Eriyadu Island Resort
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January 7
It's not a place for the picky, I'll say it right away.The island is small, you can get around in 10 minutes, there is enough greenery, lizards run and flying dogs fly. 😊 The beach is very clean, there is a reef and a lot of wildlife: turtles, moray eels, rays, manta rays, sharks and lots of colorful fish. 😍 you can go kayaking. People walked around the island mostly barefoot. The staff is very friendly and helpful 👍 the food is mediocre, the taste is average, but you won't stay hungry 😊 the rooms are clean, cleaned every day. There is a kettle, hairdryer, refrigerator, air conditioning. There is a Wi-Fi connection. There is shampoo and conditioner in the bathroom, no soap.
We swam in the ocean to our heart 's content .
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December 20, 2024
This is our second time here
Very cool
The staff is friendly, the food is delicious, they try their best, you relax a lot here, there is everything for it
Seafood is offered, you can also order extra, not very expensive, but very tasty!
Even beginners will swim, watch the fish, and marine life, masks, fins for free, and there are also different fish right near the shore!
I highly recommend it.
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September 15, 2024
We stayed at the hotel for 6 nights from 02 to 08 September 2024. This is the first time in the Maldives, but before the trip I studied in detail and thoroughly the peculiarities of holidays on the islands and prepared perfectly for everything. I also knew quite a lot about the Eriyadu Island Resort hotel from video reviews and reviews on many resources. I was well aware that this hotel is a resort from the budget price segment, and therefore there were no unreasonably high expectations from the hotel itself.
Nevertheless, the rest was wonderful! We were very worried about the weather, because the beginning of September is not the season in the Maldives. However, only in the first 2 days there was sometimes a short rain, the rest of the days the sun shone, there were rare clouds in the sky. It was perfect! It turns out that you may not be lucky with the weather in the Maldives during the season: from November to April. The worst thing is when the islands are covered by prolonged cyclones with strong winds and rains. The weather here is absolute luck and it doesn't matter whether it's the season or not. And this fact greatly affects the delivery of tourists on time, because all logistics on the islands depends on the weather and time of day. Planes and spitbots set off only in good weather without thunderstorms and strong winds. By the way, we were met from the plane that arrived before sunset, waited with a hotel sign and put on a speedboat. We drove to the hotel in the dark, and only the numerous islands of the archipelago of the Northern Male Atoll shone. The hotel is located in the northwestern part of the archipelago of islands, it took an hour to get there. Contrary to the tradition of the hotel, we were not greeted with a welcome cocktail and warm towels. We just waited at the reception for a while, after which rumboy escorted us to our villa. We had booked a beach villa (deluxe beach villa) with the all inclusive type of food. I think it was the best choice for this hotel! You can save a lot by not buying additional drinks and food. The hotel has very expensive drinks for payment. Moreover, the tour from the tour operator ICS Trevel Group with an awfully long flight with transfers through Shanghai cost us a very reasonable price. It was the first time we flew, and there are no complaints at all. Everything is clear and on time. Package tours for the Maldives are much cheaper if you catch the right moment to book, or, like us, choose an incredibly long but inexpensive flight option.
The second important point. There is nothing to do in the hotel without at least basic knowledge of English. All staff communicate only in English.
We got villa 229, opposite the largest beach on the island and next to the beach bar, which was open all the time during our vacation, and there was a good selection of drinks on the all-inclusive system. Bartenders in bars and waiters in restaurants ask for the villa number and transmit the order data to the reception, where the bill is totaled by the end of the holiday. We periodically checked the bill to make sure that we did not enter other people's orders and took only free drinks for us. Everything was fair: there was nothing superfluous in the bill.
Of course, if you are lucky with the weather, you will see all the beauties of the Maldives on this island: turquoise clear water, snow-white sand and beautiful sunrises and sunsets. The water temperature is approximately the same throughout the year and time of day. Even in the early morning at dawn at 6 a.m., it was comfortable to take a dip for cheerfulness. It always gets light and dark the same way - from 18.00. There will be beautiful views on any of the beaches, and the island is so small that you can get around it very quickly and choose the most beautiful locations for photos at any time of the day. In the evening, after sunset, it was less interesting. From entertainment: billiards, table tennis, a tiny gym, animation in a large bar, contemplation from the pier at large beautiful fish that are forbidden to feed, and tasting alcohol and soft drinks and cocktails at the bar. I slept well on the island! A great place to relax and have a good rest for reasonable money.
