Dive Review of Boutique Beach Hotel in
Maldives/Dhigurah, South Ari Atoll

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Boutique Beach Hotel: "Great Liveaboard Alternative for the Maldives", Mar, 2024, by Hugh E Aaron, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 12938.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	This was our first trip to the Maldives. We were told that traditionally most people dive the Maldives on liveaboards or from all inclusive resorts on private islands. Neither of those options really appeals to us. We prefer small hotels that are focused primarily on diving. Our friends, a couple from the UK who now live in France, found the Boutique Beach Hotel online. With about nine rooms and a full service dive operation it fit the bill perfectly. The BBH caters exclusively to diving/snorkeling — they do not accept room reservations without a diving or snorkeling package. While we encountered a few snorkelers, the vast majority of the guests were there to dive. As one might expect, both the staff and guests are an international crowd. Most of the dive staff are British. Most of the other staff are Maldivian, or from Bangladesh or Sri Lanka. The majority of the guests during our stay were European. There were very few other Americans. We booked a two week stay that included 28 dives each. I dove every day and ended up purchasing a few extras dives after using up my allotted 28. My wife skipped a few dives and stayed within her allotted 28. All diving is done from BBH’s custom built dive boat. The boat is very roomy with plenty of space for a full complement of divers and their gear. The main seating areas are fully covered but there is also plenty of open deck for those seeking sun. There are two open air sho ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Boutique Beach Hotel
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Virginia, North Carolina, California, Hawaii, Florida, Abaco, Bimini, Exumas, Culebra, USVI, BVI, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Caymans, Dominica, Roatan, Belize, Saba, St, Barths, St Kitts, Nevis, Saint Martin, Bequia, Bonaire, Curacao, Thailand, Australia, Egypt, Bali, Raja Ampat
Closest Airport	Male	Getting There	Tallahassee, Dallas, Doha, Male, Seaplane to South Ari, Short Boat Ride to Dhigurah Island
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	28-29°C / 82-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	15-30 M / 49-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay with guide, back on the surface in 60 +/- minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
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Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Our hotel room had a desk and chair that was probably intended for photographers. There were plenty of AC plugs and USB outlets on the wall just above the desk. There was also good overhead lighting. The setup was more than adequate for my TG-7 and housing. For bigger rigs, a bigger desk might be nice. There was no sink in the room with the desk, b ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Boutique Beach Hotel in Maldives/Dhigurah, South Ari Atoll

Boutique Beach Hotel: "Great Liveaboard Alternative for the Maldives", Mar, 2024,

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Dive Review of Boutique Beach Hotel in
Maldives/Dhigurah, South Ari Atoll