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Reviews of Canopus Retreat Thulusdhoo

3 out of 5
Canopus Retreat Thulusdhoo
Athiri Magu, North Male Atoll, Thulusdhoo Island

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 30 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Junaid

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was okay, good handling of guests and nice place.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Lovely large room with balcony overlooking the beach. Delicious healthy food. Breakfast great. Staff organised pick up /back to Male. Local ferry worth checking out instead of motor boat. A lot of cats at the hotel if you like cats. Great place for surfers.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Response from Canopus on May 27, 2023
Hi Diane,thank you and I hope to see you againBarbara&Giovanni

6/10 Okay

Leandro

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bad water, not the greatest bathroom, no WiFi , kind short tempered staff, noisy water pump all night Otherwise great food , very good location
Stayed 6 nights in May 2022
Response from Giovanni on Jun 16, 2022
Hi Leandro, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience on the wifi, but we are on an island and these problems can happen ( in big city also), like sometimes the smell of the water given by the proximity to ocean I hope to see you again for in order to improve your judgment thank you for stay in Canopus Giovanni

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel is located just in front of the beach, very close to cocks surf break. We had a beautiful ocean view. Personnel was friendly. Room is nice but no TV and towels and bed sheets were yellowish with some stains. Also showerhead requires replacement, water was barely running. We had to remove it to be able to take the shower. Also one morning we noticed some bites all around the body. Looked like bed bugs. So we changed the room and after that it was ok. However there are a lot of insects in the hotel and sometimes they come into the room.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Thasshwin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A must stay in Thulusdhoo
A very comfortable stay in Thulusdhoo Island, Maldives. Excellent hospitality. Definitely recommend to anyone visiting Thulusdhoo.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Canopus Retreats Thulusdhoo on Mar 13, 2021
Hi Mathanlal, thanks for your nice words. It was a pleasure to host you and Anjali. " May SPACE be your Friend " Barbara e Giovanni

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like: Good price and next to beach. Spacious rooms Dont like : They asked me for balance room payment when I have already made full room payment(except for US$15 tourism tax) via Expedia. Luckily I read a similar review and took screenshot of the amt I paid and the $15 I was to pay at guest house plus all my copies of reciept.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019
Response from Ramona on Jun 27, 2019
Thank you for writing a review about your stay with us! We are happy to read that you felt your stay was good value for money and that you enjoyed our beachfront location. I am extremely sorry to hear that you had a mix-up with the payment - we have unfortunately experienced this before with our Expedia customers but are happy that it was resolved in the end. We hope you will come back and visit us again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Amber, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay, awesome location and fantastic staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Luisa - Resident Manager on Dec 12, 2018
Dear Amber Thank you kindly for taking the time to review our property. We loved having you as our guest and we hope to see you again soon. Thank you for such positive feedback, I will definitely share your comments with the staff. Have a wonderful Christmas and hopefully see you in the new new year. Warm Regards Luisa - Manager

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Ramona on Aug 10, 2018
Thank you for your review! We're glad that you had a great stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Rajeev K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous time with family at Canopus Retreat.
Canopus Retreat is an amazing place for holidaying and is very sceneric. I spend 2 days with my family and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this fabulous place, which is right on the beach shore. The ocean facing rooms are amazing with clean linens and all the amenities provided, making it a truly 3 star accommodation. All the staff are courteous and willing to assist any time with smile. Luv to visit again, thus highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Ramona on Jun 3, 2018
Dear Rajeev, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us. We are so pleased to read that you enjoyed your stay with us, particularly our beachfront location and the ocean view from your room. It also makes me happy to hear that the team took good care of you and that you received service with a smile. We do hope you come back and visit us again soon! Kind regards, Ramona

