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Banana Residence
3.0 star property

Comfortable guesthouse near Madivaru Finolhu

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Banana Residence

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Children’s play area – outdoor
Reception
Standard Double Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Free daily full breakfast
Interior entrance

Overview of Banana Residence

Reviews
8.4

Very good

Popular amenities

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  • Free WiFiFree WiFiFree WiFi
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  • RestaurantRestaurantRestaurant
  • Room serviceRoom serviceRoom service
  • Air conditioningAir conditioningAir conditioning

Check out the area

Map
Saadheevilla, Saharaa Magu, Rasdhoo, North Ari Atoll, 9020
  • Popular LocationRasdhoo Reef Dive Site15 min walk
  • Popular LocationMadivaru Corner Dive Site4 min drive
  • AirportMale (MLE-Velana Intl.)12 min drive
  • Popular LocationMadivaru Finolhu16 min drive
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Room options

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Standard Double Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LED TV
Blackout curtains
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Minibar
Daily housekeeping
  • 139 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Rasdhoo

Located in Rasdhoo, Banana Residence is near the beach. Madivaru Finolhu is another place to visit that comes recommended. With kayaking, scuba diving and snorkelling nearby, you'll find plenty of adventures in the water.
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What's nearby

  • Rasdhoo Reef Dive Site - 15 min walk
  • Madivaru Corner Dive Site - 4 min drive
  • Madivaru Finolhu - 16 min drive
  • Big Blue Dive Site - 19 min drive

Getting around

  • Male (MLE-Velana Intl.) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • Farivalhu Restaurant - 12 min drive
  • Wine Bar - 28 min drive
  • Kuramathi-Haruge Restaurant - 12 min drive
  • Island Barbeque - 24 min drive
  • Laguna bar - 12 min drive

About this property

Banana Residence

Family-friendly guest house near Madivaru Finolhu
At Banana Residence, you can look forward to free full breakfast, shopping on-site and a garden. Adventurous travellers may like the fitness classes, fishing and surfing/body boarding at this guest house. Be sure to enjoy a meal at Lemon Drop, the on-site restaurant. In addition to a playground and a library, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this guest house include:
  • A round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge), express check-in and supervised childcare (surcharge)
  • Barbecues, concierge services and wedding services
  • A front desk safe and tour/ticket information
Room features
All guest rooms at Banana Residence boast perks, such as air conditioning, as well as amenities, such as free WiFi and safes.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers
  • Ceiling fans, daily housekeeping and desks

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Lemon Drop

Things to do

  • Fishing
  • Fitness classes
  • Gym
  • Library
  • Playground
  • Shopping
  • Surfing/bodyboarding

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer on request
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LED TV
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 1 AM
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per night.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 50
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 60
  • Boat transfer per adult: USD 40 (one way)
  • Transfer service fee per child: USD 40 (one way)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 40.00 per person (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Banana Residence Hotel Rasdhoo
Banana Residence Hotel
Banana Residence Rasdhoo
Banana Residence Rasdhoo
Banana Residence Guesthouse
Banana Residence Guesthouse Rasdhoo

Frequently asked questions

Is Banana Residence pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Banana Residence?

Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Banana Residence?

Checkout is at noon.

Does Banana Residence provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 40.00 per person applies.

Where is Banana Residence located?

Located near the beach, this family-friendly guesthouse is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Madivaru Finolhu.

Banana Residence Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 11 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice island , mixed with local communities. Lovely and friendly people.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Wayne, Gloucestershire, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
NOT an hotel ...... more like a mediocre B+B!
Deceptive website with photos that are nothing like the true situation! Cheap is all that it's got going for it. Located on a Muslim island, so no alcohol ....... this should be plastered all over the website to warn Western guests who make like a drink on their holiday! Very, very disappointed!
Landing outside bedrooms
Death defyingly steep stairs!
Mould on basin!
Pathetic bathroom / wet room!

