Fun Island Resort

Unfortunately, Fun Island has not been very well endowed by nature, but the effort put into it by man has turned it into a happy resort with great service and facilities, and plenty of activities. All at a very reasonable price.

As you come down along the jetty the island is laid out before you. To the left and right the beaches stretch away down the flank of this long, thin island, with the rooms just behind. In front you'll see the group of smart, modern looking "public buildings". And the comfortable, open-sided main bar is just to the right, looking out over the lagoon.

Beyond the friendly and efficient front office staff, in this spacious building, are the shops, table tennis table, snooker room, karaoke room and gym. Beside these are the coffee shop/a la Carte restaurant and then the main restaurant.

With most of the activity taking place in above shown central area the rest of the island is quiet and peaceful. Because it is such a thin island, the blocks of rooms are just about back to back, with half looking out eastward to the ocean and half looking westward into the Atoll. The rooms are all the same; clean, white and simply decorated. They each have air conditioning, a minibar and good lighting. The bathrooms are bright and clean with very good fittings.

The blow line of identical rooms divided by white walls looks featureless from the outside, but that has a lot to do with the island itself. "Bodufinolhu", the original name of the island means "big island" with few coconut palms’. The soil here is shallow and sandy and although much has been planted it all grows slowly and with difficulty.

The beaches though, are generally very good. Anywhere on the island you can step out of your room and lie down on soft, fine-grained sand. The lagoon is huge and shallow on all sides. This makes it pleasant for swimming and splashing about, but no good for snorkeling. The only place to do this from is the end of the jetty. Here people congregate, amicably passing the time of day sun tanning, chatting and snorkeling.

Not a high percentage of people dive here, but those that do really enjoy it. A very experienced team in a most pleasant, patient and friendly manner runs the dive school. The dives are well conducted in small groups. And the channels just north of here around Guraidhoo and Kandooma offer some of the best diving in the country.

Fun Island also has an active and well-stocked water sports center. You can hire or have lessons or the catamarans, windsurfers, canoes and water-skis, not forgetting the banana boat. Within the same lagoon are two pretty, uninhabited islands just far enough away to give your efforts a rewarding goal.

All the usual fishing and island hopping excursions are organized during the day, and there is usually something going on in the main bar in the evening, from crab racing to live bands twice a week.

The main restaurant is big, but the food has not been compromised. Both the set meals ad buffets, which alternate, are excellent. There is a variety and quality and even some surprises. The good food surely contributes to the general atmosphere of well being.

Contributing also to this positive atmosphere is the sense of value for money. Holidays here can be surprisingly cheap, as room occupancy is kept high as a priority. So the resort is usually full, but everyone is having a fun time.