Overview

Hudhuranfushi means Island of White Gold. The resort, formerly known as Lohifushi, has been completely refurbished and upgraded to a four star resort. The resort is perfect for surfing couples, honeymooners, families or the boys looking to kick back in style.

Description

Hudhuranfushi is a four star resort with fantastic facilities including swimming pool, watersports centre, scuba dive centre, tennis and squash court, gymnasium, day spa, kids' playground and a variety of bars and restaurants. The buffets are amazing.

Standard Inclusions

• YOU CAN ONLY BOOK IN MULTIPLES OF 2 SPACES (The package is sold on a per room basis for 1 surfer and 1 non surfer)
• 7 nights Beach villa accommodation twin/double share basis
• 1 x surfing pass entitling guaranteed space on boats for 2 x 3 hour trips per day
• Return airport transfers by speedboat
• Buffet breakfast, lunch & dinner in the Banyan Restaurant daily
• 3 Snack buffets (morning tea/ afternoon tea/ midnight snack)
• All inclusive beverages (House pouring) in the Niyala Bar (10am-Midnight), Beach bar (11am-6pm), Banyan Restaurant (during lunch & dinner)& Lohis bar (11am-6pm) are as follows:
• Spirits (Whisky/Brandy/Gin/Vodka/Rum) by the glass, Wines (Red/White table wines) by the glass, Beer by the glass, Choice of 5 cocktails from the included spirits above, Choice of 5 mocktails, Mineral water by the glass, Cordials (Mango, Orange, Passionfruit & Pineapple) by the glass, Tea/Coffee
• Tennis (Daytime court with equipment), Gymnasium, Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash (daytime court with equipment), Pool table & Beach Volleyball

Trip Info

Great Accommodation, Great Activities, Great Holiday

Fully refurbished in 2006 into four star accommodation; The refurbishment included 137 guest rooms (beach villas) and also the addition of 26 new ocean villas to the room inventory. The old beach villas have been completely transformed with new interior and exterior architecture and design. All villas have thatched roofs, timber front deck, polished cement flooring, TV, mini bar, bathtub and outdoor open air shower. Lohis Surfpoint rooms are also available for those surfers who don't need an upmarket room on the beachfront but would like to be first in the surf each morning. Only a 50m walk from your Surfpoint room and you're checking out the famous left-hander, Lohis

Famous Left Hander Right Out Front and Access to Other Quality Breaks

Located in the North Male atoll, approximately 30 minutes boat ride from Male airport, the resort is a four-star multi-facility island paradise with sandy beaches, crystal clear pristine lagoons surrounded by coral reefs teeming with colourful tropical fish. More importantly, it hosts a perfect left-hander which wraps around the south east corner.

Not only do you have access to the quality left-hander within paddling distance, but also use of the resort boats for transfers to the outer reefs such as Cokes, Chickens, Sultans, Jails etc.

Detailed Information

Hudhuranfushi Island, Maldives
19 km from airport/30 minutes by speedboat.

Room facilities
Air conditioning, shower, hot and cold water, bath tub, open air shower, mini bar, IDD in room, satellite TV, shaver socket, timber deck, sea view, beach bed, bath foam, bath towels, face towels, hand towels, soap, shampoo.

Restaurants
Banyan Restaurant - main restaurant
Sunset Restaurant - a la carte restaurant/coffee shop (24 hour room service)

Bars
Sunset Bar - Attached to Sunset Restaurant
Beach Bar - At the north end of the island
Surf Bar - At the south end of the island with full view of the wave surfing break

Coconut Day Spa
This new Balinese operated day-spa offers a comprehensive range of pamper packages that will relax and rejuvinate you during your stay. The warm stone massage is highly recommended.

Other activities & facilities
Two swimming pools including a children's pool, karaoke lounge, children's park or playing area, souvenir shops, gem and jewellery shop, safe lockers in reception, luggage storage room, courtesy room, beach towles, bicycles, porter service, reading lounge, cyber station.
Paid services (not included)- Bicycles, babysitting, laundry service, express photo service

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Activity Info

Water Sports

Surfing transfers: Our in-house surfing guide co-ordinates up to three dhoni boats with a maximum of 15 surfers per boat for transfers to the various surfing regions in the North Male atoll (all within 20 minutess by dhoni boat) *More details below*
Wind Surfing: Basic, beginners, refresher, fun board courses (international licence)
Catamaran-sailing courses (international licence)
Water skiing courses
Banana riding
Canoeing
Kite surfing
Surfing
Hudhuranfushi Resort is the best destination in the North Male atoll for surfing, with seven surfing breaks within 20 minutes by dhoni boat.

Diving and Diving Schools

Languages spoken: English, German, Japanese and Dhivehi.
Types of Courses: PADI - open water to dive master, CMAS - one star, discover scuba diving.
Certificates: PADI, Barakuda, CMAS.
Dive spots: 40 different points (MS Victory Wreck, Octbetilla, Manta Point, Shark Point, Rainbow Giri, Lions Head, Paradise Rock, Aquarium, Coral Garden, Banana Reef, etc).
Equipment: BCD, regulator, wetsuit, computer, mask, fins, snorkel, video camera etc.
Organized diving safaris or excursions every day.

