Kaani Beach Hotel 

In February 2026, we stayed as a couple for three weeks at Kaani Beach Hotel on the island of Maafushi, Maldives. 💦 Kaani Beach Hotel is a smaller building and part of the Kaani hotel chain on the island, which also includes Kaani Grand Sea View and Kaani Palm Beach. All three hotels are located about 30 meters apart. Our reception was in Kaani Grand Sea View Hotel. The staff was very friendly.👍 The transfer from Malé airport to the island of Maafushi took 45 minutes, and we booked it through the hotel. The transfer worked fine. Our stay at the hotel was excellent – the room with a balcony had a view of the sea and the street, quiet and peaceful. The room was cleaned every day and towels were changed. Coffee and tea were available in the room. Beach towels were new and nice. The cleaning staff was helpful and kind. Breakfast was served at Kaani Grand Sea View and was okay. Special praise for the service, kindness, and professionalism of the staff who served breakfast at the Kaani Grand Sea View restaurant. Special thanks to Jusika, Anhali, Moomin, Sabbir, Rowel, and chef Thai. You made our stay pleasant. You are wonderful!👍 We also recommend the massage at Kaani Palm Beach Hotel. Thank you, Linda, for the excellent massage.👍 The hotel’s internet was quite unstable, and it was necessary to reconnect depending on which hotel you were in. The island of Maafushi is inhabited by locals and is truly beautiful, with lots of greenery, restaurants, and boutiques. We recommend the restaurant Marisco, where excellent and varied dishes are served at affordable prices, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. The only drawback of the island is that the two beaches – “bikini beach” (beaches where swimming in swimsuits is allowed) – are only about 150 meters long and crowded with sunbeds and guests. Sometimes it was almost impossible to reach the water and swim because of the sunbeds placed side by side. Kaani Hotel had free plastic sunbeds, which were uncomfortable to lie on. The option was to use more comfortable sunbeds owned by two or three private cafés. However, if you wanted to use those sunbeds, you had to buy a drink. Usually, for two drinks – fresh juice or iced coffee – we paid about 10–14 USD every day. Attention when you paying drinks at the beach because they sometimes try to charge much more, and prices are displayed only in dollars. The safest way is to pay by card. The beaches have very little shade under the palm trees, and the sea was often dirty. The island authorities should consider opening more “bikini beach” areas, as many new hotels are under construction and the number of tourists is expected to increase. However, excursions organized by Kaani hotels to sandbanks and nearby islands offered the postcard‑perfect Maldives experience. Finally by, we were very satisfied and warmly recommend Kaani hotels and Maafushi for a pleasant, affordable Maldives holiday.🌞👍