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Reviews of Ocean Retreat & Spa

3 out of 5
Ocean Retreat & Spa
Bodu Magu, Guraidhoo

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 55 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ozan

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Extremely Bad Excursion Staff
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.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

mohd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason, Waialua

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just amazing❤️❤️❤️
Stayed 17 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Divya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property for a budget friendly stay
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Milena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
More then I was expected
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Tomasz

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Friendly
I had a good experience, start to finish. The owner and staff were very helpful and friendly, the accomodation was spacious (I'm used to Hong Kong!) clean, and comfortable. Food was good and plentiful. I wasn't here for a vacation as such, it was a 'hop' location between countries on my way 'home'....my requirements might be quite different from people on a holiday! The guys at the guest house did ask about excursions, swimming with sharks etc. but I didn't have the time in the week :( Good people, comfortable, affordable place to be. WiFi just worked for everything I needed it for (I wasn't editing and posting video!) Would visit again anytime. Recommended if you're visiting Guraidhoo and you want a quit, local experience. I didn't take pics of the accomodation itself, they are all of Guraidhoo itself, sorry about that!
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2021

2/10 Terrible

HappyTraveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Dark hotel lobby terrible guy who is pushing you all the Time éven during meals tó buy trips ...
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would say i give 10 star
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome hotel!
It was wonderful stay at the hotel! Would come again!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Azhar on 26 Feb 2019
Thank you for your wonderful review. We would love to host you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful bikini beach island for pictures
It has been a wonderfull stay. The hotel is well managed and well kept. They always try to do their best. The island has no deep enouh bikini beack and is full of dead coral branches so getting into and out of the water is tricky use water shoes. The snorkeling also is almost nothing so the best bet is to get excursions that are very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Ahmed on 11 Jan 2019
Thank you for you kind review. It was a pleasure hosting you at Ocean Retreat and Spa. We hope to see you again! Ahmed

8/10 Good

Kimberley J

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's about a year old so it's more modern and kept clean. Booked with half board which was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Maria Elena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay at Ocean retreat and Spa
We had a wonderful stay at Ocean retreat and spa. The place is very well maintained, very clean, has excellent facilities, have a very delicious breakfast and everyone is very nice. They offer affordable excursions and they always make sure that everyone has a really good time. We enjoyed every minute of our stay in Ocean retreat and Spa and special thanks to ZiZu, Shamir, and I can't remember all the other names but everyone has been very nice.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Rich, Thailand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and near all the beaches
This hotel was great, very accamodating and great with kids, flexible with excursions and their food is pretty good too. Staff very helpful, we stayed one week and didn't want to leave.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Robin

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff!
The hotel staff was very nice and really helpful. They made us feel very welcome and took good care of us. The facilities are very new and the rooftop is wonderful. The island itself is however not the prettiest, it is rather dirty and the beach was not nice. This is of course nothing that the hotel can help. We didn't like the fact that the hotel was located just next to the mosque and we woke up at five every morning as that was the time for the morning prayer. It sounded like they were inside our room screaming. We would however want to give a huge plus for the service, the warmth and the hospitality of the staff. If you are going to Guraidhoo, this is a very good place to stay at.

8/10 Good

HADJER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Money value hotel
I spent one week in Ocean retreat hotel, it's a new small clean hotel. Guraidhoo is not a private island so you will live with a friendly local people. The staf was very friendly and helpful. About the food, it was delicious but not buffet all the day, Manta divingis just 100m beside the hotel. Thank you all

10/10 Excellent

zahoor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
amazing dolphin trip and snorkelling with turtles
Hotel and staff were very helpful. Clean beautiful views. Found full board good option and speedboat transfers great in comparison to Ferry. Exceptionally good as met at airport and guided to speedboat and met when arrived and dropped off when leaving. Great ambiance. Sea is a stones throw from hotel. Island is quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Ocean Retreat Team on 10 Mar 2018
Thank you for your wonderful review. It was a pleasure hosting you!

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel with friendly staff
We really enjoyed our stay here. They picked us up from the ferry and checked us in pretty quickly. Lobby was nice and air conditioned. Room was spacious and very clean and modern. Hotel staff were pleasant to talk to and very accommodating. Food was solid as well. I highly recommend this place if you are staying in guraidhoo!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Ocean Retreat Team on 10 Mar 2018
Thank you for your lovely review! We hope to welcome you again!

