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Ayala Ocean View

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Kayaking
Outdoor dining
Superior Double Room
Exterior
Kayaking

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Burevi Magu, Gulhi, North Central Province, 08070
  • Gulhi Beach
    1 min walk
  • Bodu Hurraa Beach
    8 min walk
  • Dhigufinolhu Beach
    9 min walk
  • Male (MLE-Velana Intl.)
    10 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Suite

Family Suite

  • 48 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Large Twin Beds

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 17 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Exterior

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About the area

Gulhi

With a stay at Ayala Ocean View in Gulhi, you'll be near the beach, just a 1-minute walk from Gulhi Beach and 8 minutes by foot from Bodu Hurraa Beach. .This spa hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Dhigufinolhu Beach and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Olhuveli Beach.

What's nearby

  • Gulhi Beach - 1 min walk
  • Bodu Hurraa Beach - 8 min walk
  • Dhigufinolhu Beach - 9 min walk
  • Embudu Beach - 1 min drive
  • Olhuveli Beach - 1 min drive

Getting around

  • Velana Intl. Airport (MLE) - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fushi Cafe - ‬33 min drive
  • ‪Aqua Bar - ‬35 min drive
  • Sunset Café
  • Premier Beach Restaurant
  • ‪Origami - ‬216 min drive

About this property

Ayala Ocean View

Hotel in Gulhi with a full-service spa and free breakfast
Ayala Ocean View offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Memory foam beds feature premium bedding. 40-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Gulhi hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 1 treatment room. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Your memory foam bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Ayala Ocean View has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • Free daily reception
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Full-service spa
  • Private picnics

Family friendly

  • Beach toys
  • Children's games
  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Travel cot

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - sports
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage - Thai
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Treatment room

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Couples dining
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Romance packages available
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Memory-foam mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LCD TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Guests will receive an email 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 45
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 22.5 (from 2 to 11 years old)
  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 6.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Property Registration Number GH-1054

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work

Property is also known as

Ayala Ocean View Hotel
Ayala Ocean View Gulhi
Ayala Ocean View Hotel Gulhi

Ayala Ocean View Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 50 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Natalia

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Justyna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best holiday experience with child
Hotel was the best you could imagine I was with my son, which is a fussy eater he love the food over there me to. Best restaurant on the Gulham is in Ayala. Big choice from burger to chicken tikka masala. All the staff was amazing, very helpful and kind. I had very good feel about that hotel. From the moment you book the room they looking after you till the moment they get you back to Airport. You can prearrange transportation from Male Airport for $25 per person paid at the hotel and contact through the WhatsApp. Very very clean hotel they do clean rooms twice a day. Thank you to the Francis from reception and the other young lady and lovely people in the restaurant and all the others which I don’t know the names but they make my stay very memorable. Ps the air condition works great as everything else in that hotel they even have premier league Chanel. Thank you very much
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed one week in the "Super Cute" two-bedroom suite. The rooms were high quality, comfortable, and immaculate. The staff (housekeeping, front desk, restaurant, and excursion) were all fantastic and detail-oriented. We ate nearly all our meals at the Benha restaurant on site, where everyone could find something they liked. We did one excursion, snorkeling with sharks, and, on top of enjoying the experience itself, I felt like the trip was managed very well. When we visited Gulhi Beach, the staff would set out chairs for us under an umbrella. Some things to keep in mind: 1. Gulhi is a local island, so no alcohol and you must dress modestly when going around the (very small island). 2. The beach area is nice, but small. There are watersport rentals available. 3. The hotel has regularly scheduled speedboat transfers. 4. The island does burn trash. We only noticed this on one day of our stay. 5. In Maldives, traveling on Fridays is more difficult, so best to avoid Friday afternoons for travel. 6. Gulhi is small, so options are limited for everything.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Noe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Awesome stay. Clean rooms.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Crina Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent choice! I really recommend this hotel
We really loved our stay at this hotel. It was the best choice ever. The staff was really friendly and helpful, the facilities were great, and the room had everything we needed. The location was good, food was extremely tasty and diverse. The hotel made our stay there very enjoyable and for sure we want to return there one day.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Nike

