I’ve just bought my wife the Isla Bike Beinn 29. She loves it. Very versatile in that you can run it as a hybrid or it’ll take up to 2″ tyres for off road. Fittings for bottles, racks, mudguards and disks really mean you can do almost anything with it. The simple 1×10 drivetrain is perfect for anyone new to cycling or whose been away from it for years.
Not the cheapest option but well worth upgrading if he gets more into cycling and will probably have good resale value if he doesn’t.
I tried to persuade my sister that it was the bike for her but she insisted she’d need suspension, she doesn’t, and now she’s finding the Giant she bought a bit of a slow dead weight. So she’s now eyeing up road bikes! I honestly think if she’d bought the Beinn she’d be happy with a single bike*
*I hear that this is possible