Male City and Airport hotels & places to stay

Our first time to Maldives & stay here for one night as transit before our flight back to KL on next day morning. Overall, this is small hotel just right in front of the beach. Transport to & from airport is on scheduled basis every half an hour. The food & drinks here is at reasonable price & they can prepare vegetarian meals here. You can walk from hotel to Ferry station to Male city. Recommended to change at least USD 100 of local currency for transport & meals. Happy to recommend this hotel for anyone who transit to island resort or return home.

We arrive at night and staff already wait in front of arrival hall with a board named us. Very helpfull guys, he take care our transport to Male City and to our next destination. Room is superb...very clean, bed are tidy, breakfast at 10th floor, we can see airport and another island from here. Hotel about 5min walking from jetty. No doubt this is the best choice to stay at Male City.

I stayed with my younger daughter (5 Years Old), she loves so much the decoration rooms which has a Fish pillow ! It is really different with other hotel. When we entered the hotel, it feel so homey and comfortable. Beside that the Breakfast is really Super Good ! 2 Thumbs for the service and staff, they are really very friendly and helpful. Glad to choose this hotel during my trip in Male City. Of course i would like to recommended to the other guest if you want to stay in Male then Somerset Inn is the final choice. Keep the good jobs for the Front Desk and the Hotel Manager - Mr. Mooz, do love your assistance. Keep it up the performance !

The price are included transportation back and forth from male airport to the hotel. The person in charge will pick you up at the airport and bring you to ferry terminal to take ferry to hotel and you will transfer by taxi to hotel after reach male city ferry port. Everything is pleasant , however the day when we were transfer back to airport, the staff only call taxi to pick us up and send us to port, we have to pay usd1 per person to take the ferry back to airport which the staff did not mention to us we have to pay the ferry ourselves. This was very unpleasant as the taxi also didn't know what to do after send us to ferry port and the taxi driver couldn't speak English well. We just feel like getting dumped off from taxi to the port which I thought the staff will send us back to airport or even give us the ferry ticket.

The standard room is small but we have been upgraded to deluxe room for free. However no view from the room unless u go for seaview room. Room is clean and especially the bathroom which is nice and comfortable. Counter lady speaks good english and helpful as she called our next day resort to check the speedboat pick up time for us. The beach and sea is just across the road. However, we were informed by hotel that their vehicle is not available although we hv prebook earlier and asked us to take a cab. But it's easy to get a cab at the airport and the charges (around $10 per cab) is much cheaper compare to the hotel's shuttle charges. Not to worry if your arrival is at nite time as taxi is everywhere. During check out they also arranged cab for us at reasonable charges. This hotel is located at hulumale considered newer area. Would recommend to stay at Male City if want to see the 'real' Maldivian's local lifestyle and culture.

We had a excellent stay at the Vista Beach Retreat. Arrived at Male airport in late evening and hadn't arranged transport, information centre at the airport called the hotel and they came and picked us up at the airport. Arrived at the hotel and were greeted with juice and cold towel. We ordered room service which was very nice. Breakfast is served down stairs also very good. Would recommend this hotel for stop over for Maldives islands if you have a late night flight, as it is situatated very close to airport and no need for a ferry to Male city. The staff were excellent, rooms were clean and new.

It's a clean, simple hotel. We stayed here for the night before our seaplane ride to our resort outside Male. We arrived at about 9PM and left 530AM the following day. The staff were very accommodating to attend to us at night and in the morning. Our reservation includes a car transfer from the airport and back. The hotel is also just 10 minutes away from the airport. They do not have an elevator and we brought two medium sized luggage. The staff helped in bringing them to our third floor room. But I was the one who brought them down in the morning. This was the only hassle but overall it's a pleasant experience.

