"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."