The Barefoot Eco Hotel is a small and cozy eco-hotel, which has become popular due to its excellent service, comfortable rooms, and relatively low prices for accommodation. However, a lot of interesting things can be said about this hotel.
Location
The Barefoot Eco Hotel is located in the city known as Hanimadu. This is the main city of Hanimadhoo Island, which is located a 45-minute flight from Male International Airport (Maldives). The hotel is located right on the beach. White and clean crumbly sand and an ocean of amazing azure color are literally mesmerizing. By the way, the beach is private. And since there are more than 50 rooms in the hotel, there is enough room for everyone. There are no sun loungers, as they simply are not needed here. But free beach towels are provided. If you do not want to lie in the sand - you can spread them.
By the way, a few minutes walk from the hotel is the Maldivian climate observation station, Baar's marina and the palace, known as Utheemu Palace.
The hotel is almost never empty, even in winter. The subequatorial climate reigns here, so even at this time it is warm. The lowest temperature ever recorded here is +17 ° C. So you can come here at any time of the year.
Service
The Barefoot Eco Hotel offers impeccable service and all the essential amenities to invigorate travelers. The most common ones include free Wi-Fi, a shuttle service, daily housekeeping, laundry facilities and a 24-hour reception. In addition, the hotel has a luggage storage room, currency exchange, and a tour desk. For people who come to rest with children, nanny services are provided that can sit with the kids while their parents are resting.
Inside there is even an office with a fax machine with a photocopy machine, a conference room and a souvenir shop. Also at the request of guests can be arranged delivery of drinks and food directly to the room.
It is also worth noting the level of staff training. The people at The Barefoot Eco Hotel speak six languages. It is French, German, English, Italian, Filipino and Hindi. Russian personnel do not speak Russian, as Russians rarely travel here.
Entertainment
Of course, The Barefoot Eco Hotel come for a beach holiday. However, here you can brighten up your leisure in many other ways.
Every day, the hotel organizes a free trip to the house reef for guests. You can snorkel there. And you definitely need to do this. The waters around the Maldives boast different ecosystems. However, the highlight is the coral reefs. About 1,100 species of fish and 400 of mollusks live in these places. There are also 5 types of turtles, 21 species of dolphins and whales, as well as dozens of different echinoderms and crustaceans.
The Barefoot Eco Hotel 4 * has a diving center where you can rent any equipment for scuba diving - from suits to special cameras. Excellent instructors work here, you can even get a certificate of training. By the way, swimming in the water is safe. There are no stinging and biting fish, crabs and sharks. Only harmless dolphins, turtles and bright fish.
There are also ideal conditions for surfing. The instructor is also there, as the guests who have been here say - a great good-natured guy who explains everything in an accessible way.
It is worth noting that at The Barefoot Eco Hotel 4 * there are two ecologists who conduct various studies and make films. And they are the guides who explain interesting facts to those who wish to learn more about the underwater world.
Restaurants
The Barefoot Eco Hotel (Maldives) has an excellent establishment called Barefoot, which offers stunning ocean views. It serves Western and local dishes, as well as a variety of drinks.
Italian cooks and their assistants cook excellently, and dinners turn into real shows, during which culinary specialists present dishes, and then they cook and serve them. There is literally everything. From high-calorie and protein foods - beef, duck, lamb, quail, tuna, spaghetti, pasta. Breakfasts are varied - they serve eggs in different types (boiled, fried, omelettes), hot pancakes, sausages, crispy toasts, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, as well as cereals, granola, yoghurts and juices. Everything is fresh and very tasty.
There are a lot of vegetables, both in salads and separately, sliced. This is very convenient, because guests can take and create a dish for themselves. There is also an excellent ice cream made from natural milk with the addition of fruits and berries (for example, with blueberries and blueberries). You can order coconuts at the bars, free of charge and in any quantity. Even pizza is served in these places - fresh, thin and tasty.
