Noonu changed character when Maafaru opened. A runway long enough for private jets pulled a cluster of very expensive resorts into an atoll that had been quiet, and it now holds some of the highest nightly rates in the country.
The guesthouse side has not grown at the same pace, so the gap between the cheapest and dearest bed here is wider than almost anywhere else in the Maldives.
At a glance
CapitalManadhoo
Population12,503
AirportMaafaru Int'l NMF
Public ferryYes, regional
Resorts8
Hotels0
Guesthouses19
Getting there
Maafaru’s runway takes private jets and regional international traffic, which is why the atoll’s resort pricing sits where it does.
Properties below are the Ministry of Tourism’s registered facilities for this atoll — name, island, rooms and beds exactly as recorded on the register. Transfer times, house-reef status and rates are checked by us property by property and appear as each listing is completed.
