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South Ari Dive Center

3.0 star property

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On the beach, white sand, free beach shuttle, beach towels
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Front of property
Buffet

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • All-inclusive
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Beach Road, Dhangethi, North Central Province, 00060
  • Dhangethi Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Bikini Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Dhangethi Port
    ‪6 min walk‬

Room options

View all photos for Superior King Room with Two Free Dives per Night

In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Superior King Room with Two Free Dives per Night

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room with Three Dives per Night

In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room with Three Dives per Night

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room

In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room

  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room with One Free Dive per Night

In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room with One Free Dive per Night

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Dhangethi

When you a stay at South Ari Dive Center in Dhangethi, you'll be on the beach, just steps from Ari Atoll and Dhangethi Beach. .This beach hotel is within close proximity of Dhangethi Port and Kuda Miskiy.

What's nearby

  • Dhangethi Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Ari Atoll - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Bikini Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Kuda Miskiy - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Dhangethi Port - 6 min walk - 0.6 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Ahima Restaurant - ‬27 min drive
  • ‪MAIN RESTAURENT @ Vakarufalhi - ‬74 min drive
  • ‪Hermit’s at Bliss - ‬125 min drive
  • The Reef
  • ‪Funama Restaurant - ‬29 min drive

About this property

South Ari Dive Center

Beachfront hotel with a 24-hour fitness center
South Ari Dive Center offers 21 accommodations with washers/dryers and safes. Accommodations offer separate dining areas and include desks. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 21 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center or take in the view from a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a television in a common area. Getting to the surf and sand is a breeze with the complimentary beach shuttle.
All-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.

Enjoy a meal at Restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 5:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.

Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine.
24-hour room service is available.

All-inclusive details

All-inclusive room rates at South Ari Dive Center are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free beach shuttle

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 5:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee: USD 5 for adults and USD 5 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room washing machine/dryer
  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate in-room dining area
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Washer/dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 8 AM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 6.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 2 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately USD 5 for adults and USD 5 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 35 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 35 (one-way), (from 2 to 10 years old)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31

Property is also known as

South Ari Dive Center Hotel Dhangethi
South Ari Dive Center Hotel
South Ari Dive Center Dhangethi
South Ari Dive Center Hotel
South Ari Dive Center Dhangethi
South Ari Dive Center Hotel Dhangethi

Reviews

South Ari Dive Center Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 6 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 6 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 6 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 6 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 6 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Bridget

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Booked with South Ari Dive, who were a fantastic dive centre with everything needed for a perfect diving holiday. Great friendly service, superb value and local dive site knowledge. They took us snorkelling with Mantas during our surface intervals which was a once-in-a-lifetime experience The accommodation is in a local guest house (not at the dive centre but 2 mins walk away). We stayed at Manta which was basic but pleasant and comfortable. Recommend B&B basis as the restaurants on Dhangethi are cheap and convenient. Service was okay though English could have been better and would have appreciated our towels to be changed for clean ones a couple of times during a 9 day stay.
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Assad the manager is the Maldivian King of Hospitality! He treated me and my family so well I want to move there. I loved my stay there. We felt like we were are grandma’s house for the holidays absolutely outstanding service!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

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

Incredible Diving and lodging on a nice island

This was a fantastic choice! I researched for a very long time before finding these great deals at South Ari Dive center. I chose this island for it's superb diving. We spent 7 nights. We chose a large King room and half board (breakfast and dinner). The lodging for this type of room was the Mala Boutique hotel. It is perfect right by the beach meals were served on the beach! The room was comfortable with everything we needed, hot water, ac, toiletries wifi, tv. The staff is amazing, very helpful and accommodating. The food was delicious and properly preparedand varied. you could tell the chef has proper training. They were willing to accommodate any limitations. My understanding is they have several accommodation options they are all close together and meals are served at Mala. We added diving which was an exceptional value and experience. They are a safe and caring PADI 5 star resort. We saw whale sharks, mantas and some incredible reefs. This is some of the best diving in the world! I did a lot of research and the Maldives can be confusing. This lodging is on an inhabited island a 1.5 hour $35USD daily speedboat ride from Male. There is also a ferry a few times a week. The island can easily be walked around and is s all, there are some basic shops and restaurants. There was 4G reception.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Philipp Christian, Laupheim

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First of all, it is important to know that the South Ari Dive Center is a Dive Center - and NOT a hotel. So you are accommodated at at one of a few other hotels on the island. You do NOT stay at the South Ari Center. I was accommodated at the Banyan Villa, which was quite a nice, but simple hotel. But they also use other hotels. So I'm actually reviewing the Banyan Villa here: The hotel is small and familiar, the host is very welcoming and staff is really caring and helpful. I booked "full board & all inclusive" and was a bit astonished that this only included water, tea and (instant) coffee. So I complained and after a short discussion I got all sodas for free. That was OK for me, but I believe it's important to know. The food was a bit repetitive and not too exciting, but OK. Again, service was good. Rooms are spacious, beds are all good and A/C is working well. (I had to change rooms once in between, so I know more than one room ;-)) The room was only cleaned twice over my one-week stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Henkilökunta todella mukavaa ja avuliasta Ruoka maukasta. Ravintola ihanasti meren rannalla.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2020