Beach nearby, snorkelling, fishing

Reviews of Pine Lodge Maldives

3 out of 5
Pine Lodge Maldives
Hasil Lot No. 11103, Nirolhu Magu, Hulhumalé

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 73 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 147 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Steps very steep
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

VICTORIA

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved this hotel, very friendly and nice staff and a very cozy place, so clean as well
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Tridiv, Guwahati, India.

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Though the price you pay (including taxes) is high compared to other holiday destinations (not the responsibility of the property but pertains more to the prevailing prices at the destination itself), stay in Pine Lodge is quite comfortable. The premises are clean & well kept. Particular mention needs to be made about the bathrooms which are sparkling clean. This is not a luxury hotel, but a middle level property with a personal touch. However, mention may be made about the fact that: 1. It is not facing the beach (one parallel road away) though just a few minutes walk away. 2. Out of the 12 rooms, 9 are without balconies, however, the space available in room is adequate for not feeling boxed in. 3. Breakfast has limited variety but adequate. 4. In view of the small plots on which most hotels in the area are constructed, there has been an effort to optimally use land area as well as the space within the hotel. 5. No lift is available, & stairs are steep & narrow. However, the excellent maintenance & condition of the building obviates any negative closed in feeling.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from azu on 2 Feb 2020
thank for the feed back

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from azu on 12 Dec 2019
thank you

8/10 Good

ALIAKHBAR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Satisfactory stay
Pine Lodge has a good location. Very near to the airport, the beach and restaurants. There is even a convenience store a few steps away. The room is cozy and spacious. I like it that there is a balcony to see the street below and the neighborhood. The staff was also very helpful with information and with the airport transfer.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from AZU on 7 Nov 2019
THANK YOU FOR THE FEED BACK.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Azu on 14 Oct 2019
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist, Shifana, was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from AZU on 16 Sept 2019
Thank you for the respond for our staff, Hope you liked your stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property has lost some of its standard since I last stayed there years back . The blinds were damaged and the room was warm even though the aircon and fan were on . In the morning when we had breakfast , the aircon was not on and guests were eating at stuffy and humid lobby . Had to wait till the receptionist arrived at 7.30am to have the aircon turned on. Breakfast was bare minimum .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Azu on 20 Jun 2019
Thank you for the feed back, and sorry for not making you happy. We have noted your points and we will take action. We are maintaining the rooms and we will change the binds as soon as possible

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service, arranged transfers, clean rooms and breakfast included for a great rate. Close to airport.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from AZU on 10 May 2019
Thank you for the feed back. Thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff help us to carry our luggage to 3/F and the next day carry back to G/F
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from AZU on 3 May 2019
THANK YOU FOR THE FEED BACK

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from AZU on 7 May 2019
THANK YOU

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
hotel everything quite nice, surrounding not expect too much.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Azu on 29 Mar 2019
THANK YOU FOR THE FEED BACK

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for the price
Just the breakfast was not good, very poor. The hotel is clean, good location and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from AZU on 26 Mar 2019
Thank you for the feed back. We have noted your concern we will try to make OK

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Close to airport and beach. Bathroom shower could have been cleaner. Also no elevator. Breakfast was average.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from AZU on 4 Mar 2019
Thank you for the feed back. We have noted the point and we will make it ok

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Before our flight, our host send me a message asking about our flight schedule. We got to Male and have our transportation waiting for us, check in was smooth. Room is clean and very inviting. Staff are great! The service is splendid! Thank you so much for our beautiful Maldives experience in Male
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from AZU on 13 Feb 2019
Thank you for the beautiful feed back. Hope you liked the stay with us and see you again sometime. We appreciate your stay with us. thank you :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Relative to the area the hotel is OK !
‘Relative’ to the area the hotel is good ! Not an impressive breakfast ! Rooms are clean, I didn’t mind but others may find the bed uncomfortable as it was solid. The area is not nice at all ! Ok for s night or two before moving onto somewhere else. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from AZU on 29 Jan 2019
THANK YOU FOR THE LOVELY FEED BACK :). WE HAVE NOTED YOUR ADVICE AND WE WILL IMPROVE IN THE FUTURE. AND LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOME YOU AGAIN.

