Reviews of Sunrise Inn 4 stars

Beautiful flower garden and view from the balcony. Large balcony, large room, everything you need was in the room. The bed was large and comfortable. We appreciated the equipment - masks and fins, because not every guesthouse has them prepared like that. We liked the good organization of breakfasts in the garden. Maldives or continental breakfast, lots of fruits and fresh juices. Friendly staff. Close to the east beach. What we asked for was provided. Clean. Thank you.

The bathroom is very clean but needs renovation or correction, sometimes there is a strange smell of water. The toilet seat is loose. The room could already be freshly painted. The bedding is of good quality but slowly needs to be replaced. If the above aspects were met - the facility would deserve a rating of 9 or more.

Beautiful flower garden and view from the balcony. Large balcony, large room, everything you need was in the room. The bed was large and comfortable. We appreciated the equipment - masks and fins, because not every guesthouse has them prepared like that. We liked the good organization of breakfasts in the garden. Maldives or continental breakfast, lots of fruits and fresh juices. Friendly staff. Close to the east beach. What we asked for was provided. Clean. Thank you.

The bathroom is very clean but needs renovation or correction, sometimes there is a strange smell of water. The toilet seat is loose. The room could already be freshly painted. The bedding is of good quality but slowly needs to be replaced. If the above aspects were met - the facility would deserve a rating of 9 or more.

Crazy country. You are not able to pay for hotel in official curency MVR. The rate of exchange is 15 to USD but these wont 19. I think ilegal

We have been travelling a lot and have never witnessed this bizarre customer service giving their guests a genuine feeling of mistrust and not being welcome. To be fair the location and rooms were OK. The breakfast was eatable, no more no less. The mango juice was good. They have free laundry service which works fine. Free snorkling equipment, which is in bad condition. This is as expected when it is free of charge. There was one young man at the place working hard and doing his very best despite the language barrier. He even smiled, which was rare amongst the rest of the staff. Despite this we can't give the place a better rating than 3 out of 10 and we don't understand the current rating this place has. When we arrived at Sunrise Inn the owner had overbooked so we had to stay in another room across the street untill the next day. This despite having booked the room several months in advance. We did not get any prior notice about this. Neither did we get an apology for the trouble. When we contacted the owner about this he did not seem to understand the trouble. To us it was disturbing as we arrived with two children and could not unpack and settle in the first day as we had to move the day after. There is pages hanging around with what you will be charged if you don't behave as they want you to (see attached picture). The daily staff could not answer basic questions, like bike rental and excursions. Everything had to go through the owner who was not present at the place so he had to be contacted through WhatsApp and then you had to go back to the staff again afterwards. We rented bikes, which used to be free but now costs 10$ per day. They gave us "discount" so we paid 5$ per day per person. There is a few good bikes, but the majority of the bikes are in very bad condtition, almost falling apart. Brakes not working, missing pedal, lose handlebars, rusty etc. etc.

The manager/owner was really friendly and was solving problems fast! The breakfast was amazing and stuff of the hotel was always friendly and could speak good English! We were impressed by our comfortable stay, it exceeded our expectations!

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Loved the view from the balcony and the peaceful setting. Free bikes, good breakfast, regular room cleaning and friendly staff all appreciated. We were unhappy with our room on arrival and very much appreciated their willingness to offer an alternative. Definitely recommended.

No criticisms at all- excellent value for money

We really liked our stay in Sunrise Inn 🤩 we had everything we needed, bikes, snorkel, drying rack, water, coffee, tea, we really liked breakfast, good WiFi, also easy communication with manager about arrival, etc, staff was nice, everything was clean ✨

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Breakfast was okay but they give you the same breakfast everyday with only 2 options.

They serve you breakfast w/o asking which you prefer.

Very clean apartment with a beautiful garden. Water, tea and coffee available all the time. Friendly staff, located near peaceful sunrise beach. Very tasty maldivian breakfast. You get two bikes per room for free. The rooms are big enough for four people. We really enjoyed our stay here, thanks.

Great location. The hotel provided bikes and it was amazing to explore the island with them. Very happy with the stay

Great value, picked- and dropped you off by the boat!

Great stay, clean and well maintained. Good communication, high speed internet, free bikes and snorkling equipment. Thank you Ali.

Location is fine; the guest house is split in two areas (one on each side of the road). We were told one was for families and the other for couples. Either way, the rooms were nice and spacious with a mini fridge (very important), a balcony and a comfy bed. At arrival we were given like 12 litres of water, so we never had to buy any for the rest of the stay. There are also free bicycles, a nice touch. The breakfast was either continental or maldivian (you had to order which one), the maldivian by far the best. Regardless of what you ordered, you also got a plate of fresh fruit.

Our booking (which was made more than one month prior to arrival) fell victim to an overbooking just a few days before our arrival. The manager wrote me a message, offering a later arrival or to stay the first night at another guest house. Everything worked out fine with the other guest house, but ideally that overbooking shouldn't have happened in the first place. When the time came to settle the bill, the manager was a little annoying, insisting to add a 4% service charge unless we paid in cash. I had to remind him that in the description of the guest house, it specifically said that it was free to pay by card. After some haggling he finally caved and said he had "talked to his boss, who were willing to drop the service charge". Sure, whatever. We paid by card, and the price was correct, so that was all good. But having to haggle was annoying.

Ali was a great manager, he arranged all the necessary things. The employees tried the same. We liked the Maldivian breakfast, although every day the breakfast was the same (Maldivian and continental). There were fresh fruit juices every morning and fresh fish for dinner.Good value for the money.

Good clean place . welcoming,Hospitality was very good

Room is big enough and clean.

1. The hotel provides pick-up service for tourists at the pier, but does not offer drop-off service upon departure, which is inconvenient for guests with luggage. There is a leakage issue with the electric kettle in the hotel, posing a potential safety hazard of electric shock.

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I've never seen any smiling staff in my 5 days staying including the hotel owner himself. Somehow they all seemed oppressed and withdrawn from something. No one was energized but only gave me negative vibes. The hotel didn’t have a check-in system, so they checked us in without any confirmation And then, on the last night, the owner started to urge me to pay in cash after 22:30 at night. The owner constantly knocked on my door, called, and texted through WhatsApp. I was very scared for my safety as a solo female traveler. I paid in cash the next morning after spending a very scary and intimidating long night because of him. (He's not even aware that it could be very intimidating to a solo female traveler.) Even though my friend had to leave the island 3days earlier due to medical issues, the owner charged both of us 4 days of an environmental fee (their environmental fee is more expensive than other islands, better hotels) Also, the hotel room was very old, including a very big crack in the wall. I had to have the same breakfast for 4 days in a raw with only 2 eggs and sausages or tuna&coconut mix The room boys will make your bed right after they clean up the toilet bins with their bare hands, bad for hygiene Overall, It was the worst experience in terms of safety, service, facilities, and location (15m walk to the main beach) and I’ll never go back to Thoddoo Island again because of my experience at this hotel.

Nice hotel and room, quiet AC, near to the sunrise beach, free bikes, near to restaurants and shops, quiet. The island is nice, the sunset beach is nice and there are many turtoises in the water. We recomment to travel with the speed boat to the island (1h from airport, instead of 8 hours with ferry).

Just a minimal point: Breakfast was good, but only had during our stay of 4 days 2 options to choose.