There aren’t many distinct hotel alternatives in the Maldives, but of those that are, the most well-known four types of lodgings for visitors to the Maldives are resort stays, live aboard, guesthouses, and home stay.
Guests may select between staying at a resort, live aboard, or in a guesthouse, or alternatively, guest can opt for a homestay to stay with a local family.
Guests may select between staying at a resort, live aboard, or in a guesthouse, or alternatively, guest can opt for a homestay to stay with a local family.
Staying at a guesthouse is the best option than staying in a holiday resort or on a liveaboard, especially for people who want to mingle with the locals and learn about Maldivian culture, the environment, and the cuisines.
A home stay is similar to staying in a guesthouse, however unlike a guesthouse a home stay involves staying with a local family. The stay can be booked primarily for room only, but certain hosts may provide B&B or full board package.
Staying on a liveaboard allows you to see and explore more of the Maldives than staying in a resort, guesthouse, or homestay because the liveaboard stay is on a cruise ship generally follows an itinerary that never keeps the boat stationed in one location, keeping the boat traveling covering a different highlighted spots that are notably best of the best in the Maldives. Thus, staying aboard a boat is more exciting and great for adventurers, particularly surfers and scuba divers and those who loved boat cruising.