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Reviews of Novina

3 out of 5
Novina
Fareedhee Magu, Malé

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 120 reviews" "
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Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 120 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 120 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Landon

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible / tiny room — comfy bed
The advertised picture versus our actual room where two totally different things. The room we booked was the size of a normal hotel room...the room we actually got could hardly fit a full size bed and not in great shape (though the bed was surprisingly comfortable).
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

LauriAnn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One good night in Male!
Room was almost European sized, but it makes sense considering everything has to fit within the size of the island. The bed was very comfortable- we both commented on it! The room was VERY clean and the air conditioning was the best I’d felt in the Maldives. The staff were incredibly helpful and friendly. One even walked us to the boat we needed for an excursion to ensure we made it to the right spot. The staff truly made the experience wonderful and I would stay here again in a heartbeat! Thanks for the great stay Novina!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Mary lorelei

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Love, Maldives

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Need to improve the facility especially the door lock, and alao the staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy and convenient. Last minute reservations.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff is helpful. They helped me arrange a car to the airport on the public holiday.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Adriana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Limpo e bem localizado, mas muito pequeno
Equipe atenciosa e prestativa. Quarto limpo, mas muito pequeno para o valor. Área de banho não possui porta de vidro, água espalha para o quarto, que já é pequeno. Recomendo para quem precisa ficar 1 noite na capital para depois se deslocar até o aeroporto.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jimmy

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No internet in room. Breakfast only one glass of juice and one pancake it’s it. All night religious singe, not possible to sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfort stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel
We arrived in Male late so stayed here for a night before going to a resort. The room was small, it smelt very nice! Breakfast was good and the area felt safe. We didn’t organise a transfer but happened to see a man with a Novina sign at the airport and he led us to the hotel’s taxi which was very convenient!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Hema

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Airport Transfer badly organised Lack of communication
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Nelson

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Do not stay here
Awful. The room was dirty. Walls and bed linens were stained. There were ants on the danishes at Breakfast. When we tried to check out they tried to make us pay extra taxes and airport transfers even though we showed them that both were included in the price we paid to hotels.com. The manager was not here to help. He demanded that we pay or he would charge put card. Very unhappy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money. The hotel is very central in the bustling Male. Room was small and clean but that is what we expected. Arrived four hours early and happy to pay US$15 to have room right away on a very hot day. Breakfast was good with choice of cerials, toast and an egg breakfast. Free shuttle to the airport was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Olimark Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice & convenient transit hotel in Male
We stayed in Lovina for our first and last night in Maldives. Free hotel transit was very handy. We also used their luggage storage for our big suitcases so we could travel to the islands light. Novina is conveniently located close to the jetty. There are quite a few restaurants and shops close to the hotel. Our room was small, without window but clean and equipped with everything we needed. The hotel staff are polite and helpful. We would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Wing Yee Winnie

Disliked: Staff & service
never again
Hotels.com stated that they have 24hrs transit from airport, I emailed them twice before departure but no one reply. I called Hotels.com at the airport and they told me the transit was closed. I have to go to the Novina by taxi. The hotel is tiny and the room is small. The hotel is nearby the Islamic Center, the public announcement @ 5:00AM woke me up. I asked them help to contact my resort to pick me up in next day morning but in vain. I have to wake up @6am and wait in the airport and contact myself. The breakfast provided is cheese sandwiches, 1 boiled egg and an orange only.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Lia

Liked: Cleanliness
Offensive Food Odors
Convenient hotel if you need an overnight in Male prior to going to a resort as it’s close to the airport and to the speedboat jetty. The woman who met guests at the airport was really nice and so was the front desk staff. They helped arrange transport to another island. But...when I walked into the hotel the food odor hit me like a wall..it was horrendous, stifling. It was like a thick, humid, hot blanket. The air wasn’t circulating making it hard to breath. We all have food odors after cooking something pungent but we open a window or something. The odor encompassed the room as well. I didn’t even open my luggage in hopes the odor wouldn’t permeate my clothes. Don’t know if the odor was a one-off or if it always smells that way. Room was tiny. Only the length of a queen bed. Ok for one night. The breakfast was lackluster. Stale toast, a few mini muffins, cereal and a bit of fruit. As I was leaving I saw the staff giving someone eggs and tea. Not once did they walk over to my table and offer those to me so I didn’t know it was available. They stood behind the counter just chitchatting the whole time. Would not stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location very friendly and helpful staff,we had problem with wifi connection I don’t know it was only that time or usual, otherwise it was good.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a nice place! Thank you for a great stay with nice comfortable rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never seen such small rooms in my life time... And they push you out according to there convenience...they forced us to leave room by 7.30 in the morning to catch a flight by 11. Later we found that they have booked rooms for other guests.there behaviour is pathetic.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This place isn't hygenic and the rooms are carelessly cleaned up
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Maggie Ka Ka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value. Great service.
Staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Breakfast was great with awesome tea. Like what other travellers have said, the room was very basic and sufficient, but there was a weird smell indeed. Overall, the bang for buck was good and I recommend this place.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Place to Spend the Night
This was a great little place to stay the night before leaving for the resort islands the following morning. No frills but good enough. Decent wifi. Breakfast was very basic. Free transfer to and from Male airport.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

