We just back to Thailand from Maldives trip. It’s amazing trip ever. We contacted the hotel few months before and got helpful infomation so we can plan it properly and transfer go and back airport-Gilhi. Everything was so easy for us. Thank you Ali for his help and the staffs at Tropic Tree who help us on the island and they gave us more info even where to see sharks atnight near the hotel and that was our first experience being very close to the sharks. We went fishing it was fun and all fish we got the hotel staffs grilled for us. Hope to visit Gulhi again and sure we will stay at Tropic Tree where we feel like home.
The hotel has a perfect location, the best on the island: it is in 10 meters only from the beautiful main entry to the bikini beach. The beach is so big and clean! Umbrellas are for an additional fee but there's no need in them cause you can sit wherever you want under the tree.
I had a cosy room with a balcony, on the second floor. In the room, you have everything you need: an air conditioner, a kettle, a fridge, lots of lights, towels etc. Cleaning is upon request. Wifi was good.
The staff is extremely friendly and polite, always ready to help, they helped me so many times with different questions, the kindest people!!
A team of divers live at the hotel and leads excursions for guests from the whole island. Snorkeling with them was the best experience in my life! I've seen colorful fish, big sharks, dolphins, and even a sea turtle.
For breakfast, you have a choice between continental and maldivian breakfasts, I personally loved the last one, it was delicious. Always fresh fruits and juice before breakfast.
Sometimes in the evening, the hotel prepares barbecue dinner with fresh fish from the sea and with traditional music, such an authentic experience!
There are several restaurants on the island to have dinner, including the hotel restaurant. They're more or less of the same quality and price, liked local food there.
Gulhi is very calm and tiny island, just 30 min on the boat from Male island. (The transfer to Gulhi from the airport costs $25.) There were not many tourists on the island, when I stayed. No noise at night at all, so if you're looking for calmness, this is probably the better choice for you than Maafushi. Also it feels safe if you're a female solo traveler.
For me, everything was just perfect, loved the place, the food, the beach, the excursions. I think the guesthouse is the best price/quality option on the island.
Thanks so much❤️
The worst hotel experience I have had ever! We were greeted upon arrival and everything was great until we found bed bugs in the room. We called the receptionist immediately who came and told us that there were no other rooms for three pax. He suggested we sleep in the same room for the night after they change the sheets for us. We insisted saying bed bugs are not only on the bed sheets! The staff who came checked and left and came back again saying there’s a room that we can stay in just to sleep and we agreed to it. We demanded for refund as the whole trip was ruined and we had marks all over our body. This trip was a mini get away just to be free from the work stress and we were sleepless staying one night here. Problem wasn’t just the bed bugs. We asked for a solution and we were given none. They came back to us and said that they cannot arrange refund as they have a non- refundable policy at the hotel. And then they offered a room which wasn’t completely ready! They made the bed just so we can sleep the night and we agreed to that as well. To my surprise, we were told that we would need to move from the new room again in the morning at 9am as the room was already booked by a next day arrival guest. And then said that they will have our old room ready by then after god knows what they do with the bed bugs! We insisted saying that we do not want to go back to that same room and we were told that there was no other option as they don’t have any other room options. To actually suggest we go back to that same room! So the only solution they gave us was to stay in a room that was half ready! Spend 4 more hours, leave in the morning and go back to the old room we booked that had bed bugs in it. What they said was, “we will do something about the room by the morning and have you moved back”. I am working in the hotel industry too and clearly this is not the way to treat a guest who has fully paid for the room. Local or foreigner, guest is guest! No decency and no respect! Fun fact I was told that the supervisor would come in the morning at 7am and talk to us. I called exactly at 7am and was told that he will come at 8 30 and that he would call me back as they have my number. I haven’t heard from anyone after hours and we are to check out in the next 2hrs. If you are to stay in this hotel please make sure to check the bed properly as, if you find any bed bugs at night you will certainly have no choice but to suffer yourself as they don’t have the decency to find you another room! I wouldn’t have written this review if we were given a proper solution. Problem isn’t refund, problem is the way we were treated. And we still haven’t heard from the supervisor who is supposed to call us. Happy to share an honest review!!