10/10 Excellent

Bob, singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel nearby the beach
One of the best experience we have had at this hotel, with friendly staffs and just a few min walk away from beautiful Bikini beach. Highly recommend!
Banana residence guest house entrance
Our room
Our guest house room. This is reasonable room for a guest room 👍🏻
Banana residence

10/10 Excellent

Agnieszka, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic, 5/5, would recommend to everyone
Fantastic stay, really nice and clean hotel, very friendly staff. Very helpful. Food was very nice, trips which were included were amazing. I would like to say massive thank you to the guy who was serving as in the hotel, lovely person, got nothing bad to say about him, does his job really well.

10/10 Excellent

yekta, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with friendly people
We stayed at Banana Residence for a week with our 3 year old child. Guest house was clean, room was good size and bathroom in good condition. We also went for night fishing and sand bank tour activities and both were very good experience! Highly recommended. The only thing is be aware that not much food choices and the main food is tuna. This is the only downside of the residence for us, but if you happy to eat tuna every day it is not a problem for you at all! Also would like to state that it is perfect place for children as well our little one loved this place!

8/10 Good

Mia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kiva hotelli
Hotellissa hyvä hinta-laatusuhde. Wifi ja ilmastointi toimivat huoneessa moitteettomasti. Mukava henkilökunta ja hyvä ruoka. Retki Madivarun sand bankille aivan ehdoton!

8/10 Good

Antje, Stuttgart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Urlaub im Paradies
Der Strand ist 5 Minuten vom traumhaften Strand entfernt. Im Ort gibt es ein Wassersportcentrum. Man kann Surfbrett, Catamaran und vieles mehr ausleihen. Das Essen in der Pension ist etwas eintönig und es gab keine WiFi. Die Menschen sind sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit

10/10 Excellent

Олеся, Россия

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Очень хороший отель
Уютный отель, территория отеля, безумно вкусный кофе, хорошие и чистые номера, до бикини пляжа 5 минут, очень приветливый хозяин отеля.

2/10 Terrible

b, bln

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nie wieder Banana Residence!
VEREINBARTE ABHOLUNG VOM FLUGHAFEN FAND NICHT STATT! Außerdem wurden wir in ein anderes Hotel gebracht(Rasdhoo View Inn, was die Nacht 20€ weniger kostet), weil die Banana Residenz angeblich überbucht war (obwohl im Internet noch freie Zimmer zu buchen waren). Es gibt viele Mängel: weiter vom Strand entfernt (knapp die ganze Insel); kein Internet (Tag 1+2 hatten wir Internet, danach nur teilweise sehr schlechtes bis gar nicht); teilweise kein warmes Wasser; keine Abtrennung zwischen Dusche und Toilette (somit wird das ganze Bad komplett nass); Zimmer wird NICHT täglich geputzt; überall auf den Decken/Handtüchern/Laken sind braun/gelbliche Flecken; Kakerlaken im Zimmer; die versprochenen täglichen Trips, waren nicht enthalten; unser einziger Ansprechpartner war ein Junge, der kaum Englisch spricht; außerdem gab es große Verwirrung wer überhaupt für uns zuständig ist; die Decken haben kein Bezug; das Bett ist so hart, dass wir abends kaum einschlafen können und morgens mit extremen Rückenschmerzen aufwachen. Als wir gebucht haben, haben wir die etwas teurere Variante MIT Frühstück genommen (knapp 50€ teurer), doch dies steht weder auf der Reservierung, noch auf der Bestellbestätigung, den Preis haben wir trotzdem zahlen müssen. Das war NICHT das was wir gebucht hatten! Eine Klärung des Problems wurde von dem Manager abgelehnt und auch vereinbarte Klärungsgespräche wurden absichtlich von seitens des Managers versäumt.
Angeblich die Banana Residence
Dreckig!
Es wurde garnicht geputzt!
Kakerlaken!

10/10 Excellent

Roberta , milano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ottima location x soggiorno maldiviano
Bell hotel...buon servizio...e ottima location....rasdhoo ê fantastica