8/10 Good

Maria Palma

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Su 8 notti solo una volta hanno pulito male la camera.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Alles supi
Stayed 24 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

janusz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Fuad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
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.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 22 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Anna Gerda Erika

Stayed 13 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Per

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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 .
Stayed 11 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

emilio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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 ).
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Günther

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr nett und freundlich zu vor kommend und hilfsbereit in allen Bereichen
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

agrippino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relax
Buono X quello che si paga
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unser Zimmer war ganz oben auf der Terrasse (2 Zimmer des Hotel sind im Dachgeschoss) und wir hätten nicht glücklicher mit dieser Zuteilung sein können. Die Dachterrasse bietet nachts einen traumhaften Blick auf die Sterne. Die Liegen dort oben sind zahlreich, und bieten zusätzlich tagsüber die Möglichkeit zum Sonne tanken, falls man Mal nicht zum Strand gehen kann. Der Bikini Beach hat tolle Hängesessel im Schatten, aber auch bei Bedarf Liegen. Die Hängematte von Guraidhoo (mit dem Schild Guraidhoo) sollte dringend restauriert werden, da mag man sich nicht so gern reinlegen. Leute nehmt euren Müll mit am Strand, ich habe so oft erlebt, dass Touristen ihren Müll stehen lassen. Das geht gar nicht, seid ein Vorbild, dann sieht der Bikini Beach umso schöner aus. Wir empfehlen einen täglichen Spaziergang über die Insel. Soviel gibt's zu entdecken, an kleinen Alltagsszenen aber auch Dingen die wir ins unserer europäischen Bubbel nicht sehen. Für die persönlichen Bedürfnisse findet man einige Läden auf der Insel, wo man Snacks, Getränke etc. kaufen kann. Tolles Essen (das Buffet am Abend, der Hammer), großartiges Team in der Küche. Wir kommen wieder!
Stayed 22 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Juri

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Ocean
Normaalsed, Spa-d sellest hotellist otsida pole mõtet. Mullivann on, aga veest tühi; massaažide hinnakiri on, aga massööri mitte. Toas omapärane lõhn, millega sees olle küll kohanes.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
C'est un bon hotel dans l'ensemble mais nous avons été harcelé pour qu'on achète leurs excursions qui sont très cher. Si on achète pas on est très vite mal regardé... C'est dommage! De plus, l'ile n'est pas touristique ce qui fait que tout est cher (epiceries, souvenirs, activités...) Et les plages ne sont pas aménagés pour les touristes (peu propres ou interdit aux bikinis). Mais ça ce n'est pas forcément de leur faute, mais bon à savoir!
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Frühstück war etwas einseitig und die Auswahl nicht so groß
Stayed 11 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Ahmed on 24 Apr 2019
Thank you for you review! We hope to host you again.

8/10 Good

Kahina Elena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Azhar on 26 Feb 2019
Thank you for your wonderful review. We would love to host you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel sta in via principale del isola, struttura vecchia ma in buone condizioni, personale gentile e cortese, spiaggia da fare il bagno non c’è vicino, perché hotel sta sul villaggio e li per rispetto a loro religione il bagno si fa solo coperte, a 15 minuti a piedi c’è isoletta dove si può fare il bagno, sul sito di hotel scritto, che trasfer 6 dollari da aeroporto, questo informazione vecchia , trasfer costa 50 dollari a persona andata e ritorno, se volete che vostra stanza viene pulita dovete lasciare cartellino furi la porta altrimenti non entrano e non puliscano ( in mio caso) 7 giorni senza cambia asciugamani , lavato da sola, la cucina molto semplice e tipica del posto, se siete amante del cibo sfizioso non per voi, ho lascIato passaporto in aeroporto in chance ( ragazza non mi ridato) state attente, hanno sistemato tutto loro e giorno dopo mi hanno riportato il passaporto , insomma il prezzo per servizio che offrono il giusto, se siete abituati a oceano a fronte e silenzio cercate sistemazione in resort, qui la vera vita Maldiva !
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Ahmed on 11 Jan 2019
Thank you for you kind review. It was a pleasure hosting you at Ocean Retreat and Spa. We hope to see you again! Ahmed

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
L’hotel è bello e accogliente il personale cerca di accontentare tutte le esigenze, l’unica pecca ahimè è stata il cibo molto migliorabile nella preparazione e nella scelta di giorno in giorno, sempre i soliti 5/6 piatti
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Ahmed on 11 Jan 2019
Thank you for you kind review. It was a pleasure hosting you at Ocean Retreat and Spa. We hope to see you again! Ahmed

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Confermiamo in pieno gli ottimi giudizi precedenti.Staff molto cordiale e camere nuove e pulite.Noi avevamo la full board in superior e dobbiamo dire che non ci siamo potuti lamentare.Cibo buono e vario.Naturalmente la cucina e di tipo asiatico. Ottimo come base per visitare questa e altre isole vicine.Merita sicuramente una gita giornaliera la bichini beach di Gulhi.Noi abbiamo fatto due escursione con questo hotel e ci siamo trovati molto bene.Ci siamo affidati a loro anche per diversi trasferimenti e devo dire che sono stati estremamente precisi e puntuali.Il canale di comunicazione è stato wattzapp. L'isola è molto frequentata da turisti spagnoli che la usano come base per le immersioni.La bikini beach di questa isole è dirimpettaia alla laguna del kandona resort.Alcuni giorni è risultata sporca.Un saluto doveroso al proprietario dell'hotel per la sua estrema cortesia e disponibilità e a tutto il personale che ci hanno permesso una bella vacanza. Come molti posti delle maldive che abbiamo visitato,anche in questa isola c'è il problema dello smaltimento della plastica. Un ultima considerazione in merito alla preghiera del mattino: viene recitato (credo) un versetto del corano intorno alle 5 del mattino.dura due o tre minuti. fine di tutto.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Ahmed on 11 Jan 2019
Thank you for you kind review. It was a pleasure hosting you at Ocean Retreat and Spa. We hope to see you again! Ahmed