10/10 Excellent

Rodrigo, Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the airport, great staff, easy to contact
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from AZU on 15 Jan 2019
THANK YOU

4/10 Poor

Anonymous, Berlin

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Different from the pictures. Wifi didn’t work and I felt that the owner of the hotel was trying to over charge for different tours, so we ended up not doing anything. Overall a bit disappointing.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from AZU on 13 Jan 2019
Sorry for the disappointment, but our wifi had a bit problem but we have settled it now. And for the tours we charge only the amount that we can give as lowest. Picture might be different but the rooms will be the same. thank you for staying with us.

6/10 Okay

Lisa, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Hotel clean and in good condition. Bed was like sleeping on concrete
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from AZU on 6 Nov 2018
thank you for the feedback

10/10 Excellent

Wendy, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent communication, smooth transfers to hotel and airport, amazing staff, clean rooms, well organised team, decent breakfast, great value for money, would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from AZU on 24 Oct 2018
THANK YOU FOR THE FEED BACK. WE APPRECIATE YOUR STAY WITH US. SEE YOU AGAIN

6/10 Okay

Aidan, Singapore

Okay stay. Room was on the third floor with a view of construction across the road. The hotel is one block away from the beach. The room floor felt dusty when walking barefoot. The staff were pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Azu on 13 Oct 2018
thank you for the feed back

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from AZU on 13 Oct 2018
THANK YOU

4/10 Poor

Jackie

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Azu on 12 Sept 2018
thank you

8/10 Good

Sam, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet place, near to airport, helpful staff
Thank you Azu for the efficiency in replying email on the airport transfer arrangement, checking of my next flight schedule, and informing my arrival to my next hotel stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from AZU on 4 Sept 2018
Thank you for the feed back. We appreciate your stay with us. Hope you enjoyed Maldives. see you again

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Edmonton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Staffs
I would say this hotel is home away from home, staffs so welcoming and very accommodating. We got to the airport late and our transportation to the island won't be till the next day. This hotel helped us with literally everything. I would recommend them over and over.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Azu on 23 Jun 2018
Thank you for the feed back. we appreciate your stay. Hope to see you again. Enjoy.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
機場接送配合水上飛機時間很準時,房間都算幾乾淨,但就真係好多蚊,成晚比蚊咬。朝早四點半都有專人煮早餐
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Azu on 1 Jun 2018
Thank you for the feed back

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
My partner and I stayed in 2 layover hotels for our flight schedule, this was the second location for us. It was more expensive than the first stay right by the beach. The room was very comfortable and spacious for local standards, the location was 1-2 blocks away from the beach. The owner and staff was quite nice and helpful, but there were 2 areas that was disappointing about our stay. Our booking says transport from the airport is included, but we were charged USD 10 per person per trip the moment we arrived, we paid USD 40 extra. Breakfast was paltry. There was no food. Juice was from concentrate, and serve toast with jelly, not jam. Given this was about $20 USD more expensive, this was disappointing since the other location provided proper breakfast. The station had1 bowl of baked beans, hard boiled egg, toast, and jelly. Only when the boss noticed, 1 sausage and papaya was brought out. We were followed by a 'associate' from Male who was not a hotel staff who tried to send us on fishing trips, dolphin watching, and tried to 'help us' exchange money at a high rate he claims was the hotel rate. We were not sure if the owners know about this. It made us very uncomfortable. Overall, good for a sleep-in layover, expect extra charges and on food.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Azu on 1 Jun 2018
Thank you for the feedback, and we have noted your concerns, We will try to improve afterwards.

2/10 Terrible

M M

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ROCK HARD BEDS, COULD NOT SLEEP
Horrible. Rock hard beds, no matress topper available. Had made a request from the receptionist which they acknoledged but then they had done the complete opposite. Totally unprofessional. The transfer was professional. We booked and PAID for an ocean view room but their excuse was that the hotel was fully booked. They gave us a construction view room. Totally unaccpetable. The transfer was very polite and efficient. They were apologetic probably because they knew they had messed up our booking and wanted to avoid bad feedback but they should have respected the booking. I would not trust them again with another stay. We had breakfast in our booking but didn't even look at it because the breakfast area was full.
Response from Azu on 7 May 2018
We're sorry you were unhappy- we'll work hard to fix the issue you experienced. Thanks for letting us know.

