Embudu Village

Iro Langioti

We had an amazing stay at Embudu Village. We stayed for 3 nights. The island is amazing, with a lot of life in the water and outside as well. The staff was super friendly and always there to assist with our requests. The resort was full, but we never felt that — the atmosphere is very relaxing and peaceful. The buffet at the main restaurant was good, with plenty of variety and a new menu every day. The room was okay but could be better maintained. The marine life was so cool, both in and out of the reef. Our room was on the same side as the deck and bar, and it was always calm. On the other side, where the diving center is, it’s not as calm because there is usually some wind, so the sea can be a bit rough. The island is small, so it doesn’t really matter which side you stay on. They also offer live music at the bar.

Aleksandar Aleksovski

We spent 1 week in Embudu village and we have only very positive impressions from it. The island itself is a small piece of paradise. As for the resort is well mainained and well organized. The rooms are clean, spacious and cozy. The biggest credit goes to the staff - very helpful, friendly and nice. We have been extremly happy with the service of Ravindra in the restaurant. Overall super experience!

arianna pistilli

Let’s start with the positives: the house reef is beautiful, full of colorful fish and rich marine life, perfect for snorkeling. It’s also very convenient to reach, just 20 minutes by boat from Malé, and the transfer is smooth and well organized. However, the resort feels very old and poorly maintained. We were upgraded to a water villa, but the bathrooms were in bad condition and we had cockroaches at night. The food is quite basic. Overall, not worth the money – and I’ve stayed in four different resorts in the Maldives.

Kasia

Nice stay at Embudu Village - the island is lovely with good beaches, enough space not to feel crowded, and amazing wildlife in the water - I saw plenty of sharks, a turtle, lots of parrotfish, clownfish, clams, and an octopus during my week at the resort! The rooms are simple but clean; I was worried about the lack of noise insulation other reviewers mentioned as I’m a light sleeper but it was absolutely fine. The staff are nice, especially the housekeeper assigned to my room was super friendly and polite. I was on a half-board plan and the food provided was tasty and plentiful including lots of vegetarian options. The main drawback were the meal times - breakfasts finish at 9.15am which is way too early when on holiday and dinners don’t start until 7:30pm (too late for most Europeans). As I came during a busy period I was asked to share a table with another guest for all of my meals - the lady I was sharing with was lovely, albeit I don’t think it’s an ideal solution and the hotel should either provide more tables or staggered meal times instead. Another issue is that the hotel provides you with one glass bottle of water per person per day in your room but there’s no way of refilling it forcing you to buy water in plastic bottles at the restaurant. A refill station would be much more eco- and guest- friendly. Overall good quality to price ratio and I would consider staying again mainly due to the amazing reef and wildlife.

Evgheni Popodneac

We went to Embudu in the beginning of November and had great time there. The island is authentic, very green, its a truly tropical paradise. This hotel is for those who value natural beauty and authencity over luxury. During snokerling i’ve seen different species of fish, reef sharks, turtles. On the shore we saw lizards, crabs, parrots. The room was clean and well maintained, there was no TV, but do you need TV when you have this beauty around? The restaurant was very good , there was variety of food every day. There was no swimming pool but do you really need it at Maldives when you have around world’s most beautiful beaches? After Embudu we went to another 5* luxury resort, but in the end our best memories are with Embudu