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Reviews of Shamar Guesthouse & Dive

Gevehe Magu Rd., Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, 00100 Maamigili, Maldives

#8 of 8 hotels in Maamigili

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 6 hotel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.3

  • Comfort

    8.3

  • Location

    8.1

  • Facilities

    7.5

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 1 February 2023

    10
    Perfect stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great and dedicated staff, very good food, very clean, calm and perfect location for diving and snorkelling. Whalesharks and mantas almost guaranteed.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    If we really have to find out the point for improvement is probably some of the menu. Food portion, price and variety are all great. A few of the menus could be improved. well, this is only "if we have to pick" though. Our experience over this place was beyond expectation.

    We have stayed for 5 nights with Sharmar guest house for scuba diving. We initially booked for 3 nights but ended up extending our stay because this place realised our dream holiday. We are super frequent traveller both work and leisure having stayed in so many levels/kinds of hotels/inns in many countries. What we love about Sharmar Guest house is honesty, friendliness and cleanliness. If you are looking for posh, private, luxury hotel where your desire to be treated as "king and queen" fulfils sort of atmosphere, perhaps this place is not for you because is not 7 star. If you are looking for the place where you feel home and relax with clean, unpretentious atmosphere where you share your diving experiences and passion over beers, under coconut trees on the white sands with other guests and staffs, this is your place to stay in Maldives. Everyone calls each other with name. You enjoy dives and after dives with lots of laughter. All you need after repetitive diving is rest then bed linens and rooms are super fresh and clean everyday. (tbh much better than many star hotels we have stayed!). Room smells great. Clean bathrooms with sufficient hot water after diving. Of course I need to mention about kind, patient and knowledgeable diving instructors/guides who make this place even more special. Diving experience was exceptional that we encountered 4 mantas in 2 days, a whale shark, 2 turtles in 2 days, a group of 13 white sharks, hundred of schooling fishes, and breathtaking underwater sceneries...(we have many more diving spots to be explored so will definitely come back !!) Lastly, when you check out, you will probably feel so satisfied and justified seeing your bill just like we did because everything is reasonably priced despite of "Holiday in Maldives". We really would like to congratulate Shamoon and Markus created this place in Maldives. Thank you Shamoon, Markus, Anita, Sein, and crew!

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2022

    2.0
    Avoid Shamar; instead stay on a live aboard if you are interested in diving in Maldives.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Double Room with Balcony and Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    After staying two weeks in a live aboard, living in Shamar Guesthouse and Dive Center was a real letdown for the following reasons: (1) Shamar is located on Maamigili, which looks like a rundown island. (2) Shamar was full of mosquitoes. (3) Shamar was inadequately staffed and has poor service. (4) The diving was not good. (5) The charges are comparable to a live aboard if you do about 15 dives in a week, but the quality is far worse than that of a live aboard.

    The pizza made from scratch was outstanding.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2022

    1.0
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Balcony and Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

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  • Reviewed: 4 January 2022

    10
    one of the best stays ever
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    far too far from my home

    great staff, good food, very clean, great leisure space, best dives, 3 whale sharks at once

    Stayed in January 2022

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