"The rooms are quite new for this local island; the owner said it only opened in May of this year. The main advantage is that every room has a sea view. We compared many hotels on the island before choosing this one, and we were very satisfied with our stay. They even have Chinese food available, and you can sign up for water excursions through the owner at a reasonable price of $90 USD per person for three activities. There's a 1-on-2 dive guide, and since we're not great swimmers, we needed to be pulled along the whole time – they were very responsible. We also signed up for a trial dive; their hotel is a PADI dive shop with Chinese-speaking instructors, and we took many photos. Overall, we were very satisfied."

"Ranthari will timely arrange speedboat and pick up services to the hotel, food is great at its restaurant, joined its manta ray trip , kids love it, and we love the convenient location and stunning sea views this hotel offers."

"We had to change hotels at the last minute due to an unexpected issue, and I was so pleasantly surprised by this place. Even though we arrived very late, the staff greeted us warmly and made us feel immediately welcome. Our room was modern, well-equipped, and spotless. The floors were mopped daily, not just swept, which made the stay even more comfortable. Despite the late arrival, the staff asked about our breakfast preferences for the next morning. The breakfast was excellent, with a wide variety of options to choose from. The staff was incredibly friendly, helpful, and attentive. They even assisted us with our speedboat transfer and helped organize our onward journey. The hotel has modern facilities, and every detail of our stay was positive. I highly recommend it!"

"Totally positive experience, just spent 2 wonderful days in this Guest house simple, clean and well organized. Easy access to the beach with restaurant on the sea where you can enjoy unique moments. The friendly and very helpful staff. Provides all the necessary amenities. This is a good and most recommended property."

"We enjoyed our stay at Ukhulas Sand in the family room, which was perfect for families. The hotel is very well located, right in the center of everything. The room was cleaned daily. Everything was very well maintained and very clean. The staff did everything to make our stay pleasant, and the owner was very helpful. Ordering breakfast through the app was very convenient (and delicious). Beach towels and snorkeling equipment were available for loan (though we didn't use them as we had our own). If we were to return, we would definitely stay here again."

"A fabulous small hotel on a lovely island: a great introduction to Maldevian life for us. Access by speedboat from Male Airport is straightforward, although strong winds made the crossing rough in the 17 seater Coral Speed Boat: better to travel in the 60 seater, although I think that they decide which boats are used each day. Sheena met us off the boat at Ukulhas and it was a short buggy ride to Sea La Vie. A lovely entrance way leads to an informal reception area where a welcome coconut drink was gratefully received. We were in room 104; a good size with a large bed and a decent en suite. Two open racks serve as adequate wardrobe space, good for hanging not-quite-dry-yet beach wear, although outside drying rails proved very useful for this as well. Limited shelf space and no drawers meant other clothes enjoyed an "al fresco" few days! We were on a B&B basis and we opted for the Maldivian breakfast every day. Very nice tuna (spicy or not spicy ; your choice) with roshi, plus fruit and a fruit drink. It is best to order black tea and a separate serving of cold mild if you want English breakfast tea. The hotel is ideally placed towards the south east coast, with easy access to Bikini Beach, which wraps around the southern end of the island. The beach is excellent and the snorkeling even better. The western side generally provides calmer waters with easy access to the sea. A sandy start leads to 1m to 2m deep rocky areas, before the reef edge appears around 40m from the shore. The numbers and variety of fish are spectacular, and we also saw three different types of eel along with regular glimpses of small sharks. The southern tip of the island has the most impressive beach but the stronger currents make swimming and snorkeling less appealing. The eastern side generally has larger waves and a deeper sea leading up to the reef. Fish are equally abundant on both sides of the island. Fazeel at the hotel organised an early morning (7am) manta ray trip. Just the two of us on a small boat with two crew members for $130. We were lucky to snorkel with a large manta ray, with three close encounters before it got bored of us and swam away. Sitings are not guaranteed and so we were quite fortunate. Fazeel was also extremely helpful in organising a private speedboat to take us south to our next island (Fenfushi), but the weather again proved too windy and rough and he later cancelled this and arranged seats at the last minute on the usual 65 seater speedboat back to Male. We made our way from there on another large speedboat to Fenfushi. Ukulhas is a vibrant local island which is rapidly becoming more touristy. On the plus side, there are already 20 or more restaurants to choose from. The four that we ate at all provided good, simple meals and we generally chose grilled reef fish which can be ordered in differing sizes according to hunger levels! On the negative side, there is a lot of construction work ongoing, but most of it is to the north, away fr"

"We have rested in this guest house with a family of 8 nights, cheap in price-quality ratio. Beach is near, shops are nearby. The hotel owner is very responsive, all wishes were performed, the child from the hotel cake was for a birthday present. The room is normal for Asian countries, the courtyard is neatly small. Breakfasts were written in advance what preferably. The room was teapot and cup. Water could be taken in the common kitchen, it was in access. The island liked, we'll come again."

"All was very good, nice and kitchen amazing. The room it was clean, the personal nice. Breakfast and dinner it is recomandable for family. We stay two adults and three childrens în 1 family room, it was excelent. Soleman, the manager, it was very nice."

"We stayed at West Sands hotel in the Grand Ocean View Suite. The room was beautiful and very clean. The hotel is very nice overall, and we had a great time. We must say that the staff was the nicest we ever encountered, especially the room service and the kitchen staff of the joined restaurant. The hotel organised excursions for us, and it was amazing. We saw whale sharks, mantas, nurse sharks and beautiful coral reefs. Thank you for an amazing experience West Sands!"