8/10 Good

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place!
Everything is excellent except for a smelly toilet. There is always a constant sewage leak smell in the toilet but everything else is great! Staff is friendly & approachable, food is decent, nice area and clean beach!
Response from Ramona (Director) on Apr 30, 2018
Dear Joshua, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us. I am pleased to hear that you enjoyed your time at our property and that the staff took good care of you. I deeply apologise for the smell in the toilet - this issue happens from time to time and the island is working on a big project at the moment to fix the piping (we hope this will resolve the issue). We hope you will come back to visit us again soon - and will do all we can to ensure this smell isn't there during your next visit! Kind regards, Ramona

10/10 Excellent

Omer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay: Wonderful Place and Friendly Staff
We had truly an amazing experience at the place. The property is ideal for a romantic retreat and is right on the beach. Beautiful ocean view from the room balcony and private recliners on the beach was a cherry on the top. The management was very friendly and tried their best to make the stay memorable for me and my wife. The experience matched that of staying in a resort :)
Response from Ramona on Feb 28, 2018
Dear Omer, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us! I am so delighted to hear that your experience matched that of staying in a resort and I will be sure to share this feedback with our team, as it will give them a big boost in morale. We hope that you will come back and visit us again in the future! Kind regards, Ramona

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach with amazing ocean view room. Very friendly staff.
Response from Canopus Retreat Management on Apr 16, 2017
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking time to review us. It was great pleasure to have you. We look forward to welcoming you back in near future.

10/10 Excellent

josie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful experience
Great hotel, great service, tight in front of the beach, you have great tours, I recommend the safari one, we played with the board, and rented jet skis, we stayed 5 nights 2 families with 5 persons each, we rented 2 rooms per family, with 4 toddlers that had the time of there lives, we snorkeled, swam in the pool like ocean, ate the big breakfast they serve everyday, had lunch at the hotel, you can choose between chicken, fish and pasta, there are also some restaurants around, great wifi connection, hot water, There is a mini mart on the side of the hotel, to buy necessities, drinks etc, the island is beautiful, there's an amazing play area near by for kids, I strongly recommend this place, definitely value for your money, and the service is 5 stars, they really make the stay even more unforgettable, great location, diving center on the neighbor hotel, and surf island walking distance 400mt maybe, natural pool 200mt away, love love love
View from my room
Snorkel with turtles
Natural pool
They lend you boards
Response from Canopus Retreat Management on Apr 10, 2017
Dear Josie, Thank you for sharing your perfect holiday experience. We are pleased to hear that you have been experienced true hospitality from Canopus Retreats and this truly means a lot for us. It is really positive remarks as an encouragement specially for our staff, food and rooms. We are always there to offer the best of services and very much pleased to hear that we were able to meet all your expectations We looking forward to welcome you soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in a local island
Spacious rooms with sea view and big bathroom. Great breakfast and service. Free snorkeling gear to borrow. Free transfer to the Chicken Island. Very helpful and friendly staff. No soap or toiletries provided when we arrived, but the manager provided soap when we asked. Considering that this hotel is in a small local island, the price for the room and the services feel a bit too high.
Response from General Manager on Mar 9, 2017
Thank you for taking time to write a review.Your reviews as such are very important to us as we strive to achieve perfection in service.We look forward to welcoming you once again.Thank You Manager Canopus Retreat,Thulusdhoo

2/10 Terrible

Belen

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 17 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Fabricio, Barcelona

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 17 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Canopus on Feb 3, 2024
Good evening Fabricio, when a "low" rating is given, I think it is correct to justify it so that the structure can understand and possibly improve.You have only used the guesthouse to sleep, denying you the opportunity to make use of our services such as restaurant, excursions and socialization with guests, which are among the main reasons why you decide to live an experience in the guesthouses.I wish you a good life.Barbara&Giovanni

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La struttura si trova in una posizione ottima ed il personale è molto cortese e disponibile
Response from Canopus on Jan 6, 2023
Grazie Lisa,ci ha fatto molto piacere ospitarti al Canopus e speriamo di rivedervi.un saluto a FrancescoBarbara&Giovanni

