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The island is fully in Italian hands and very noisy.

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Bathala is a relaxed and friendly gem in the Maldives! Not only has it only been renovated in 2019, you can also see everywhere that the whole team cares about the guests and the resort.

Our accommodation was perfect - beach bungalow with shady palm and mulberry trees in front of the door, directly on the beach. Comfortable beds, clean, lovingly decorated, nice bathroom with outdoor shower, walk-in closet, a comfortable bed.
Wi-Fi everywhere. Own wooden terrace with comfortable new armchairs and table, own deckchairs in front of the door.
As a breakwater is a beautiful endless freshwater pool at the edge of the island.

The food is varied, hot at lunch and dinner, besides a changing theme food (Mexico, BBQ, Oriental, Seafood, Maldivian..) there is always a grill station with fish and meat, an area with Maldivian curries and since there are many Italian guests a station with fresh original Italian pasta and pizza.
Breakfast with everything you could want, fresh omlets and eggs, pancakes and waffles.
There is fresh fruit and desserts with every meal. Service is very personal (with the same waiter in charge the whole time) House wine is OK. The bar has iced coffee and all kinds of drinks in the afternoon, cocktails after 6pm.
The service was always extremely friendly and courteous. The rooms were completely cleaned every day. In unoccupied apartments, minor defects were repaired directly.
The animation is unobtrusive. The evening program was entertaining despite my skepticism, the lectures on marine biology and films about the coral reef were entertaining. With a few cold cocktails, even the karaoke event was fun. Top program item was the volleyball game Perosnal vs. guests

The Werner Lau dive center is cozy, clean and practical. The instructors are competent, extremely friendly and helpful - just like the "compressor boys" who bring the tanks to one of the 6 entrances and help you with the diving (and of course collect the empty tanks again).
We were daily 2x at the house reef, which is mostly in good condition and has very nice areas in each section (sometimes you have to vary the depth). Where to dive is best checked quickly with the dive center crew, which then suggests something suitable depending on the current and shows the ideal entry. We had relaxed (but also exciting) dives throughout. At the house reef there is everything from stonefish and pipefish to eagle rays and big reef sharks. At the jetty there is a cleaning station for sharks at 25m. In the morning with strong current hook on the rope and wait. SharkLive.
There are rental scooters and guided tours with the three scooters to Bathala Thila.
The dive boat (with toilet) is in good condition, the crew friendly and capable, we were dropped off directly at Split Point. Fresh water & towels are waiting at the boat after the dive.
We were there in the low season and almost the only divers.
It is definitely worth booking a dive package in advance with Werner Lau.

My conclusion: Absolutely recommended and gladly again.




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Very nice island with a beautiful facility. All the people are very friendly. Food was fine and also varied. For our taste there should be a little more local food.
Hotel is visited to about 80% of Italian guests - partly they are relatively loud. The advantage is that most of them do not dive and therefore the dive center can be run very family-like. Dive center/dive guides/dive spots absolutely top. Very uncomplicated/helpful/respond to wishes.

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The Sandies Bathala is a very small island, which has great beach bungalows. Unfortunately, we had a water bungalow. It offers no privacy to the right and left, so you can look into the belly button of your neighbor. The way over the jetty is in the blazing sun only with shoes to walk (because so hot), which is a pity for a barefoot island. We had booked extra two separate beds, but this was implemented so that the couch was the second bed.... but for this price it does not work at all!!! The biggest disappointment was the dive center. The first day there was no one. The second day a guide was at the course and had no time. She said we should stop by at 5pm. We were then shortly after 18 clock there. Then the German speaking gentleman said: "No, you should have come at 5 pm. All boats are full and he can't plan everything for us now. Well, if you are full, you don't need 2 divers on board...never again Werner Lau, with this arrogance!
We can not really judge the house reef. But what you saw while snorkeling is one of the worst and most broken I have seen in 5 times visiting the Maldives. The food was the daily highlight. However, you certainly do not need AI, because the cocktails we were looking forward to were all, but really all just not tasty. All in all: A completely overpriced island with a dive center that heaps the boats with 18-20 divers and also not really very committed acts! Too bad...but we still had our liveaboard of a week ahead of us, so that the behavior of the dive center could not spoil our vacation at all. The poor divers who have to dive only with those of Werner Lau :-(


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We were often on the island before the renovation and felt very comfortable because it was very quiet. Now under the new management it is quite different, but can not report anything negative, except for the much too loud animations every evening.

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Beautiful facility; dedicated, friendly team. Island with easily accessible reef predestined for snorkelers.
The rebuilding work from two years ago is shown again and again by broken glass and rubble washed up on the beach. here the management should consider a general renovation.

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