Guest-house Maldives
Local islands.
77 inhabited islands with 764 registered guest houses between them, in 20 atolls from the far north to the far south. A village, a harbour, a bikini beach set aside for visitors, and a community that hosts its own weddings. Each island has a page.
- Islands
- 77
- Guest houses
- 764
- Atolls
- 20
- Transfer
- Public ferry, scheduled speedboat or domestic flight from Malé
A local-island wedding is not a resort wedding at a lower price; it is a different day. The rooms are guest houses rather than villas, so a week for the family costs a good deal less. The venue is agreed with the guest house and the island council rather than a resort's events team, and the neighbours are Maldivians going about their day. The ceremony goes on the bikini beach set aside for visitors or on a sandbank by dhoni; the dinner in a guest-house garden or on the harbour front.
Local islands follow Maldivian law and custom; your planner explains what is and is not possible before you commit. We plan Maldivian weddings, guest-house elopements, beach dinners and family celebrations on these islands from Malé, and our team travels as your guests do. Our published work so far is on resort islands, and each island page shows the nearest of it, labelled as such. For a resort island instead, see every resort; for the 216 resorts by atoll, the atolls.
Haa Alifu (North Thiladhunmathi) Atoll.
3 local islands, 17 guest houses. North Maldives.
Haa Dhaalu (South Thiladhunmathi) Atoll.
1 local island, 3 guest houses. North Maldives.
Shaviyani (North Miladhunmadulu) Atoll.
1 local island, 2 guest houses. North Maldives.
Noonu (South Miladhunmadulu) Atoll.
5 local islands, 18 guest houses. North Maldives.
Raa (North Maalhosmadulu) Atoll.
1 local island, 2 guest houses. North Maldives.
Baa (South Maalhosmadulu) Atoll.
11 local islands, 69 guest houses. North-central Maldives.
Lhaviyani (Faadhippolhu) Atoll.
1 local island, 2 guest houses. North-central Maldives.
Kaafu (Malé) Atoll.
14 local islands, 252 guest houses. Central Maldives.
Alifu Alifu (North Ari) Atoll.
7 local islands, 147 guest houses. Central Maldives.
Alifu Dhaalu (South Ari) Atoll.
8 local islands, 116 guest houses. Central Maldives.
Vaavu (Felidhu) Atoll.
4 local islands, 53 guest houses. Central Maldives.
Meemu (Mulaku) Atoll.
2 local islands, 4 guest houses. South-central Maldives.
Faafu (North Nilandhe) Atoll.
1 local island, 5 guest houses. South-central Maldives.
Dhaalu (South Nilandhe) Atoll.
3 local islands, 7 guest houses. South-central Maldives.
Thaa (Kolhumadulu) Atoll.
2 local islands, 7 guest houses. South-central Maldives.
Laamu (Hadhdhunmathi) Atoll.
1 local island, 4 guest houses. South-central Maldives.
Gaafu Alifu (North Huvadhu) Atoll.
4 local islands, 12 guest houses. South Maldives.
Gaafu Dhaalu (South Huvadhu) Atoll.
2 local islands, 5 guest houses. South Maldives.
Gnaviyani (Fuvahmulah) Atoll.
1 local island, 22 guest houses. South Maldives.
Seenu (Addu) Atoll.
5 local islands, 17 guest houses. South Maldives.
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A wedding, a styling brief, a celebration or a conference — tell us the dates, the island and what you have in mind. We reply personally within a day, and hold a proposal for five.
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