6/10 Okay

ABIGAIL

Liked: Room comfort
Really OK but....
A 1 night stay before moving to our resort. Nice, clean, homey. Bed is soft. Food is good but very expensive! Charges food like a 5-star hotel and be mindful it doesn't include the tax yet. One seafood noodle will cost US$20 + tax. Breakfast is awful. Obviously, owner is trying to save cost at ALL COST. Chicken sausage needs to be hidden and have to order 1 piece every time in order to be served. It is not even served as part of the breakfast buffet which is only boiled egg, bread with butter and coffee. If they can fix this part, I can keep coming back...
Response from Azu on 30 Apr 2018
Thank you for the feed back, we have noted your concerns, we will try to make it better in future. hopping to welcome you again.

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel for transit
Stayed for 1 night only as we arrived Male late instead of going straight to our resort. Friendly welcoming staff and very cosy hotel to stay in. Great customer service, our drop off time to the ferry to get to our resort was organised by their staff. With breakfast I can only recommend given it is limited option for it to be served/made to order only and towels to be replaced, upgraded.
Response from Azu on 5 Apr 2018
THANK YOU FOR THE FEED BACK SEE YOU AGAIN

8/10 Good

Remy B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice transfer hotel
Nice transfer hotel. We arrived quite late but they made us some delicious food from their kitchen. They also made a nice towel arrangement for our honeymoon. Breakfast was so so. Bed was very hard. Service was very nice. They accompanied us to the airport and found our resort transfer desk for us. I would stay here again.
Response from Azi on 25 Mar 2018
Thank you for the Feedback

6/10 Okay

Twinkler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice staff, clean facility and clean room, however, breakfast could be improved. They only have white sliced bread, hard boiled egg, orange and Apple juice/tea/coffee. They serve sausages, but only 1 per person. Major construction going on in front of the hotel, so it's very dusty and noisy during the day. The ocean view is blocked by these constructions. If you're just sleeping over night, it's a good transit hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Shifu on 23 Mar 2018
Thank You for the feedback. We always try to improve our services according to our guest requirements, hence we have made a note of your advice as well.

8/10 Good

Jenny, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel near Airport with Awesome Hosts
I've been to Maldives twice already and I have yet to book a schedule that gets me in by 2pm to make certain resort transfers. The first time I traveled from Male straight to the other island but it took several hours of waiting in a lobby, a plane and a speedboat to get to my final destination. Had I known the first time that I could have just spent the night in Male to get a good night's rest after a long 24 hours of traveling, I would have. We were forced to do an overnight in Male due to the other hotel's transfer time at 4pm. Leaving after this time would have cost our group $1050. I found Pine lodge and loved that it was just a few minutes from Male airport. Organizing the hotel transfer was very easy. Transfers were just $5 a person. The hosts were super helpful. They helped get in touch of our other hotel and directly organized our transportation since we had last minute changes to our plans. Our hotel provided breakfast, exchanged currency, and even saw us off at the dock when we took our transfer to our next resort. Part of my group had a late departure out of Male when we were going home and decided to do the half day stay so they could explore Male and have somewhere to leave their bags and also have somewhere to shower before the long journey back. We highly recommend this place (:
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from siraj on 7 Feb 2018
Hi Jenny, Thanks for the beautiful feedback. Looking forward to welcome you again. Hope to see you.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Azu on 7 Feb 2018
:)

