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Reviews of Biyadhoo Island Resort

3 out of 5
Biyadhoo Island Resort
South Male Atoll, Biyadhoo Island

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 81 out of 206 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 90 out of 206 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 206 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 206 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 206 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent friendly staff superb reef.

8/10 Good

Tom

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The existing riff on the island is beautiful and the stuff is polite and gives us a great holiday feeling. The insects are a bit annoying just because even some defenders won’t help, but that’s something we can handle. All in all it’s a beautiful vacation which is mostly related to the wonderful stuff on the island

10/10 Excellent

Keira Christine

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful island, extremely friendly and helpful staff, excellent food
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew Douglas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such an amazing place and bunch of people, I didin't want to leave!:-)
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stat at Biyadhoo
Amazing stay! Management, restaurant and water sports people were super helpful and nice. Highly recommend it for a family vacation
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Shyla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They have made our honeymoon the most amazing everything. Decided to stay a extra week.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brennan

Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

JAROSLAW, HOUSTON

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Andreas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great, top Reef
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The tranquillity of the island and staff were very friendly. The toilet and shower facilities need a bit of updating.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was an amazing holiday with a great reef and very nice staff. The resort has a nice white sandy beach and the reef fish is very close even if you are not a good swimmer you can arrive to the reef very easy.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly, fantastic staff and a great house reef. Rooms are a bit tired but bed very comfortable. Food is varied. All inclusive drinks are good. Beach and footpaths are well maintained. A number of guests left belongings on sun beds all day and overnight, which was very frustrating as there are not enough beds. Hopefully management will prevent this practice in future.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Oskar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No luxury, great reef
If you want luxury you wont find it here. If you want excellent food and drinks, not here either. What you will get is really beautiful reef, wild jungle-like vegetation, nice secluded spots on the beach, friendly staff that tries really hard to make your stay enjoyable.. We really enjoyed the island for its reef.. In the first day of snorkeing we saw two black tip sharks, two turtles and four eagle rays.. and more fish then anywhere. The corals are broken and bleached, but thats all of Maldives unfortunately.. The island has also flying foxes and coconut crabs.. When we were walking to the beach or to the hotel the gardeners gave our kids coconuts right from the palms and opened them up for them.. more than once.. really refreshing! The island is generally clean, but the buildings are run down, paint is peeling of the walls and fences etc.. The room was spacious, but basically equipped, everything we needed, though. The food was average, sometimes good, but the staff is really friendly.. Overall our experience was excellent, great value for money spent. If you like snorkeling and wild nature i highly recommend it, if you want luxurious water villas like you've seen on instagram photos, this island is not for you..
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

canh

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very bad experience : would not recommend at all
I had a very bad experience with this resort, I wouldn’t recommend it at all. The staff at the reception was extremely unpleasant, and arrogant. The front desk manager asked us an extra $300 on our arrival, which was never mentioned on the hotel.com website. We had even called the day before to make sure no extra fees would be added to the amount of money I had already paid, since I saw many tourists had already faced the same problem. The reception certified we would not have to add any extra fees. On our arrival, they denied everything. The front desk manager wouldn’t let me and my family enter the resort or access to our room. He made us wait in the reception room for 2 hours, and didn’t want to let us in, unless we paid $300 extra. As we didn’t want to, we had to call a private speed boat to end up on another local island, and find a new hotel. In short, our day was ruined, and along with that our family vacation. My family was extremely upset, and so was I since it was supposed to be a special family trip to the beautiful Maldives. As we didn’t stay in the resort, I do hope that hotel.com will refund my money. As we didn’t stay in the resort, i can’t review the cleanliness, comfort and local area hence the neutral mark.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice beach, nice water, good service. Basic accommodations.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Irineu

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
That is a 2.5 star hotel.
That was a bad experience. This hotel is at best 2.5 stars, but Hotels/Expedia market it as 4.5 stars (which is preposterous). We booked for 2 days, but left after 1 night. I feel bad for the staff, they were trying hard and as we learned to expect from other Maldivian hosts, they can always keep their smile. However the property is run down and there is nothing they can do. Another point of contention was the hotel charged us US$200 for arriving there through our own privately hired means. On the way out, we complained and they returned the money. Of course, charging for it in the first place set a bad tone to the visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The thing that makes this resort good is the staff who are friendly, efficient and very attentive especially the bar staff and waiters. The grounds are well maintained and the beach is clean and not overcrowded. The very best thing about Biyadhoo is the reef which is fantastic, excellent snorkelling with loads of fish including Sharks, Rays and Turtles
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The island is gorgeous. The reef is lovely to snorkel. The rooms could use a remodel. The bathroom had gnats and was very damp, it really needed a fan. But you're not there for the bathroom. And it was sufficiently functional.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

