Gangehi Island Resort

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January 2025

February 2025

On the beach, white sand, sun-loungers, beach towels

Deluxe Villa, Overwater | 1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, free cots/infant beds

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Wonderful

Popular amenities

Bar

Room service

Gym

Spa

Laundry

Free WiFi

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Gangehi Island, North Ari Atoll, Gangehi Island

Ari Atoll
1 min walk
Nika Island Resort & Spa
Veli Restaurant
Second Home Restaurant

Room options

Deluxe Villa, Overwater

102 sq m
Ocean view
Sleeps 4
1 King Bed

1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, free cots/infant beds

Villa, Garden View

64 sq m
Sleeps 4
1 King Bed

Villa, Overwater

76 sq m
Ocean view
Sleeps 3
1 King Bed

Villa, Sea View

64 sq m
Sea view
Sleeps 4
1 King Bed

Club Room, 1 King Bed

64 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

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Spa

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for 1 room

includes taxes & fees

5 Jan - 6 Jan

About this property

Beachfront comfort, a fitness centre

Catch some rays at the beach or spend the day relaxing at Gangehi Island Resort's full-service spa. Then enjoy a meal at one of the resort's 2 restaurants.

Gangehi Island Resort offers 47 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. This Gangehi Island resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include dressing gowns, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. Cots/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the resort include a fitness centre.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the on-site spa, which has 1 treatment room. Services include hot stone massages, sports massages, Swedish massages and Thai massages.

The spa is open daily. Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.

During your stay at Gangehi Island Resort, you're just a quick walk from Ari Atoll. Features include free WiFi in public areas and a free manager's reception, plus 2 restaurants.

Free WiFi
Enjoy international cuisine with a beachfront location at Veli Restaurant, one of the property's 2 restaurants and 2 bars/lounges
Indulge with massages at the spa
Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance and a porter
On-site recreation includes a gym and rowing/canoeing
9.9 mi (15.9 km) from Ukulhas Beach
Airport shuttle service available for a fee

Gangehi Island Resort offers its guests a full-service spa and a fitness centre. There are 2 restaurants on site, along with a nearby snack bar/deli. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. A free manager's reception is offered daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A library, gift shops/newsstands, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the luxury Gangehi Island Resort.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4.5-star Gangehi Island resort.

The resort hosts a free manager's reception daily.

Veli Restaurant – This beachfront buffet restaurant specialises in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy al fresco dining (weather permitting).

Thari Restaurant – Overlooking the ocean, this fine-dining restaurant specialises in international cuisine and only serves dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.

Kandu Bar – Overlooking the ocean, this bar specialises in international cuisine and only serves light fare. Open daily.

Thari Lounge Bar – This bar overlooks the ocean and specialises in international cuisine. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.

Room service (during limited hours) is available.

A hosted evening meal is available for a surcharge daily. Reservations are required.

Languages

Arabic, English, Filipino, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

No on-site parking available
Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

2 bars/lounges
2 restaurants
Free daily manager's reception
Hosted evening meal available daily for a fee of USD 50; reservation required
Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

Kandu Bar
Thari Lounge Bar
Thari Restaurant
Veli Restaurant

Things to do

Boat tours
Canoeing
Fishing
Full-service spa
Gym
Library
Scuba diving
Snorkelling
Volleyball

Family friendly

Free cot
Laundry facilities
Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

Gift shop/newsstand
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage

Guest services

Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Porter/bellhop
Proposal/romance packages
Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

Beach loungers
Beach towels
Garden
On the beach

Full-service spa

Couples treatment rooms
Hot stone massages
Spa open daily
Sports massages
Swedish massages
Thai massages
Treatment room

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
No lift
Stair-free path to entrance

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bedsheets provided
Free cot

Bathroom

Dressing gowns
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Towels provided

Food and drink

Champagne service
Limited room service
Minibar

Air conditioning
LED lighting
Safe
Water-efficient showers
Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 8:00 PM

Late check-in subject to availability

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Late check-out subject to availability

