Ahiva Village

Had a wonderful time at Ahiva Village. Staff was super friendly and helpful in every regard, rooms were clean, breakfast was good as well. Overall we had a very pleasant experience here, would definitely like to stay here again in the future.

Nice hotel with chill vibe and always kind staff who treat you as a good friend. Just a few steps away from the port and a 15-20-minute walk to the breathtaking bikini beach and surrounding coral gardens. Important to know that the village of Fulhadhoo is relative far away from the bikini beach and every hotel is located those 15-20 minutes away, this is part of staying on Fulhadhoo. For the price I paid, I couldn’t have asked more or better.

Nice and clean room, very kind and always smiling stuff! The breakfast should be better with some more fuits , good dinner .

The communication before our trip was probably the best we have ever had. Any queries I had were all answered months in advance via watsapp which took a lot of stress out of our first time in the Maldives. Ahiva was good value for money, our room was cleaned every day with good aircon, decent wifi for an influencer and netflix available for evening chill, breakfast was decent enough and normally to our taste, I think the evening meals were the best quality on the island as we tried a number of other places. We stayed during Ramadan which was a slight oversight on my behalf so yes there was lots of loud praying etc over speakers but to my surprise after a day or two it became white noise and wasn't as jarring as it felt at first after a tiring travel day when first arrived. The staff were so friendly here and for me went above and beyond for guests and very helpful when arranging any excursions. The general hotel immediate area vibe was great imo. The island is a dream and you're a 5 min walk from the beautiful beach/snorkelling. I would stay here again when we come back!

Tout était parfait. On se sent comme à la maison. Personnel jeune et très sympathique. Très mignon avec une belle végétation. Chambre spacieuse avec grand écran, bureau et mini bar. Nourriture délicieuse. Plage bikini magnifiquede part et d'autre de l'île avec un banc de sable.

Struttura nuova, attiva da circa 1 anno, con 11 camere. Si tratta di un guest house, non di un hotel, quindi richiede un certo spirito di adattamento, occorre ricordarlo quando si fornisce un giudizio. Qualche dettaglio c'è da migliorare ma stanno imparando a gestire la struttura, anzi chiedono consigli agli ospiti. Le 5 stelle della valutazione sono dovute soprattutto alle attenzioni del personale, davvero gentilissimo e attento ad esaudire ogni richiesta: l'instancabile Depi in cucina, con i suoi piatti deliziosi; il manager Yochi e l'assistente Suria, tutti di Bali; infine Coco (dal Bangladesh) che si occupa delle escursioni oltre a dare una mano in cucina, ci ha anche accompagnato una sera a vedere il plankton sulla lingua di sabbia (for free). Le camere sono nuove e si vede, ampie, con tutto il necessario; anche il bagno è ok con una bella doccia spaziosa. Qualcuno si lamenta di un particolare odore in bagno, ma è dovuto all'acqua utilizzata (acqua di mare depurata). Pulizia eccellente. Noi eravamo al primo piano (consiglio per maggior privacy). Alcuni suggerimenti per migliorare: aggiungere uno specchio in camera (c'è solo in bagno); aggiungere tende bianche alla finestra (ci sono solo quelle oscuranti). Cucina ottima grazie a Depi. Noi avevamo colazione e cena, ma spesso ci siamo fermati anche a pranzo. Certo la scelta non è tanta, ma ricordiamoci che si tratta di una guest house e che su quest'isola è complicato approvvigionarsi di materie prime. Comunque il cibo era buonissimo e molto digeribile, le porzioni abbondanti. A conferma di ciò, venivano a mangiare anche persone da strutture esterne. Oltretutto i prezzi decisamente contenuti. Abbiamo fatto due bellissime escursioni: nuotare con le mante e vedere i delfini all'alba. Al rientro abbiamo deciso di provare l'idrovolante e Yochi ha prontamente provveduto a tutto. Ci sono pinne e maschere a disposizione degli ospiti. Purtroppo lo spazio esterno per intrattenersi è veramente piccolo, questa è la vera nota dolente. Faranno qualche lavoro a fine stagione: ho suggerito di postare la cucina rinunciando a una camera per ampliare gli spazi esterni. Stanno anche pensando di prendere degli spazi esterni anche se non adiacenti poichè la struttura si trova in pieno centro del villaggio. Il vero problema che abbiamo riscontrato è dato dalla vicinanza alla moschea, che per ben 6 volte al giorno "bombarba" le nostre orecchie con la preghiera ad altissimo volume (la prima alle 5 del mattino! e sempre alle 19:30 quando ci apprrestiamo alla cena!). La struttura non può farci niente ovviamente. Sarebbe bello mettere nuovamente delle biciclette a disposizione degli ospiti.

