PERLA Dhangethi

Great centrally located hotel with the most wonderful and welcoming people and great facilities and food and drinks! Everything was perfect, from the arrival to the very last minute. We got speedboat organized by them from the airport, person was waiting for us at the airport to lead us to the speedboat, when arriving there were Perla people at the dock with the car waiting for us to collect our suitcases and drive them to the hotel (even though it is only a 5 minute walk). It is a family run business that will also organize fantastic boat tours, and take care of your safety, comfort and experience more like you are a family, and not a guest. You will have the opportunity to swim with turtles, whale sharks, manta rays, nurse sharks, sting rays and if you are afraid of the deep water they will even provide life vests and a bow that you can hold onto in order to still get into the water, and they will be next to you so you can feel safe. Hotel is run by a wonderful young family that is also taking care of many animals, so you may get to meet baby turtoise or several baby Macaw while your stay. All staff is friendly, putting a lot of effort, rooms are comfortable and clean, air conditioned and a great maintained outdoor pool is just a cherry on top. Tasty Maldivian breakfast, great food that you can order in their live seafood restaurant at any time, free coffee, tea and the water provided daily. They even have snorkeling equipment and beach towels that you can borrow for free. If you are searching for an authentic local island experience highest recommendations for Perla and the Dhangethi island!

Staff is the best ever! Amazing people, with whom we shared 11 fantastic days! We became friends with Isha (Ikko), Liv, grandma, Siro, Ali, Nade and pretty much everyone else - cooks, cleaning staff etc. (apologies for mistyping or forgetting to mention your names :)). They helped us so much and made our stay a dream come true! During our stay thanks to the excursions Perla organized for us we saw and swam multiple times with whale sharks, mantas, turtles, pods of dolphins, sting rays and also swam with nurse sharks and went to a beautiful shipwreck for snorkelling. On top of that they sent us amazing go pro footage from the excursions for free! We saw local traditions and sampled exotic food during a local festival and it all felt like being part of one big family. We went for a day to a fancy resort nearby but honestly, we would recommend Perla over any modern resort as in Perla Dhangethi you have everything you need on an exotic local island for the fraction of the price one would have to pay at a resort and as a bonus you meet so many cool people from around the world! We will definitely come back soon!

Very hospitable!! All the staff were the kindest, friendly, welcoming people. They were all so very helpful. They ensured a smooth transfer from the airport to the island meeting us as soon as we got off of the boat to take us to the hotel and also helped take us back to the boat on departure. Food was also delicious and always served with a smile and greeted with a friendly welcome! We also did a turtle snorkelling trip which was amazing. Rooms were very spacious and comfortable. Thank you for the best stay at Perla we were very sad to leave!

We spent 6 nights at Perla in February and had a wonderful time. It's located in the center of town, right by stores and a dive shop. Also very close are the pier and multiple oceanside restaurants on the west side of the island. Our room at Perla was spatious, clean, and well-designed. It had a large, fairly firm bed for 2, AC, a fan, and a balcony, and was perfect for some cool afternoon naps when it got too hot after a morning of activities. The staff were amazingly nice and helpful, and quick to assist with any questions or requests we had. We got picked up from the boat when we arrived, and were dropped off on our last day. Lunch and dinner was comparable to restaurants in quality & price. Our breakfast was included, with our personal highlight being the mas huni (coconut/tuna/onion) with flatbread. A final nice touch was the complementary beach towels and snorkel gear: a range of masks, snorkels, flippers, and water shoes to use at the beach. You can also borrow free bicycles to ride around the island. You can tell the hotel is run with love and with the guest in mind.

Very nice small hotel, with beautiful garden and a pool (which is rare at the island). Rooms are clean, confortable, staff is kind and attentive. Location is excellent, on the "main street", close to the jetty in one direction and the harbour on the other.