The place is an awesome beach hangout and so nicely decorated, perfect Maldives vibes. The breakfast was delicious and big. The rooms were clean with good Air conditioning and loved the designs of them. The hosts were accommodating with anything we needed, took us to a beautiful sandbank, surfed everyday with Chikaa. Would definitely recommend staying here. Stayed with my girlfriend and she loved the place a lot, I'd recommend for families and couples, even solo travelers as well. Feels like home:)

Joshua, United States of America

Great service and friendly staff. They always had something for us to do whether its playing card games, taking boat trips a near by sand bank or going surfing with rent free surf boards. Food at resort was amazing (Italian chocolate cake for breakfast) and if you don't have $15, there are good cheap local places to eat at. Didn't have wifi but put a 3G sim in your phone so you could have internet service anywhere on the island (really clever and helpful). Awesome outside chilling area with hanging chairs and comfortable hammocks you can sleep in. Provided ear plugs for the 5.30am prayers.

Mitch, South Africa

Gulia and Chikka were awesome host! They were always friendly and helped us organize daily trips which were awesome as well. The outdoor area(only for guests) was very nice, a perfect place to relax.

Anonymous, Germany

Best location ever. Loved the dinner by the sea, breakfast in the garden next to the sea, excellent hosts, felt like family.. lovely arrangements!

Anonymous, India

Nice home stay, basic, a bit dated, but clean and very well presented. Right on the beach, use of sun loungers and beach towels. Garden was lovely place to chill and relax. Proprietors and staff warm, welcoming and interesting. Availabity of excursions and sharing these with other guests made cost very reasonable. Shared lunch and dinners Al fresco were great as food was plentiful fresh and tasty mostly used fish that guests had caught on fishing excursions. Recommend eating here as good as anywhere else on the island. Overall an enjoyable experience.

Melanie, United Kingdom

If you want to go to the Maldives and either don’t want to or can’t afford to stay in a resort this is such a brilliant place to stay. Guilia has decorated the guest house beautifully inside and out. The service, food and cleanliness all perfect. You can walk straight out of your room on to the pristine white beach and azure blue lagoon. Chika runs trips out on the boat most days of the weather is good so you can find sand banks, coral gardens or surf spots depending what you are in to. We all eat together and the dinners are a fusion of Italian and Maldivian. Brilliant for people travelling on their own. It is 30 mins speed boat from Malé and River speed run a service several times a day. It’s $30 and they will book you on to it if you don’t want to catch the slow public ferry. They are wonderful guests and if is worth every penny of you want some time in paradise.

Sarah, United Kingdom

Me and my girlfriend stayed for 17 days in July and we loved every second of our stay. The location is perfect and the whole set up is fantastic, the connection between the garden and the beach is what I loved, it takes 20 sec to get to the beach from your bed. And the morning view, with dolphins swimming in front of you and Chicken surf break breaking, super nice. The hosts are great, we became like a family. They really did everything for us. I have never felt such a amazing hospitality. We didn’t have to think, they were always 2 steps a head of us, with food and activities. Chikaa has a great boat and he took us around surfing, fishing, snorkeling and sandbanks chilling. This trip was one of the best experience that we have ever had. Truly amazing. We will be back soon!

Atli, Iceland

Thank you Giulia for the wonderful stay we had in Kahanbu. The decoration of the place is amazing. You feel like you're in home but in Maldives. The garden and beach are so confy!! The food is also very good. Thuloosdoo is a great island, with plenty of things to do. For our part, we dove. The dives were amazing : manta, sharks... The excursion we did with Giulia and Chika to the sand bank was amazing. Little bit of paradise in the middle of the sea! Thanks you also to Chika, Naim and Halaim, for taking care of us. I really recommend to everybody to go in Kahanbu!!! Wish you all the best Giulia for the futur!

Violaine, France

The owners are very nice. Its really nice to have lunch/dinner with them and other guests at one big table. Our last evening we had a barbecue, eating the delicious fish they catched themselves! For breakfast you can tell them what you like, bread, eggs, cake, fruit. It was beautiful to sit at a table in the garden with a view at the sea and seeing dolphines swimming by! When you want to do a trip, for example snorkling or to a sandbank, they will take you there and stay as long as you want. Especially the sandbank was very beautiful!

Daniek, Netherlands

We had a wonderful stay at Kahanbu, such a lovely place, right by the ocean. The garden under the palm trees with hammocks and chairs to relax is amazing. Alessandro and Chikaa are really great hosts, after a short time with them we felt like we were visiting friends. And that is what made our stay special! Both are super helpful and friendly, always smiling and taking care that the guests feel good! Chikaa brought us surfing and fishing in his boat (we caught way more waves than fish though...;-)) and being around him on land or in the water made us feel like blending in with the local lifestyle. Alessandro is always there for his guests and makes sure that everyone has a good time. Oh, and the food in Kahanbu is also very good, thanks Naim! Not a question IF we come back, the question is WHEN?

Raya, Switzerland