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Reviews of Vista Beach Retreat

3 out of 5
Vista Beach Retreat
Lot No. 10669, Kaani Magu, Hulhumalé

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 68 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Corina

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Average
We didnt really enjoy staying at this hotel at all. We felt like an inconvenience to the staff. There was no ambience at all - you feel like you are walking into an abandoned room. Simple changes would really lift this hotel - - staff that smile, laugh & are happy. - Our room needed a deep clean - there was mould growing on the bathroom glass. - Some minor repairs & maintenance to doors. - at least add some flowers to the tables or placemats & play some soft music so people feel welcome Its not a bad hotel - it just needs some love.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Md

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was not clean , and it’s very small There is not quality of service , There is no quality of food , Just waste of money
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Abdulla Bagir on 5 Jun 2023
We are really sorry to hear that the guest was not happy. We never check-in a guest to an uncleaned room . If the guest feels that the room is not clean should inform the reception immediately, so that we can fixed the issue smoothly. We have three category of rooms all the sizes are given on the Expedia site . We are selling room with breakfast and we are serving continental breakfast.. for other meals we have a restaurant and and guest can order from the menu.

4/10 Poor

Raquel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
I don’t recommend
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Abdulla Bagir on 1 Dec 2022
Guest has not highlighted the issue which they are not happy about our propertyWe did not find any issue with the room and our service

10/10 Excellent

Chika

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karanveer

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Monique

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great area. Quiet beautiful scenery
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Bagir on 21 Sept 2021
thank you for the feedback

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What I loved about the stay at Vista beach Retreat was the staff friendless, their willingness to help with visa extension or obtaining a covid test, the view of the beach, and proximity to small Male' shops/stores for shopping
Stayed 26 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Bagir on 2 Jun 2021
Thank you for the feedback

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The internet was very very slow. There was no room Service for the rooms to change the bedding or any daily cleaning. The commitments made from them was not done as promised. Overall I would never go to this hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Bagir on 4 May 2021
Dear Guest, We are sorry to hear that you are not happy with our service. Regarding internet- Our internet is not slow for normal browsing and internet surfing, Yes our niternet mya be slow for heavy download and upload . We do clean the rooms daily. Unless the guest does not want it.and we try ourlevel best to keep the rooms clean all the time .

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great view, but overall could have been better. a lil disappointing.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Bagir on 17 Mar 2021
Thank you for your feed back, we are really sorry to hear that the customer is not happy with our service. We always try to offer our best service to customers . If we receive any complain during their stay we attend and fix the issue .

10/10 Excellent

Shadi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was Amazing and very friendly staff I advise for everyone to book there , Everything I need they manage for me ...Thanks for everyone in Reception
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Abdulla Bagir on 1 Feb 2021
Thank you very much for your feedback

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Bagir on 25 Jan 2020
Thank you for the feed back

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable & convenient.
One night stop over before heading out to resort. Hotel arranged transport from airport and to jetty at airport next morning, which went smoothly. Comfortable & convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Bagir on 24 Jan 2020
Thank you for the feed back

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff Location across from each but beach not like the resort island
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Bagir on 22 Oct 2019
Thank you for the feed back

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Why only photos of the good parts are shown? The least you could do is to show the chosen room before confirmation. I got a room with a balcony as stated, but in reality it was a pitiful space with a chair and small round table facing the opposing wall. It is a rip-off, to say the least!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Bagir on 6 Oct 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for your feed back The hotel has three category of rooms ,. namely J Sea View Junior Suites, Sea View Deluxe room and The normal Deluxe Room with Balcony. The first 2 Category of rooms are facing the sea and has a bigger balcony The lowest category has a small balcony and has no view.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are nice, friendly and helpful eventhough the electricity supply of Male is out of service on our arrival.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from bagir on 14 May 2019
Thank you very much for your valuable feed back

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from bagir on 23 Apr 2019
Thank you very much for the feed back

