting actually down on the beach is difficult for me so this impaired my experience. Limited number of places to eat at night and more expensive than other islands. Much quieter pace of life on this island. My party of 6 preferred this island than the busier Maafushi (however, I preferred Maafushi). I think in the future this will be a very populated island. So if you like rustic, quiet islands with very little to do it will suit you. But your options are limited here.

This is by far the best hotel on Guraidhoo Island. It is located on the central street with shops and at the same time on the beach. The hotel has its own bikini beach, fenced with deckchairs and canopies. Postcard beach. The hotel staff are extremely friendly and helpful people. All requests are fulfilled immediately. Great apartments on its own upstairs with a huge terrace and a wonderful view of the ocean. Rooms and bathrooms clean and tidy. Cleaned daily and bottled water provided. Air conditioning and fan work perfectly. Manager Zizu very helpful, competent and patient. The cuisine is indisputably the best on the island. People from other hotels booked our restaurant reservations and that means something. Varied and delicious meals. I recommend Zizu's sandbank trips, swimming with sharks and manta rays, snorkeling and traditional fishing followed by grilling. To sum up, this is a great family hotel that offers really high quality for a good price. Dear Abdul who helped us with practically everything. Paradise holidays, jaw-dropping views and great attractions with a thrill. With a clear conscience. We highly recommend.

We entered our room covered by dust everywhere and rapidly noticed that the safe was not working. We opened the fridge and found out that they did not empty it from the previous guests. We informed the reception and the only answer we got was "ok", yet no one care to come and empty it. The day after, when we came back around 16h from Bikini Beach and realized they did not enter the room neither for the housekeeping service nor to empty the fridge, we asked them again to come right away and take the old food and drinks inside the fridge. Also, we did not get any amenity during our stay, but a dirty and refilled mini gel (they could at least clean the cover). To end our stay, we found a bday balloon under the bed from God knows when- covered by dust. Clearly, they never bothered to mop under the bed. Definitely, not sure how they got the 1st position on stays in Guraidhoo.

The experience at Guraidhoo island was really amazing. The island is local, so you have to take in count that it will not be residences and staff like this. This hotel is really pretty, clean and familiar. The food is really good. The staff is absolutely the best; all the people there is so kind and helpfull. I stayed here for more or less one week and every day we went to another trip/excursion. My favourite excursion was the shark excursion, but also the others (we saw the coral reef, the turtles, the dolphins, we went fishing…) were so spectacular. During all the trips the staff will make for you the lunch, that can take on: fresh fruits (orange, coconut, watermelon) some rice, salads etc. One day after an excursion they took us (like always) in another island or it could be a sand board and cooked for us a typical maldivian lunch. So delicious! The staff really take care about every details. You can see in their eyes the real kindness! After my holiday I can say, that the magnificent landscape and the wonderful animals take a back seat. I will always carry with me the memory of the caring and heartfelt people I left on this island.

We stayed 2 nights. Clean room and friendly staff. Nice location. Very near to beach and good ventilation. Good food available from nearby restaurant for cheap. (Kasimbe restaurant) Room service also available. Indoor games available at the hotel.

Это была первая поездка на Мальдивы. Решили начать с локального острова Гурайдо, выбрали этот отель и нисколько не пожалели. В номере есть все необходимое, чисто, все стандартно: сейф, холодильник, кофе набор, телевизор, кондиционер, потолочный вентилятор, удобные кровати и подушки, белоснежное постельное белье и полотенца. Пляжные полотенца тоже предусмотрены. Питание мы брали полный пансион. Все вкусно, свежевыжатые соки, фрукты, мясо, рыба овощи, рис, картофель все присутствовало. Конечно это не резорт, разнообразия большого нет, но голодным никто не остался. Да и цена вопроса естественно другая. Персонал очень дружелюбный, внимательный). Брали экскурсии от отеля от Зизу. Очень довольны. Зизу хороший человек, нам он очень понравился, быстро решает все вопросы. Мы ездили на черепах и на рыбок с кораллами, в экскурсию уже входит видео и фото съёмка. Видели косяк из дельфинов не меньше полсотни - восторг!! Ездили ещё на резорт, тоже рекомендую. Бикини пляж рядом с отелем минут 5 неспешным шагом. Пляж хороший, песочке белый, океан прекрасен. Остров Гурайдо самобытный, интересный, есть где прогуляться , магазины, кафе, аптека, в порту можно посмотреть на акул и скатов. За 9 дней отдыха нам повезло, ни одного дня не было дождя. Отдых удался! Спасибо всей команде отеля! Будет возможность - вернёмся ещё именно в этот проверенный отель ))