There were no expectations from the room, everything is as in the reviews and photos. We were hardly in the room, especially at the beginning. Everything you need is there. The air conditioner was working, although there were suspicions that it was not working at the set temperature. On sunny days, I had to hide in my room after lunch from the active Maldivian sun. It's almost the equator and you can burn out very quickly and easily. I took SPF creams with a high level of protection, and when they were not used, the sun managed to brown very quickly. I highly recommend hydro-jackets and shorts or leggings with SPF protection. This will help to avoid burns on the water. There are beautiful reefs with fish, small sharks and turtles on all parts of the island, and you will definitely forget about caution when watching them with a mask and with a snorkel. Fins are necessary for those who swim at the edge of the reef. Sometimes a strong current can carry you unnoticed into the open ocean water, and only flippers will help you cope with it and return to a safe depth. We had the wind and strong current for only one day. Well, at the moment of high tide, the current increases. I was not friends with fins, I swam only in coral slippers closer to the shore. For careful and poorly swimming people like me, on the island on a large beach in the reef there is a path cut along which you can safely swim and admire the fish. Masks, snorkels, and fins can be obtained free of charge at the diving center and used for the entire duration of the all-inclusive vacation. You can also go kayaking for free for an hour a day. Of course, we were happy to take advantage of this opportunity, and with the help of a water jacket for the phone, we filmed wildlife on other reefs around the island. In an hour, you could safely go around the island by kayak.
To enter the water, be sure to bring coral slippers. Everywhere there are fragments of coral that can unpleasantly injure when entering the water. But in general, going into the water on the beach is very pleasant! You can safely walk around the island barefoot. There are no unpleasant insects in Eriyadu Island Resort! No one has ever bitten us during our vacation. Every 2-3 days, the island is treated for insects. This is a huge plus of this hotel. I read and saw photos that at other resorts in the Maldives of the same price segment, people were bitten by sand fleas and mosquitoes.
I will return to the conditions of accommodation and room service. Everything is simple, but clean and has everything you need. Cleaning of the ubiquitous sand twice a day. The linen had not been changed once in a week, but it was normal. The swimming cloths should be left on the veranda, then they will be replaced with clean ones. For some reason, 2 days before we left
, they stopped changing them. I also threw towels on the floor in the bathroom, otherwise there would be no shift.
A huge minus of the climate: it's very humid there and nothing dries at all. Therefore, personal belongings had to be put in the laundry to be washed and dried properly. Exactly one day we had our clothes washed, dried and ironed for free (with all inclusive). You must ask the rumboy for an invoice and mark the number of items handed over. This service is very necessary and convenient, especially for those who live a little longer.
Food. Everyone has their own opinion about nutrition. I will express mine personally, and I am very demanding about food. I really liked everything! The food was perfect for me. Yes, there is no such choice as in Turkish hotels. But I perfectly understood the complex logistics of delivering the islands and appreciated what they cook and give us at the hotel. I stick to a diet of protein and vegetables, but how can I deny myself excesses on vacation? The desserts were just right for me! Not very sweet and mostly in the form of souffles - just a delight. I took fruit slices every meal: watermelon, pineapple, papaya-when would I have eaten it again? Ice cream was also available for almost all meals. My favorite breakfasts at Eriyadu Island Resort are the national dish of tuna on a flatbread, egg dishes and vegetables. Of course, coffee and pastries. At lunch and breakfast, too, everything was very tasty. Yes, the dishes are in a circle, but there is everything you need, even without frills. I have never eaten so much tuna in different types! He was in hotels in Turkey on holidays, but here he was an ordinary dish at all meals, along with chicken. The beef was also perfectly cooked. All kinds of side dishes (except our buckwheat) and an abundance of vegetable side dishes. And especially for those who are on a healthy diet. Surprisingly, I liked the sausages. Not a bad beer. There were all-inclusive snacks in the big bar between meals, but we never ate them. I sincerely do not understand those who do not like food. What do you eat at home? Yes, there are no cheeses and milk. But sometimes you need to rest from this too. Eriyadu Island Resort has everything the body needs! I live in a city where milk is produced, and I am used to high-quality fresh products. I lived a great week without kefir, cheese, yoghurts and cottage cheese. I'll eat all this at home. At Eriyadu Island Resort, I was satisfied with the available diet, and I found an abundance of other excellent sources of protein. For delights with red fish and expensive champagne, I recommend going to a different price segment.
The hotel has one drawback: very poor Internet in the rooms. There is a good connection at the reception, but I did not go specifically for this and decided to arrange a kind of detox from the Internet on the island. Although we communicated with our relatives from the room regularly, but without video, otherwise everything flew off.
As a result, we had a wonderful rest and slept well, saw enough beauty and regained strength, and what else do you need from a vacation in the Maldives? If there are still such affordable tours, I will definitely return to Eriyadu Island Resort. For a lot of money, I would not have flown here and would have looked at other options. The Maldives are so perfect and standard for relaxation and beach holidays that after them you want to choose only the Maldives!
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