We have booked 4 nights at Ahiva for our HONEYMOON, in January 2024. This hotel has a good marketing strategy, but a 👎 Management, and here is why: Location: in front of the Mosque, where you could hear the priest, starting 5h00am. You could not sleep. I asked the hotel if there is going to be noise issue regarding the Mosque, they said, everything is OK. This was not true. You go to Ahiva, sleep there and at 5:00am when the priest says the pray on the 2 speakers, gramafons, you tell me everything is ok. 😡 Room: the room was cleaned every day, which I appreciated, the room is big and their TV has Netflix incorporated so this was a plus. The AC is working, but in midnight is starting having some issues, and trumbeling and making noises , while not working, it was turned off. Food: we had HB, breakfast and dinner. For the dinner, the menu has 4 options for you to choose, but only 1 available. Everyday I asked what we can eat, well only 1 option to choose was available for us. The dishes were in small portions for the tuna(1 small tiny slice of tuna, 🤣). The next days I went to the girl from the kitchen to show me what kind of fish they have, to be sure, we will find sufficient food for me and my husband. The next days, the staff prepared for us a local fish, big fish, but this one was not good prepared. No salt, no pepper on the fish, and it was like rare done. 🤣. For the breakfast same thing, small portions of food every day. The kitchen, Omg, is full of dirt and oil. That kitchen was not cleaned for days, months. I entered everyday in that kitchen to speak with staff, no way, you keep that kitchen with all that dirty and grease on it. The hotel is lacked of a Manager to be there present all the time, to give the guests the hospitality that they need, to pay attention to cleaning, to bring fresh food, to bring fresh fish(we ate fish that was kept in the fridge for days, not fresh). Ahiva needs a Manager to lead the staff, they need to be shown by example. "Thank you" Ahiva for taking my money(big price) for lower experience and lack of hospitality!☹️ We have been in other islands, this is our second time in Maldives, and we have stayed in other hotels and guesthouses more less expensive than Ahiva, but where the quality was of 5*.

We really enjoyed our stay at Ahiva. Yogi and Selvi were always friendly and helpful with everything. The food was delicious and the room was cleaned daily on request. The snorkelling trip with manta rays was a wonderful experience, and in the evening we were also driven through the jungle free of charge to watch the glowing plankton, but unfortunately there was hardly anything to see. But the starry sky was something we will dream about for a long time to come. All in all, highly recommended.

Остров отличный. Есть своя песчаная коса. Вечером можно кормить скатов и наблюдать за маленькими рифовыми акулами на пристани рядом. Супер отель. Все новое. Хозяйка говорит на русском языке. Очень удобно было договариваться обо всем из России по вотсап. Пишу отзыв спустя пол года. Извините, раньше руки не доходили. Очень приятная обстановка в отеле. Отличный персонал. Но больше всего хочется отметить Царицу кухни Селфи! Каждое утро и каждый вечер мы с нетерпением ждали встречи с ней. Сказать, что вкусно, ничего не сказать. Самая лучшая кухня на Мальдивах. А мы были на 4х островах. Разнообразно, красиво и главное все с душой и любовью. А порции!!!! Они гигантские. Если стейк из тунца, так это огромный кусище и к нему еще 133 блюда, соуса и тд. В общем просто супер! Когда я вспоминаю о Мальдивах, я сразу думаю о Селфи! Ты сделала наш отдых! Большое спасибо. Если вернемся на Мальдивы, обязательно заглянем к вам!