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Kaani Palm Beach hotel is on Bikini Beach. It’s modern and clean. Most employees were nice. Room with sea view and balcony is beautiful. Options for tours. I paid for a romantic four-course meal on the beach by candlelight for just myself and it was a beautiful experience. Food was good and good portions. Nice infinity pool. I may consider taking a sea plane next time because the speedboat had a malfunctioning on the way back to airport and I was so afraid but then they got it to start again. Other than that, great hotel. I wish I could have stayed one extra night so I could have done an excursion and went on the party boat.

Pick Maafushi if you are looking for hustle bustle, tourists and beach town vibe.. The island was full of tourists, cafes, souvenir shops and hotels. Food and drink is expensive. A fruit platter cost us 20USD. The sun is quite harsh, please carry plenty of sunscreen and after sun lotions. On the island you will be spending upwards of 15usd for a small bottle of sunscreen. You can carry your own speaker and play music while at the beach. Locals are friendly and helpful. There was wifi at the hotels.

One of the larger island plenty to do and many restaurants. Several tour companies. We used Seadrop tours and Salt beach tours as well as Kaani tours. Avoid being in the sun too long..it is deceptive as there is a breeze from off the sea.

Maafushi is a very popular public Island in the Maldives and it's about 26km from Male airport (Velana). There are speedboats available (at a cost) to transfer people from the airport to the Island, and its about 35 minutes ride. You will need to make reservations in advance (your hotel will offer airport transfer options). Overall, the Island is affordable with lots of safe accommodation options, activities, water sports and excursions. There are websites to book your excursions in advance, but it is advisable to do it while you are there. My favorite spots on the Island was definitely the Bikini beach which is easily accessible from everywhere on the Island; and the rooftop pool of my hotel accommodation. You will have to put on decent clothing over your bikini outside of the bikini beach. There are restaurants in the hotels where tourists can eat, there are also independent restaurants and smoothie shops. I had dinner at Mr. Octopus and it was nice. The Island is not so big and one could walk around it in less than an hour. There are bikes you could take, but i doubt you would be needing that as every shop or place you need to go to is within walking distance.

Too far from airport, at least 50min by speedboat. Most areas are dirty, the beach as well. Poor hygiene at local restaurants. I recommend to spend more money and go elsewhere, like Sunsiyam Olhuveli or Anantara, which are close to Maafushi.

An island with good restaurants and fair prices, but the cleanliness of the city leaves something to be desired (a lot of construction debris). The beach released for the use of boquini is very small and limited.