Equator Village Resort

This hotel was great the staff were very friendly the place was really clean the food was good not excellent but good gan island is beutiful and sea is like tap water I like my snorkeling so it was ideal for me we were so relaxed here we would definitely go back thank you very much

We had a wonderful stay! The hotel is nicely located, close to the Gan airport (but no noice from the few airplanes that go to/from there), right at the beach and turquoise sea. The bungalows are spacious, only a few meters from the beach, with a very cosy bed where we have slept deep and well. Big bathroom. There is a reef right in the sea in front of the hotel, maybe 100m offshore. Plenty of fish to see, snorkeling never geht's boring. Baby sharks, turtles, colorful fish of various size, just a few strokes through the shallow clear water. The staff is outstanding, very friendly, funny and service oriented. The food was very good, a broad variety to choose from. The Christmas dinnervespecially was awesome. The Chefs provided such a colorful, tasteful, wonderful dinner with so many different dishes and Desserts, arranged just impressively gorgeaus. We traveled with a wheel chair, and almost everything is accessible through ramps (except for the gym and Spa, 3 steps and Pool, either a few steps or push through a few meters of Sand and green). So overall we had a wonderful stay, no complaints at all.

We were very excited to come to Equator Village during our stay in Addu. In advance we booked a room for day use for the three of us, which got confirmed by the resort.I was traveling with two local friends who wanted to show me their home island. Once we reached, reception was quite busy so they asked us to wait in the lobby. We were served a welcome drink (package juice) and the glass it was served in was already broken. Nevertheless after waiting for around 20 min, the receptionist was coming to proceed the check in. Surprisingly he was talking to us in Dhivehy even if it was quite obvious that I'm European, not a local. He rudely ignored my presence and explained my friends that we can't have 1 room for day use since unmarried couples can't stay in a room. Furthermore he explained that if I wanted to drink alcohol, I have to sit on a separate table. He offered that I can book a single room and my two guy friends can pay 20 USD for pool usage. After that he disappeared and did not attend us anymore. Those things could have been discussed before confirming our room, since resorts usually don't follow this kind of policies. We decided that we all will pay for the pool use only and went to reception for payment. He continued speaking in Dhivehy and was advising my friends that he will kick us out if we would not behave. Also he explained that we have to pay another 20 USD each to get beach access (even if a proper beach was not even existing so obviously we refused). We went to the pool area and were checking for towels. After checking with the bar staff, I went back to the reception to get towels for us. The receptionist told me he will check and I have to wait in the lobby - again. After 15 min he still didn't get back to me, only after I went to talk to him again, he told me there are no pool towels available in the whole resort. I asked for shower towels but he said those are not available as well, and that towels are not included in the pool package. Quite funny since I saw other guests coming with fresh pool towels to the pool side. It was quite obvious that he just wants to get rid of us. I told the receptionist we want our money back so that we finally can leave this place after all this waste of time - luckily he agreed. We've all been working in a 5 Star Resort in Maldives, have traveled within Maldives and I've been in 47 different countries but I have never experienced such a rude, disrespectful and unprofessional behavior like that. Every staff in a backpacker hostel or simple guest house knows better how to treat and handle guests and gets better training then in this so called "resort". After my friend left his honest review, the resort manager called us to apologize which we first appreciated but shockingly after a small talk he asked us to remove the review. For someone working in hospitality industry for years, this is quite unbelievable.

Such a great place to take a visit on maldives with a greate geographical location and the Best management and staff i have ever seen with lots of gratitude and specially the barmen mr.sugath he always startup friendly greetings with customers and he was such guy full of gratitude towards the customers

Stayed at the property from 19th-22nd September 2024. The place is nice, convenient and gives true village feeling. I have stayed there a number of times before too. But now stray cats have taken over the place. They are everywhere. More than once, I nearly stepped on cats laying in the middle of walkways. Often, I also found them sleeping on cushioned chairs outside my room. When staff leave new towels on those chairs outside rooms, I was reluctant to use them. Unless the management addresses the sooner, it can put off a lot guests.