Ocean Retreat & Spa

My experience at Ocean Retreat & Spa was overall disappointing. While the hotel is clean and initially felt welcoming, that impression quickly faded. The manager was very warm and friendly when we arrived, but his attitude changed drastically once the payment was made—he became cold, distant, and uninterested. It was clear that he was more focused on profit than on guest satisfaction.
As for the island of Guraidhoo, it’s quiet but there’s very little to do. It might be suitable for a short stopover, but I wouldn’t recommend staying here for your entire vacation unless you’re looking for a very slow-paced, uneventful stay. Other islands like Maafushi offer a far richer and more engaging experience.

Our 2nd week on Maldives having been to Maldives 9 years ago. New to this island. It reminds me of what Maafushi was probably like 20 years ago. I can see it ending up like Maafushi with 50 hotels and tons of restaurants.

At the moment it is quite untouched. Very reasonable priced hotels. I paid £50 a night for our room for 2. This was more a rustic guest house rather than hotel. There is NO LIFT. I have severe walking difficulties so found our room on the third floor difficult to get to. Everything you would expect in this rustic guest house. Although there for 6n not once was ANY of our 3 rooms cleaned. No towels changed etc. Breakfast was sufficient but basic buffet. toast and croissants provided as well as boiled eggs, 'chicken' sausages and kind of turkey bacon. Usual cereals and 'fruit' juices/tea/coffee.

Took about 10 mins to walk to bikini beach. Don't be fooled with the hotel photos as it looks like they have their own beach. There is a terrace on the top floor with an old indoor jacuzzi bath (but not switched on or any water). This terrace had beautiful sea views.

Also bikini beach is very beautiful but not very good due to seating. It is clean. sea is beautiful but it lacks basic amenities. There are about 8-10 double sunbeds covered areas but that's it. There's the odd couple of broken damaged sunbeds but that's it. Only a couple of palm trees providing shade. Think this island could make a fortune if they had sunbeds for hire. As previously stated I have mobility issues so getting actually down on the beach is difficult for me so this impaired my experience.

Limited number of places to eat at night and more expensive than other islands. Much quieter pace of life on this island. My party of 6 preferred this island than the busier Maafushi (however, I preferred Maafushi).

I think in the future this will be a very populated island. So if you like rustic, quiet islands with very little to do it will suit you. But your options are limited here.

這間居民島很休閒，很適合來放空。
我是買含三餐的住宿，很早以前就預定了，價格實惠。

環島的浮潛點很多，到處都很美。
我們另有包船出海，大約4小時100美金。來回船票US$25/person，以maldives算是很經濟的地方。
建議不要進MALE，真接到這裡來再安排一島一飯店

Su 8 notti solo una volta hanno pulito male la camera.

Kiváló szálloda. Kellemes szobák, megfelelő méretűek, kényelmesek. A szobák tiszták és a fürdőszoba is tiszta.
A recepciós, és a személyzet nagyos kedves és segítőkész. Sok program lehetőséget is adnak, sokféle a lehetőség.
A reggeli kiváló. A hotelben 10 dollárért akár vacsorát is rendeznek de előre kell szólni.
A hotel személyzete fogad a kikötőben és jönnek kis kocsival a bőröndökért, természetesen előre egyeztetés előtt.

Alles supi

Plassen er idelisk og stille. Fantastiske bademuligheter. Personalet er hjelpsomme, men det er liten variasjon når det gjelder maten. Det er ingen meieriprodukter til frokost.

We had another wonderful vacation at the Ocean Retreat. Thank you for everything, whether it was help with sunburn, questions about the transfer or simply about life on Guraidhoo. We felt very comfortable. The buffet is delicious and the price-performance ratio is simply great. Khalek and all the other staff make your stay a real feel-good vacation.

A very cozy and nice hotel . The personal were very nice and helpful . You could get help with excursions and transport from the hotel. Very nice surroundings and close to the fantastic Bikinibeach. Very nice food. Prise was very good compared with other hotels .

As someone who has traveled to more than 30 countries, this is the first time I will write such a comment. The excursion manager of the hotel is an incompatible person named Zizu. He discriminated against us among other guests because we did not participate in the trip he wanted. He scammed us and charged us $20 extra per head. Moreover, despite this, he always ignored our questions and requests until the last day. Almost everything we dreamed of was ruined because of him. The hotel's biggest problem is Zizu. Apart from this, the kitchen staff was friendly and attentive. Room attendant Khalek was a respectful person who did his job extremely well. The reception was also polite and respectful. The meals were sufficient and satisfying. The rooms, facilities and location were very satisfactory. Guraidhoo is a small and quiet island. Don't go with high expectations. It can be preferred for tranquility and plenty of siesta. But because of Zizu, I would never consider going there again. Thank you to other employees for their interest and concern.

I liked everything. The only thing i didn’t like very much was the food: too much curry and too much spacy ( that i hate ).

Food was amazing very taste.
Beach was the best beach we seen in our life.
Staff very helpful.
People very nice.cats were soo cute living by the ocean its soo nice.
Loved the weather rain and shine all times.

Sehr nett und freundlich zu vor kommend und hilfsbereit in allen Bereichen

Great value, rooms were clean and tidy, and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Guriadhoo was very safe and had some beautiful beachs, and amazing diving. You could surf at riptides, a fun right hander just be careful of 5 min paddle across the channel, foxys the left hander was a bit fickle and best at mid to high tide, Much better value than staying at the expensive resorts or kandoma holiday inn

Sehr gutes Essen, (könnte manchmal reichhaltiger sein), täglich eine kostenlose große Flasche Wasser, sehr freundliches Personal und tolles Strand mit kostenlosen Liegen und Sonnenschirme (Bikinistrand in 3-5 Gehminuten erreichbar, Dachterrasse mit traumhaften Ausblick.

Empfehlung an den Besitzer: Duschvorhänge erneuern und für einen schönen Raumduft im Treppenhaus sorgen.

Sonst alles top! Vielen Dank!

Just amazing❤️❤️❤️

Excellent property for a budget friendly stay

Buono X quello che si paga

I just want to thanks to all staff in hotel there are amazing and helpful. First of all you can come to there via private tranfer or public depends what you preferred more but it’s very good both off. Near to the hotel is port few minutes walking. Hotel has amazing welcome room and very clean dining area. Room are very clean with all cofeee tea water just no soap and gel(that you need to take from home) . Beach is the best that I see there in few island oround. You have sun beds and umbrellas for free and it’s only for tourist . Area oround is that you have one small cafe to buy drinks and in the island you will find also a lot to eat . All in I just want to give 10 even I am sure that they will upgrade something after my stay. Thanks a lot for beautiful stay.

This is by far the best hotel on Guraidhoo Island. It is located on the central street with shops and at the same time on the beach. The hotel has its own bikini beach, fenced with deckchairs and canopies. Postcard beach. The hotel staff are extremely friendly and helpful people. All requests are fulfilled immediately. Great apartments on its own
upstairs with a huge terrace and a wonderful view of the ocean. Rooms and bathrooms clean and tidy. Cleaned daily and bottled water provided. Air conditioning and fan work perfectly.
Manager Zizu very helpful, competent and patient. The cuisine is indisputably the best on the island. People from other hotels booked our restaurant reservations and that means something. Varied and delicious meals. I recommend Zizu's sandbank trips, swimming with sharks and manta rays, snorkeling and traditional fishing followed by grilling. To sum up, this is a great family hotel that offers really high quality for a good price. Dear Abdul who helped us with practically everything. Paradise holidays, jaw-dropping views and great attractions with a thrill. With a clear conscience. We highly recommend.