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It is a small and quiet local island. It is visible that the islanders are poor and they have to make a lot of things themselves, but it exactly the beauty of this because they can live a simple and good life! The bikini beach (which is the only beach on the island where you can wear normal swimsuit) is really beautiful and full of sea life. It is also pretty big so there is plenty of space for everyone. I like also how they play football every evening and enjoy it as well! People are very friendly and they understand a fair good amount of english. There is also a hospital with 2 pharmacies on the island as well as a big police department. There is also one very good restaurant (LemonDrop) and a lot of small shops with groceries and souvenirs. You can also find a lot of diving or snorkeling facilities which offer all sorts of trips and activities.

The charm of local islands lies in the ability to enjoy both the local culture and the stunning nature of the Maldives. In this regard, Rasdhoo is the ideal place. It's a community where ordinary people live in close proximity, contributing to its authentic vibe. The island boasts a sufficient number of restaurants that offer a variety of good food, including Maldivian, Indian, and Italian cuisines, all at reasonable prices. Even during Ramadan, some restaurants remained open. Shopping in the local supermarkets is also a pleasant experience. While the serving of alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited, we were able to enjoy perfect espressos in multiple locations.

We didn't like it on the island, a lot of garbage everywhere and a lot of broken glass on the beach. The locals are friendly, so we thank them for taking our suitcases to the accommodation, because the host gave us a hard time.

This island is suitable for diving and snorkling excursions. There is nothing to do there as the beach is small, water is very shallow and the reef is not amazing. Shallow Lagoon restaurant is good and not expensive with the decent variety of dishes. Only for a short stay.

From being met in Male airport and being escorted to the Kuramathi lounge in the seaplane terminal and everything after, was perfect. Our room (Superior beach villa) looked out over the reef and was steps away from pristine white sands with ample loungers for all villas. The resort and area of our room felt very tranquil. We had reservations about being on the 'older' part of the island but would return to the same room in a heartbeat. The buffet meals were excellent, full of flavour, choice and not at all repetitive. Our meal at The Reef was fabulous too. The staff on the 2 snorkeling trips were very informative and considerate of the welfare of the animals and the coral. We managed to see whale shark and Manta Rays on the 2 trips we did and a turtle, lion fish and lots of baby sharks, on the house reef. The buggy service around the resort is good as it is a large island. We will definitely return.

Rasdhoo is a small but nice island. The tourist beach is nice with free sun beads and snorkelling just outside the beach. We actually went to Rasdhoo to dive with the hammerheads but it turned out that they haven’t seen them for over a month and that they don’t se them that often. We enjoyed the stay anyways!