This hotel offers free transfer to and from airport. Very convenient for travelers who's landing in Velana Airport in evening time. They gave me free up grade to the sea view room, I greatly appreciate that. I could see the beach from my window, nice! The breakfast served only sausage and bread, don't expect varieties of food. But you always can take a walk around neighborhood to try local cafes. I went to Omelette cafe, just opposite The Manhattan Fish Market, tried their seafood fried rice 60 MVR and fish curry 25 MVR, and they amazingly delicious! The next morning we were transferred to the Resorts. Staying overnight in Hulhumale is a wise choice to save few bucks, rather than going to Male city or directly go to Resorts and checking in at evening time!

Summary: Convenience, simple and comfortable Reference for our trip schedule: Arrival: 20:30 in Male airport and around 10-15 driving to Oceangrand First day: breakfast> free cycling from hotel; around 40 minutes to the whole island> Taxi to ferry port around 5-10minutes(25 Maldives dollars)> 11:00 ferry to Male> lunch at Male> Male city visiting > 16:50 ferry back to Oceangrand, Hulhumale > dinner at Oceangrand Second day: breakfast> 10:30 Male airport to next hotel Staff: Provide the guest the best and warmest upon arrival and when staying. Bring the guest security even when guest went to the sea and beach. Offer guests the information and arrange taxi to the ferry to Male. Pick up service: On time and on schedule. Make sure all customers meet the next hotel staff then leave away. Food: We are lazy to go outside that we choose to have dinner in the hotel. There are plenty of choices that never feel regret to have a meal there. Easy and clean. Sightseeings: Male city Ocean and sand is just in front of the hotel

We booked the Avenue and Spa for one night after we touched down at Male International Airport. Airport pick up was included, which is very convenient, its a ten-minute ride from the airport. The hotel is very new. Upon check in, we had our dinner at the small cafe area, food and service was good. We were watching soccer at the cafe and the service staff was very accommodating, he even turn on the television in our room to the soccer channel so that we could continue watching right as we walked into the room. Great service. The room is clean and spacious, many channels on the tv, the bed is big and comfortable. It's situated near the beach, although we were rushed for time the next morning, we managed a short walk along the beach. Breakfast the next morning is good too. Left the hotel on a happy note. Once again, thank you to the staff at The Avenue and Spa.

Good hotel with the best location in this price range (by the sea, relatively of space, close to the port, close swimming place and sea promenade). Clean and tidy. Next door is a stadium which might be quite noisy, as well the street (like everywhere at Male). Sandy beach and good swimming place is located at the other end of the island (NB No swimming suits allowed on the all island!) Breakfast is OK, not rich. Pictures and description of the booked room on the agoda.com and booking.com webpages does not match with the reality. There were missing sitting area and balcony, as well ironing facilities. Shower did not have a curtain and was not isolated from the rest of the room, so everything got wet and usage of the room was quite unpleasant.

Comfortable beds, good shower, very good food especially for breakfast. Downside _ communications were always a problem, the checkin at reception is unbelievably long, no one seams to know what is happening. The roomi initaly beeked , a superior was totally different from that advertised in Agoda. Dingy very small and cramped. I paid extra for a delux and as we were staying for 12 days got a discount which was appreciated. The new room was wonderful, and l would recommend anyone staying here to go for it. 513 excellent. Wifi was always a bit of a problem as with the TV channels if you wanted anything in English, we often simply gave up and turned it off.