RARINTR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

DMAC, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty Island but expensive
The Island was very clean and well maintained and the Staff were very pleasant. The Full Board doesn't even include water with your meals. Paying for water when you have a meal plan is silly. The snorkeling was very good but the Robinson tour, which I was told was about snorkeling had very little snorkeling involved. The speedboat was very expensive for a short trip. Nice Island but the guest house houses I stayed at later were a much better value
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Maldives
Perfect stay on an unspoilt island. Lovely big room with beach front balcony. Incredible house reef, stunning beaches and serenely peaceful. No TV but not an issue. Wifi intermittent but who cares nice to be away from everything. Wonderful candle lit dinner on the beach. Wouldn't change a thing. Hope to return.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Martin, Kingaroy, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to visit but the Coral is suffering.
Beautiful Island with great accommodation (although the bed was a bit hard). The-staff were friendly and helpful. The air temperature and the water temperature were just perfect for long snorkeling sessions. There was an abundance of fish-life, turtle, octopus,and Moray but the reef was not in good shape. A large majority of the coral in the Home Reef was structurally there for fish protection but was unfortunately dead. The Manta snorkel was spectacular and we swam with 3 Manta in very close encounters and we swam with a large pod of Dolphin. We were there in January 2018. The water was magically cean and clear blue.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

JAY, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Need few amenities that would be helpful
The rooms are maintained well but needs few more amenities like a fan, TV for entertainment and particularly wifi. WiFi if available across the island would be very helpful which is currently available only in reception and restaurant areas and the quality of the connectivity is very bad when everyone access it. The food could be improved a little bit as the deserts served are not so pleasing as it is repeated between the meals on the same day.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Soren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Mokka79, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Low key hotel with beautiful house reef
I spent a day on this island last year, so I had an idea what was awaiting me here for my 10-day stay. Originally I've booked this package with Full Board, but then I've upgraded to AI - which probably wasn't a great idea, because the price was hefty and I didn't drink nearly enough of water and alcohol every day to make it worth. But that's down to personal consumer habits, AI might worth it for others. The room was basic and in need of an upgrade, but it was kept immaculate twice a day and it was big and comfortable enough. I stayed on the west side of the islands, GF, so as I stepped out on my terrace, it was only a few steps to reach the sea, which was perfect. The food is plentiful but mediocre. I usually managed to find something I liked, but it was very repetitive, and not as tasty as I hoped, but I've never went hungry. The staff is absolutely lovely. My waiter, Zayaan put flowers on my table randomly, once I've got a nice bird made of palm leaves, and he was attentive and nice. Every staff member was always helpful, friendly, and they were always keen to help. There was a staff party one evening, and guests were invited too, which was fun. This island is perfect if you want to enjoy the beauty of the reef and just relax, but there is not much to do here. I've joined a few excursions, the dolphin watching was an absolute blast, and the sunset fishing was fun too, though I didn't catch a thing. Nice and relaxing holiday.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Dev, UK

