Kiha Beach

Kiha Beach was undoubtedly one of the most incredible places I've ever had the pleasure of staying at. I cherished every single moment there. The staff was phenomenal, always on hand to assist with anything we needed, and the views from the balcony were breathtaking. However, the highlight was undoubtedly the food: a daily feast of delectable dishes, prepared and served by an exceptional team of chefs and waitstaff. I'm thrilled we decided on Kiha Beach for our stay. I'm eagerly looking forward to returning soon, especially for the Manta Rays season!

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 would like to express our thanks to the entire crew of KIHA BEACH hotel. Everything was excellent. Great beach, great snorkeling, great trips, great food and most importantly very friendly staff. Many thanks!!! We hope to come back one day

After reading plenty of 5 star reviews on Tripadvisor and Google, we booked at Kiha Beach with half-board accommodation. The whole structure is very clean, the room was very nice, the bed really comfortable, the staff very friendly. Still considering that we are not on a resort Island, we rate the structure itself, the rooms and the cleanliness with 4 Stars. In contrast, in our opinion the food deserves max. of 2 stars. While the small breakfast buffet was “ok”, the dinner menu was quite boring. Actually, we were expecting to enjoy every evening a small buffet as we read on all reviews, But in fact, out of the 7 days we spent at Kiha Beach, the buffet was offered only one evening. As for the other days, latest 1 or 2 hours before dinner we were asked to choose dishes out of a menu with one starter, select among two main dishes and 2 desserts. The reason why was probably the low occupancy. Additionally, the staff wanted us to set a fix time for dinner. The food quality was ok, the selection of dishes, however, we found really boring… Ceasar’s salad (all Europeans will probably find the grated parmesan cheese served with it to be terrible) or a soup as a starter. Chicken, beef or tuna fish as main course (the sauces where always quite similar) with a selection of vegetables as side dish that was the same, evening after evening: roasted carrots, potatoes. Ice cream or fruit or chocolate cake or mango custard pudding as a dessert. The mango custard pudding was delicious! For half board customers sprite and cola are included (no need to mention water 😉).  All in all, we rate the price-performance ratio at Kiha Beach not really good.  We were really impressed about the fairness: for health reasons we asked if they would refund us some money if we leave earlier. The management told us, they would refund all the nights we didn’t spend there. It took 3 weeks and several inquiries “where is the money” before we got the reimbursement, but finally the promised amount was credited on our credit card account.  From of the overall friendly staff, we will keep Salim in our heart. A really cool guy, with a fantastic hospitality and helpfulness.  A final comment that has nothing to do with Kiha Beach particularly, but rather with Dharavandhoo itself. We found the island being full of mosquitos (also Asian tiger mosquitos), flies and sandflies. Impossible to enjoy breakfast as buffet and tables were full of flies. Impossible to stay outside or relax on the beach during daylight without repellent, because of the mosquitos and sandflies. For what we could experience, Dharavandhoo does not really have a real/effective mosquito prevention strategy. Especially the area closer to the small forest on the west side is rich of such nasty insects. Therefore, our dream of spending few days with snorkeling and relaxing on the beach vanished short after arrival. During our stay we also learned about 2 persons that contracted a dengue infection during the previous months. O

Large enough to feel like a resort, small enough that they all know your name and treat you like family. We booked our holiday the day before and the team (especially Resanne and Ronniefe) were so helpful in helping us from the minute we touched down in Male. We wouldn’t have been able to organise everything without their help. Loved every second and being on the doorstep of hanifaru bay is just the icing on the cake !