Equator Village Resort

Just returned from a 9-night all inclusive stay at Equator Village. Once you acclimatise and pull round from your outbound treck (our treck was 26-hrs and 4-flights) you can begin to relax / enjoy your surroundings. Hotel is on an ex RAF base but the layout etc is good / easy to find your way round. Rooms are a good size with good amenities (one slight criticism would be a lack of wardrobe space). Restaurant - great service / meals - decent choice and good quality (the bolognese and dhal curry was tremendous). Drinks - all beers on offer were good quality.....A.I. cocktails were decent and if you want a change you can buy a large range at a reasonable price (another slight criticism would be during our stay they did not have any tomato juice for a Bloody Mary which I like starting the day with). All bar staff were very friendly / chatty / professional (Harry was the one that stood out). One slight criticism would be the pool bar was only open on 2-occasions during our stay. The hotel offers excursions......some free on A.I. package and some you had to pay a small price (dolphin trip was great value at only approx £21 ) The cats, kittens and chickens were a nice distraction and didn't get in the way at all......our favourite was a little white / ginger kitten that had such a needy meow....he was our little furry holiday buddy. The hotel has a large range of nationalities, all of which were friendly. Big shout out to Stella, Ariane and Angie from Germany....it was great to spend some good times and have a few laughs with you all....Prost ! All things considered a great hotel with fantastic staff, good food and drinks and great company. A great vacation !

We booked all inclusive option & stayed 12 days in Nov 2025 - mainly for the snorkelling. Gan island is a 1hr 20min flight from Male - if they don't stop at another island en route. We arrived in Male & waited 4 hrs for the flight to Gan, speedboat not an option. Rooms very basic but clean, tv tiny! Water, instant tea, coffee & coffee creamer in room Important to note that despite the hotel info to the contrary you are told on arrival that wifi is only available in the reception/bar/restaurant. Food is very mediocre, chicken every day, 3 times a day! All inclusive is breakfast, lunch, high tea & dinner. Chicken curry, veg curry, pasta, selection of bread & some fruit - it didn't vary much day to day. High tea is tea/coffee and biscuits, occasionally a samosa savoury. No yogurt at breakfast, no pastries and no ice cream. Tea & coffee only allowed at breakfast & high tea - we're English and needed a lot more cups of tea! Pool lovely & snorkelling off the beach is good. No pool or beach service & pool bar never manned during our stay. All inclusive cocktails very poor, paid for ones lovely! So many chickens, cockerels and cats roaming the place - 4am crowing was a rude awakening every single day! Trips - snorkelling good (free), dolphins (paid for) good, island hopping (paid for) awful! Boat trip to visit 1 small souvenir shop, 1 coffee shop and walked in the midday sun for ages before back on the boat for snorkelling and lunch (lunch surprisingly good) Boat crew are great. You MUST have your own snorkelling gear including fins - reception won't allow you on the boat otherwise. It can be hired from the dive shop - don't know how good or how much as luckily we'd taken ours. Cycles can be taken as part of the AI package, we biked to a cafe for coffee and to watch the boats bring in fish at the harbour. Although we enjoyed the peace & quiet (apart from the chickens) and the snorkelling we wouldn't go back.