10/10 Excellent

Sophia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolut empfehlenswert
Wir würden das Canopus absolut empfehlen: Tolle, riesige Zimmer mit Meerblick, super Lage in Thulusdhoo, schöner Strand, süße Katzen und Giovanni + Barbara waren mit ihrem Team waren immer sehr hilfsbereit und tolle Gastgeber. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und denken, dass es keine bessere Unterkunft in Thulusdhoo gibt.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Barbara&Giovanni on Nov 21, 2021
Hi Sophia we were pleased to host you at Canopus, I hope you can come back. say hallo to Christoph. Barbara&Giovanni

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Canopus, vale a pena !!!
Muito bom !! O local é super bem localizado e o atendimento muito legal !!
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Giovanni - Canopus Retretas Thulusdhoo on Oct 5, 2021
Thank you so much, Eduardo

10/10 Excellent

Rui Pedro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Holidays!
Best location in the island, amazing view, great people.
Stayed 11 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Ramona on Nov 7, 2019
Dear Rui Pedro, Thank you for this stellar review! We are delighted that you had a wonderful holiday with us and that you enjoyed our location, the island and the view from your room. Kind regards, Ramona

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Todella auttavainen henkilökunta. Hyvä ravintola :)
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Shwetha on Oct 15, 2019
Thanks, I’m so pleased you enjoyed our services. We work hard to make sure every Guest receives personal attention, quick responses and, of course, the best possible service! we look forward for your next visit.

10/10 Excellent

eungyeong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Nice sea view and clean room kind step and manager I had great experience
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Ramona on Aug 6, 2019
Dear eungyeong on, Thank you for reviewing your stay with us! We are delighted to read that you enjoyed the view from your room and that you had a great experience overall. We hope we will have the pleasure of welcoming you back to our property in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Sanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Siisti hotelli rannalla.
Siisti hotelli aivan rannalla. Erittäin ystävällinen henkilökunta. Ravintolasta saaren parasta ruokaa.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Ramona on Jan 13, 2019
Hyvä Sanna, Kiitos ystävällisyydestäsi. Olemme iloisia siitä, että nautitte vierailustanne kanssamme, että henkilökuntamme huolehtii teistä ja että tunsi, että meillä oli paras ruoka saarella. Toivomme, että tulet takaisin ja vieraile pian uudelleen! Ystävällisin terveisin, Ramona

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
想像以上に親切、フレンドリー
記載以上にフレンドリーで、こちらに落ち度があるトラブルにも即対応してくれます。とても良い滞在でした。1階にある食べるところも、日本人の口に合い、とてもよいです。あまり旅行者が来る島ではないので、何もないですが平和でよかったです。
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Ramona on Aug 25, 2018
あなたの素晴らしいレビューありがとう!私たちはあなたと私たちのレストランでの食事を楽しんだことをうれしく思います。私たちはあなたが戻ってきて、もう一度私たちを訪れることを望みます! モルディブからの温かいご意見、 ラモーナ

8/10 Good

Paulo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Ótimo! Hotel bem localizado, serviço bom , quarto front Ocean excelente atendimento a altura , em especial para Luize e Z !!!! Sem reclamações, Congratulations Ramona .
Stayed 8 nights in May 2018
Response from Ramona on Jun 9, 2018
Olá Paulo Obrigado por tomar o tempo para escrever um comentário sobre a sua estadia conosco. Estou tão feliz em saber que você gostou da sua estadia conosco. Também estamos satisfeitos que você tenha gostado da nossa localização, da área à beira-mar e do serviço. Com certeza vou passar seus comentários gentis para Luisa, Zia e o resto da equipe. Esperamos que você volte e nos visite novamente! Atenciosamente, Ramona

10/10 Excellent

Gianni

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Response from Shwetha on May 10, 2018
Thank you very much for expressing your stay with rating.

10/10 Excellent

Ma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hervorragend
Hervorragend man kann nicht meckern Super staff
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Mifrah - Director on Dec 5, 2017
Dear Hervorragend Thank you for taking your time to review our property. Your kind words gives our team the motivation we need to further improve our services. We hope to get the chance to serve you again in the not too distant future. It makes our day to hear that we have made our guests stay memorable. Thank you.

