Island Host

We spent 10 days in Velidhoo, a beautiful island where you can experience the real Maldivian lifestyle,traditions and culture. We were delighted by the professional and kind service that Adam and his staff provided us in Island Host! The guesthouse and its restaurant are very close to each other and have both a wonderful ocean view! Food and drinks are really good and they can also being delivered into your room! Highly recommended the excursion to Raafushi island and the Picnic in Thanburudhoo island! Thank you so much for the memorable moments!

The island host is a wonderful place to stay if you want to experience what life in the Maldives is like. The guesthouse is run by Adam and Ahmed who also own the local bar and restaurant next door. The food there is spectacular, the cooks are from India and we simply could not try everything although we would have loved to. Adam picked up ideas in his travels round the world, so the menu also includes caramel frappacinos and banana splits. Also definitely try the wide range of mocktails! Adam is very focuses on making your stay the best possible and even when things go wrong did a stellar job at making things work including managing to organise a PCR test in the very last minute due to very short term changes of plan, making sure everything ran smoothly. He does ask at the beginning of each stay and after booking whether any are needed and at the time I'd hadn't been necessary. Thank you you for that!! There are lots of activities to do. We started the first day with a bike tour of the island with Adam explaining about how the island life works and telling us about local culture and traditions. We also went snorkeling with him in one of the three (!!) house reefs. Snorkeling equipment and bicycles were included in the room price. He offers many more activities from fishing together and grilling the fish in the courtyard on a coconut shell fire, to a night away on another island with picknick meals. We also enjoyed an evening with Adam and his wife where they taught us how to cook Maldivian food in the kitchen of the guesthouse. If you want to go diving make sure to let then know in advance. The guesthouse itself is cosy with a communal kitchen and lounge area (with a TV with Netflix access) and 3 separate rooms for up to 7 people. I would definitely go back here for a holiday, but can definitely recommend it also if you can do remote work for longer stretches of time ;)