Dhawa Ihuru by Banyan Tree Reviews

The hotel only offers sand houses Small hotel area Diet Only one restaurant (breakfast, lunch and dinner) breakfast Buffet style, with fresh juice provided, you can choose your flavor Lunch Buffet mode (suitable for foreigners’ taste) Dinner Sometimes it's a buffet, sometimes it's a three-course meal Depends on hotel availability There is a free ferry every day to the island of the same brand opposite. You can swim there

It was so good. I would go back if I had the chance. The facilities, the ocean, the staff, and the service were all great. It was a choice I have no regrets about.

The room is not big but it is enough for a family. The island is small and snorkeling is really good. You can see many beautiful small fish not far from the shore. Unfortunately, I didn't find a turtle, but there are people around, so the chance is still very high. Finally, let me talk about the service. It can be said that it changed my impression of Banyan Tree. I have stayed in several Banyan Trees in China, and there are always various dissatisfactions. If it weren't for the shadow of taking a seaplane, and I wanted to snorkel, I might not choose Banyan Tree again. But this so-called low-profile version is really not inferior to any Banyan Tree with high-end decoration. Everyone has a lively eye and will provide enthusiastic service. Even many service staff know the room number of each guest. But I casually said that I came to celebrate my anniversary, so I decorated the room and sent desserts. When leaving the island, a row of employees waved goodbye, and the boat was still waving far away, which was very touching. I hope to see turtles when I come back next time, which is also a reason for myself.

The room is a bit old, but well maintained and clean. All-inclusive meals, free drinks. The choice is OK, especially the evening dinner near the beach is very pleasant. The snorkeling is good, the corals are not as good as before. Sharks are common, and there are many fish. Snorkeling equipment is free. There are deep diving activities on the island, and there are good scuba diving spots nearby. You can go to the Banyan Tree opposite for free, there is a large platform on it, which is very good for taking pictures. The Chinese housekeeper is good, a Malaysian Chinese. The service staff on the whole island are very nice. Since our plane arrived in the evening, we took a boat directly to the island to spend the first three days of the holiday. The children had a lot of fun. I will consider it next time.

The natural environment of the hotel is very good and suitable for snorkeling. It is a very friendly and low-key island, more suitable for family travel. It’s not far from Male, and it takes 20 minutes to get to the island by speedboat.

Top snorkeling holy place! You can go to the opposite Banyan Tree for free, with towering trees, but the rooms are slightly smaller, and the meals are more popular. Overall, it is a very good resort.

Our family often comes to Maldives and stayed here for five nights. Let's talk about the good and bad objectively. Good: 1) There is a Malaysian lady at the front desk who can speak Chinese, and she can serve Chinese families who are not good at English very well and in a timely manner. The lady's surname is wong, and she is very patient and meticulous, but sometimes she is on the morning shift and can't find her at night. 2) The overall quality of the service staff on the island is OK. They are polite and always greet you. Hary, the general manager of the island, is probably a Singaporean? The person who is fluent in English is very kind, and he also pays attention to the preferences and opinions of customers. He said that if Chinese people are not used to eating meals, they can ask the chef to cook some Chinese dishes. 3) The state of snorkeling is OK. We were lucky to see sea turtles, many nurse sharks and a few clusters of living corals. Because the island is very small, there are five water inlets for a detour. It takes about three days to finish watching it. After a few days, I have no interest in going into the water, and there is nothing new. And in the off-season, it is windy, waves, heavy rain and mixed water, and there will be big waves and choking water, or you will come up without seeing anything. Oh, by the way, there is a very lonely heron wandering around on this island, and many children went to take a group photo. bad: 1) Hygiene is a big issue! Our family has been to the Maldives three times. Among the mosquito bites this time, cockroaches and ants are the most. Other islands do not seem to be like this. Our family has 15+ mosquito bites and it is extremely itchy. There is mosquito repellent liquid inserted in the room but it is ineffective, and there are several cockroaches after spraying the mosquito spray. 2) We chose the all-inclusive three-board drink, the breakfast is almost the same every day, and the lunch and dinner are also extremely repetitive. Maybe other friends can try to order food, there are options such as burgers and bento boxes. If it is all inclusive, it must be very tired to eat for three days. 3) The snorkeling tubes, masks, flippers, and life jackets provided by the diving center for free are of poor quality. And the banana boats on other islands are free to play. Here, it costs 40 US dollars for 15 minutes. The price of going to sea is also high and his dive guide's English is not very good. 4) The sister island Banyan Tree and Dhawa are very similar. They are both small islands with almost the same beach style, and the shuffle boat runs every two hours, which means that I went to Banyan Tree and walked around for ten minutes, and then I had to wait. 1h45 back to your own island. 5) The room was not cleaned in a timely manner, and the sheets hadn't been changed for five days, why should a tropical island be changed every two days! It’s just that the waiter makes the bed a little bit every day... The toothbrushes given are not timely or not enough, and the waiter’s English is very plastic.