My partner(June) and i(Stanley) wanted to take 2 days in a city of Male and it was our first time coming to the Maldives. Were very unsure of how Male city and Hulhumale would work. But would like to take some time to write a review for Ripple Beach Inn. Upon our arrival, we totally forgot about emailing them about needing an airport transfer which resulted in me sending an email 4 hours prior to my flight, not knowing whether they would attend to it. When we arrived in the airport, there were many inns/resorts picking up people, and we were actually collected from the staff from Ripple Beach Inn. Thumbs up to the staff Joy who spoke in fluent english and told us that he received our email and was ready to pick us up here. So this being our first time in Maldives, we would choose to stay here again because Hulhumale is only an 15minute drive away from the airport instead of taking a ferry to Male city which sometimes the schedule might be delayed and alot of shuttling to do. Hulhumale is a better alternative if you want to stay without shuttling around too much. We stayed 2 days in Ripple Beach Inn and we planned a day out on our next day, which we wanted to try flyboarding. Flyboarding is very rare in Male at the moment, some resorts do it, but not everywhere. With the period being the Ramadan, some people were not operating as well. We state our request, and they immediately contacted the local water sports agent Llyas who helped us arranged to do flyboarding! Llyas was very nice and we also went for a snorkeling and dolphin cruise with him in a private boat because it was just the 2 of us. Took alot of very nice photos and the flyboarding was unforgettable. The night came and the owner of Ripple Beach Inn, Naseer actually invited both me and my partner to join him for dinner at the other Inn which he had, called Vista Beach. We wanna thanks Naseer for the dinner treat and also sharing with us about how Hulhumale was developing and the city. We didn't knew tha

We spent a night at the Crystal Beach Inn before taking the seaplane to our resorts at Maldives Island, and were very impressed with the 5 stars service received. First of all, we were received at the airport by the hotel staff (we did not expect this as this was our first visit to Maldives) and sent to the hotel when we arrived at the Male airport at night. The hotel staff has even pre-arranged for the seaplane transfer with our resorts before our arrival. Therefore, what we needed to do was just to get a good night sleep before our wonderful trip at the Maldives island resorts. The next morning, we got to eat one of the best scrambled eggs we have had in our lives, before being sent to take the seaplane. We will definitely stay with Crystal Beach Inn again.

We stayed one night at this hotel prior to our sea plan transfer to the island resort the next morning. This hotel is very clean. Good beach front location and close to both airport and ferry terminal to Male city. The staffs are service oriented and made every effort to successfully deliver an item that we forgot at the hotel. Keep up the good work and would certainly return on our next round to Maldives again!

Was staying at Express in for a 2 day trip to Male. Rooms were clean. Staff was very helpful and friendly. Knew a lot about the island of Hulhumale thanks to them. Location is practically perfect. It's right next to the beach. A restaurant is right in front of it. There's a grocery just down the street, which is no more than a minute walk away. The town center is also just 3 - 5 minutes away by walking. And the ferry terminal to Male is 15 minutes away. Oh and the bus stop is also right in front of it so you can easily get a cheap ride to the airport. Overall, good value for money thanks to clean rooms and the great location.

Great place for transit before heading to resort, Nearby the ferry port, easy to move around and visit local island, easy to get the bus too, close to supermarket, sourvenier shops, easy to get clean and tasty local food,( the one at the same row as the bank is good) , oh yea, there is a bank nearby, close to hospital, situated at a planned town, (more laid back compare to male city), mostly just government housing area, no big buildings,so it's quite clean, quiet and organized, 15mins to airport by land transport, 20 mins to male city by ferry, next to snorkelling Centre, room is clean, great staff - Bilal was friendly, hotel's owner is helpful and not culculative. They have bathroom/ toilet at the lobby if u check out and needed to take shower before heading to airport at night....hotel is facing the beach. For what I'd paid, I was satisfied.

book room in this hotel from online on my first trip to maldives, the managing director Mr nasih welcome us directly at the airport n brought us to the hotel, when reached to the hotel all staff welcome us with warm greeting n welcome drink, the staff taking care of our check in process smoothly n fast whole our lugage brought to our room, n they upgrade my room to larger room that so amazing, this hotel is in main road but closed to the beach & shops which is has good location in save area, the staff helped me to arrange speedboat transfer from hotel to another island, they take care everything, i falled in love with they service from transfer airport, during stay in hotel, n service tranfer to another island all is great, for sure i will b back to this hotel when i come back to maldives, thank you very much Mr. Nasih for great services