We chose a rustic, natural hotel as we don’t like bling. At first the island hotel seemed a little dated & too rustic but by Day 2 we were in love with the island & everything about it. We had great snorkelling on the house reef (but guests should be told more clearly to NOT snorkel around the back of the water villas round to the pool bar as the currents are VERY strong in that area by the afternoon/ evening). My husband & I refreshed our old scuba skills & joined our 3 young adult kids in their diving course with Irish & Sarah - brilliant, confidence instilling and lovely, lovely people. Previous reports are correct - the current is significant on the house reef (especially in the afternoons) & also on the other dives around the atoll, but with confidence in the dive leader & guide & careful diving with your buddy, dives are enjoyable & often spectacular. We saw many, many fish, sharks & some turtles as well small rays. We stayed in two beach villas, and were initially given a pair far along the beach - somewhere around 129/130 which were back from the sea behind a mesh of bushes & no sand at all. We were able to move villas after one night to better options - in the low 100s, but the better villas are definitely 40s-80s. We enjoyed the pool bar (all inclusive drinks) day time with excellent attentive service from Farouk and after dinner drinks at the sports bar (pool table) with lovely Ravi always smiling, friendly & attentive. Food was good with a great expanse of buffet platters to choose from, hot & cold. Friendly waiters nearby, although our table’s waiter (the youngest in the restaurant), was not so great. With the move of villa’s, we had a lovely, lovely time and great service from everyone. This was our third time in the Maldives, each on a different island as the island hotel concept & safe diving/snorkelling is so magical - we met a German couple on this trip who have holidayed in the Maldives 20+ times! And the last 7, was on Filitheyo. We will definitely return to the Maldives.