Long-awaited resort opens in Haa Dhaal Atoll
Until Sunday Haa Dhaal, which has a population of 18,570, was the only Maldivian atoll without a resort.
19 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
The first resort in Haa Dhaal atoll opened on Sunday with 160 beds.
The four-star Hondaafushi Island Resort received its first guests, Mihaaru reported, with just 18 people occupying nine of its 80 beach villas. More visitors will arrive in the coming days, resort shareholder Moosa Shiyam told the daily newspaper.
Hondaafushi measures 500 metres across, two kilometres in length and is around 56 hectares.
President Abdulla Yameen promised to build five resorts in Haa Dhaal atoll during a visit to Kulhudhuffushi in 2014.
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