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Better options available in the area
Stayed here for one night before travelling to another resort. It was ok for a one night stay in that the bed was comfy and it’s right on the beach. However the room was very small and looked quite tired plus the restaurant on the ground floor is more like a school canteen. Also their website says there’s a terrace with sunloungers and a jacuzzi where you can get served. This wasn’t the case during our stay, it was being used for storage and an area for laundry. We checked afterwards and there are nicer hotels in this area at a similar price.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Bagir on 7 Apr 2019
Thank you for staying with us and for your valuable feedback. Your feedback is important to us to improve our services

10/10 Excellent

AQUILES

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly boutique hotel
Excellent stay friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from reservations on 10 Jan 2019
thank you very much for the lovely feedback, it means a lot. hope to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean
Nice and clean hotel. Friendly staff.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018
Response from reservations on 12 Dec 2018
thank you for the valuable and lovely feedback.

8/10 Good

Lau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Breakfast could be better.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from reservations on 9 Dec 2018
Thank you for the valuable feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018
Response from reservations on 17 Nov 2018
thank you

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Located in good area near train and plenty of shops and restaurants
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from reservations on 7 Aug 2018
thank you very much.

10/10 Excellent

Lalitha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018
Response from reservations on 29 Jun 2018
thank you very much.

8/10 Good

Winson, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel to stay for a night
Small hotel but clean. Staff are nice and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from reservations on 6 Jun 2018
thank you very much for the valuable feedback. hope to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal hotel for the airport
The hotel itself was ok, the staff are great and very friendly. The area itself has a lot of construction work which is the main thing letting it down. I’m sure once it’s all finished the area will be nice. The rooms are quite small but it’s ideal for being close to the airport if you have to stay a night.
Response from Dimu on 24 Mar 2018
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback. Hope to see you again in future.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Decent hotel. Very very good staff
Great rooms awesome staff. The included breakfast is not palatable. Decent location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from reservations on 5 Mar 2018
thank you very much for your valuable feedback.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Response from dimu on 24 Feb 2018
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback.

6/10 Okay

Masa, Bangalore

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Noisy
I stayed for transit. Staff is very friendly and supportive. But, wall/door/window of the room is thin. Sounds from outside is transparent...
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from reservations on 15 Feb 2018
thank you very much for the valuable feedback. hope to see you again in future

8/10 Good

Jonas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
thank you very much.

10/10 Excellent

vishnu, Mumbai, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel to stay near airport
Excellent place for staying near Velana airport. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Hitel is next to the beach. you step out of the room and cross the road, you are on the beach.! The ocean view room had a breath taking view. Overall a very pleasant stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Response from reception on 30 Oct 2017
thank you very much for your valuable feedback and lovely comments, hope to see you again in future soon.

8/10 Good

Muhammad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Transit hotel by the beach
Located infront of the beach. You can go for a quick swim before you transit to your next destination. There are also a few cafes and minimarts for some quick bites or grocery shopping, nearby.
Response from reservations on 17 Feb 2018
thank you very much for the feedback.

10/10 Excellent

roland, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Newer hotel very clean pleasant front desk
Nice clean room and toilet ,looks brand new service is good free breakfast even prepared early and given to us to take to airport for early flight . Perfect place for before and after resorts
Response from Vista Beach Retreat on 16 Feb 2017
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback. We will hope to see you again in Maldives.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Not there yet
Staff need customer service training. Guests should be informed before lights are forcibly switched off in the rooms! There can not be lights in the hallways and no lighting in the room!
Response from Thashi on 17 Dec 2016
Thank you for your feedback dear sir/madam . actually we are not switch off lights by our selves. when you take the room key card from the required place ( from the socket ) power will automatically shut down after few minutes.Thank you for staying with us hope to see you again :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent property to get value for money. All staff are very polite and cooperative.
Response from General Manager on 8 Nov 2016
Thank you very much for your lovely feedback. looking forward to see you again. Regards

8/10 Good

Adnan, Melbourne Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
small but clean and new facilities
Room was small but just what we needed as it was just a overnight stay until we went to the island resort
Response from General Manager on 2 Nov 2016
Thank you for your valuable feedback. we are looking forward to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Syed, Dubai, UAE