Stacks of Activities

Evening programs
Live music, disco, karaoke, traditional shows, crab race, magic show, fire dance, beach parties etc.

On-island sports activities
Surfing at Lohis break (walk from your room to world class left-hander), tennis, table tennis, squash, billiards/snooker, darts, football (soccer), beach volleyball, table soccer, badminton, fitness equipment, chess, carom.

Testimonials

We had the most amazing time in the Maldives - it was the perfect honeymoon.
We couldn't fault our holiday at all. From the time we booked until the time we arrived home - everything was just great.
Luke had an awesome time surfing and really enjoyed surfing with Richard. Richard is an awesome guy -always stopping for a chat and keeping us informed of the surf conditions throughout the day.
We would definately return to Huduranfushi in the future and would highly recommed World Surfaris and the Maldives to anyone looking for a surfing/relaxing holiday.
Hope to be in touch again.
Lynette Davies
Customer Service Representative
Customer Interaction Centre - Coniston
Integral Energy
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Here is my feedback.
This is very long and probably hard to read (English writing is not my specialty I guess).

1. Sri Lankai Air.
The flight was a delight; they use brand new airbus 340 instead of old Boeing. Personnel from Sri Lanka Air were smiling all the time and the food was good. I would recommend Sri Lanka air to anyone.
2. At our arrival at Hudurhanfushi:
When we arrived at Male it was easy to find the Hudurhanfushi booth because of the numerous surfers heading to the same direction. The speed boat was fast and pleasant.
Even though we arrived late, we were able to see numerous fish in the water and we were just starting to realize the paradise surrounding us.
3. The room
The room was a lot more than I expected, it is huge, and there is plenty of space. My wife brought a yoga mat so she was happy to have some space to practice.
The bathroom was a pleasant surprise. The half shower on the outside and half bath room in the inside is soooo nice feature. I can understand that having a toilet outside might be a problem with some people but honestly who cares?
I remember the long shower after the session watching the bat flying on the cloudless sky unlighted by the moon. Also in the morning since I was waking up at 5h for the first surf at Lohis it was great to check the sun rising was I was preparing myself. You can take two showers at the same time so there is no fight between couple when you come back from snorkeling :D.
4. The restaurant.
The next morning we discovered the restaurant. I was astonished by the amount of choice and variety. English style breakfast, many kind of cereals, fruits of all kind, bread, croissants etc.
And the delicious omelet prepared according to your wish. The lunch and dinner were amazing and the dessert table was impossible to avoid!
After the first day I was happy but I was thinking it would be the same every day ? it wasn?t the case. We had every day several new things and also one night we had Maldivian plates and everything was delicious. I read in some reviews at Trip Advisor bad comments about the food and I can?t disagree more (and I am French I live for good food).
5. Your represenative/Surfguide
It was represented by Richard. He immediately welcomed us when we arrive.
Everything was well explained to us he answered our question the best he can and we felt his warmness and friendly feeling from the beginning. I want to highlight the fact that he understood immediately that Kazu and two other Japanese customers weren?t able to communicate in English.
So Richard immediately used me (and my wife when on the island) to translate everything to them.
What I am trying to say is that instead leaving them behind he immediately try to find a way to communicate to proper information. Also many time in the water I saw that he had a nice comment in English for them or he was trying to check if everything is alright even though he can?t speak Japanese. So he is not the kind of guy who think everybody should talk American, he understands that it?s difficult for some people to talk English.

Except that, Richard has been very efficient at grouping your customers and pushing regular Hudurhanfshi customers in another boat. As a result, the atmosphere was great, Australians, French, Portugues, Brazilian (the ones who don?t always stay in their group), Japanese, everyone got to know each other. Everybody could get his share of wave and very often I saw many guys giving the priority to other guys.
Richard has ALWAYS proposed the guy next to him to drop him on his wave. And I saw him many time giving good advice (to me as well) about where to be in the wave etc. He talks with the good surfers and with the beginner as well. Thanks to him I got a nice barrel at Cokes since he explained that I had to hurry at the first section in order to prepare myself for the second one which is easier to barrel.

Well, you understood, he is more than a great surfer, he is a great guy. Everybody though so: he is a great asset for your company.

6. The island in itself.
Since I have waked up every day at 5 o clock, I could see how many efforts the employees were doing at cleaning the entire island very carefully. Taking out all the dead coral reef everyday require a lot of time and efforts. This island has everything a surfer with family will require. A top notch wave for daddy, nice lagoon and snorkeling spots for mummy and tons of animals (lizard, crabs, bats, million of fish,etc) for the kids. There is also a kid?s playground that I test myself, pretty entertaining! I love the fact that it?s recovered by trees! Be able to go around in the shadows of the palm trees is perfect to enjoy the weather.

