Cowry Inn

Pros +

• In principle a nice property, located right next to the Bikini Beach. They arranged speedboat transfers for us at a fair price. The rooms are spacious, the bed was comfortable and the room itself was clean.
• Spacious. Clean. Rustic.

Cons -

• Upon arrival you get a whole sheet of rules that you have to sign, which includes things like no eating in the room or prices that are charged if linen or towels are stained. Eating in a hotel room is simply expected, and even beyond that, these rules feel very odd (we are all adults) and set a very strange vibe. We were also informed that towels would be changed daily only to find our dirty towels that we left on the floor hung up again - with the explanation that they are apparently changed every other day (?). We were also not informed that there were beach beds available, we only found out after spotting them on the beach ourselves. What quite also annoyed us, is an instance where we came back from the beach, only to find our room unlocked with the maintenance key in the lock and no one around. We were able to walk straight into our room with all valuables inside and no one around for ~10 minutes (by which point we went to find some staff). This is simply not acceptable in our opinion. Overall we felt that the service left quite a bit to be desired and we did not feel the friendliness we experienced elsewhere in the Maldives. Moreover, the bathroom had seen better times and cleanliness left room for improvement. Additionally, the shower regularly created a strong smell of sewage, which was super unpleasant. We would very much visit Fulidhoo again, but we would be staying somewhere else.