Beach/ocean view

Reviews of Ithaa Beach Maldives

3 out of 5
Ithaa Beach Maldives
Garden, Vidhuvaru Goalhi, Guraidhoo

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 11 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Manish

Liked: Cleanliness
Owner is terrible!
I'll start by saying that the rating I've given for this booking is based on the lack of level of service and professionalism provided by the owner, Mr Solih and his manager and son Mr Hamdhaan. The property itself, the room and location were all as expected for the price. My dissatisfaction and that of another guest from Dubai was that the above mentioned treated you as a 'cash cow'. 1. Pick up from airport charged $50 USD. On return wanted $150! 2. Told not go and eat elsewhere! As locals would not want to mix during the covid situation. Local prices were one 3rd cheaper. 3. 1.5 weeks into my stay, Mr Solih says my room is booked by another guest and can I change rooms. No, I booked and paid for the ocean front room. 4. Excursions were overpriced and cheaper elsewhere. 5. Having assured me they knew how to complete my visa extension forms, they incorrectly completed them and ultimately my visa ran out, my travel and length of stay had to be altered. 6. Cancelling my travel approval as I found a cheaper $60 trip to Male and not use their $150 option. 7. The local people who had tried to help me were all verbally abused by Mr Solih over the phone for trying to help me! They have 2 guesthouse on Guraidhoo, Ithaa beach, where I was staying and a new one called Luxury Beach Maldives.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Hamdhaan on 22 Nov 2020
Dear Mr.Manish We genuinely tried our best to make your holiday better. Unfortunately, it didn’t go as we expected. We really felt bad that you were stopped by Police for not following the rules by the Government of Maldives. Which we explained to you so clearly. Rate for a private transfer is 150$. We charged 50$ from you and paid the extra 100$ from the hotel to the speed boat, because you were the first tourist to Guraidhoo after 7 months. We gave you a big discount .😊 You were given complimentary dinner for your whole stay in our hotel. Going to other restaurants in the island were allowed. But we always reminded you to follow the rules implemented by the government of Maldives. Which you have always denied. For VISA extension, Maldives immigration need your next reservation copy( paid reservation copy). Bandos Maldives requested for your payment before you arrive there. Without payment they cannot apply for Visa extension from Immigration. For all the tourists, to travel from one island to another island, you must have travel permit. We arranged it for you, after discussing with you and with the next place you were traveling to. But still you tried to travel from another route, without informing us. So, you were stopped by the police and brought you back to guraidhoo.

2/10 Terrible

Manish

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 27 nights in Oct 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dissapointed! No one came to recieve from the airport as it suppose to be.payed 50$ for the ticket to the island n back to airport. Even the Hotel was different. Had to pay for the breakfast 20$ which suppose to be included.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Hamdhaan on 12 Feb 2019
Greetings from Ithaa Beach Maldives. Before the guest arrive to the Maldives we received phone call from Expedia Guest want cancel their booking. As usual we send our trasportation option to the guest. It was mentioned please let us know which option guest wish to take. On request we will arrange Airport Shuttle. Guest order Breakfast at 12:00 pm. According to hotel rules we cannot serve breakfast at lunch time. Thank you for your support.

8/10 Good

Kenji

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Solih on 14 Jan 2019
Dear Kenji, Thank you for your review. Hope to see you again in a near future. Kind Regards, Solih

10/10 Excellent

Ragav, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place with awesome staff
Staying in Ithaa beach was the best experience we had in the entire trip. The place has a serene view of the ocean which is very relaxing. Solih and his staff were extremely hospitable and treated us like their family. Mr.Solih responded immediately whenever we wanted him. I had an allergic reaction to seafood once on a midnight, and Solih rushed me to hospital and stayed with me the whole time. He is a kind and responsible host. The island is small with less disturbance. Best place to relax yourself. We stayed there for two days and it is the most memorable part of our trip. If I go to Guraidhoo again, I'll definitely visit this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Solih on 20 Jan 2019
Dear Ragav, Thanks for your kind word. definitely, we will provide you Honeymoon services if you visit Ithaa Beach again. Best regards Keep in touch

8/10 Good

BharatBhushan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On the beach but expensive for quality
The hotel is not suitable for family stay with kids. We paid for two rooms to accommodate our less than 8 year old kids. The extra charges for accommodating kids using same mattress was higher than the new room. Some need to fix the pricing. Anarul at hotel provided excellent service to us. The owner is nice and courteous but a little rigid with pricing and enforcing it. For the same price I could have stayed in a far better hotel. Everything is accessible in less than 10 minutes.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nathan, Falls Church, Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice guesthouse, Peaceful, and Comfortable
Very clean, excellent service, and helpful owner. Good and reliable dive center Scuba run by Kooday.
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Hamdhaan on 19 Nov 2017
Thank you for the wonderful review. We are glad to know that you have enjoyed your stay with us. We do hope that we will get a chance to welcome you back at Ithaa Beach Maldives soon.

10/10 Excellent

Sebastian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Anbefalelsesværdigt
Vi oplevede enormt god service efter at vores booking var gået galt via Hotels. Hotelvært og ansatte var ekstremt venlige og servicemindede. God mad og god placering på øen. Vil klart anbefale.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Solih on 24 Mar 2020
Thanks

10/10 Excellent

adrianus marinus josef

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay
Very friendly owner and staff, very good foid, very attentive
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Solih on 20 Dec 2019
Thank you so much.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Unterkunft & das Personal an sich sind sehr gut. Das Essen ist sehr, sehr gut. Sogar im Vergleich zu unserem vorherigen Trip durch Sri Lanka. Die beiden Angestellten die neben dem Manager die gesamte Arbeit leisten waren beide vorher Jahrelang Koch in großen Urlaubs Ressorts. Das schmeckt man. Die nicht so guten Aspekte vor Ort haben eher etwas mit der überwiegend generellen Kultur der Insel zu tun: Man fühlt sich zu sehr unter Beobachtung. Striktes Alkoholverbot auf der Insel (da eine Einheimischen Insel/Islam) im Gegensatz zu den Luxus Ressorts Inseln. Dies liegt aber ausschließlich an der Regierung. Nichtsdestotrotz ist man es als Deutscher einfach nicht gewohnt so eingeschränkt zu sein. Man fühlt sich auf der Insel wie in einem Gefängnis. Einziger Lichtblick: die demgegenüber völlig andere Kultur der Manta Diving Tauchschule. Hier spürt man fast schon karibisches "Rasta Man" - Flair, obwohl dort auch junge Einheimische arbeiten, die absolut cool & locker sind. Das liegt wohl an dem sehr souveränen Eigentümer der Tauschule "Abo". Mehr Freiheit & wastliche Offenheit wären auf der Einheimischen Insel also auch trotz Islam möglich, die Einheimischen müssen es sich aber halt auch trauen ;-)
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

MIKHAIL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Замечательно
Отель Ithaa Beach Maldives расположен в очень удобном месте острова Guraidhoo. Отель не большой но очень комфортный. Персонал внимательный, доброжелательный и быстро реагирует на пожелания клиента, стараясь выполнить в кратчайшие сроки. Уборка в номере и смена белья своевременная, либо по желанию клиента. В отеле отказываются услуги по проведению активного досуга и экскурсий. Кухня разнообразная и качественная. Хозяин отеля мистер Сулле внимателен к клиентам, очень доброжелателен.
Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Solih on 15 Oct 2018
Thank you very much for the nice words and we are very happy to hear that you have completely enjoyed your stay with us. Hoping to see you back at the Ithaa Beach Maldives soon!