Reviews of Canopus Retreat Thulusdhoo

The room met our expectations—clean, comfortable, and just as described. Breakfast was varied, fresh, and of good quality.

Although some early-morning activities are available on the island, it was disappointing that no coffee was offered before breakfast time. We had read about the issue with cats in previous reviews, and, although we are animal lovers, the situation seems poorly managed—the smell on the shared stairway was unpleasant and persistent."

The staff were exceptional - went above and beyond and were always available to help. Location was excellent, just in front of the property is bikini beach and the hotel puts up sunbeds for you on request

Bed was slightly hard for my liking but that’s just personal taste

Location right on the beach. Staff very friendly and eager to please.Sea view room clean with housekeeping attentive. Staff happy to arrange excursions and private taxi back to airport. Ranga (spelling) who runs reception is outstanding 10 out of 10 but is sadly let down by the owners.

Booked 2 non sea facing rooms, they have no outside windows. 1 room has a window of the Internal courtyard with views of cleaning materials and rubbish bins. Only 1 room had a safe. They had a very stale smell. After 16hours travel we tried to sleep but there is a unit on the outside of the wall that clicks on and of every 30 seconds. Sleep is not possible. I informed reception we will cancel our bookings and leave the next day. They did move us to a Seaview room. But we gave up 2 rooms for 1 and all 3 people had to share. There are more than 15 cats that live in the restaurant and reception. The stink is unbelievable. The cats spray inside the hotel. They also all defecate on the beach where you eat, lay on the sundowners and walk. We personally saw this many times. The building noise goes from 7am to 8pm. Most of the time we sat at other beaches so no advantage paying for this hotel. The staff are great but I am sorry I can not recommend it while the cat issue and building noise exists. I notice the owner accepts positive comments but denies the negative o es. Nothing I have written is untrue. Buyer beware.

Fantastic location and really lovely, clean rooms. The restaurant downstairs has delicious food. Staff are very helpful and welcoming. The little beach in front is beautiful.

I didn't mind the cats but there are a few about.

Amazing stay. Thank you so much for the wonderful experience. Big thanks to the sweet staff. And ro Barbara and Giovanni.

Rooms were fantastic with amazing view, location was amazing and Giovanni was so helpful organising everything. Would highly recommend

Love the location

The location was the best, in front of the beach. Rooms were clean. They picked us up from the port to the hotel what we appreciated it.

Beds were so uncomfortable and the breakfast was very simple and not too tasty. In our opinion they need to improve their food.

The view is amazing and being right at the beach is very convenient. The room was very spacious. The owner organizing our airport transfers and dropping us off to the port was very nice.

The staff didn't feel very welcoming. The bed was stiff.

Beach front: Has a nice sandy beach with emerald green water Good location: can see sunrise from the room, sunset from a few minutes walking, Good communication: they arranged transportation, Very caring & friendly staff

Construction noise: They are building another hotel attached to the existing one. Too many cats in & out of the building.

Great atmosphere, the rooms are directed to the seaside view which is amazing. Breakfast selection is basic but tasty. There’s a nice vibe in front od hotel as many people come around for lunch and diner. Really cozy place ro stay. We enjoyed it a lot!

Indeed you can smell the cats! The first day it was a bit annoying but then we got used to it I guess. Luckilly there’s no such smell in the rooms, only in the lobby and corridors. A bit of disappointment were the sunbeds as most of them were damaged and not fully functional. The last thing were the construction works happening just by the guesthouse. It’s quite annoying as you can hear it in the rooms and at the beach so better to change the location during the day. The calm day is on Fridays as it’s a day off.

The location , the room overlooking the beautiful beach with the balcony , great staff especially Babu helped to organize your excursions/trips and was available to guide for any concerns. I stayed for a total of 6 days and as a solo female traveler I had no concerns or problems during my stay.

Amazing location, good breakfast and competent service.