Banyan Villa Maldives Dhangethi

Great clean guest house located near the main jetty where we visited the baby reef sharks nightly. It was perfect for what our family of four needed. Through the guest house we were able to arrange a dive to snorkel with manta rays and with turtles and they even arranged for us to spend half a day on an abandoned island, which was so special. All at very reasonable prices and without being on a boat with tons of people. All the food was great with a mix of local flavours and western-type dishes, the kids finished their plates at every meal. The staff was very kind and helpful, we will miss them. This was a perfect stay that will forever stay in our hearts. Thank you for making our stay just perfect for us!

This was our first time in the Maldives and we wanted to keep accommodation costs on a budget, so we could spend more on activities and try out new experiences. After a bit of research, we found Banyan Villa with quite convincing reviews and decided to contact them directly to make the arrangements. They replied to us quite swiftly and could consult on the most important questions before the journey, so we felt secured and informed from the beginning on. After arriving to Male airport and nearly 2 hours trip on a speed boat (which was actually quite bumpy, so be prepared), we finally came to the Dhangethi island. We were picked up on a pier by a hotel manager who organized a transfer of our luggage to the guesthouse and showed us the main parts of the island while walking to it. After a few formalities and a detailed explanation where to find what on the island we got the keys and could check in in our garden view room. It turned out to be commodious, clean and had all necessary things in it except for a safe, but the manager assured us that it's not necessary and there is a surveillance system outside of the rooms, so that was fine for us. Also later on we noticed that there is no soap provided for general hygiene purposes, but we could get an extra bottle of shower gel instead.👍 After that we had a meal in the villa, nicely prepared and pretty delicious. It tastes more like a homemade dish rather then a usual hotel-like food, but we actually appreciated it even more because of this. You can really taste local food there. In the coming days we had different types, usually fish and everything was tasty and prepared with love. A big thank you to the cook there! Btw a small tip: ask the guys to prepare you a maldivian breakfast, it's amazing. I wish we did this earlier and not only on the last days. And another tip: try out night fishing, it's not only fun to do so, but also guys will grill you the fish you catch on coconut shells, that's really something to try out. So we left our belongings in the room, picked beach towels provided to us and headed to a beach. It's good to mention that there are 2 types of beaches: touristic one also known as a bikini beach and a local one where you should be covered (i.e. it's not allowed to wear close where one could see a swimming suit underneath). The bikini beach is public for all tourists staying on the island, but it's not very occupied, there were around 15 people tops at the same time. You can find wooden sunbeds there if needed. Sand there is trully white, water is clean, warm and looks amazing, like on the pictures. The only downside is that it's pretty fleet, no more than 60 cm at the deepest point.. but that seems to be normal for Maldives. We found a deeper spot in 10 minutes walking/swimming distance in direction to the local beach far end. Aside from that, we tried out many different activities: snorkeling, diving, fishing and so on. The underwater world on Maldives is terrific and magnifice

Very glad to stay at Banyan Villa for our scuba diving trip. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and most meals come with a lovely dessert. The staffs are friendly and happy to share the island stories with us. Transportation to and from the island is well arranged too. Truly 5 star hospitality!

Un hotelito familiar en el centro de Danghethi, el personal, la limpieza, la comodidad de la cama, las zonas comunes donde nos servían el desayuno y la cena, todo espectacular, un lugar increíble, gracias por la amabilidad y atención a nuestro pequeño grupo, que fuimos a bucear una semana, espero poder volver

Wir wurden vom Besitzer am Hafen freundlich empfangen und zum Zimmer gebracht. Es gab direkt ein Begrüßungsgetränkt und einige Infos zur Insel. Das Hotel ist sehr zentral gelegen und man ist recht schnell überall. Vor allem zum Hafen braucht man nur 3 Minuten, was für alle Taucher ideal ist. Unser Zimmer war geräumig und sauber. Es wurde jeden Tag gereinigt. Besonders hervorheben möchte ich die Mitarbeiter. Sowohl der Besitzer, als auch die beiden Mitarbeiter waren extrem freundlich, sehr zuvorkommend und immer hilfsbereit. Auf Unverträglichkeiten und Vorlieben wurde geachtet und das Essen war wirklich hervorragend. Es gab nichts, was uns nicht geschmeckt hat. Gegessen wurde zusammen an einem großen Tisch. Das war sehr familiär und hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Wir können Banyan Villas nur empfehlen.

Vom Besitzer wurden wir freundlich empfangen und am Hafen abgeholt. Auf dem Weg zur Unterkunft erzählte er uns einige Dinge über die Insel. In der Banyan Villa angekommen, bekamen wir nochmal ein kleines Inselbriefing sowie Infos zu den Essenszeiten. Wir hatten das Deluxe Doppelzimmer. Es war wie eine kleine Wohnung unten der Bereich mit Schreibtisch, kleinem gemütlichen Sofa, Schrank, TV und Kühlschrank und oben ein offenes Schlafzimmer. Es gab zwei Klimaanlagen und ein zweckmäßiges BZ. Das Zimmer war sehr sauber. Bett wurde täglich gemacht und auch die Mülleimer geleert. Die Unterkunft ist gut zentral gelegen, wodurch man schnell in jede Ecke der Insel kommt. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich. Durch ein Tauch-Paket, was mein Partner und ich gebucht haben, war eine Vollpension inklusive. Bis auf das Frühstück wechselten die Gerichte sich tageweise ab. Es war einfache Küche, aber wirklich lecker.