ARTHUR, America, living in Kuwait

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Novina - Great transit hotel
Excellent choice for a transit hotel to Maldives or perhaps a 2 day meeting. Expect a small room, but clean and comfortable. Breakfast is continental, but you can order eggs or omelets. Coffee, tea and juice as well. Free transportation to and from Male airport. Front desk went above and beyond to make sure we got to airport on time and made contact with resort in Maldives. Would recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

JAI VEER SINGH

Check in was quick but front desk staff could do better. Room was very small but comfortable. Airport pickup and drop was on time and included in the price of the room. Staff was very friendly and room service was good. The hotel is centrally located within walking distance from the marina. The hotel also provides half day and full day resort visit to nearby islands for USD 100 and 140 per person excluding taxes.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

AnhTuan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Marcos

Novina was just ok...at best. The staff was very friendly and tried hard, but many of them were inefficient or incompetent at their jobs. For example, it took me nearly 20 minutes to check out (I was the only one checking out), and they finally told me my bill was $9. I had not pre-paid, and had I not corrected them, the unfortunate staff member would have had to pay my bill out of his wages. After this was corrected, they couldn't get the credit card machine to work. So I had to pay cash (luckily I had enough on me). Then they wanted bills that were more crisp/new...a real mess. The room, lobby, and buffet are not nearly as nice as they look in the photos (I posted pictures for comparison). All of the flowers, floor coverings, and nice decorations are not present; it's quite sterile. But clean. The room was very small and my safe did not work, but the air conditioning worked well, as did the TV. And again, it was clean. This is a two+ star property. The one thing that worked very well was the greeting upon my arrival at the airport and the transfer back to the airport at my departure. I will give them credit for that.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Pete, Nevada

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It s a small hotel with good location . They offered the free airport transfer by the ferry not direct to the aiport. The driver asked for 100 mvr then he dropped us at the airport by the car from the hotel .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Muhammad, Doha, Qatar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very tiny rooms but spitless and clean. My room did not have a window. It had a damo smell but later with the AC, it went away. Amenities are good. Tea, coffee, kettle available in the room. 2 small bottles of water provided everyday. Staff at the front desk specially Shifa and Zaee are outstanding. Housekeeping staff are very polite and helpful. Dont forget to tip them. Breakfast was simple and good enough. Pancakes and eggs(omellette etc) were charged extra. Staff is helpful and breakfast is fresh with tea coffee, cheese , Mango juice, Pineapple and Paoaya skices, white and brown toasted bread etc. Dont waste your time sending email for pickup as they never reply. Best to take the airport ferry to Male and then its an easy walk to the hotel. For drop off, they will drop you to Jetty to take Airport ferry and pay MAV Rufiaah 10(.6 dollars). If no local currency, then they take 1dollar. Green tax is charged at the hotel upon arrival. Its not charged with Expedia rate. It depends on your room rate. I paid $12 for 4 nights. Make sure to preserve water and electricity to protect this heaven on earth. I had a chance to eat Paoaya and drink Coconut water everyday. Its inexpensive and you can buy fron fruit and vegetable market at the harbour, 4 minutes walk from the hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Zabbie, Philippines

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
The rooms are small so we recommend this as transient hotel only going to island resorts or if your flight is late and you just want to spend the nught before or after the flight.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Nurhanis

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Allan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service, tiny room.
Great service, decent amenities with a very small room. This is a great hotel if you need a transit hotel on your way from/to a stay on one of the resort islands. Hotel will pick up/deliver to the airport for free. includes decent breakfast. Bed is comfortable, but room has no other space. Room is clean, includes soap/shampoo and other amenities a Marriott would supply.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Peter, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very nice hotel located closely to the piers where you can go to other islands with boats. Staffers are very nice and helpful always with smiles. A big thank you to the receptionist Donna, she had helped and offered her valuable information on those islands where we had visited. She deserved a merit in her record. Peter
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

chuan pow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice inhouse resturant, fresh tuna cooked by chef
The staff was friendly and helpful, only thing was i told to an additional green tax based on the no of guest, so we had to an extra usd $6 per couple per nite , and that was sgd$12, We didnt mind but it should have reflected in the the booking earlier, dedpite already paying a 10 % service tax and 6%gst. The chef was very accomadating to cook for us a fresh Tuna we bought from the Fish market, 10 minutes walk away, for small charge. The staff was helpful to advise and google for the address and spoke to taxi driver me . I had a seaview and could see the cruise liner. I wouldnt mind a repeat stay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Kamaia, Thulusdhoo, Maldives

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little hotel with all the amenities in a central location. All staff very pleasant ands helpful especially Munna who organised private walking tour and pick up to and from transfers. Awesome service!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

shuk yin

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the problem is too noise even though we stay on the 7 floor but we can hear the lift and next doors...also service is ... don’t comment but location is good
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Novina is a winner!
Novina gave us all we wanted.. 1. Near to jetty for our onward resort trip 2. Around Male city sights incl fish market with huge tuna, like japan's tsukijii 3. Best of all..met us at airport, then took us to jetty next day!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Small and cosy hotel, close to the jetty to take the ferries. Room was small but clean and had all the amenities. Free airport transfer and even to the jetty.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Comfortable Stay
Helpful staff, great amenities, comfortable room. Breakfast was very nice and the bed was excellent. A good place to stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice place!
Very tasty and abundant breakfast, excellent local area, silent, clean and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018