Hotel in zona Bikini Beach, Rasdhoo

We are just back from a fantastic week in Rasdhoo where we lodged at Club Gabbiano. I really wish I could give a higher mark to this hotel because in the end we had such a good time, but there are some things that I really have to mention for the other fellow travellers. HIGHS The location is the best on the island, hands down: right on the beach. The two best rooms (601 and 701) as well as the restaurant/breakfast room on the terrace have amazing views of the bikini beach.Our room was very big with a lovely balcony with bean bags to lounge on, we used it every day, it was really worth the little extra price! Iti is very basic, way more basic than it looked in the pictures but I have no complaints at all (you also get a water boiler, plenty of instant coffee and a fridge and filtered water every day). Airco is temperamental but it worked fine for us. The beds are super comfortable, lovely soft sheets and nice pillows so sleep quality was amazing. They give you plenty of shower and beach towels, all you have to do is ask (mindful of the environment of course, but they will not skimp on giving you fresh ones at all!). The staff of the hotel was super attentive. I didn't catch any names but: The person who manages the whataspp chat: whatever we asked to organize or clarify he was always promptly answering, always kind with a solution even when we kept changing our mind, really really great service (if you need anything also for the booking or the speedboat, don't email just whatsapp!). I had no idea if WE actually met this guy at the hotel (we jokingly called him ”the chatbot” :-)) but HE was great. Also the other guys at the hotel (sorry I didn't catch any names) the one organising the excursiones (which we called ”the artist” because he painted all the colorful drawings around the hotel and beach restaurant and was playing the guitar in the lobby) and the guy minding the reception (called ”the guy with the ponytail”) were super kind and amazing to deal with. Thanks guys, you really bumped the rating up! LOWS The hotel simply does not look like the pictures: apparently the structure was built in 2019 and considering that it should have been empty for quite a long time during the pandemic, it looks like it has been hit by a hurricane. The place is really not well maintained. It looked shabby and ran down. The reception was messy and unkempt, the common areas barely kept together. Building on a tiny island is not easy (and we have been to other local islands as well so we have comparisons) but this hotel has either been built in a rush or not mended at all. It is ok for a little hotel in a local island to look simple but this was beyond it: it was not cared for. The open bathrooms are a disaster: they do not look exotic just shabby. The idea was good but the execution is not ok. Our shower didn't drain properly so the entire bathroom floor was constantly soggy and swampy. When the shower got properly clogged they came promptly to drain i

We spent 5 nights in Ras Village and enjoyed peaceful stay. Our room was spacious with new AC and nice breakfast. The hotel host Mujah is very helpful , offered a lot of activities for us. 2 mins from bikini paradise beach. Snorkeling kits for free. Decent place , for a wonderful week stay. Mike

Stayed two weeks at this hotel. My room 204 was on a corner so no neighbors on two sides and a nice window that let the afternoon sun in. A\C works well and is quiet. Bed is confortable ans the bathroom is rather modern with a shower that have a good pressure. Water is proposed on two glass bottles that you filled as much as you want near the front desk. No plastic, no trash! Bikini beach is a two minutes walk and hotel gives towel to enjoy it. The cheapest restaurant on the atoll is at three steps of the accommodation. There is a billard table that you can enjoy freely. The place is very quiet. The only noise that you hear comes from the gigantic generator that gives power to Rasdhoo. Sound of the engine is regular so you get use to it. It's not like noise that produce traffic. By the way, most of vehicles on the atoll are electric and there is no dog so no barking as well!