And Lohis is a gift from god. I love this wave, it is gniarly but still easy to duck dive at 6 feets. It?s also the perfect wave to make the perfect sunset picture.

The coconut spa is a nice feature, the special surfer massage after 4 days of 8 hours riding was a bless!

And the sea life is the best I have ever seen. I saw dolphins every morning at lohis behind the line up. I was visited by 2 manta ray, flying fishes and many coral sharks. I love coral sharks, they are beautiful animals full of grace. Also my conversation with another surfer was interrupted by a big sea turtle just looking for fresh air before another dive. And the amount of fishes you can see is incredible. I usually suck at fishing but I got a barracuda after three minutes trying with just a piece of dead fish and a line!

7. The Surf.
I was riding the end of a swell which was pretty big according to Richard. It lasted three days. These waves were a lot of fun. Sultan on the good day can be powerful, I though it was more calm so I was very happy. Then the swell went down and I spent two days at Cokes. Because even with 3 feets wave, there is always this barrel reward at the end. A barrel before lunch was my everyday objective.

Then we had two days flat ? well not exactly flat but small. My wife joined me at Sultan and she learned some bodyboard safely. She tried Lohis but it?s a bit dangerous: She can?t turn left :P.

The last day?wow?what can I say? i woke up at 5h, went to lohis. I was alone and in the water I saw the first over 6 feets set of my trip. I couldn?t smile more. A French friend came and join me and we enjoyed one hour alone before the brazilian community woke up :P. It was fantastic. Riding lohis at 6 feets is a real experience. The wave is so fast but when you get the good one it?s just like an unstoppable train. No need to paddle, you follow the wall!!!

In this morning we went in Sultan. The current was very strong and by three time I had to ask a boat to send me back to the waves (I hate to leave a beautiful glassy wave even if it?s for my safety). Still, it was so nice to see the spot with some size. Even watching was a pleasure, especially Richard who was showing the way it?s supposed to be surf. Still I could get 2 set wave with my bodyboards and when I remember the view I had following these walls I can?t stop smiling.

Even though my speed boat was planned to 7h30 I went to surf in the afternoon. It wasn?t so big but stil we had good ones. The atmosphere was sooo good. At then end, everyone went near the swimming pool drink a last bintang before I left. I took pictures in the water of other surfers so it helped to make good friendship (I love their smile when I say I have a good picture of you riding!).

Conclusion:

Hudurhanfushi is place special for me. I surfed in Brazil, France, Spain, Portugal, Indonesia and Caribbean. But I never had a so good time than there. Maybe I had the same in France, because since it?s my home country I was able to surf with other local friends in uncrowed spot. And that?s exactly what I did. No matter the 15 Brazilians and thanks to Richard, I was able to score everyday a single wave which worth the cost of all my trip. And (very important for the future ) my wife enjoyed, she could share this experience with me and she miss the beautiful sealife sooo much.

Yes there is no doubt Kazu and me are going back next year!

Voila,
Julien
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Back in the office today after a cracking trip to the Maldives, and depression is setting in! We scored great surf all week - timing was good because apparently it had been windy and poor surf the week before. We surfed Lohi's, Sultans and Jails (my favourite) ranging from chest high to overhead.

Just thought I would provide some feedback, and ask a small favour.

Surf Guide

- Your guide is a deadset legend. He was so helpful to our group and had answers and advice whenever we needed some. He also came out for a few surfs with us and was really good value. You have got a great Surf Guide in him and I hope he will still be there when we get to head back there in the future. His ability to manage a diverse range of guests was very impressive; nothing was too much and he made sure your guests got on the boats etc.......and he was just an allround nice guy.
If he ever resigns from the job I would love to apply for it!!!!!!
Resort
- The resort is what I expected for an island in a country as remote as the Maldives. Everything is clean and of a good standard.
- The package with the inclusive food and drink was great. Surfing at least a couple of times every day, we never went hungry or thirsty........and beers in the pool after a surf was very easy to get use to.
- The restaurant with the open plan was nice particularly with a bit of a breeze coming through. Having the same table all the time helped; one less thing to think about.
- The staff were also very helpful.
In addition, my wife had a great time as a non-surfer. She came out on the surf boats a couple of times with some other non-surfer partners that we met at the resort.
One suggestion I would make is, when we were leaving I would have loved to have been able to purchase a t-shirt or something to take home, but there was only one "surfing" related t-shirt in the gift shop, and it was pretty ordinary. The majority of souvenirs were diving related.
Crowds
Whilst we struck a few boats at Sultans and Jails, we never struggled for waves. Coming from Dee Why in Sydney, I call anything under 20 "uncrowded". With Jails having 3 peaks people were spread out and we got our fix of waves! We managed to surf Lohi's with about 7 of us out one morning, it was magic!

We have set ourselves a goal of heading back in 2 years time for at least 10 days, maybe 14. I think our next travel group will be larger, our friends that didn't come are very jealous!

I want to thank you again for all your help, you have been of great assistance, and I look forward to dealing with you in the future.

Kind regards,

Robert Wright CFP