The rooms are average, the food and beverages are not rich but the products are excellent. The snorkeling environment is very good, you can see sharks and turtles. The service is pretty good, the room and yard are cleaned very well. The island is very small and only takes 10 minutes to walk around. You can participate in the hotel's snorkeling, fishing, and dolphin watching at reasonable prices. There is a gym but no swimming pool.

Six bottles of drinking water are provided in the room every day, which is very good. The snorkeling environment is very good. A few meters after swimming, the trench is just a few meters away. It is very comfortable to take a bubble bath every night. There are Chinese-speaking service staff at the front desk, and you can take a speedboat to go nearby for free. Snorkeling in the sister islands, the meals are all ordered, and the taste is also good. Online service staff are very enthusiastic

Small quiet relaxed resort. The staff are all super. The reef is one of the best in the region and easily accessible. I have not been to Maldives for 30 and I'm now retired so I used the guided snorkeling to get me started again. Perfect. I cannot avoid saying that the colours and soft corals of 1995 were sadly reduced but this is one of few resorts with a marine preservation centre and they are growing new corals and the fish variety is v good . Any negatives: They have put in groins to reduce beach loss and new development on adjacent islands is visible.

We loved the laid back approach to this resort, the staff were friendly and seemed to be really happy working here. From the time we were picked up at the airport until the trip home we have enjoyed ourselves and been made to feel welcome. The food was great, the service and drinks also and the reef is so easy to access and quite beautiful. We had some spectacular sunsets and great weather as well. Highly recommend!

Dhawa Ihuru ticks all our checklists for: 1) Comfort - mattress is of a semi hard (not the type of resort bed where the bed sinks in when you lie on the bed) 2) Prompt housekeeping - the room was cleaned almost 2 times a day due to the sand that gets into the room each time we stepped out either for breakfast, lunch or snorkel. We did not have to call for housekeeping to clean up the room. 3) Well thought out activities for young children and adults - we could leave our 2 children in the kids club while I scuba dived and my husband went to the gym. 4) Great service - the staff were knowledgeable in most of our queries and without fail tried their best to help us in our requests. 5) Warmth and Friendly environment - every staff you meet from the housekeeping, technicians and porter will greet you. 6) Glass bottled cleaned drinking water supplied everyday in the room - I had initially planned to bring a few bottled mineral water for my young daughter who requires formula milk but there is really no need for it. 7) Beautiful view with corals and reefs just few steps away from the shore. 8) Good breakfast and dinner, however for more variety I would suggest to travel to the other Banyan tree island for a la carte lunch as this resort only has 1 restaurant option.

We have so much fun and happy time there Staff very friendly and helpful We very enjoy to swim and snorkel around the island So many fish and some area around island have very nice coral reel and we always saw turtles look like he is local guide in this island

Professional and friendly staff, Stunning views, delicious food especially seafood like Tuna salad, Salmon as well as Maldivian cuisine. Banyan Tree other property is equally beautiful must visit that also. Perfect place for family vacation.i would highly recommend Dhawa Ihuru. Thank you so much for making our stay a memorable one.