8/10 Good

JaNi, Deutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolle Lage, schöne Insel
Tolles Hotel direkt in erster Strandlage, tolle Größe nicht zu viele Touristen :) Schöner Balkon mit Meerblick, Zimmergröße perfekt. Tolles Personal, die versucht haben sich um alles zu kümmern, selbst der Hotelmanager. Zimmer wurde jeden Tag gereinigt und Handtücher wurden gewechselt. Was uns nicht so gefallen hat, war der teilweise schlechte Wlan-Empfang, das etwas einseitige Frühstück (Toast, Rührei, etwas Obst) und ein paar Badartikeln wären toll gewesen-zumindest eine Seife. Toll fanden wir, dass es jeden Tag eine gr. Flasche Wasser gratis gab. Direkt der Strand vorm Hotel hat sehr viele Steine-Bikini Beach ist aber nicht weit entfernt. Die einheimischen Inseln haben leider ein Müllproblem und sammeln daher einfach ihre Plastikflaschen mitten auf der Insel. Wir haben einen Schnorchelausflug gebucht. Waren nur zu zweit-Preis/Leistung fanden wir sehr angemessen! Von Male Airport ist die Insel sehr gut zu erreichen 30 min ud 30Dollar mit dem Speedboot. Abendessen haben wir nicht getestet, hatten ein sehr leckeres einheimisches Lokal RSR gefunden!
Response from Canopus Retreat Management on Apr 19, 2017
Lieber Jani Grüße aus Canopus Retreats, Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich Zeit genommen haben, uns zu überprüfen. Wir freuen uns zu hören, dass Sie echte Gastfreundschaft von Canopus Retreats erlebt haben. Es ist eine positive Note als Ermutigung speziell für unsere Mitarbeiter und das Zimmer. Wir hoffen jedoch, dass sie bei Ihrer Reiseplanung weiterhilft.

10/10 Excellent

ALESSANDRO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un paradiso
Poszionato su un'isola Maldiviana bellissima, è una guest house meravigliosa con persone cordiali che cercheranno di esaudire ogni richiesta. Camera spaziosa, bellissima la nostra con vista mare, pulita ogni giorno, bagno grande e ben funzionante, aria condizionata silenziosa ed efficiente, frigobar. Non rimpiangerete di certo un resort! Ottima colazione in stile maldiviano accompagnata da un buonissimo caffe/capuccino italiano. Vi consiglio di provare i pranzi e le cene dell'ottimo chef che sa adattare la cucina e le spezie ai gusti degli ospiti ad un prezzo molto interessante. Vi è un'ampia possibilità di escursioni in barca da personalizzare di giorno in giorno in base a quel che vi piace di più. Che dire soggiorno perfetto in un'isola magnifica. Il proprietario è una bravissima persona, attenta ai gusti, cordiale, piacevole con cui chiaccherare. Vivamente consigliato.
Caro Alessanro I vostri commenti gentili ci assicurano che tutti i nostri determinazioni sono state la pena e siamo motivati ad andare sempre il miglio supplementare nel tentativo di soddisfare le aspettative dei nostri ospiti, per quanto possiamo. Grazie per menzionare circa le camere, il nostro personale e la colazione. Tutto il nostro team grato che ho amato voi il vostro soggiorno in Canopus Retreats. Non vediamo l'ora di potervi accogliere presto.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty hotel at beach front
We have been 2 weeks at the Canopus and enjoyed every day. Lovely staff members at all times. Helpful with all questions and the chef served good and fresh food every day. The only bad issue was to leave this place. Thanks and see you hopefully soon again :-)
Response from Management of Canopus Retreats on Apr 10, 2017
Dear Guest, We thank you for your positive feedback about our services, location and our staff giving us a very positive feedback. Your words put lots of smiles on our faces and we certainly appreciate your time to write this excellent review. It is always a pleasure to know that all we did was right. Once again we thank you for the kind review and we look forward to seeing you all once again.