Disliked: Staff & service
Cheap and basic resort
Its fine for a cheap and basic resort, the rooms are outdated with old style furniture and bathroom has 1980's style but all clean and bed was comfortable. Beach/sea area is very good and plenty of fish to see right on the beach including baby sharks. You can walk/swim to the coral 200M away with plenty more fish ( we saw adult shark and turtle ). Most of the staff don't smile and some are even rude but the restaurant manager was very good as to providing us with meals with special dietary requirements. Main desk is not very forward in providing general information about the resort. No real view of the sea from the rooms as its obscured by trees and shrubs. ( If you're not too worried about the marine life then the Caribbean is better value for money )
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Like snorkling then this is a good low cost option
This is a solid 3 star resort. It's not fancy but it has everything you need at an amazing price for the Maldives. The staff are really helpfull and friendly. There are a lot of food choices, they may not all be your taste but you can definately find something to satisfy your hunger. The stand out of this resort is the house reef, we saw turtles, eagle Rays, moray eels and an amazing array of fish. The bar prices are not as outrageous as some resorts in the Maldives, nor are their tours. I highly recommend their Dolphin and Manta Ray tour. Manta Rays are hard to find but it is worth it to be in the water with the Dolphins. We would definately visit this well priced and friendly resort again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were the only Americans, most others were Italian, German or other Europeans. The reef was amazing. We saw several turtles, one very large free swimming moray eel, two eagle rays, 3 octopus one of which changed color as it moved up the wall and more just beautiful reef fish then we have seen at one place in many years of diving. Food was good. It was very quiet and peaceful

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good basic hotel with the luxury of nature.
This is the most idealick, natural getaway I have ever found. I am a diver which increases the feeling of paradise for me but, just laying on top of the with my snorkel I could see a marine fish tank with rays, and turtles included. The water is warm and blue, lined with white sand and palm trees. This is everyone's idea of a desert Island. Boat trips are expensive but worth the extra money
Total relaxation
I found nemo
Heaven, hammock drying my hair

10/10 Excellent

Ekaterina

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with good snorkelling off beach.
Good food with large choice. Staff very good. Beach close to room & wonderful snorkelling 100 yards from beach.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful island paradise
Amazing island wit h white sands and tropical plants. The reef was brilliant so full of colourful fish and easy to swim out to and around. Kept me totally entertained for the 10 days I was there. Swam with a turtle, baby reef sharks and multiple different types of fish. Room was always kept clean and was spacious. It did need updating though it had an old interior but that was a minor point. Food was so good. Curry option every day or pasta or fish with different themes. Loads of lovely fruit and cakes. The star was the white sand beach and the snorkelling. It was amazing. Such a beautiful place. Recommend it. Not a place to go if you are after luxury accommodation but the place to go for the sand and sea.

6/10 Okay

Angela Bowden

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing House Reef
This is an old resort and very dated, room in blocks of 16 on two floors. Dinning room very dark with set tables, buffet style food not much choice or great quality. Food you pay for is slightly better. Mosquitos all over the island, still got bitten after using Deet spray. We picked this island specifically for diving and house reef so if this is not your thing then maybe choose another island. Bar and staff great and no silly rules about taking drinks to the beach they give you cans. Sea life here is amazing with turtles sharks on the house reef and even dolphins. The resort needs a serious update.

10/10 Excellent

Claire, Saddleworth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Authentic, relaxed Maldivian island
This was my second visit to Biyadhoo and it was just as good this time as last. It is a basic and relaxed island, not an upmarket, exclusive one so if you want luxury, Biyadhoo isn't for you. If you want an authentic, relaxed holiday in the Maldives with white sandy beaches, turquoise water and fantastic sea life, with attentive staff, then you won't go wrong here. I visited alone, leaving my husband at home this year in order to learn to dive. Ialways felt totally safe and my husband was confident of my safety also. The food is mostly fish and curries; but there is always at least one 'continental dish' to choose from, and is very good quality. The staff are all very friendly and professional. All the rooms are basic, and the fixtures are functional, not luxurious but they are clean, comfortable, air conditioned and the showers are hot. The room staff clean twice a day to ensure there isn't even a grain of sand on the floor. The snorkelling is fantastic and the diving is equally wonderful. Learning to dive on this visit, I found the dive staff excellent. The sunrise rooms are on the East of the island, the sunset rooms on the West (obviously) but the sunset ones are more comfortable as they have more of a breeze. I am certain to visit again in the future and would be happy to recommend Biyadhoo to friends, family and strangers.

8/10 Good

Victoria , UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Biyadhoo we miss you
Gorgeous island, wonderful snorkeling, beautiful beach. The hotel was being renovated during our stay so hopefully they will upgrade the bathrooms. Room was perfectly comfortable just very old. The staff were charming and helpful. Take mozzie spray! The food was good to average, plenty of choice. We were on all inclusive plan and loved the snorkeling and sunset fishing that are included. Highly recommend the dolphin trip, watching them spin just in front of the boat at sunset was magical.