10/10 Excellent

Anonymous, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, excellent people
We originally only booked for one night as we planned to stay with another hotel for other nights. We were most pleased by the friendliness and helpfulness of the people at Pine Lodge and the room was very comfortable. The other hotel we stayed at was horrible in comparison so we decided to refund the other hotel and switch back to Pine Lodge. Because we booked very last minute for the switch, we could only pick a TWIN room within our budget, but the owner at Pine Lodge recognised us and upgraded us to a nice DOUBLE room without us even requesting! They were very helpful about everything - with arranging transfer to and fro the airport (kudos for always being punctual) - and when my husband dropped his phone in the water, the staff was quick to help salvage it by helping us put the phone in a bag of uncooked rice (lol). We enjoyed every bit of our stay with Pine Lodge!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Azu on 9 Jan 2018
Thank you for your feed back. Nice to meet you. Hoping to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

kui sing , johor, malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff and very convenient. We had a wonderful stay at there. Would recommend to our friends
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from azu on 9 Jan 2018
Thank you for the feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Nice Cozy Family Business
Hotel is very clean and apparently new. Owned and operated by a very friendly nice family who are doing a great job running their business. It is only 1 minute away from the beach and the closest to airport. They serve a good free breakfast, rooms are fitted with HD TVs with very good channels. They do provide airport shuttle at 5$ per person, which is very convenient. It was an idle choice for a one day transit after my maldive trip to visit Male and Hulhumale islands on my way back.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from azu pinelodge on 12 Dec 2017
Thank You For the beautiful comment. and hopping to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Andy, maldives

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect 1 night stay
Everything was great with my stay. I really appreciated how the staff got up at 5am to make us breakfast because our flight was leaving at 6am. The only thing I did not like were the beds because they were too hard.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Azu on 7 Feb 2018
Thank you for the feedback :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was good for our one night stay before going to our private island , the bed was a bit hard though.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Dell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
OK Stay for limited choices
The overall district of Hulhumale is quite heavily under construction, so maybe visit in a few years where maybe tourism will pick up and there will be more activities abound. For the guardhouse itself, we got the most basic room and it was quite nicely decorated and overall well-maintained. Although, the bed was quite hard and there is a "balcony" which we can't excess with a hole down the bottom.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Lorenzo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet, clean hotel near the tourist beach
Some minor hiccups: slow Internet, noisy doors, low water pressure in the shower, no elevator ( but a staff brought our suitcase up and down the third floor), poor choices for breakfast (no hot chocolate nor pastry nor yogurt, just oranges as fresh fruit). All in all, we liked it a lot because it was relaxing and quiet, and the staff has helped us enjoy it with their professional yet friendly and easy going attitude: thank you! We recommend this place.

8/10 Good

Bernd, from Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is very close to the beach. It is a nice place to spend time while on transfer from your incoming flight or to your outgoing flight. Along the beach there are a couple of restaurants. We arrived in Male by public ferry from Diffushi. From there we took a taxi to the airport ferry. Once at the airport you go to the information centre and you call the hotel. Pickup came within 20 minutes.

8/10 Good

merchele, singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel is clean and fuss free. Kudos to the free airport transfer even though it was quite a wait. Breakfast is simple. Good for those in transit to the resort for next day.

8/10 Good

josph , h

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good transit hotel.
With a complimentary transit to and from the airport in close proximity and quiet location, would recommend this hotel for anyone at the beginning or end of their journey. Beach is a close walk away to stretch and get some sun.

2/10 Terrible

Adrian , New York

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't go there. This hotel it's terrible.
I had the worst experience in my life. Rooms are small with small windows and you cannot enjoy the room because the doors are broken,

8/10 Good

Nana, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good hotel, close to airport.
The hotel is nice and close to the airport. Is ok for a 1 night stay. Transport from/to the airport was provided free of charge. The rooms are big, clean, in good condition and air conditioned. The toilet is small but ok for a 1 night stay. We were a group of 4, staying in 2 different rooms. The matress in one of the rooms was unreasonably hard (like sleeping on a table), but in the other room was ok. Breakfast was provided early (at 5:30 am). The quality of breakfast can be improved, but we were happy to eat something before our early morning flight. The hotel is located in an area surrounded by construction works. However, they did not disturb our sleep.

8/10 Good

Ilias

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to airport
Comfortable and clean room. There was no lift in the building connecting the floors. Our room had no other view but the surrounding buildings.Strict policy on check out time.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and clean
Great for airport stay

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Small clean room. Very basic breakfast. Ok for a stop over in Male.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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