Quick description
Arena Lodge Maldives is located on the island of K. Atoll Maafushi, one of Maldives' largest turquoise lagoons, just a short 10-minute walk from the white sandy shores of Maafushi Beach. It is only 40 metres from Dolphin Monument and Manta Monument. Free parking is available. Simply furnished, rooms are equipped with both a ceiling fan and air conditioning. A work desk and wardrobe are included. Private bathrooms come with a shower and toiletries. Overlooking blue lagoons, Arena Lodge Maldives is 100 metres from the famous Haveeree Hingun tourist street and the Historical Mosque. The island is a 30-minute speedboat ride from Male International Airport. The 24-hour Arena Lodge Cafe serves both local and international dishes. A Continental buffet breakfast is also offered there daily. In-room dining is possible with room service. Guests can arrange day trips at the tour desk, or enjoy water sports at the beach. The hotel also provides laundry and dry cleaning services.
Important information
The guest house is located in the local island of Maafushi where the government regulations state that guests are not allowed to wear a bikini or similar swimwear while in the public area. However, the hotel arranges daily excursions or day trips to other sand beaches, picnic islands or resorts where these restrictions are not applied. Transfer to Hotel To reach the hotels in Maafushi Island, a public ferryboat or chartered speedboat can be arranged by the hotel for which payment will be collected upon check-in. Please contact the hotel to book your transfer arrangement at least 3 days before your arrival or indicate this under Special Requests when booking. Your arrival and departure flight details and full names of travelling party will be required. Public Ferryboat • Ferryboat takes 90 minutes to reach Maafushi Island and costs approximately USD 2 per person per way. • The public ferryboat is available from Malé at Villingili Ferry Terminal. Guests have to get to Malé first from the airport (5 minutes boat ride). Once at Male, guests are advised to take a taxi cab to go to Villingili Ferry Terminal (10 minutes taxi cab ride) before 15:00. • Ferry departs from Malé at 15:00 / Ferry departs from Maafushi Island at 7:30. • If your flight lands after 13:00, you will need to take the speedboat transfer or make arrangements to stay in Malé. • Please note that there are no ferry services on Fridays. Chartered Speedboat • Speedboat takes 35 minutes to reach Maafushi Island • Shared speedboat transfer for a surcharge of approximately USD 30-50 per person for minimum of 5-person group. • Advance booking is required for speedboat transfer.