Late check-out fee: USD 60.00

Special check-in instructions

Guests must transfer via floatplane to the property; guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking

The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Front desk staffed during limited hours

If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Guests must arrange transfers (surcharge) from Male International Airport to the property, which is 25 minutes away via seaplane. To guarantee transfers, guests must contact the property with their flight details at least 72 hours before their expected arrival. Daily transfer service is offered by Maldivian Air Taxi between 9 AM and 3:30 PM. Guests arriving or departing outside of these hours are advised to book a local hotel room in Male or Hulhumale. Luggage in excess of 20 kg/person may incur a fee, payable to the seaplane company during flight check-in. Guests must pay the seaplane fee at checkout.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets and service animals are not allowed at Gangehi Island Resort

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

A tax is imposed by the city: USD 12.00 per person, per night

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

Late check-out fee: USD 60.00 (subject to availability)
Hosted evening meal: USD 50

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation

This property accepts credit cards and cash

This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

To get to the property, guests need to transfer by floatplane. Transfers need to be confirmed by contacting the property at least 72 hours before travel on the number on the booking confirmation. The front desk at this property is open daily from 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM.
Guests arriving after 7:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.

We should mention

Reservations are needed for massage services. For reservations, contact the resort before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
For stays on 24 December, the total price shown includes a charge for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner.
For stays on 31 December, the total price shown includes a charge for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner.
Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Gangehi Island Resort

Gangehi Island Hotel North Ari Atoll

Gangehi Hotel Ari Atoll

Gangehi Island Resort Resort

Gangehi Island Resort Gangehi Island

Gangehi Island Resort Resort Gangehi Island

Gangehi Island Resort Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

8/10 Good

Adam

Travelled with partner

19 Mar 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The resort was wonderful, the staff were great, food was good and healthy (aside from the desert bar, haha). My only request to improve the stay is to limit the areas that people can smoke, it was very hard to find somewhere that was free of cigarette smoke.

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Balázs

10 Feb 2024

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Bob

22 Jan 2024

Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

23 Mar 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A Lovely Holiday

We were at Gangehi Resort for 6 nights in March 2023. Our trip was moved from January after I broke my knee bone in December. I was worried the water would be too rough for me to swim in, but it was mostly calm and clear. There was swimming off the beach in back of our room and we swam there every morning. We saw reef sharks as well as several varieties of fish there, but not as many fish as were at the larger beach area near the dining room. In general the coral is hurting, but there were some beautiful and healthy soft corals to see. In the area behind our cabin they appear to be working with some success on building a new reef. The entire resort can be walked around in only a few minutes. There are people working to maintain the grounds all the time. The cabins are cleaned 2 times a day. All the staff we interacted with were friendly and hard working. The two who did the most to make our trip a pleasure were Nafla at the front desk and Rasheed, our waiter. Staff members seemed to come from countries in the area, and those who interacted with guests spoke excellent English. Guests seemed to come primarily from Europe, especially Italy. We appreciated that there were no noisy activities that disturbed the general peace of the island. It was a lovely place to relax! The only thing I would change about Gangehi would be the use of so many plastic bottles. They charge for every bottle of water, even at dinner. Readily available water not in plastic bottles would be good.

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Travelled with family

23 Nov 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very nice stay

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alondra

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner

16 Nov 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was beautiful. The staff was very professional and nice. The environment is very relaxing. The only downside is that the bed was uncomfortable and it is two smaller mattresses that make up the king size bed. Other than that we had a lovely time.

