Guest User
October 6, 2024
Hondaafushi Island is a beautiful picturesque island with white sands and turquoise blue water surrounding it. Unfortunately it is difficult to get into the water due to coral being present underfoot and a sinking feeling to the sands when you try to get out and over the step up to the beach, many a time was knocked down by a wave coming in or going out. It was very pleasant to relax on a lounger on the beach just outside your bungalow though. The bungalows were functional, if not luxurious, and could do with a few updates/refurbishments. The bathroom drains were blocked whilst we were there and there was a foul stench in the bathroom s a result. This was rectified by an engineer. Whilst our air conditioning unit was in working order throughout our stay, we felt it was insufficient to cool the room to a temperature where you could sleep comfortably, and requires a larger unit. The food was a huge disappointment to my partner, who went without food on several occasions as he couldn’t find anything he wanted to eat. I did no go to breakfast for several days after realising the choices were non existent compared to what we were used to. We generally felt that although the food was edible, it was rarely enjoyable. The all inclusive drinks were limited to beer, wine and a few cocktails, or soft drinks. The cocktails were basic in nature and not anything that you will have heard of before, or were too strong in alcohol to enjoy. Many of the contained grapefruit juice which I cannot drink due to medication contraindications, it all seemed to try to push you towards buying nicer sounding cocktails which were available at additional cost. The area around the pool was quite slippery underfoot, and the decked area really needs to be replaced due to rusty nails showing and looking generally worn out. You might think from my review that we didn’t have a good holiday at Hondaafushi Island Resort, which is not entirely true. We thought that the Island was wonderful, but the resort could do with some investment and changes to the dining options available before we could be tempted back, especially as the resort is so far to transfer from Male.