Step ashore, escape begins here.

The Barefoot Eco Hotel & Villas is located in the preserved deep North of the Maldives, on the charming local island of Hanimaadhoo in the Haa Dhaalu Atoll.

Enjoy the aerial view of the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean on your 45 minute domestic flight from Male International Airport.

Our 4-star resort is immersed in an untouched nature to give you not only privacy but also the opportunity to discover the true Maldives.

A private, half mile sandy beach and 64 comfortable rooms and 5 Heritage villas frame the hotel, inviting you to experience an authentic and relaxing holiday at outstanding value.

The Barefoot Jetty & Lagoon
A boat floating on clear turquoise ocean water near the shoreline, with a partly cloudy sky overhead.
 

The Barefoot Eco Resort & Villas: hotel facilities & services

    • 3 Restaurants & Beach snack bar

    • Seawater swimming pool

    • Diving Center, Watersports

    • Wellness Centre & SPA

    • Fully-equipped gym

    • Bowls court

    • Boutique with tailoring service

    • Seminar room

    • Library featuring a variety of books

    • Speed boat transfer from/to the boat bar

    • Sun beds & umbrellas

    • In-House Laundry

    • WI-FI connection

    • Evening biology lectures

    • First experience breathing underwater

    • Morning yoga sessions

    • Bicycles

    • Canoeing

    • Windsurfing

    • Diving and snorkeling

    • Fishing

    • Daily wellness activities

    • Sustainability activities

    • Excursions

    • Bicycle tours

    • Volleyball

    • Movie nights

    • Board & Card games

    • Snorkeling

    • Lawn bowls

    • Bubble-maker courses and Junior Open Water diver license

    • Dolphin and manta ray excursions

Hanimaadhoo Island

Hanimaadhoo is located in the North and it is one of the most beautiful islands of Maldives: lush vegetation, long beaches and turquoise lagoon. It opens the door for an adventure and genuine gateway where to be spoiled with a true Maldivian warm hospitality.

Hanimaadhoo is a quiet fishing village with lots of tree-shade and swings. Fishing and agriculture are what most of the 2500 inhabitants of the island do for work.

It is a typical island custom that everyone finishes their work by late afternoon, take their daily shower or bath near their wells, dress the children in fresh clothes and go for a stroll in the island, visiting friends and relatives, delivering small bowls of fresh homemade curry or taking some time to relax at the beachside, watching the late afternoon sun while children play around the beach.

Hanimaadhoo community services: school, mosque, health center, climate observatory, harbour, local village, police station, airport.

Useful information

  • In order to make full use of the hours of sunlight, the hotel is one (+1) hour ahead of Male Time.

  • The Maldives enjoy a year-round tropical climate, subject to the influence of the monsoons, winds that blow in different directions according to the seasons. There are two seasons: the dry season of the “Iruvai”, monsoon from the Northeast, from December to May, and the rainy season of the “Hulhangu”, monsoon from the Southwest, from May to November. The wind that brings the rains blows from the southwest towards the northeast, whereas the winter monsoon (which brings the good weather) blows from the northeast to the southwest, bringing the dry season with little rain. Temperatures average 28°-31° all year round. The water temperature is always pleasant, around 27°-29°.

  • Everyone is welcome at The Barefoot Eco Hotel: solo travelers and couples, families and groups.
    Our hotel is not designed for guests with restricted mobility (not wheelchair friendly), but if you have any kind of special needs feel free to contact us and we will try our best to arrange a memorable holiday for you.

  • English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Hindi and Divehi.

  • The hotel accepts USD and EURO. We warmly suggest to bring small pieces of USD and EURO in case of purchases in the local village.

    Visa and MasterCard can be used to pay all extras.

  • To maintain a peaceful atmosphere, we ask you not to use your cell phones in public areas and, if possible, to reduce the volume of the ring tone.

  • Practical and informal summer clothes, without forgetting a sun hat, sunglasses, sun cream and rubber shoes. Dress code: both in the daytime and in the evening, it is not permitted to enter the bar and restaurant in bathing suits or with wet clothes and guests are requested to always wear at least a T-shirt in these areas. In the evenings and after dinner, bermuda shorts and wraparound skirts are allowed. Guests are more than welcome to go barefooted anywhere on the hotel. Nudity is strictly forbidden.

  • Children are most welcome. Parents are kindly requested to look after their children avoiding situations which could spoil the tranquility and atmosphere which is typical of the resort. We also recommend to avoid situations and activities which may lead to dangerous consequences. Children, who must be at least 8 years old, can take part in the Padi “bubble-maker” courses, whereas children, who must be at least 10 years old, can take the “junior open water diver” license.