Kiha Beach

The hotel staffs are one of the best. Shoutout to hotel owner Mr. Yoosuf Naval as well. Ezza was great and so was Salem. Food was better than expected, had good experience with snorkeling with the instructor and captain. Everyone was super friendly and made our stay awesome! Would highly recommend this place.

A very nice hotel with luxurious rooms right on the most beautiful (and private) beach of Dharavandhoo, with really good food and above all: with the nicest, most courteous and naturaly friendliest staff I have probably ever met in a hotel. And of course a wonderful place to see manta rays. Thank you very much, it was really gorgeous to stay at Kiha!

My sister and I stayed at Kiha Beach on Daravandhoo local island for 3 nights and were not disappointed. It is not a resort but one of the best hotels on the island. When we arrived at Male, they assisted us to the domestic plane transfer to Daravandhloo, and also came to pick us up from the local airport at arrival. The rooms were spacious and clean but foremost the staff, Iza, Roshin, Sham, to name a few, always greeted you with a smile, no request was too much for them. The owner Mr. Ali is very friendly and was always happy to chat. We highly recommend a spa treatment with Sara, she was amazing. A few observations: Lunch and dinner are not buffet style but fixed set menu, a choice from 2 options. Yet when we requested something off the menu (such as Tuna Salad bowl), they were happy to oblige. Although the food was plenty, I find personally if the hotel had a salad bar that would have elevated the experience. I was missing my fiber intake :-). Second, it is again preference, but I found the beds too soft and uncomfortable sagging in the middle. The topper was feather-down, so although with good intent, but I found it too hot even with the aircon in full blast. The white sandy beaches with the shallow bays and house reef is amazing. Unfortunately, the weather was a bit rough, however the few times we did manage to snorkel, the reef was alive. Just to be aware as this is local Island, alcohol is not permitted. All and all, we found the experience pleasant and would recommend.

Family staying with 2 children - 3 and 6 years old. Location, hotel, restaurant, food, pool, beach...everything was clean and gorgeous! Also all staff was really nice and helpful. They did our staying really comfortable and every day with smile :) Room cleaning every day. Thank you guys! I can really recommend this amazing place!

We stayed here for 5 days 4 nights. For the money we paid for, it’s worth every Penny of it. (Reception) We were received by 2 Philipino young ladies, and they are very friendly and always helpful (Angelica and Diana). (Food) The food is above expectation, (they have different types of dinners like BBQ buffet, typical buffet, or 2 options of 3 course meals, arranged by the hotel), even some foreigners from other hotels asked bout the price of the food here. The people serving you in the restaurants are some friendly Sri Lankan like Roshan and Sham, who especially prepared ginger tea for my wife by request (the hotel don’t serve that by default) , which helps a lot as my wife was suffering terribly from menstrual pain. (Excursion- snorkeling, dolphin sightseeing, night fishing) You can do your own snorkeling outside your hotel, and you can get to see some fish, turtle and even dolphins (rare sight). And Trust me, don’t save your money and take on some of their excursion activities (try to do it in the first day booking your slot as they will wait for other people to sign up for that as well, so the earlier it is, the better for other tourists to join you for a lesser fees). Too bad March is not the most exciting season for this island as manta ray and whale shark will gather near the hotel from July (it’s seasonal) but we do get to see eagle rays, reef sharks, turtles, dolphins and other kinds of fish) (Hotel stay) The hotel is a nice place to stay, the only very minor complain is that maybe one of the rooms might not have great internet connectivity (modem is far from the room maybe) but other rooms, restaurant or lobby area don’t have this problem. If you are some influencers who wanted some bombastic pictures, this hotel might not be the best (well you need to pay more to get the much more beautiful hotel or water chalet) Spa We tried the spa, the lady masseur is Sara, me and my wife praised her for her massage skills. ***few notes*** 1. Tipping between USD 1-5 is good for both you and those who served you (receptionist, waiter etc). Tipping might not be a things for Asians like me, but I must say sometimes tipping can give you surprises (depends, for me it worked wonders) 2. Go to the fish market near the airport when the fisherman comes back (not sure of exact time, could be 6pm) to look at some of the fresh fish they caught, and behind the fish market between 6-6.30pm as the fishmongers will throw the remains of fish they slaughter to the sea to feed stingrays and nurse fish (you will be surprised at the spectacle -thank me later) 3. If you happen to see a blue parrot, it’s called Blue, it’s friendly with male, and will attack the female (my wife was “bitten” by it) 4. If you are not good at swimming or snorkeling, ask the reception for life jackets