After a horrendous journey of just over 24 hour's dew to delays we finally arrived to a very friendly welcome. Room was ok but does need updating. Lovely restaurant serving great food and the separate bar was a great place to meet friends. All the staff were friendly.

Just got back from 2 weeks on Biyadoo island in the Maldives with my family. Last time we visited was 30 years ago, and again, it didn’t disappoint. Biyadoo is a 30 minute boat ride from Male airport and it’s a little jewel. It’s unashamedly 3 star and much the better for it, as you get a proper island experience rather than a ‘Hilton abroad’ Meals are all buffets, the quality of the food is excellent (both local and western choices). We were lucky to have Jobé as our waiter, he is an absolute star and made every meal time fun with his stories and ideas. Biyadoo is a diving island, we all did further diving qualifications aided by Pierre (Mr Baguette - his name choice, not mine) who was knowledgeable patient and great fun to know. We went there with Kuoni, which worked very well, and our island rep Jacob was helpful available and great fun to be around. I could probably name check everyone we met, the staff were all fantastic, there wasn’t anyone I met who I didn’t like. If I was very picky, the sun-loungers were a bit uncomfy, and we flew Sri Lanka airlines in business class, and it was a bit vin ordinaire, but neither were enough to spoil a lovely holiday. If you want a ‘proper’ island experience with lovely helpful people, try Biyadoo, it’s a gem.