Pet-friendly Hotels in Rasdhoo

Diving in the Maldives was a bucket list trip for me and my dive buddies. We did a lot of research and settled for the island of Rasdhoo and the Shallow Lagoon. Our 8 nights stay exceeded our expectations. Based on several Trip Advisor reviews we asked for the two ocean front rooms. It was a little extra, but absolutely worth it. Both rooms are spacious, clean, well equipped and have a sliding glass door facing the lagoon. It was an amazing and calming experience to watch the waves play in these crystal clear waters from my bed. These rooms are a short walk to the main building and the restaurant, but are adjacent to the dive shop, which was super convenient for our diving experience. We were not sure we wanted to dive with this dive op (Ocean dive and Watersports), because it is new, does not have a website and the Shallow Lagoon owner Mostapha did not do it justice while describing the dive op staff. We committed to one day of diving, but the experience was excellent and we ended up diving with them throughout the stay. I will do a separate review of the dive op. Shallow Lagoon staff is incredibly friendly and super helpful. The hotel manager Firaag greeted us in person at the harbor, when we arrived via the transfer boat from Male. He was friendly, easy to deal with and made efficient arrangements for everything we needed or wanted, from a sunset trip to the sand bank, to our covid testing needed to reenter US. The housekeeper Shiham kept our rooms impeccable clean. He is also an artist. When we encountered our first manta, I found a beach towel manta on my bed. Divemaster Raabe kept our dive gear well organized and never missed a beat. The cute waitresses in the restaurant were always ready with a smile and quickly learned our habits. Thanks Shallow Lagoon staff for such a memorable stay.

Stayed two weeks at this hotel. My room 204 was on a corner so no neighbors on two sides and a nice window that let the afternoon sun in. A\C works well and is quiet. Bed is confortable ans the bathroom is rather modern with a shower that have a good pressure. Water is proposed on two glass bottles that you filled as much as you want near the front desk. No plastic, no trash! Bikini beach is a two minutes walk and hotel gives towel to enjoy it. The cheapest restaurant on the atoll is at three steps of the accommodation. There is a billard table that you can enjoy freely. The place is very quiet. The only noise that you hear comes from the gigantic generator that gives power to Rasdhoo. Sound of the engine is regular so you get use to it. It's not like noise that produce traffic. By the way, most of vehicles on the atoll are electric and there is no dog so no barking as well!

This is a very nice island, the environment is very beautiful, the scenery is very beautiful, the hotel staff is very warm and friendly, recommend everyone to come and play!

With a stay at Acqua Blu Rasdhoo in Rasdhoo, you'll be a 4-minute walk from Rasdhoo Reef Dive Site and within a 5-minute drive of Madivaru Corner Dive Site. This beach guesthouse is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Madivaru Finolhu and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Big Blue Dive Site.Relax on the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities such as bicycles to rent. This guesthouse also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the guesthouse's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service.Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).Make yourself at home in one of the 8 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.

When you stay at Beach Cottage in Rasdhoo, you'll be near the beach and 6 minutes by foot from Rasdhoo Reef Dive Site. This guesthouse is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Madivaru Corner Dive Site and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Madivaru Finolhu.Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.Enjoy international cuisine at Coffee shop, a restaurant where you can take in the garden view, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily.Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).Stay in one of 6 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.

We are just back from a fantastic week in Rasdhoo where we lodged at Club Gabbiano. I really wish I could give a higher mark to this hotel because in the end we had such a good time, but there are some things that I really have to mention for the other fellow travellers. HIGHS The location is the best on the island, hands down: right on the beach. The two best rooms (601 and 701) as well as the restaurant/breakfast room on the terrace have amazing views of the bikini beach.Our room was very big with a lovely balcony with bean bags to lounge on, we used it every day, it was really worth the little extra price! Iti is very basic, way more basic than it looked in the pictures but I have no complaints at all (you also get a water boiler, plenty of instant coffee and a fridge and filtered water every day). Airco is temperamental but it worked fine for us. The beds are super comfortable, lovely soft sheets and nice pillows so sleep quality was amazing. They give you plenty of shower and beach towels, all you have to do is ask (mindful of the environment of course, but they will not skimp on giving you fresh ones at all!). The staff of the hotel was super attentive. I didn't catch any names but: The person who manages the whataspp chat: whatever we asked to organize or clarify he was always promptly answering, always kind with a solution even when we kept changing our mind, really really great service (if you need anything also for the booking or the speedboat, don't email just whatsapp!). I had no idea if WE actually met this guy at the hotel (we jokingly called him ”the chatbot” :-)) but HE was great. Also the other guys at the hotel (sorry I didn't catch any names) the one organising the excursiones (which we called ”the artist” because he painted all the colorful drawings around the hotel and beach restaurant and was playing the guitar in the lobby) and the guy minding the reception (called ”the guy with the ponytail”) were super kind and amazing to deal with. Thanks guys, you really bumped the rating up! LOWS The hotel simply does not look like the pictures: apparently the structure was built in 2019 and considering that it should have been empty for quite a long time during the pandemic, it looks like it has been hit by a hurricane. The place is really not well maintained. It looked shabby and ran down. The reception was messy and unkempt, the common areas barely kept together. Building on a tiny island is not easy (and we have been to other local islands as well so we have comparisons) but this hotel has either been built in a rush or not mended at all. It is ok for a little hotel in a local island to look simple but this was beyond it: it was not cared for. The open bathrooms are a disaster: they do not look exotic just shabby. The idea was good but the execution is not ok. Our shower didn't drain properly so the entire bathroom floor was constantly soggy and swampy. When the shower got properly clogged they came promptly to drain i

Very good stay! The service is very good and very friendly! The hotel service is very meticulous, the service is very good, the breakfast is very good! Give five stars a good review!