Abbiamo soggiornato 9 notti con il mio compagno, che dire!!! All'arrivo al porto siamo stati accolti da Pasindo, un ragazzo che lavora alle reception, gentilissimo sempre con il sorriso sulle labbra e sempre disponibile a soddisfare le nostre richieste, il quale ci ha accompagnati alla guest house. La stanza molto grande, pulita , con l'aria condizionata ed ogni giorno c'è il cambio degli asciugamani e dei teli da mare. Il cibo è internazionale, si trova di tutto. A noi è piaciuto. Ogni giorno il proprietario ci accoglieva anche lui sempre con il sorriso, ci ha portato a fare pesca al tramonto , ed il pescato ce lo ha cucinato lui al barbecue... buonissimo... per le escursioni siamo stati accompagnati sempre da MARIA, una accompagnatrice turistica spagnola che lavora lì. Ragazza dolcissima e molto preparata, circondata da persone efficienti anche loro, Imma, Abdu... ragazzi molto preparati e simpaticissimi. Anche le ragazze che lavorano al ristorante sempre molto gentili ed efficienti. Qui tutti sono sempre molto disponibili e gentili. In questi giorni abbiamo camminato sempre scalzi , neanche le ciabatte, perche qui è tutta sabbia, anche al ristorante il pavimento è costituito da sabbia bianca e morbida. Consigliamo vivamente, se venite alle maldive , di soggiornare in questa guest house, perché le vere maldive sono queste. Speriamo di ritornarci presto. Grazie a tutto lo staff dello shallow lagoon per averci fatto sentire a casa. Continuate così, siete FORTI. Un abbraccio grandissimo da Antonella e Fabrizio da Roma.

I was provided a room at this hotel due to my original hotel booking advising they had temporarily closed due to a maintenance problem. I had no problem with the room apart from the fact it had no TV which my original booking stated was included. The only problems I had related to boat tours. After checking in I made bookings on 3 shared tours. My first tour was the evening fishing trip advertised from 4pm to 9pm. I was picked up from my hotel at 5.30pm and taken to the port then shuttled out to a big boat where we started fishing at 6pm. We were returned to the port at 8.45pm. Even though I lost 1.5 hours of fishing time I was still charged the full cost of the tour. My second tour was to Madivaru Island & Madivaru Finolhu sandbank departing at 10.30am. I waited in the lobby area of the hotel until 11am. No appearance and no communication from anyone. My third tour was a morning fishing trip departing at 5.30am. I waited in the lobby of the hotel until 6am and again no appearance or communication from anyone. I was also owed $5US but on the day I checked out the reception guy was no where to be seen. and no attempt to repay me had been made earlier.

La posizione è sorprendente. La roba è solo un uomo che è stato molto gentile con noi. La stanza era grande e pulita. Il porto era così vicino.

A partire dal momento in cui passeggiate attraverso le porte di legno arancione, è stato un posto ben guardato, tutte le strutture erano a disposizione, comprese docce e tappeti a piedi. Ci sono anche letti solari/sala da giardino per chi segue una sauna senza andare alla spiaggia vicina. Abbiamo ricevuto un benvenuto molto caldo da Nxaam che ha lasciato il suo viaggio per assicurarci di avere un piacevole soggiorno. Era molto evidente che la sua priorità era assicurare un buon soggiorno, ha fornito un livello di servizio eccellente, che include il trasferimento di tutti i nostri bagagli dal & dalla zona del porto per la barca di velocità da/a Male. Avevamo prenotato due camere, entrambe molto moderne, ciascuno con doccia d'acqua calda, un sacco di tovaglioli, in realtà quando arrivammo Nxaam ci fornì rapidamente buone tovaglioli di spiaggia come abbiamo semplicemente gettato fuori il nostro bagaglio e andato direttamente per il vicino ( 5-8 minuti a piedi) Spiaggia ”BikinI” designata per i turisti. La spiaggia era senza spot con un sacco di letti/sala da sole liberi. Tornate al Beach Cottage, c'era un abbondante approvvigionamento di acqua potabile facilmente disponibile. Anche frigo in ogni camera per tenere è bello e freddo. Se scappate da qualcosa c'era una piccola fornitura tenuta nel lobby si potrebbe aiutare a riempire qualsiasi bottiglia d'acqua o pezzi di bagno e pezzi. Le camere erano in modo immacolato e confortevole. Ci erano molte cose Le scelte per mangiare fuori vicino e a 5 minuti a piedi. L'isola di 1200 abitanti non è grande e può essere svuotata in un breve periodo. Tornate ai ristoranti abbiamo usato la Shallow Lagoon e la Lemon Drop, entrambi offrendo una varietà di Menu di piatti locali, indiano, thailandese e europei. molte scelte per qualsiasi cliente discreto. Quindi un enorme Grazie a Nxaam per averci fatto sentire davvero benvenuto per fornire un così alto livello di alloggio per un tale buon prezzo - molto grande valore per soldi.Un posto di cracking per rimanere.