โรงแรมใกล้กับ MaalhosในMaalhos

After reading plenty of 5 star reviews on Tripadvisor and Google, we booked at Kiha Beach with half-board accommodation. The whole structure is very clean, the room was very nice, the bed really comfortable, the staff very friendly. Still considering that we are not on a resort Island, we rate the structure itself, the rooms and the cleanliness with 4 Stars. In contrast, in our opinion the food deserves max. of 2 stars. While the small breakfast buffet was “ok”, the dinner menu was quite boring. Actually, we were expecting to enjoy every evening a small buffet as we read on all reviews, But in fact, out of the 7 days we spent at Kiha Beach, the buffet was offered only one evening. As for the other days, latest 1 or 2 hours before dinner we were asked to choose dishes out of a menu with one starter, select among two main dishes and 2 desserts. The reason why was probably the low occupancy. Additionally, the staff wanted us to set a fix time for dinner. The food quality was ok, the selection of dishes, however, we found really boring… Ceasar’s salad (all Europeans will probably find the grated parmesan cheese served with it to be terrible) or a soup as a starter. Chicken, beef or tuna fish as main course (the sauces where always quite similar) with a selection of vegetables as side dish that was the same, evening after evening: roasted carrots, potatoes. Ice cream or fruit or chocolate cake or mango custard pudding as a dessert. The mango custard pudding was delicious! For half board customers sprite and cola are included (no need to mention water 😉).  All in all, we rate the price-performance ratio at Kiha Beach not really good.  We were really impressed about the fairness: for health reasons we asked if they would refund us some money if we leave earlier. The management told us, they would refund all the nights we didn’t spend there. It took 3 weeks and several inquiries “where is the money” before we got the reimbursement, but finally the promised amount was credited on our credit card account.  From of the overall friendly staff, we will keep Salim in our heart. A really cool guy, with a fantastic hospitality and helpfulness.  A final comment that has nothing to do with Kiha Beach particularly, but rather with Dharavandhoo itself. We found the island being full of mosquitos (also Asian tiger mosquitos), flies and sandflies. Impossible to enjoy breakfast as buffet and tables were full of flies. Impossible to stay outside or relax on the beach during daylight without repellent, because of the mosquitos and sandflies. For what we could experience, Dharavandhoo does not really have a real/effective mosquito prevention strategy. Especially the area closer to the small forest on the west side is rich of such nasty insects. Therefore, our dream of spending few days with snorkeling and relaxing on the beach vanished short after arrival. During our stay we also learned about 2 persons that contracted a dengue infection during the previous months. O

I spent 12 days in Biosphere Inn with a friend. The rooms are big and comfortable, with a peaceful exterior area for having breakfast, reading or socialising with other guests. But the main virtue of this guest house is that the owner, Hamdhan, the person looking after the inn, John, and all the staff create a beautiful atmosphere among all the guests. They are generous, warm and attentive to every detail. For example, we were lucky than on our first day, they organised a birthday celebration for a guest, where they generously provided food, and some guests and locals played guitar. They organise snorkeling trips typically every other day, trying to adapt to what guests are more interested in, and at reasonably prices, so we took as many opportunities as possible. I’d recommend the Biosphere inn and the island of Dharavandhoo to anyone thinking of travelling to Maldives.

ก่อนอื่นให้ฉันบอกว่าสถาปัตยกรรมที่สวยงามแห่งนี้น่าทึ่งมาก ห้องพักมีรูปร่างดีที่สุดและมีอุปกรณ์ครบครัน ไอเดียจัดสวนพร้อมชิงช้าและเบาะรองนั่งที่สวยงามนั้นยอดเยี่ยมมาก ร้านอาหารได้รับการออกแบบและอุปกรณ์ตกแต่งอย่างสวยงามมาก ต้องบอกว่าเชฟอุปุลปรุงอาหารด้วยใจรักมากเพราะอาหารอร่อยมาก ฉันและทีมงานชอบอาหารนี้ตลอดการเข้าพัก คุณอักซัม ผู้อยู่เบื้องหลังการบริการทั้งหมด เป็นมืออาชีพมากและเขายิ้มแย้มอยู่เสมอ เขาคือหัวใจของเกสท์เฮาส์ที่ฉันควรจะพูดแบบนั้น เพราะเขาอยู่ที่นั่นตลอดเวลาและคอยดูแลทุกอย่างเพื่อให้มั่นใจว่ามีความต้องการ เกินความคาดหมาย โปรดอย่าลืมดื่มม็อกเทลในอุดมคติของเขาเองเพราะมันดูดีและรสชาติเยี่ยม บริการซักรีดดีมากเพราะเราได้รับในวันเดียวกันและทำอย่างประณีตอย่างมืออาชีพ จะมีการมาเยือนจากเราอีกแน่นอนในอนาคตเนื่องจากเราหลงรักสถานที่แห่งนี้