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Embudu Island did not deceive my most optimistic expectations, it is really a great place for recreation, snorkeling, diving, too, according to those who dived in the local waters. BUT God forbid you book a standard room! Deal in is, that there not only there is no conditioner. It just didn't scare me. the fact is that the architectural genius decided to compensate for the lack of air conditioning with a draft by inserting wooden shutters instead of glass into the windows and doors. The largest window was located in the toilet near the toilet, from floor to ceiling. if you fart loudly, it would be heard on the other side of the island. But the worst thing is that after swimming in the sea, I tried to take a shower, and found no hot water! It turns out that this option is not provided in standard rooms. And no one on any site in any review bothered to write about it. A separate question to the managers of the PTS group - was it really impossible to warn me about such living conditions? After all, I did not undergo survival training in the Airborne Forces, and paying extra $ 22 per day for a superior is not a problem for me. And there were simply no free superiors on the island. High season, you know. In English there is a word disagry (disagree), and so, I told the room manager at the reception that to live in a room without hot water ah dissegri! ! And he took pity, and moved us to a two-story building. The rooms in this building, although they were standard, and with an area of ​ ​ u200bu200bno more than 16 square meters, turned out to be the best on the island. there were no drafts, there was a water heater in the shower, there were cozy terraces separated by bushes, there was good sound insulation. Young couples settled to the left and right of us, but we did not hear any interesting sounds at night, which we were very sorry about. The furniture is not new, but strong enough. The bed is solid, with a hard mattress, and it's also reinforced with a sheet of plywood on the bottom, so it could withstand any physical exercise if you bring a younger girl and a pack of Cialis with you. The sockets in the rooms are suitable for our plugs without any adapter, if you just stick a long object into the grounding hole, for example, a teaspoon from the aircraft kit, so that the socket opens. Power for all FBs, possibly ALL. food is normal, but there are interruptions in the supply of products. then they start saving, so I managed to get better by only 600 grams in 2 weeks. That's less than one New Year's Eve! The prices for drinks at the bar were a pleasant surprise. All cocktails are 70-80 Maldivian rufiyaas. Divide by 12.7 and get a ridiculous amount for the Maldives of 5-7 dollars. I sincerely regretted not drinking at all. Water costs $1.50 per bottle. I did not notice the predominance of economical Germans on the island. Even more economical French more. There are no Russians at all, except for those who came from Hanover or Paris. All Germans are very sociable and friendly and speak English quite tolerably (better than me). The reef is equally good for both beginners and seniors on the lagoon side,
and for thrill-seekers in strong currents in cold water, where giant jacks (Giant Trevally) and thousands of flocks of blue fish with white dots on their tails (I don’t know what they are called) rush about. In January and February, manta rays come to the island and the diving school provides an opportunity to swim with them for 20 euros. You can save money if you sail from the shore. Where there is a boat with a tour, there are manti. Some Germans did just that, especially since you only need to swim 400 meters. I didn’t go diving, but according to the same Germans, this is one of the best places for diving in the Maldives. all diving points are 10 minutes by boat. Garbage is not burned on the island - even palm leaves are taken to the landfill. They do not drain sewers into the sea, as they do, for example, on Rannali. Everything is very cultured and clean. And the whole underwater world is striking in its fearlessness. If you find yourself there, try not to disturb this serenity.