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Our first time to Maldives & stay here for one night as transit before our flight back to KL on next day morning. Overall, this is small hotel just right in front of the beach. Transport to & from airport is on scheduled basis every half an hour. The food & drinks here is at reasonable price & they can prepare vegetarian meals here. You can walk from hotel to Ferry station to Male city. Recommended to change at least USD 100 of local currency for transport & meals. Happy to recommend this hotel for anyone who transit to island resort or return home.

First driver who drop us couldnt find the hotel but later we found a small sign board tell Huvan beach hotel. Better to tell driver its in same building as Shellbean restaurant. Staff ( Ibrahim) welcoming was very good and also suggest us very good local food restaurant and other pickup drop arrangement, helped us to buy local bus card to travel from Hulumale to Male. Would be nice if hotel has booklets to travel and visit some male city historical town , food bazzaar. Overall we had 1 day stay on arrival and 1day stay before depature. Was a good budget hotel to stay.

Amazing team at Saman Grand. From the momemnt we arrived at Airport till our departure recieved absolutely great hospitality with consistency in delivering exceptional service. Amazing room, well maintained cleanliness, delicious food at the restaurant. Highlight was, every staff greeted us with genuine care and smile in every interaction. Would highly recommend Saman Grand. Became my favorite hotel in Male’ city.

book room in this hotel from online on my first trip to maldives, the managing director Mr nasih welcome us directly at the airport n brought us to the hotel, when reached to the hotel all staff welcome us with warm greeting n welcome drink, the staff taking care of our check in process smoothly n fast whole our lugage brought to our room, n they upgrade my room to larger room that so amazing, this hotel is in main road but closed to the beach & shops which is has good location in save area, the staff helped me to arrange speedboat transfer from hotel to another island, they take care everything, i falled in love with they service from transfer airport, during stay in hotel, n service tranfer to another island all is great, for sure i will b back to this hotel when i come back to maldives, thank you very much Mr. Nasih for great services

We stayed one night at this hotel prior to our sea plan transfer to the island resort the next morning. This hotel is very clean. Good beach front location and close to both airport and ferry terminal to Male city. The staffs are service oriented and made every effort to successfully deliver an item that we forgot at the hotel. Keep up the good work and would certainly return on our next round to Maldives again!

We arrive at night and staff already wait in front of arrival hall with a board named us. Very helpfull guys, he take care our transport to Male City and to our next destination. Room is superb...very clean, bed are tidy, breakfast at 10th floor, we can see airport and another island from here. Hotel about 5min walking from jetty. No doubt this is the best choice to stay at Male City.

We spent a night at the Crystal Beach Inn before taking the seaplane to our resorts at Maldives Island, and were very impressed with the 5 stars service received. First of all, we were received at the airport by the hotel staff (we did not expect this as this was our first visit to Maldives) and sent to the hotel when we arrived at the Male airport at night. The hotel staff has even pre-arranged for the seaplane transfer with our resorts before our arrival. Therefore, what we needed to do was just to get a good night sleep before our wonderful trip at the Maldives island resorts. The next morning, we got to eat one of the best scrambled eggs we have had in our lives, before being sent to take the seaplane. We will definitely stay with Crystal Beach Inn again.

This hotel is located at airport island, it is good location for traveller who just want to stay a night and do not need take boat across to male city, and luckily i choose here because my next day seaplane time is at 5.30am. Basically this hotel is good for overnight for next day continue to the island, they also provide the good service to help us checking on next day seaplane schedule. when we arrived their reception is in renovation so a bit untidy but i think it will be alright soon

My short visit in Male was made memorable due to my stay in Coral grand beach resort. The rooms were clean, i got upgraded to a oceanfront suite and the manager Mr. Shifau was very pleasing person. The remaining staff was also very helpful specially Miraj and Surbhi, the receptionist. Only downside was the breakfast which seemed like eating at a roadside stall and not in line with the 4 star rating. The spa facilities were also good but staff in the Spa should be more friendly. One girl was very rude and was not polite in a very bad taste. Overall it was a pleasant stay and i would definitely recommend if staying for a short trip in hulumale island. Please upgrade your restaurant and make it upto the international standards.

This hotel offers free transfer to and from airport. Very convenient for travelers who's landing in Velana Airport in evening time. They gave me free up grade to the sea view room, I greatly appreciate that. I could see the beach from my window, nice! The breakfast served only sausage and bread, don't expect varieties of food. But you always can take a walk around neighborhood to try local cafes. I went to Omelette cafe, just opposite The Manhattan Fish Market, tried their seafood fried rice 60 MVR and fish curry 25 MVR, and they amazingly delicious! The next morning we were transferred to the Resorts. Staying overnight in Hulhumale is a wise choice to save few bucks, rather than going to Male city or directly go to Resorts and checking in at evening time!