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Arnold Augustus

Travelled with partner

27 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was a beautiful place, friendly, peaceful and secluded. Everything you needed for a peaceful break. Can't really think of anything negative to say about the resort. To us it was heaven, enough said 🌞😎🙃

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sanjeev, The Woodlands

4 Apr 2022

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with partner

25 Mar 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This was the best honeymoon ever. We stayed in the over the water villa and we had the full board meal plan so only paid for drinks. The room was immaculate and comfortable. The wall AC worked well and kept the room cool as long as the curtains were pulled shut. The stairs to the water were the best thing about it all. The staff were amazing and we got to know a few of them through the week. The food was top notch except for breakfast(and I'm a really picky eater FYI). Things didn't stay warm on the buffet for breakfast. And that's pretty much my only complaint of the whole trip. You can always have something fresh made by the omlet/pasta bar chef. All water is bottled and has to be purchased unless you have all inclusive. The reef around the island is BOOMING with hundreds of different fish. Beautiful snorkeling. In the morning reef sharks hang out close to the beach by the bar. We did the manta ray excursion with the dive center staff. It is a MUST DO. And you don't have to be an olympian to do it. I'm of average activity level daily and did fine with the ocean currents during the snorkel with the mantas. We also did the sunset cruise. It was fun, but you don't really see the full sunset because of the wall of moisture. We did a couples massage. It was more than fairly priced and she was really great, I almost fell asleep a couple times. The sea plane transfers are arranged by the resort and is a nice little adventure. You get a sky view of the atolls.

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

25 May 2021

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This property is a scam. The staff lies and steals your money.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Aleksandra

Travelled with family

18 Mar 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Simon, London

Travelled with partner

11 Feb 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Everything since we arrived at the resort by speedboat to our departure was amazing and surpassed our expectations based on other reviews and photos. The island is simply stunning and the perfect place to relax and unwind. Every single member of staff that we had any dealing with could not have been more helpful and professional in their service. We would certainly recommend this resort and will hopefully be returning there at some point in the future.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

8 Feb 2020

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

25 Jul 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

2 Jul 2019

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

22 Jun 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place, pain to get to

Overall, the place is very lovely. The water is beautiful. There is a lot of effort into the gardening and the design of the Island. Room was very nice but could use a little bit of maintenance. The over the water lagoon room has a great view of the ocean and sunset, but be careful going down the stairs as they can be slippery. Water outside is shallow enough to swim in. Overall probably a 3.5 to 4 star hotel. The restaurants all have a nice view of the ocean. I suggest you get the all inclusive package (or at least one meal beyond breakfast) as the buffet meals are super expensive (50 for lunch, 60 for dinner). The Thari restaurant was excellent, but the portions were small in most cases. Really good deserts. Staff were nice. We were greated well and the restaurant staff and gardeners were generally friendly during our visit. They do clean the rooms and treat for pests outside, but you might still see some ants and roaches in your room. The only problem was when our departure to Male by seaplane got messed up. Not sure if this is the resort's fault or the airway's. For a flight leaving Male at 9pm, they booked the seaplane at 430pm. Since hotel check out is between 10:00 and 12:00pm (varies), I cannot understand why they did not book an earlier flight. Who wants to stay 5 hours after check out? Had I known this, I would have booked our trip differently. Overall, it is worth staying but arriving and leaving can be difficult.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Diego

25 May 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excelente. Es el paraíso, súper recomendado. Cara la comida y bebidas

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Lily, Tokyo, JP

4 May 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

island is beautiful, but staff were extremely unprofessional and unhelpful. Room was kind brokenly, ex.doorlocks and window locks half broken...hard to to lock them. Pretty old property with horrible service. Will not visit again!!!

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

12 Apr 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Everyone was very nice. The resort was great. Please consider putting umbrellas on private decks.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Owen

7 Jan 2019

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

1)We were walking in the rain from boat to hotel. I complained, and stuff replyed me after 12 hr saying that wind will blow the away. 2) my bed collapsed when I was sitting on the end side trying to put on my socks. Funny thing was that the stuff was there cleaning the room 3) yoga class was terrible. I didn’t even know the instructors name because he never introduce himself nor done any safety briefing. I complain and the answer was: it is a complimentary class, it’s free 4) A picture frame fell from the reception counter and the broken glass was everywhere. The manager said sorry and that it because he said I wasn’t hurt 5) the deck was really old and the wooden steps are falling apart in the water

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019