Finimas Residence

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The staff was absolutely wonderful. Ahmed, the owner, happened to be on Male when I was transferring through and he helped me adjust the booking with reimbursement since it was a Friday. He met me early the next morning to ensure I was safely on the ferry and he messaged with me on WhatsApp throughout my entire trip, arranging things like contacts for excursions, a speedboat, and even an entire flight for me when the sea was rough. He setup a safe taxi for me (solo female) while on Male who kept my luggage for me as well. The staff in the guest house, 2 ladies that were always available either at reception or by WhatsApp. Very professional and helpful. They also organized a laundry service for me for 10 dollars that came back very clean, dried and pressed. The ladies greeted me with a fresh coconut when I checked in which was a very nice touch. They organized a pickup from the harbor and a dropoff to the tiny airport for free. The house is on a very remote island (took us 4 hours by speedboat from Male) that was rebuilt after the tsunami 20 years ago. The streets are clean but mostly sand. There's a bikini beach nearby and a few public beaches where you need to wear modest clothing. The food was very tasty in the guest house. I loved the Maldivian breakfast with tuna, and the cheese omelettes in the morning. They also make fresh juices. I sampled my way through most of the menu for lunches and dinners and liked pretty much everything. Very affordable, made fresh to order and not too spicy. My guest room had its own (wet) bathroom, great air conditioning and a very comfortable queen size mattress with many comfy pillows. They cleaned my room and replaced linens as often as I asked for it. I worked remotely from here and the wifi was surprisingly fantastic! Life is slow and sweet here. I would definitely come back. The furniture in the room is quite outdated, but it's functional. The terrace furniture outside is either plastic or metal with no cushions to use so it's not very comfortable for chilling around. They were doing some construction on the house while I was there, building a nice new set of stairs and guardrail. Therefore there was quite a lot of dust and noise during the daytime while I was trying to work. We made do and they took breaks and I took some as well at the local restaurant Mikado Lounge (definitely recommend). But that also means that until this construction and guardrail is finished, it's not up to code and can be dangerous to use the stairs if you're not steady on your feet or with small children. There's an indoor staircase option as well that leads to other rooms. I think it will be quite nice once it's done! The dining area is small but all I needed, with plastic chairs and small tables. They always had water for me and I could order à la carte and for whatever times I wanted. However the stairs leading to the dining area are precarious - reminded me of a navy ship and I had to climb them backwards down and holding the railing so as not to fall. For me it was an adventure but keep in mind again if you're not steady on your feet or with small children. The dining area, being an addition on the rooftop, means that you have to cross a short part of the rooftop that isn't covered. That doesn't matter except it was raining a lot while I was there and I had to cover my book so it didn't get soaked while walking to dinner. The sandy streets were flooded most of the time I was there so I had to wade through them to go anywhere. Not the guest house's fault of course! In fact, I didn't see any leaks or water puddling during all the rain except that the outdoor stairs and covered terrace were very wet and slippery so just be aware.

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