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
I was quite surprised by the positive reviews I read, but after staying at Ayala, I can confidently state that they are mostly paid/fake Pros: - Gulhi is not far from Male, quick to get to, speedboat service working fine - Beach is near the hotel - Sunbed/umbrellas available - Excursions Cons: - booked a room for 3, turned out to be a regular room for 2 with a cot near the bed. Rooms itself is very small, so making 3 people stay there is inhumane. Cot had no mattress on it, felt like sleeping on the floor - rooms get 'cleaned' twice a day, but they hardly replace sheets and provide fresh towels only once a week. They don't take out the used/dirty towels. Floor is not being cleaned - no robes, no slippers. Problems with hot water, very hard to regulate the temperature and water in the shower constantly and randomly goes from hot to cold. Hot water also smells unpleasant. TV in the room is basically useless: not set up, does not connect to internet - no variety in breakfast, always the same. Dinners differ, but overall food quality is average. Shortage of deserts and, especially, fruits, which is quite disappointing. - waiters seem to take care only of the big families staying in, they set up tables for them in advance and no one is allowed to use that area. Should be constantly reminded to proved basic stuff like tissues. Staff may also confuse you with false promises (eg. promised to provide robes, mattress, turned out to not have those) Wouldn't stay here the second time
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

JOHAN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good especially staff energy and aptitude. All staff should be trained to be as welcoming and knowledgeable as the Filipino and Indonesian staff.

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan, ACWORTH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was excellent!! Staff was exceptional, food was exceptional location was perfect. Great choice

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel on a quiet island with wonderful beach
We started our Maldives holiday with a visit to Guhli Island (small local fisherman idland) staying at Ayala. From the moment we arrived to the moment we left we were looked after very well. The hotel is very nice on a very quiet island with a beautiful beach. We had free designated sun loungers in a prime spot on Bakini beach. We chose half board, but we found outselves drawn back for all other meals because the food was so good. We would love to go back and visit again one day.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Katelyn

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chik

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Splendid and superb stay
What can I say... it is a superb! From the services, cleanings, dedicated beach umbrellas closest to the sea, and of course the amazing food! We have stayed for 6 days including breakfast & dinner, but we were also coming back to have lunch here because the chef is awesome! Overall service charge was low, but all the staffs were friendly and very kind. Their SPA is almost the only one within nearby islands and they got amazing esthetitians as well. Extended excursions to watch dolphines, nurse shark, whale shark, sting gray, turtle were all successful - thanks to Iron from sandyheaven! Overall, we could also see their management on contingency was perfect. Once the toilet on groundfloor nearby restaurant was broken they started immediately repairement and guiding all guests not to have an impact from unpleasant smell. The manager of this hotel seems to have a mild but extraordinary leadership, and he takes care of the hygiene the most. The beach closeby is very friendly for family with kids, white sand beach with low tide before noon. All other guests are very friendly and you can easily make friends, too! It was splendid days in Ayala!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The waitress were the nicest people I have ever met.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Larno Lourens, Doha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good food options for dinner, friendly staff. Good beach nearby. Nice room. Close to Maafushi Island for day trip. Not too far from Male airport.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Georg

Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Derwin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for Families
The service was fantastic. The waitresses were super friendly and kind. The hotel rooms were clean, comfortable, and welcoming. They were nice and bright with a nice view. We were able to arrange some amazing trips while we stayed there. A short walk brings you to Bikini Beach. It's only a 30 minute boat ride from the airport in Male.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

ASADUZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing Island holiday
Amazing experience! Gulhi is a beautiful small island and Ayala Ocean view is located beautifully just a minutes walk from the jetty. From connecting with us prior to our arrival to dropping us off at the airport and everything in between was well coordinate — the staff and management were absolutely the friendliest, supporting and most caring. This hotel opened up only a few months ago, the facility is clean, wi-fi is good and overall safe for single or group travelers. The bikini beach is only a minutes walk from the hotel and if you ask, the hotel will also give a free snorkeling gears. Also, if you need to get your PCR test done, there’s a hospital within the island, if you inform the hotel reception they will coordinate and help You get the test done. Gulhi is inhabited by laid back and welcoming locals. You can walk around the island uninterrupted. We would recommend Gulhi for solo, group or family travel. Overall this has been one of our best travel experiences so far.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Graziela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Fabio

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Behnam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everyone was very helpful and nice at Ayala, thanks for eveything. Hope the construction on the island will be over asap.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tayfun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We will miss gulhi island ayala oceanview
I think it is the best on the island, cleanliness, customer satisfaction and food, yes, all the food was very nice and it is a very nice restaurant. Breakfast is not very large but very satisfying, including croissants, lavash, pancakes and many more types of cakes. very extensive menu for lunch and dinner friendly staff and helpful. Rooms are cleaned twice a day :) and and very near bikini beach just 1 munite walking ,free sunbad and unberalla under remaining feet, clear water of maldives
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tayfun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We will miss gulhi island ayala oceanview
I think it is the best on the island, cleanliness, customer satisfaction and food, yes, all the food was very nice and it is a very nice restaurant. Breakfast is not very large but very satisfying, including croissants, lavas, pancakes and many more types of cakes. very extensive menu for lunch and dinner friendly staff and helpful. Rooms are cleaned twice a day :) and and very near bikine beach just 1 munite walking , freesunbed and unberalla under remaining feet, clear water of maldives
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024