Resorts in Bathala

Everything

Everything was perfect, and I couldn't get anything more for the last stop of my honeymoon. When I said goodbye at my departure, I was already thinking about when to come back.

The reef and the food

the house reef and the snorkeling / diving experience and the manta-ray expedition was the best...

Every thing

Breakfast was very good, lots of options to choose from, room was great, beautiful view of the lagoon,

The resort was fantastic staff fantastic beautiful amazing

It's difficult to exaggerate what an absolutely amazing island this is. Our family had never been to the Maldives before and we weren't really sure what to expect, and it was better in every single way. The island is big enough to discover new things every day, even though the resort was full you could still find empty little beaches and quiet places to sit. At 2km long, you could walk the entire length and back through the forest as an afternoon stroll, the trees and plants are breathtaking. The beaches are pure white sand, the waters clear, and you can snorkel with turtles and sharks 10m from the shore. We booked 2 beach villas for our family and were so happy with our choice - even though the water villas (on stilts over the sea) are the famous pictures you see from the Maldives, we actually loved being surrounded by trees and greenery and the best beach on the island for sunbathing and swimming was 50m away. The villas were spacious, well-equipped and really comfortable. The outdoor shower was a nice touch, showering under lush forest and watching the fruit bats flying overhead was surreal! Also a veranda at the front with sunbeds was nice, so you didn't have to be at the beach if you didn't want to. As a family with 2 teenagers, there was always plenty to do and the island is of course safe enough that we could each do our own thing when we wanted and meet up afterwards! We used the dive centre (Rasdhoo Divers - amazing dive sites and VERY friendly and helpful staff, well organised and great equipment), did excursions, visited most of the bars and pool areas, enjoyed the DJ at the beach bar in the evening, used the gym, and there are watersports and tennis etc too. The a la carte restaurants are apparently exceptional, but we were really happy with our buffet restaurant, Haruge. There was always a huge variety of dishes at all 3 meals, all of a very high quality.

The staff were super kind and helpful, making us feel welcome and valued. The two bars were very lovely. The rooms were spacious and beautifully designed and the entire property was kept clean and tidy. Gorgeous spots to scuba dive as well as for snorkeling including the house reefs. The cooks made sure we were well served as vegans (even making special ice cream for us) which we really appreciated greatly. We were very pleased to learn about their efforts to be sustainable. They really do everything possible in that direction.