10/10 Excellent

Virang, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth the money
Everything was above expectation food was great , staff really helpful n friendly . Had a great stay ..

8/10 Good

Paul, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice island with good reef diving
3 night stay in early july, had good weather. Very attentive staff, good food with enough variety in the restaurant. Wine was very expensive, if you are a wine lover you may have a problem paying $AU 50+ for a bottle of wine that normally you would not normally consider drinking! Beer and spirits are more "reasonably" priced. Very good house coral reef, with abundant tropical fish, almost like being in an aquarium. No need to go on an expensive boat trip to another reef to see some fish and coral, just walk in to the water.

4/10 Poor

C., Silver Spring MD USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Mediocre hotel
The hotel is in urgent need of improvement. Needs to be updated. The quality of the food included in the full board rate is poor: limited choice and very repetitive. Many places on the island were neglected. We think the hotel is at most 2.5 stars.

4/10 Poor

Weili

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very lousy services, the hotel is already charge 10% service charge on every things include the room's price, but the staff still demanding for tips. Avoid building 51-65 because it right next to coco bar, the music is so loud at night until midnight.

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel with superb lagoon and house reef
The hotel surpassed our expectations. It is not a flash 5* resort but a relaxed hotel in lovely surroundings. The guests we met were really friendly and some were frequent visitors due to the lagoon and natural surroundings. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. 8 nights of quiet and swimming and snorkelling in the gorgeous lagoon. The staff were keen to help and very helpful from the room boy and waiter to the Guest Relations person. Many guests come for the reef as it is a very good reef. We didn't dive but did snorkel in the lagoon (and with the turtle) and over the reef. There were many fish of as well as rays and turtles. Our room was kept spotless by our room boy who did a different flower and bed linen arrangement every day!
Beach and lagoon
Gardens by our room
Gardens outside our room
Decorations of linen and flowers on our 8' bed

8/10 Good

Bill, Pittsburgh, PA USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for water sports and snorkeling.
We snorkeled, canoed, fished and took many photos of the beautiful ocean and island resort. The weather was perfect. The buffet food is good, but because it is made in quantity, not great. However, I recommend ordering a lobster at least one day because their lobster with vegetables is the best that I have ever eaten. Their chef is great! The staff is extremely helpful for anything that you need. That includes special requests for diet, help with travel issues, or arranging tours or other water sports. There is a lot of sand but the room is kept clean and neat each day by a good staff. The water is very clear and so blue you would think that someone put dye in it. We saw a variety of fish and aquatic life. Even sharks, eels and rays. I would definitely recommend a stay at this hotel resort.

8/10 Good

Danish, Karachi, Pakistan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A real bargain!
Great resort. Signature Maldivian beach. Amazing reef. Rooms are small but do the job. Food is good although a lot of items are repetitive. Staff is friendly. You will not get the secluded experience but its great value for money.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Best relaxing resort island ever!
We stayed for 4 days with perfect relaxation. 30-45 min. speedboat ride from the airport was kind of rough (due to waves) but it won't betray your expectation. Water was transparent and private small beaches were very cozy. You will find lots of sea creatures. Quiet and nice neighbors mostly from Europe. The hotel facilities were generally old but clean and functioning enough. Each buffet menu was more than average taste, especially soups were some luxury hotel grade. Restaurant waiters may require some chip for their normal services, though. Overall, definitely recommended. Will visit there again in future.

8/10 Good

Selin, Istanbul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Dream island for snorkelling and diving
Perfect beaches för snorkelling and diving. House keeping is great and the rooms are clean. Ask to stay on the westside of the island - East side beaches are not good for swimming. Food is ok. Great place to Relax. No need to bring shoes or even flipflops. GoPro is a must!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great reef not so great restaurant
Overall a good choice in the Maldives compared to other overpriced places. Reef was really good with a lot of fish. Rooms are tired looking but clean and comfortable. If you want 5 star this not your place but if the beach is more important than the room then I recommend this resort. Only negative I have about the place is the buffet. Good selection but all the meat or fish dishes were cooked to death. Ended up going vegetarian for a few days.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Very nice and scenic island. Good Ambiance
So nice island. Hotel room and facilities not worth for money. Food and restaurant was awsome. Anything you buy from the island is too costly. A bottle of water is 4 USD.