Budget rooms
The Barefoot Eco Hotel 4 * (Maldives) has apartments of different categories. The most economical option is a double room. Their area is 50 square meters. It is divided into a spacious living area with a sofa. The room is also equipped with air conditioning, a minibar, a safe, a dressing room, a work desk and access to a spacious, furnished terrace.
There is a bathroom with towels, a hairdryer and hygiene products. There are also such necessary trifles as a telephone, a safe and an electric kettle. By the way, these rooms have a separate entrance. By the way, guests are sleeping in a large 2 double bed. Although there is still a sofa bed.
Now it’s worth mentioning how much you have to pay for a week in these rooms. For two guests (with breakfast) the amount will be 65,000 rubles. For three - 140 000 p. If you take the full board, then the prices will increase to 155 and 210 thousand rubles, respectively.
Family apartments
Such numbers also exist in The Barefoot Eco Hotel 4 * (Maldives). Their living area is 100 square meters! The huge room is divided into several zones and rooms. If we count in total, then inside there are four double beds and two folding sofas.
Air conditioning, a terrace, wardrobes, towels, toiletries, all this is also inside. As, in fact, and what was listed earlier for a more budget category. 160,000 rubles - that’s how much four adult guests have to pay for a week in such a luxurious room (breakfast included). It comes out at 40,000 per person per week.
If you take a full board, it will turn out much more expensive. In this case, the rest will cost 410 000 rubles.
It should be noted that the Barefoot Eco Hotel (Hanimaadhoo) also has lower prices. The cost is strongly influenced by seasonality and a host of other nuances. In autumn and winter, vacation here is the most expensive, since there are many who want to spend several days in the paradise of the Maldives, when it is cold in other places.
Helpful information
As mentioned earlier, the hotel offers transfers from Male Airport. The Barefoot Eco Hotel is not very far away. But in order for the guests to be met, they must inform the administration in advance of the data regarding the flight (in particular, information about departure and arrival).
It is worth knowing that on December 24 and 31 the hotel holds gala dinners on the occasion of Christmas and New Year. But they are paid separately. $ 90 costs dinner for an adult and 45 for a child.
By the way, if guests come with a baby, then they can ask for a crib specially for him. The administration provides cots, but only one per room. Even when applying for an apartment reservation, you will need to provide your credit card details. The hotel accepts American Express, Visa and Master Card.
Guests on vacation
People who have been here assure: the prefix "eco" in the name of the hotel is fully justified. The hotel is located on the outskirts of a large island, in a quiet and peaceful place, ideal for relaxation. Everything is clean, new - from towels and sockets to excellent plumbing. Every little thing in this hotel is thought out. Relaxing in the apartments is a pleasure.
Guests are advised to book villas on the ground floor. Although, even if you book the easiest option, there will be nothing wrong, the beach is still at arm's length.
Rest in this hotel gives only pleasure, even if you do not want to leave its borders. Guests are happy to work out in the gym on treadmills and exercise bikes, there are bars and other equipment for strength training. Everything is new and high quality. There is also an elongated deep pool - very nice and clean, with salty ocean water.
The staff is very polite, courteous and simple, unobtrusive. I am always ready to suggest something, to help solve a problem. Although practically no one is having them here. After all, Eco Hotel is a real piece of paradise on Earth.
Guest Comments
Finally - a few words about what tourists leave about their rest at The Barefoot Eco Hotel reviews. They are mostly positive.
People who have been here assure that you should go here for at least 10-14 days. It will be a pity to come back, so it’s worth “grabbing” as many impressions as possible during this time. But you don’t need to take a lot of things. Towels are provided in the apartments, and the Maldivians themselves dress modestly and in a beach style.
Another nuance, important for many vacationers. This is the lack of alcohol. It is prohibited by state law. But near the hotel, in the lagoon, there is a “floating” bar on the boat. There are a large number of different alcoholic drinks and cocktails. And the atmosphere is pleasant, original.
In general, if possible, you definitely need to fly to the Maldives. The Barefoot Eco Hotel 4 * hotel receives tourists from all over the world all year round. And the vast majority of guests claim that they would like to return here. And this suggests that the hotel really corresponds to a high level.