Fins Dive and Leisure Hotel

I booked for a weekend including transport from Male and everything was in order. They were quite professional in the beginning. The day before arriving I contacted them to establish the departure point for the speedboat only to be told a few hours later thst thry had actually decided to cancel my booking as they had received a larger group booking and needed the accommodation. Now I know it's not a charity but I wonder if they would have told me if I hadn't queried? After I vented my frustration there was a lame offer of finding alternative hotel but I had lost interest. I went to Ukulhas instead and this is a great alternative to Rasdhoo especially for divers. It's not as busy. Reasonably priced and a much better experience.

Staff was very simpatic. Online arrangements prior arrival were very good and hotel staff was very assistive.

First of all question is why this is called hotel. More appropriate will be to call it inn or hostel. Advertisement on booking.com platform was not true and many things mentioned are not existant in reality. Our room (deluxe room) was not as shown on booking.com platform. Window was not looking outside but to inside corridor so generally room does not have window. Room was advertised with tv and safe but there was no tv and safe. Same applies for private beach which was advertised on platform but we are not sure where was this private beach. Usual practice on Maldives for private beach is to offer sun bed but we did not seen it (some hotels arround offer this). Bottled water advertised is actually tap water in jar which was not replaced/refreshed whole 12 days. Cleaning service was provided every 2-3days with change if towels only if requested. Toilet paper top up only if requested. One (1) Beach towel was provided for whole 12 days with explanation they have no more of them. You can rent fins for 5 USD/day for 2 pairs. Considering name of facility will be nice to be complintary provided, as on many places in Maldives. Breakfast was very poor and with not so much variarities. In 12 days we did not seen one piece of meat for breakfast. Generally it is recommended to come for breakfast early as later you may find not so many choices of food. If you are not paying your stay thru booking platform (recommended) be ready with cash (USD) as credit card payment will result in additional charges by hotel (4%) which was not communicated before. On top of this additional charges you will pay bank charges as credit card payment was performed as cash withdrawal and not card payment. Staff seems was not familiar with usage of credit card machine and not familiar with payments in general (they were not aware how much they need to charge us). Excursions pricing is on high side and you can find arround cheaper offers for exactly same excursion.

Overall Great stay.

As an avid traveller I was surprised by fee's when paying for room with card. 80$ in total fee. I think it is very high amount. Iv'e been to 50 countries and nowhere else is this seen. I was also a little confused of the speed boat price when we arrived. It was 40$ p.p actually but when I called at the airport it was asked 60$ instead. We opted to go for boat ourself and ended up paying 40$ afterall wich did not make sense from what we were told on the Phone. Basically. Bring cash for hotel stay so you do not get extra fee. All else very good

A more modest hotel, but with absolutely great staff and the owner, who will make up for minor shortcomings with their willingness and friendliness. They arranged anything I needed right away and always with a smile. We liked it very much at your place. Thank you, it was very nice to meet you.

I loved the atmosphere, the attention to details in and outside the rooms and with guests too. Food (breakfast and dinner) is delicious and healthy. Good position, 3 minutes walking from the bikini beach. Staff is fantastic, they pick you up and take care of you luggage, they organize the excursions for you giving you water, food and umbrella for the sun. Rooms have a/c with dry function and ceiling fans. We really felt cuddled. Thank you Noor for your kindness!

In my room (102) the small toilet window had no net for insects

Fantastic couldn't recommend highly enough for anyone staying on Rasdhoo. The staff, specifically Noor, were so welcoming and friendly and couldn't make enough time for us. Helped planning with excursions and showed us around the island. Breakfast was basic but very nice and the room, for the cost, was more than adequate. Would highly recommend for anyone staying in Rasdhoo.

Very nice and helpful staff, especially Noor helped us organize a fantastic stay.

The staff were lovely, so friendly, welcoming and made me feel very much at home. I was full board, and the food was excellent, plenty of variety, different dishes every day, huge portions. The bedroom was small but comfortable, good aircon, fast wi-fi, fridge in the room. The hotel arranged a fantastic excursion - speedboat out to snorkelling with turtles, and then picnic on the nearby sandbank, incredible spot, and very good value. Also did a couple of different snorkelling trips with one of the nearby diving schools, which were superb. Easy to snorkel straight from the tourist beach (about 5 mins walk away) which was fantastic, saw manta rays, reef sharks and an incredible array of tropical fish - some of the best snorkelling I've ever done anywhere in the world. Good idea to get to the tourist beach reasonably early in the morning to bag a sunlounger (which are free). Rasdu is a great island to be based, especially if you like snorkelling or diving, geared up for tourists, plenty of excursion options and things to do.

My only complaint was that my room was right opposite reception and next to the dining area, so it could be a little noisy at times, and it wasn't possible to move me due to the bookings in other rooms. But wasn't really too much of an issue as it was quiet when it came to sleeping at night.

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