Liked: Cleanliness
it was a nice hotel close to the beach.
good and comfortable to stay if want to explore a bit of local life in Maldives.
Response from Thashi on 2 Nov 2016
Thank you for your feedback. we are looking forward to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Felicia, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Feedback
Overall the staff are very nice and accommodating. Has a nice view in front of the hotel. There was frequent blackout thou during our stay as they explained that the reclaimed island is still under lots of construction but during our last night everything was back to normal with zero blackout incident. The sightseeing package with Sora was great as he is very nice guy who brought us snorkelling and some sightseeing.
Response from General Manager on 2 Nov 2016
thank you for your valuable feedback.we are looking forward to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Lovely hotel on front of the local beac, for a fraction of resort price.
Response from General Manager on 3 Nov 2016
Thank you for your valuable feedback. we are looking forward to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Guapo, De

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming Ocean view, wonderful staff
The Ocean view with the nice hospitality and comfortable room make this hotel one of the best in Hulhumale.
Response from General Manager on 10 Feb 2016
Thanks for the nice review. We look forward to see you again.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Meluinen ja epäsiisti. Huoneessa lisäksi elävä lisko. Aamupala jätettiin suosiolla väliin. Henkilökunta oli mukava.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Bagir on 10 Mar 2020
We respect your feed back . We do not find lizards in the room. If you leave the doors open one might get into the room, This is a tropical country where lizards are found . We always keep the rooms clean and tidy

8/10 Good

Hélène

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Très bien Tout était très propre dans la chambre et la salle de bain
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Bagir on 2 Mar 2020
Thank you for the feed back

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vista Beach Retreat
Hea hotell, peatusin ühel ööl. Katuseterass oli suletud, aga rand ja kesklinn läheduses, + 20 erinevat söögikohta. Eurooplasel tuleb arvestada, et moslemirannal omad reeglid
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Bagir on 23 Jan 2020
Thank you for the feedback Terrace was closed on a temporary basis to do a small work on the terrace . now it is open.

10/10 Excellent

Lukasz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Bagir on 17 Jul 2019
Thank you for the feed back

8/10 Good

Viet Uy

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Oppholdet var helt ok, rommene avviker litt fra bildene som er på nettet. Sengen var god å sove på 😃👍. Frokosten var noe kjedelig man må spørre for å få det man har krav på, det er heller ikke skrevet noen som sted om hva man kam bestille til frokost uten kostnad
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from reservations on 16 Feb 2019
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback.

8/10 Good

Linus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
En övernattning före flyg till atoll.
Mycket trevlig personal med bra service. Vårt rum var litet med rent.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from reservations on 4 Jan 2019
Thank you very much for the feedback. Hope to see you in future.

6/10 Okay

Aleksei

Disliked: Cleanliness
Только переночевать перед вылетом
Только переночевать перед вылетом
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from reservations on 23 Dec 2018
thank you for the valuable feedback.

8/10 Good

Sari

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hyvä perushotelli, keskeinen sijainti rannan välittömässä läheisyydessä. Ystävällinen henkilökunta. Lähiympäristö likainen ja paljon rakennustyömaata.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from reservations on 2 Dec 2018
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback. Hope to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
親切なスタッフ
リゾートの前泊で利用しました。施設は新しくスタッフも親切です。ドライヤーはありましたが歯ブラシが無いので持参したほうが良いです。あと朝日がきれいでした。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from reservations on 11 Sept 2018
thank you very much for the valuable feedback.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
BASICO PARA UNA NOCHE POR EMERGENCIA
Es un hotel muy básico y sencillo. es para pasar una noche porque llegas tarde o tu vuelo sale temprano. No es un hotel para ir de vacaciones.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from reservations on 20 Aug 2018
thank you very much for your feedback.

6/10 Okay

Christian, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and nice Hotel for 1 or 2 days
At the first moment we were disappointed because of the area around the hotel in Hulhumale. It was relatively dirty and scary at the evening. But the hotel is clean and the stuff is kind. We recommend this hotel for 1 or 2 days because of the area around. At the nearest beach you cant swim in bikini so you have to go 10min to a tourist beach.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2017
Response from reservations on 23 Sept 2017
thank you very much for your valuable feedback, hope to see you again in future :)