Arena Beach Hotel

About this accommodation

Arena Beach Hotel is a large guesthouse-style property on the local island of Maafushi in Kaafu Atoll (South Malé Atoll region), one of the best-developed guesthouse islands in the Maldives. The hotel is reached by a speedboat transfer of roughly 30 to 35 minutes from Velana International Airport; the public ferry from Malé is a cheaper but slower alternative. With 136 rooms across three categories, including Standard Deluxe, Grand Deluxe Sea View and Super Deluxe Sea View, it is among the larger local-island stays on Maafushi and sits directly on the beach with easy access to the island's Bikini Beach zone. Facilities include the beachfront Coco Grill restaurant, an indoor pool, a rooftop terrace and a playground, plus an in-house dive and excursion desk arranging snorkelling to the Maafushi house reef, Big Reef and Banana Reef, as well as sandbank and resort-day trips. It suits budget-minded couples, families and first-time local-island travellers who want hotel-style amenities, a beachfront location and a short transfer from the airport without resort pricing.