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3 out of 5
Kaani Lodge
Kaani Goalhi, Malé

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 54 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Sara

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Posto basic dove state
Pensione per dormire molto basic. Ci siamo fermati per dormire qualche ora prima del nostro volo. Personale molto gentile. Il posto é davvero vecchio e mal tenuto. Non lo consiglierei per soggiorni oltre la notte.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is located in Male' which is a pro in itself. The staff were friendly when checking in. They didn't do anything extraordinary to make you feel welcome, which is not common for the Maldives. The hotel lobby wall was water damaged and had mold. The smell was foul. On Friday during prayer time, I was locked in the hotel with no way to leave. The main door was locked. When the staff returned they proceeded to put the blame on me as the customer. They weren't even apologetic to the extent that it was said it was hotel policy to lock the customer inside of the hotel on Friday. This could of been solved with a simple apology, or leaving an extra key for the customer; however, they proceeded to ignore me for the rest of the stay. For this reason, its better to stay at another hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

ANINDYA SUNDAR

night stay at MALE
stay was ok
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

ARUN

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No upper sheet, no soap, no toilet paper and it was impossible to adjust or turn the air com off.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and pleasant stay.
We arrived very early in the morning but was still able to check in. This small hotel is conveniently located near the ferry terminal to the airport. Basic but comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Mohmd Xan on 24 Jun,2019
Dear Sir/Madam, thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words and we look forward to seeing you again. Regards

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Good stay except I was asked for flight details - I replied via Expedia and by email but didn't receive a reply so I had to get a taxi from airport instead of hotel shuttle.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Sam, Vancouver, Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They had a nice breakfast served on a rooftop with a view of the city. Very nice!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Xan on 1 May,2019
Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for your review. We would love to hear more about your experience, so that we can use your valuable feedback to deliver an even better experience next time. Please reach out to with any further comments or suggestions you wish to share. Again, thank you for taking the time to review our Hotel!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awasome services great staff location is good near beach
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Xan on 1 Apr,2019
Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words and we look forward to seeing you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Check in went well..property itself- a bit of let down as i stayed in Kaani group before and what i have experienced was far from what i thought.. room was good size however bed side table looked like it survived a lot.. one of electric sockets was broken what for me is big health and safety risk.. rail on corridor was broken and when someone walked trying to hold it - it was making massive noise.. breakfast - im used to buffet not portion of food brought to table.. you cant choose breakfast.. you eat what is given..Wi-Fi doesn't work above reception level.. massive let down.. in overall i can give only 2 out of 5 .. good to stay for one night only but not worth the price in my opinion.. and does not matter if its Male or other place.. i think building need a bit of interior refurbishment :(
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Xan on 30 Apr,2019
Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for your review. We would love to hear more about your experience, so that we can use your valuable feedback to deliver an even better experience next time. Please reach out to with any further comments or suggestions you wish to share. Again, thank you for taking the time to review our Hotel!

4/10 Poor

Janet

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from wasu on 19 Feb,2019
Dear Guest, Thanks for your stay with Kaani Lodge. Have a good day! Wasantha

2/10 Terrible

Sasha

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very poor wifi connection ruined my entire business trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from wasu on 23 Jan,2019
Hello, Thanks for your stay with us and we will pay our attention to upgrade wifi connection. Best Regards, Wasantha

6/10 Okay

Ana

Not so good
Worse stay in maldives. Expensive for the.money.

6/10 Okay

luigi, male

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Normal place for the price
It was ok but old building ,staff was helpful good for a night in male before to morning to atolls
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Lynne, Dorset

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ok for one night
Location, good. Very quiet. It was nothing like the photos, and very tired. We only had a night between India and The Maldives, so it was ok for that. Reception staff were lovely, the cook quite grumpy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

Simon, Las Vegas, NV

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Didn’t worth for $ 50 per night.
Con - Wifi only in the lobby. - There are four floors no elevator and stairs too narrow. - The room was so dirty seem like blood stains on the mattress. Pros - Close to the ferry but you will get lost first before you find the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Reiki, Indonesia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome
Its located near the fery terminal, you just need to walk for a couple minutes.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

sundet, m.u.

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good budget...hotel... Room cleaning needed
Rooms to be cleaned every other day n towel to be changed every other day...which hotel did not do Friendly staff

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Hoai

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Ok. But the bed is very hard

6/10 Okay

Aislinn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Conveniently located to ferry from the airport. They let me check in early and were very friendly. Room was clean. Lacked a top sheet. No hot water. A fine place to overnight.

8/10 Good

Stuart, San Francisco

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good for stopover to the Maldive resorts
The hotel was exactly what we required. A budget stop over hotel close to the airport ferry. The room was adequate, clean and reasonably comfortable although it did smell somewaht musty. Still we were only there for 6 hours before catching a plane to the islands.

6/10 Okay

Rishi, Sri Lanka

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to male city
Hotel is near to the male city, however I asked from the staff to arrange a late check out for me because I came to the hotel 2am ,and same day 12 noon is my check out but I asked extra one hour but staff said that u must pay half of the room rate for that hour , I think that is not fare !

6/10 Okay

DC

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

JR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Trip to Resort
I used Kaani as a stopover to my resort vacation. I arived at 11pm and had a 6am seaplane flight. The hotel was perfect for this occasion. I would not recommend for long stays. The hotel was very clean, but no phone, internet, food.