Great place for transit before heading to resort, Nearby the ferry port, easy to move around and visit local island, easy to get the bus too, close to supermarket, sourvenier shops, easy to get clean and tasty local food,( the one at the same row as the bank is good) , oh yea, there is a bank nearby, close to hospital, situated at a planned town, (more laid back compare to male city), mostly just government housing area, no big buildings,so it's quite clean, quiet and organized, 15mins to airport by land transport, 20 mins to male city by ferry, next to snorkelling Centre, room is clean, great staff - Bilal was friendly, hotel's owner is helpful and not culculative. They have bathroom/ toilet at the lobby if u check out and needed to take shower before heading to airport at night....hotel is facing the beach. For what I'd paid, I was satisfied.

We had a excellent stay at the Vista Beach Retreat. Arrived at Male airport in late evening and hadn't arranged transport, information centre at the airport called the hotel and they came and picked us up at the airport. Arrived at the hotel and were greeted with juice and cold towel. We ordered room service which was very nice. Breakfast is served down stairs also very good. Would recommend this hotel for stop over for Maldives islands if you have a late night flight, as it is situatated very close to airport and no need for a ferry to Male city. The staff were excellent, rooms were clean and new.

Every touch point of Star Shell is perfect. From messaging after booking at Agoda to touch down. The staff that received us has a pleasant smile that says welcome to Maldives. Hotel is near the airport. So it was great to get out of the airport to rest immediately. There are lots of marts few steps away so if you need anything snacks or toiletries it is all there. The staffs from front counter was great. They helped me to check with my resort which I need to go to tomorrow. The seaplane schedule is so last minute from the resort so I was anxious. But star shell called the local number for me and followed up and kept me updated constantly, keeping me out of the dark. So i rate this perfect service for good follow up. I cannot see anything at night but when I woke up and walk around, surprisingly the beach is just behind the hotel. In short, if you are looking for airport transfer hotel, I will say, forget about any other hotel, star shell is the best one. Just book it.

Was staying at Express in for a 2 day trip to Male. Rooms were clean. Staff was very helpful and friendly. Knew a lot about the island of Hulhumale thanks to them. Location is practically perfect. It's right next to the beach. A restaurant is right in front of it. There's a grocery just down the street, which is no more than a minute walk away. The town center is also just 3 - 5 minutes away by walking. And the ferry terminal to Male is 15 minutes away. Oh and the bus stop is also right in front of it so you can easily get a cheap ride to the airport. Overall, good value for money thanks to clean rooms and the great location.

This is the BEST TRANSFER HOTEL in Male, Maldives!! Price includes transfer to and from the airport via ferry boat and taxi, wifi, buffet breakfast and waters in room. Standard room is a little small, but new and modern, very comfortable beds and quiet. Deluxe room equally as comfortable with additional living room space. Staff organized our arrival and departure flawlessly with our corresponding resort for our honeymoon. Staff members personally escorted us to and from the airport to ensure we arrived to our proper locations. We stayed one night upon our arrival to the Maldives and one night upon leaving the Maldives. STRONGLY RECOMMEND!!

My partner(June) and i(Stanley) wanted to take 2 days in a city of Male and it was our first time coming to the Maldives. Were very unsure of how Male city and Hulhumale would work. But would like to take some time to write a review for Ripple Beach Inn. Upon our arrival, we totally forgot about emailing them about needing an airport transfer which resulted in me sending an email 4 hours prior to my flight, not knowing whether they would attend to it. When we arrived in the airport, there were many inns/resorts picking up people, and we were actually collected from the staff from Ripple Beach Inn. Thumbs up to the staff Joy who spoke in fluent english and told us that he received our email and was ready to pick us up here. So this being our first time in Maldives, we would choose to stay here again because Hulhumale is only an 15minute drive away from the airport instead of taking a ferry to Male city which sometimes the schedule might be delayed and alot of shuttling to do. Hulhumale is a better alternative if you want to stay without shuttling around too much. We stayed 2 days in Ripple Beach Inn and we planned a day out on our next day, which we wanted to try flyboarding. Flyboarding is very rare in Male at the moment, some resorts do it, but not everywhere. With the period being the Ramadan, some people were not operating as well. We state our request, and they immediately contacted the local water sports agent Llyas who helped us arranged to do flyboarding! Llyas was very nice and we also went for a snorkeling and dolphin cruise with him in a private boat because it was just the 2 of us. Took alot of very nice photos and the flyboarding was unforgettable. The night came and the owner of Ripple Beach Inn, Naseer actually invited both me and my partner to join him for dinner at the other Inn which he had, called Vista Beach. We wanna thanks Naseer for the dinner treat and also sharing with us about how Hulhumale was developing and the city. We didn't knew tha