10/10 Excellent

Chung Lin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
美麗的沙灘，熱情的員工
房間舒適而乾淨，水壓是弱了一點，不過瑕不掩瑜，所在的居民島還要從馬富施轉船過去稍嫌不便但離HOLIDAY INN僅需5分鐘的船程，當地的旅遊起步不久，大致上都保有純樸的風情，餐飲消費的選擇比較少，不過住居民島最重要的還是省錢與參加行程，
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Chiara, Treviso

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Molto accogliente, si vive il vero spirito maldiviano immersi tra gli abitanti, la loro cultura e i loro costumi. Suggestivo, affascinante e indimenticabile. L’isola è molto sporca ma portano i turisti in escursione ogni giorno.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

punjapol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Impressive
have guy take me from airport to ferry.nice guy serves at the hotel.

8/10 Good

CAROLINA CEC

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El mejor hotel de la isla pero con sus "peros"
Es un hermoso hotel y la gente es MUY amable pero xq había pocos huéspedes no andaba el spa ni servían la cena buffet q habíamos pagado y eso nos decepcionó un poco. El wifi es muy bueno. Lo q sí es muy malo es q tiene una mezquita al lado y los parlantes para las horas de rezar están AL LADO de las habitaciones y eso te despierta a las 4.30/5am. Un poco lejos de la bikini beach. Así y todo es el mejor hotel de la isla.

10/10 Excellent

wawa, 69

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Le seule endroit de l’ile ou séjourner
J’ai pris une demie pension ce qui est très bien dans cette ile. La chambre de luxe est super propre confortable avec une belle vue. Le petit déjeuner est au top avec des spécialités locales (excellent) , il y a tous les jours des bouteilles d’eau qui sont mis en chambre avec un réfrigérateur et tout le confort dans les chambres et le soir le diner est sous forme de buffet excellent ( tout est fait maison c’est un régal pour les papilles) Pour se baigner en maillot de bain il y a une presqu’ile à 5mn à pied et les serviettes de plages sont fournies par l’hôtel. Incontestablement le meilleur hôtel de l’ile car sur la bikini plage on discute entre touristes et il y en a même qui ont changé d’hôtel pour venir au miens. De l’ile on peut visiter d’autres iles et faire beaucoup de choses. Les personnel est super et helpfull. Je devais prendre mon avion très tôt le matin et je ne souhaitais pas payer un speed boat une fortune ; à l’hôtel ils ont tout organisé pour que je passe ma dernière nuit à Malé, ils ont organisé mon transfert avec comme à l’allée une personne qui est venue me chercher et m’a pris en charge jusqu’au bout . Le service est exceptionnel
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Florencia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muy buen hotel y excelente atención, cálida sin ser invasive. Zizu y todos te ayudan en lo que necesites. Con ellos mismos arreglamos las excursiones, buenos precios, no se abusan. Las comidas ricas y abundantes, opciones buffet para desayuno y cena (almuerzo a la carta). A metros del mar, se pueden apreciar las vistas desde la habitación y mejores aun desde la terraza. Excelente relación precio calidad.
Response from Ocean Retreat Team on 10 Mar 2018
Thank you for your kind review. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My second visit will still stay here!
Fabulous experience! Staying here will make you feel like at home but surrounding by fantastic view, nature and ocean. Choosing a warm local retreat like this one would make your Maldives travel more real and closer to local life and saving more money. All the staff are very friendly and happy to share what to play, visit and enjoy. They also recommend fun water excursion with reasonable price. No need to worry about nothing to do. Another spotlight is their food is very delicious, offering traditional Maldives-style food at breakfast and tasty buffet at dinner. All the dishes are very well tasty.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Ocean Retreat Team on 10 Mar 2018
A big thank you from the Ocean Retreat team. We would love to welcome you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hotel, lovely people and relaxing place. I loved it!
Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Ocean Retreat Team on 10 Mar 2018
Thank you for your kind review. We hope to host you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
太喜歡這個住宿了
非常舒服的一間飯店 東西好吃 服務人員很親切有禮貌，也會提供不同活動給大家參考
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Ocean Retreat Team on 10 Mar 2018
A big thank you from the team of Ocean Retreat and Spa! We hope to host you again!