6/10 Okay

abdelaziz

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
フェリー港から徒歩5分のところにあり、コンパクトな部屋の作りです。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Xan on 17 Aug,2019
Dear Sir/Madam, thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words and we look forward to seeing you again. Regards Mohmd Xan

6/10 Okay

ALEXANDRE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
HOTEL DE UMA NOITE
Hotel bem simples, só para quem chega a noite em Male e precisar esperar pelo transporte no dia seguintes as ilhas. Fiquei chateado porque mandei dois email perguntando se eles poderiam providenciar um transfer do aeroporto ao hotel e não obtive resposta. Peguei um taxi mesmo. Mas depois a equipe demonstrou simpatia e até ajudou a levar as malas para o embarque para as ilhas. O café da manhã é simples, mas valeu. Não se pode exigir muito pelo valor que está se pagando. Mas o quarto é simples, com bom colchão, roupas de camas regulares e um potente ar condicionado. Não tem elevador e são quatro andares.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Xan on 14 Apr,2019
Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for your review. We would love to hear more about your experience, so that we can use your valuable feedback to deliver an even better experience next time. Please reach out to with any further comments or suggestions you wish to share. Again, thank you for taking the time to review our Hotel!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Xan on 1 May,2019
Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for your review. We would love to hear more about your experience, so that we can use your valuable feedback to deliver an even better experience next time. Please reach out to with any further comments or suggestions you wish to share. Again, thank you for taking the time to review our Hotel!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Xan on 1 May,2019
Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for your review. We would love to hear more about your experience, so that we can use your valuable feedback to deliver an even better experience next time. Please reach out to with any further comments or suggestions you wish to share. Again, thank you for taking the time to review our Hotel!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Xan on 1 May,2019
Dear Sir/Madam, Thanks for your review. We would love to hear more about your experience, so that we can use your valuable feedback to deliver an even better experience next time. Please reach out to with any further comments or suggestions you wish to share. Again, thank you for taking the time to review our Hotel!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Smutsiga sängkläder, smutsiga handdukar, trasiga fönster som var tejpade med papp, de hittade inte min bokning, äckliga gamla filtar som täcke, inget varmvatten i duschen, slitet och äckligt
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from wasu on 20 Feb,2019
thank you

10/10 Excellent

chihkai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
有緣再見
距離到機場島的碼頭很近，旁邊就有超市，員工很友善，下船就是郵局。
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from wasu on 26 Sept,2018
Dear Guest, Thanks for your stay with Kaani Lodge. Please come again! Have a good day! Wasantha Udagedara Reservations Manager

8/10 Good

t33, 日本

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
リーズナブルで親切
リーズナブルですので、簡素な部屋です。 しかし、スタッフがとても親切です。 wi-fiが部屋で使えないのが難点で、フロントで使用できますが、とても遅く、 メールをチェックするのがやっとで、ホームページ閲覧には不向きです。
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Wasu on 14 Jul,2018
Dear Guest, Thanks for your stay with Kaani Lodge. Please come again! Have a good day! Wasantha Udagedara Reservations Manager

8/10 Good

Asirawathana

Liked: Staff & service
ที่พักสำหรับรอเครื่องบิน
ผมเป็นการเข้าพักเพื่อรอเครื่องกลับในเช้าวันต่อไป จึงไม่ได้คาดหวังความสะดวกสบาย ความสวยงามของที่พักมากเท่าไร โดยรวมผมคิดว่าพอใช้ได้ เดินจากท่าเรือเฟอรี่สนามบินไม่ไกล แต่เจ้าหน้าที่ของโรงแรมเป็นมิตรดีครับ wifi ไม่แรงพอที่จะใช้ในห้องพัก ใช้ได้ดีที่ล๊อบบี้ ปล. หากจะไปพักกรุณาเตรียมปลั๊กแปลงหัวอังกฤษไปใช้ด้วย
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Wasu on 14 Jul,2018
Dear Guest, Thanks for your stay with Kaani Lodge. Please come again! Have a good day! Wasantha Udagedara Reservations Manager

6/10 Okay

HSIN YI

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
還可以
很在意細節的人不適合住
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Wasu on 14 Jul,2018
Dear Guest, Thanks for your stay with Kaani . We appreciate your comments. Have a good day! Wasantha Udagedara Reservations Manager

8/10 Good

HSIN YI

Liked: Staff & service
住一脕還可以
房間很多地方需要改善，沒有煮水壺，吹風機，但員工親切服務
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Wasu on 14 Jul,2018
Dear Guest, Thanks for your stay with Kaani Lodge and writing about your feedback. Hope to see you again & Please come again! Have a good day! Wasantha Udagedara Reservations Manager

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pettymys, ei vastaa kuvia, kova tyyny ja sänky

4/10 Poor

Jenni

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Only accepted as one-night transfer stay.
Majority of hotels in male are not worthy of money. This hotel is relatively low-priced with moderate location to airport ferry..its staff was indeed friendly however, the overall quality of room was never a perfect experience under this price...in short, not a very awful stay if only limited economic options available
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

WeiWen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
交通方便，离码头很近
很好！交通方便！
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Anna

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

就住一晚
房間設備不足，只能就待一晚就走的感覺。有行李的人，或腳不方便的人上下會有點困難，當然會有服務人員幫你搬行李就是了，就可能要給小費。。。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

marius, spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buena ubicación muy cerca al terminal del ferri,
Un poco escondido en un pasaje poco iluminado.... sin internet ni móvil del país fue difícil, pero la gente de la ciudad fue muy amable con sus indicaciones para encontrarlo pese a lo caótico de sus calles en Male. El personal ok!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from Wasantha on 9 Sept,2017
Thanks for your stay with us.

6/10 Okay

Alex, Bangkok

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Cheap and near ferry
Near ferry to airport just 5 mins walk. Room was ok dont expect much if just sleep and leave in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from Wasantha on 26 Aug,2017
thank you

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kleines Hotel in einer Nebenstraße von Male. Internet nicht in den Zimmern verfügbar, nur in der Lobby. TV auf den Zimmern geht nicht. Personal super freundlich und hilfsbereit.

2/10 Terrible

melinda

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