Charming Holiday Lodge

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Who Charming Holiday Lodge suits

• Stay typeLocal island
• AtollAddu Atoll
• IslandNot named in the record
• Star class3 stars
• Guest scoreNo score yet
• TransferDomestic flight, then a boat or road transfer
• From Velanaabout 532 km
• Live sampleBookable on 5 of 5 sampled stays
• Relative price bandValue

Live availability

Seen bookable on 5 of 5 sampled dates

• Mon, 30 Nov 2026, 1 night: returned
• Mon, 30 Nov 2026, 2 nights: returned
• Mon, 28 Dec 2026, 1 night: returned
• Mon, 25 Jan 2027, 1 night: returned
• Mon, 22 Feb 2027, 1 night: returned

Charming Holiday Lodge came back from the booking search on every one of the 5 sampled stays searched near it, with check-ins on 30 November 2026, 28 December 2026, 25 January 2027 and 22 February 2027. Against the other stays the sample returned, its lowest rates sit in the value band; the site shows no figures, so the booking page gives the rate for your dates.

In the sweep the search returned this stay 21 times across the searches near it. Rates are not shown on this site; the booking card opens them for your dates.

Getting there

Getting to Charming Holiday Lodge

• Usual transferDomestic flight, then a boat or road transfer
• From Velana airportabout 532 km, straight line
• Nearest domestic airportGan, about 15 km

The usual transfer is a domestic flight followed by a boat or road transfer. From Velana International Airport the route is a scheduled domestic flight to Gan, then a short transfer by road or boat to the island; the flight time is not fixed in the listing but is a long hop compared with domestic routes to nearer atolls. The distance from Velana is 532 km in a straight line, and the nearest domestic airport, Gan, is 15 km from the property.

In Addu Atoll, Gan has an international airport, so some visitors arrive directly from abroad, and the runway is still in use after the island's time as a British air base until 1976. Seaplanes do not serve Addu, and speedboats from Malé are not practical for the distance; seaplanes elsewhere fly in daylight only. Public ferries and shared speedboats link islands within the atoll, but timetables are limited and can change.

More on transfers: getting from Velana to your island.

The island

an inhabited local island

This is a guesthouse on an inhabited local island in Addu Atoll, and the island itself is not named in the listing. The address given is Majudhudin Magu, and three guesthouses are listed on the island. Two resorts lie within 10 km. Life follows the island day, with mosques, a harbour, cafes and shops; the property lists a market, a lounge, a garden and a terrace among its facilities.

Local-island rules shape the stay. Alcohol is not served on inhabited islands, so drinks with dinner are not part of the package here. Swimwear is for the designated bikini beach, and shoulders and knees are covered in the village. Some guesthouses arrange day visits to a nearby resort island, depending on the resort's day-visit policy. The nearest inhabited islands with guesthouses are Feydhoo and Maradhoo, both 15 km away in a straight line, and Fuvahmulah at 39 km.

Nearest inhabited islands with guesthouses, measured from coordinates: Feydhoo about 15 km (12 guesthouses listed); Maradhoo about 15 km (3 guesthouses listed); Fuvahmulah about 39 km (35 guesthouses listed); Gemanafushi about 120 km (3 guesthouses listed); Maamendhoo about 147 km (4 guesthouses listed). Resort islands within 10 km: 2.

House rules by island type: alcohol, local-island etiquette, resort or local island.

Beach and lagoon

Beach and lagoon at Charming Holiday Lodge

• Private beach listedyes
• Beachfront listedno
• Beach access listedno
• Water sports listedyes
• Diving listedyes
• Reviews mentioning the beach0
• Reviews mentioning a house reef0
• Reviews mentioning overwater villas0

A private beach is listed for the property, and water sports, diving and fishing appear among the facilities. Beachfront and beach access are not listed, and the record is silent on a lagoon and on snorkelling as a facility. No guest reviews mention the beach, house reef, lagoon or snorkelling, and there is no guest score yet, so the beach cannot be judged from feedback. A snack bar, a restaurant and room service are listed.

In Addu Atoll, the atoll is a ring of reefs and islands around a lagoon, with a wide passage on its western side. Across the atoll, the common excursion types include house-reef snorkelling, a sandbank afternoon, a dolphin cruise at dusk, kayak and paddleboard sessions on a lagoon and sunset handline fishing. These describe what is arranged around Addu rather than what this property provides, and the listing does not state which of them it runs.

How to judge a house reef · Overwater or beach villa?

Sea and reef

The sea and reef around Charming Holiday Lodge

• The Fuvahmulah tiger-shark dives · about 39 kmFuvahmulah is a single-island atoll in the far south, reached by domestic flight.
• The British Loyalty wreck · in Addu AtollA wartime vessel lying in the sheltered lagoon of Addu Atoll, the best-known wreck in the south of the country.
• The Hithadhoo protected wetland · in Addu AtollA mangrove and wetland habitat on Hithadhoo, Addu's main island.
• The Addu link road · in Addu AtollA flat, paved link road joins several Addu islands and can be cycled; bike hire availability varies.

