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Hotels:
There are three hotels on Malé and one on Gan; there are also
23 guest-houses on Malé, although most visitors stay on resort
islands. Renting accommodation in private homes is prohibited. There are
no guest houses or self-catering facilities on any of the
resort islands. For more information, contact the Maldives Association of
Tourism Industry (MATI), 3rd Floor, Gadhamoo Buliding, Malé (tel:
326 640; fax: 326 641).
Resorts:
There are over 70 resorts which vary from extravagantly
luxurious to fairly simple. Accommodation almost invariably consists of
thatch-roofed coral cabanas with ensuite facilities. The rooms are
fan-cooled although some have air conditioning and/or a refrigerator. Many
resort groups have recently installed desalination plants to provide clean
tap water. The resorts are fully integral communities with sport and
leisure facilities including scuba diving and snorkeling, restaurants and
bars and, in some cases, a shop and/or disco. A few islands have more than
one resort and these generally range in size from 6-250 units with most
having 30-100 units. There is a shop in every resort island. Different
islands tend to attract different nationalities. Home
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