upon our arrival at about 9 pm from a resort, a friendly staff at the reception efficiently checked us in for the 2-day stay we had booked to be able to visit male before returning home to the usa. although our reservation had been for a “superior” room, we were presently surprised to have been assigned a large “super deluxe with jacuzzi” room in the new wing of the hotel -- a truly fabulous accommodation, clean with a spectacular view across the straight to male. it was a room that equaled any of the best (4 and 5-star) hotels worldwide at which we have stayed. the scrumptious breakfast buffet served in the 4th floor uduvilaa restaurant in the new wing was included in the price of our room. every morning during our stay, the view to male during breakfast set the stage for intriguing visits to the city. in the evenings we enjoyed the sunsets from the aptly named “sunset deck” (adjacent to the uduvilaa restaurant), where we would sit until well past the sun had set, watching the lights of male come alive under the stars twinkling above the indian ocean. our dinners in the faru coffee house were served by exceptionally friendly staff and were very tasty -- we were easily engaged in conversations with the wait staff and enjoyed learning about the maldives from them. the hotel has beautiful and well-manicured grounds with walkways in a park-like setting, exercise areas, a putting green, tennis courts, a swimming pool (which unfortunately was undergoing renovation during our visit, but looked like a great place to spend time) and a small greenhouse / vegetable garden where produce and flowers apparently used by the hotel are grown -- the grounds made for very romantic evening walks with soft music playing throughout. if ever we have the opportunity to return to the maldives, we will certainly again book to stay at the hulhule island hotel.

We stayed at this hotel just for transit as we arrived male city at night and we left the next morning, not much to say about this hotel, no double bed, cleanliness is ok, quite near to the jetty, around 10min walk. The breakfast is so-so, the bread is abit over toasted. The staff could hardly understand English, told us do not know anything about the seaplane schedule but they should have receive the email from our hotel

First-class hotel location, especially beautiful scenery, the hotel along the coast, in the morning, you can see the beauty of the maldives, is the best hotel of the maldives, see the sunrise, hotel room clean and tidy, very big and very comfortable bed, toilet clean, no peculiar smell, bathing water is very big, will not wash hot and cold, and equipped with five-star hotel showers and very thoughtful, and breakfast is very rich, delicious to eat very satisfiedcomfortable, the most important thing is that the hotel staff very warm, friendly,This is the best hotel in male, no racial discrimination, is the preferred hotel。

flew in late at night. Hotel is not far from airport and do not take the ferry across to Mele like we did. The Hotel will arrange pickup at airport if you notify them in advance . we used this hotel for a overnight stay before boarding a Trans Air Maldive float plane flight to our island resort in the Maldives . Hotel not too big , more like a boutique hotel. .. beach is literally across the next street. good satellite cable tv , very very comfortable mattress like a pillow-top. Staff very accommodating and really outstanding. they have their own van that will take you airport for $10 which is justifiable since the island is very limited with taxis . breakfast was very small which was ok for a one stay. i would definitely rebook this place and probably stay two nights instead of one next time

It's a clean, simple hotel. We stayed here for the night before our seaplane ride to our resort outside Male. We arrived at about 9PM and left 530AM the following day. The staff were very accommodating to attend to us at night and in the morning. Our reservation includes a car transfer from the airport and back. The hotel is also just 10 minutes away from the airport. They do not have an elevator and we brought two medium sized luggage. The staff helped in bringing them to our third floor room. But I was the one who brought them down in the morning. This was the only hassle but overall it's a pleasant experience.

The standard room is small but we have been upgraded to deluxe room for free. However no view from the room unless u go for seaview room. Room is clean and especially the bathroom which is nice and comfortable. Counter lady speaks good english and helpful as she called our next day resort to check the speedboat pick up time for us. The beach and sea is just across the road. However, we were informed by hotel that their vehicle is not available although we hv prebook earlier and asked us to take a cab. But it's easy to get a cab at the airport and the charges (around $10 per cab) is much cheaper compare to the hotel's shuttle charges. Not to worry if your arrival is at nite time as taxi is everywhere. During check out they also arranged cab for us at reasonable charges. This hotel is located at hulumale considered newer area. Would recommend to stay at Male City if want to see the 'real' Maldivian's local lifestyle and culture.

Good hotel with the best location in this price range (by the sea, relatively of space, close to the port, close swimming place and sea promenade). Clean and tidy. Next door is a stadium which might be quite noisy, as well the street (like everywhere at Male). Sandy beach and good swimming place is located at the other end of the island (NB No swimming suits allowed on the all island!) Breakfast is OK, not rich. Pictures and description of the booked room on the agoda.com and booking.com webpages does not match with the reality. There were missing sitting area and balcony, as well ironing facilities. Shower did not have a curtain and was not isolated from the rest of the room, so everything got wet and usage of the room was quite unpleasant.

Summary: Convenience, simple and comfortable Reference for our trip schedule: Arrival: 20:30 in Male airport and around 10-15 driving to Oceangrand First day: breakfast> free cycling from hotel; around 40 minutes to the whole island> Taxi to ferry port around 5-10minutes(25 Maldives dollars)> 11:00 ferry to Male> lunch at Male> Male city visiting > 16:50 ferry back to Oceangrand, Hulhumale > dinner at Oceangrand Second day: breakfast> 10:30 Male airport to next hotel Staff: Provide the guest the best and warmest upon arrival and when staying. Bring the guest security even when guest went to the sea and beach. Offer guests the information and arrange taxi to the ferry to Male. Pick up service: On time and on schedule. Make sure all customers meet the next hotel staff then leave away. Food: We are lazy to go outside that we choose to have dinner in the hotel. There are plenty of choices that never feel regret to have a meal there. Easy and clean. Sightseeings: Male city Ocean and sand is just in front of the hotel