I stayed at Asdu a few years ago with a friend of mine, and after seeing some of the negative reviews here on Tripadvisor, I felt compelled to write my own. As one can tell from the website and affordable prices (most resorts in the Maldives are significantly more expensive), the Asdu resort is very minimal. That is part of its charm. On this small island you will not find manicured flora, or luxurious villas set out above the water. The point of the resort is to keep the island as natural as possible, without damaging its beauty. If you are looking for something extravagant and fancy, go stay at the four seasons. If you want to feel like youre on a tropical island by yourself in the middle of nowhere, stay at Asdu.

I also found the staff a great balance between being friendly and helpful, but not too invasive. They were willing to take us out snorkeling or sailing, but left us to relax on the beach when we wanted some down time.

The food was a great mix of Italian and local Maldivian food. If you got up early enough you could see the fisherman bringing in that day's catch - which you would be eating at lunch and dinner.

The villas are very basic, but again, that's the point. I completely loved staying at Asdu, and I always recommend it to people who want to visit the Maldives but are not interested in going to one of the big fancy resorts with hundreds of people, screaming children, and in-your-face service.

Asdu sun Island is a very simple resort on a marvelous island, you eat excellent food and service is excellent too (personel very sympathic). Ambiance is simple, not snob. You can see very easily marine life while snorkeling and diving is possible too. We highly recommand this resort for little budgets
Nathalie & Alain

I've stayed there in January with friends and all our kids (5). The rooms are very very basic, not even warm water, but we didn't care at all. Food is simple too, but fresh and well done, waiters are nice and smiling all the time even with our excited kids. Beaches are beautiful and almost desert. If you don't care to find international buffet or music after dinner and you're just looking for a quite place to relax, swim and enjoy the view, this is the place.
The only bad note are the owners, really rude (rare for maldivians!), never smiling, never friendly. They should be more relaxed living in such a paradise all year long!

First time in Maldives, it was a dream becomes true when I saw first time the island. So small...I felt to be as in movie (Cast away?) and immediatly I felt to be in heaven. White sand, turquoise sea and high palm trees.
A breathly wind was surronding all the time, to refresh a while in sunny days.
Ok, bungalows are quite old and up-to-date, no hot water (do you really need??), buffet not so much fully improved and no nightlife at all. But....who cares?
What I liked more is the essential lifestyle. No TV, no radio, mobile coverage if you really want to be connected (damn, in vacation?) and internet connection if you want/need.
For the rest, relax at all. Sun, sea, beach, colored fish everywhere, birds screaming all the time, some bats on sunset. For a while I'm back to the past, when we were young and we enjoyed with few things.
Ask yourself what you really want from your vacation and if answer is relax and enjoy nature, this is right place. This is not a 5-star hotel: here all is essential and enough what you need for your vacation. You need more? Go to other places, internet is helpful for this.
All staff is quite nice, always smiling and improving help. If you smile back, you have best deal. I played so hard with them in volleyball (the only free time for them) and I received all best friendship.
Diving is good, instructor is quite nice and competent. But sea does the rest.
Sharks, Napoleon fish and manta...oh my God!! What wonderful watch.
Yes, complaining a while the nature, where in early morning birds start to scream so hard you can't sleep at all. But...it's nature. And I recommend earplugs ;-))
My wife and my friends completed vacation in perfect way. Always smiling and laughing, never complain of everything and even something was not in right way...relax, you are in vacation!!!