We rested on the island for 17 happy days in October 2021. The island is gorgeous, the ocean is 50 meters away from the room. The food is excellent, a large selection of dishes for every taste. The underwater world is quite rich, almost tame turtles and various fish swim. I saw a lobster, flocks of squid. Hens with chickens and roosters walk around the island. I went on an excursion to the manta rays-this is something unreal... I recommend it to everyone!
Positive:
1 beautiful sea (not the merit of the hotel)
2 a beautiful reef with fish almost like in Egypt in charm (not the merit of the hotel). You can see turtles, sharks and rays, as well as many schools of beautiful fish and polyps. Recommendations to swim when there are no tourist boats and crowds of tourists, because they scare away 90% of the living creatures.
3 For some reason, since the feast of All Saints' Day, they began to feed everyone a la carte instead of the usual buffet. This is the second day. Either this is a two-day celebration or it is a kind of economy, since there are very few tourists in our hotel.
4 The territory of the hotel, although not large, is green. There are a lot of coconut palms, beautiful plexuses of trees. There are a small number of flowers.
Minuses:
1 at first, our food was not particularly tasty while there was a buffet... Let's see what happens next.
Number 2. Its only advantage is access to the sea. Everything else is at the level of 2-3 stars. Our room is 72, rather shabby. The external unit of the air conditioner is noisy, which is very annoying at first. A plastic shower head with a running heater that pours into one point. Old barely breathing plumbing.
3 we have fb food. All drinks are for money. 2 bottles of water are given per day during cleaning. The rest is for your blood money. 4 dollars 1.5 liters of water. Considering that in the heat you need to drink at least 3 liters of water, then a fat minus to the karma of the hotel. For the first time I am in a country with a hot climate and after buying a tour I buy water... The beer is passable, the wine is not.
5 there is no quality grain coffee. Not for everyone, but for some it's a minus.
As a result, I would be ready to give 4 stars because of the beautiful nature and unexpected improvement in nutrition, but still the issue of water, as something vital for human existence, repels me to make such an assessment. For information, 275 tons were spent!!! in 7 full days for 2 according to the fb program, apparently we will not return to the past reality.
If I had other options, I probably would have chosen something else. On the other hand, when else will you be able to visit the Maldives)).
A beautiful reef, a magnificent living island with pristine nature, good service, quality rest.
In January, the hotel is closed for renovation - they will make 5* out of 3*.
Goodbye, BIYADHOO! - you will remain in my memory!