Dhonfulhafi Beach View & Spa

We have recently stayed (August) in Dhonfulhafi Beach View in Maalhos with my family for 6 days. 2 adults and 2 teenagers I would like to highly recommend this accommodation to anyone who wants to visit the Maldives in a more authentic way. Let me try to summarise the most relevant points of our stay: - Hotel Staff is absolutely amazing and super kind Haneef supporting us from the very beginning, trying to adequate our needs, trying to make our stay memorable. Always looking for customer satisfaction. 5 stars for him!! Daniela always taking care of us with a big smile Nabil with all meals, excellent prepared and very tasty Abir Hussan in the Housekeeping. We always had our room spotless Mohamed preparing all the amazing daily tours we did Thank you so much to all the Team leaded by Haneef for making us enjoy an unforgettable holidays - We stayed in a family room (4 people) and room was very nice, with very good views and very comfortable beds. - Wifi was excellent. Very good speed all over the place. - We booked Full board and all the meals were very good and very tasty. - Daily tours were absolutely amazing. We visited some picnic islands (Vilingili and Huraafaru), some sandbanks (Angafaru and Royal) and we enjoyed a lot. In all these place you will discover the meaning of paradise - We also did snorkelling with mantas in Hanifaru and we saw more than 100 mantas. Amazing experience - In front of Maalhos there is a desert island (Hibalhidhoo) and you could go there in kayaks (they are free). - Overall Maalhos is a very nice island and sunsets from bikini beach are absolutely gorgeous. In a nutshell a great place to enjoy a pure maldivian holidays!!!

The place is right on the beach, with a great house reef just in front. The room we had was with a nice sea view, large bed and very large and comfortable bathroom. Hanif, the owner, was an exquisite guest, always available to help and provide advice on everything. The restaurant is fantastic, with excellent local recipes. Great diving and snorkelling possibilities nearby!

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.