The best-known dive site in reach is the British Loyalty wreck, a wartime vessel lying in the sheltered lagoon of Addu Atoll and described as the best-known wreck in the south of the country; no exact position is given. The Fuvahmulah tiger-shark dives are about 39 km away in a straight line, reached by domestic flight, and recreational diving is capped at 30 metres. Diving is listed among the property's facilities.

In Addu Atoll, the Hithadhoo protected wetland is a mangrove and freshwater habitat on Hithadhoo, the main island, in the same atoll with no exact position given. Across the atoll, mantas move to cleaning stations during the northeast monsoon, often on western sides of atolls, while plankton and currents in the southwest monsoon can draw larger animals into eastern channels. The listing gives no house-reef or snorkelling evidence of its own.

Seasons

Seasons in Addu Atoll

In Addu Atoll, Iruvai, the northeast monsoon, runs roughly from December to April and is the drier, calmer half of the year. Hulhangu, the southwest monsoon, runs roughly from May to November, with more wind, passing showers and choppier crossings. Air and sea stay warm all year. Addu lies south of the equator, so its weather can differ from the northern atolls even though the same monsoon pattern applies.

For divers, visibility and currents at the British Loyalty wreck are affected by the monsoon, and the advice is to ask the dive centre for the best season. Across the atoll, mantas gather at cleaning stations in the northeast monsoon, while the southwest monsoon can bring larger animals into channels. The surf season runs roughly March to October, with the biggest swells around June to August. Recreational diving is capped at 30 metres.

Month by month: the weather guide and the two monsoons.

Day trips

Day trips and island hopping from here

The flat, paved Addu link road joins several islands in the atoll and can be cycled, with bike hire availability varying; bike rental is listed at the property. In Addu Atoll, the road connects Gan, Feydhoo, Maradhoo and Hithadhoo, so several islands can be visited by road rather than by boat. The Hithadhoo protected wetland, a mangrove and freshwater habitat on Addu's main island, is another target in the same atoll.

The nearest inhabited islands with guesthouses are Feydhoo and Maradhoo, both 15 km away in a straight line, and Fuvahmulah at 39 km. Across the atoll, common excursion types include a sandbank afternoon, a dolphin cruise at dusk, visiting a local island and sunset handline fishing. Some guesthouses arrange day visits to a nearby resort island, depending on the resort's day-visit policy; two resorts lie within 10 km.

Trips like these on this site: house-reef snorkelling, a sandbank afternoon, a dolphin cruise at dusk, visiting a local island, kayak and paddleboard a lagoon, sunset handline fishing, learning to freedive, resort day visits.

Guest reviews

What guests say about the sea and beach

No review text in this record discusses the beach, the reef, the water or the transfer.

Practical

Practical island life

Free Wi-Fi is listed for this property, and a restaurant, a snack bar, room service, breakfast and breakfast in room are listed, along with special diets. In Addu Atoll, resorts generally provide Wi-Fi and many guesthouses also offer it, but speeds vary; on local islands mobile data is often more reliable than guesthouse Wi-Fi, and prepaid SIM cards are sold at Velana International Airport and in Malé and Hulhumalé. Mobile coverage is good on inhabited islands and patchy at sea.

Money can be handled without carrying cash far: an ATM and currency exchange are listed at the property, and inhabited islands have cafes and shops. Across the atoll, life follows the island day, with mosques, a harbour, cafes and shops. A market is listed on site. The listing does not state whether cards are accepted everywhere, so ask at the property.

SIM cards and Wi-Fi · What to pack

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Facilities listed

• 24-hour security
• ATM
• Air conditioning
• Babysitting service
• Balcony
• Snack bar / café
• Barber/Beauty Salon
• Bars
• Beach nearby
• Bike rental service
• Breakfast
• Breakfast in room
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Currency exchange
• Diving
• Express check in
• First aid
• Fishing
• Free Wi-Fi
• Garden
• Hairdryer
• Housekeeping
• Internet access
• Iron and board
• Laundry Service
• Lounge
• Luggage storage
• Market
• Minibar
• Non smoking rooms
• Private beach
• Restaurant
• Room Service
• Safe
• Shuttle service
• Smoke detector
• Smoking area
• Special diets
• TV
• Terrace
• Toiletries
• Wake-up service
• Water sports
• Wheelchair accessible

Questions about Charming Holiday Lodge

How this page was made: bookability comes from a live sweep of the IMPT booking search on 5 sample stays; facilities, photos and reviews from the IMPT hotel database; distances from coordinates; sea, season and island context from this site's own pages. The written sections were drafted by an AI model from this record only and checked against it.

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