"Where do i even begin? This hotel is such a gem. I am absolutely blown away by the hospitality of the staff there, namely Francis, and the reception staff, Nicole and Alesta and the culinary staff at the restaurant and all the boatmen and housekeeping staff. We were treated like we were royalty. Everything from check-in to the whole duration of our stay until check-out went smoothly. It is a super clean, modern hotel, the staff were super attentive and flexible to our requests, they made sure that we were warmly welcomed. The price is also very affordable, and I love the fact that it was close to Male island, so it took only 30 mins to reach by speedboat from the Velana airport. I highly recommend staying at this hotel, if you want to have the most relaxing stay. Well worth the visit! Thank you again to Francis and his team, you guys were the highlight of our trip, customer service at its finest! "

The hotel is very nice, clean, modern, just steps away to the bikini beach. The food was good with nice selections for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We loved our room, called the Supercute with walkout balconies to sea view and very spacious. We truly enjoyed the stay, the staff was so helpful, always have great smiles on their faces and took great care of us. The front manager Francis recommended tours from the hotel, we did fishing tour, snorkeling, swam with nurse sharks, had lunch at the beautiful sand banks, touched stingrays, saw dolphins, turtles and sealife these were such memorable moments. Water was crystal clear and warm. So many shades of blue. The staff at Ayala especially Alesta, Rowen, Nicole, Rameez, Ali, Francis made our stay so much better. They answered all our questions, so eager to help and do it with smiles on their faces. Definitely recommend Ayala hotel! Thank you!

"I have been at Ayala for 1 week with my family(5 people) in a family suite. Perfect service, clean hotel, good restaurant, close to the bikini beach. Excellent support for transfers and tours. I trully recommend the hotel for staying in Gulhi Island"

"We stayed at the Ayala hotel for only 2 days, because unfortunately our newborn fell ill with the flu, and we had to return home. But even if for a short time, we felt treated like royalty, the staff was very kind to us and helped us in everything, even accompanying us to the child's visits to the medical clinic on the island, and the room was also cleaned frequently, the food was excellent and much appreciated even by us Westerners, as it was varied and not spicy as often happens. The island is small and the people who live there are cheerful and courteous towards tourists, however there is no shortage of dive centers and shops, which are all close to the tourist beach, we are really sorry that we couldn't stay longer but we will definitely return ! Special thanks go to the Ayala staff for the help and understanding shown towards us, you are fantastic. See you soon, Valerio."

Highly recommend this guesthouse!!! Had a lovely stay for 2 nights (16-18 June) in room 201. Truly a 5 star hotel experience. Rooms are so great, cleanliness amazing. Sometimes I was wondering if housekeeping made our room after every time we went out. Staff so friendly and smiling. We are for sure coming back to stay, that’s a 100% guarantee. We also ended up having all our meals here even if only breakfast was included in our package. Keep it up!!

I don't know how to start, but everything was PERFECT. Beautiful hotel, friendly staff, nice restaurant with a good variety of food and meals. just mins walk from the most beautiful beach you will see, JUST STAY IN THIS HOTEL WITHOUT HESTITATION.

Our stay at Ayala was very satisfying. New and very nice hotel. Staff friendly, helpful and always smiling, cleanliness is very good, rooms are cleaned twice a day! Really good restaurant, I think the best on the island, breakfast buffet and dinner buffet with half-board, we always ate very well. Almost every night even friends who were not staying overnight at Ayala came to dine there, just because the restaurant was great and the a la carte menu extensive and with good prices. Availability of nice excursions with good prices, with friendly and helpful guides. Nice massages at the spa. Bikini beach 2 minutes away, beach towels, sun beds and umbrella provided. I would always choose Ayala!

Our stay at Ayala was very satisfying. New and very nice hotel. Staff friendly, helpful and always smiling, cleanliness is very good, rooms are cleaned twice a day! Really good restaurant, I think the best on the island, breakfast buffet and dinner buffet with half-board, we always ate very well. Almost every night even friends who were not staying overnight at Ayala came to dine there, just because the restaurant was great and the a la carte menu extensive and with good prices. Availability of nice excursions with good prices, with friendly and helpful guides. Nice massages at the spa. Bikini beach 2 minutes away, beach towels, sun beds and umbrella provided. I would always choose Ayala!