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Island life
Hinnavaru from above, sandbank afternoons, the famous Shipyard wrecks — and the rooms you come home to.
Lh. Hinnavaru · Lhaviyani Atoll
The quiet one. A retreat built around shaded courtyard calm in the heart of Hinnavaru — village life on your doorstep, stillness within.
The Island
Hinnavaru is a living Maldivian community in Lhaviyani Atoll — cafés, mosques, a working harbour and streets of coral-stone and colour.
Staying in the village heart puts the real Maldives around you: morning fish markets, the scent of hedhikaa frying at tea time, and neighbours who greet you by name by day two. The beach and harbour are always a short stroll away.
Lhaviyani — known traditionally as Faadhippolhu — sits in the country's north, about 120 km from Malé. It is one of the Maldives' great diving atolls: fast channel drifts, famous wrecks at the Shipyard, turtle-rich reefs and lagoons that fade from jade to deep blue. Only four of its islands are inhabited, so the sea here still feels wide open.
Stay
Shade, sea breeze and Maldivian tea — the art of doing beautifully little.
Wander Hinnavaru's lanes, harbour and beaches at your own pace.
Home-style Maldivian cooking and café culture on your doorstep.
Reefs, sandbanks and lagoon trips arranged with local crews.
Rooms
One room category, done properly — every guest at The Sultanate Courtyard enjoys the same comfortable, well-considered stay.
Rates, availability and instant confirmation are handled by our reservations team.
Find Us
One of the atoll's most populous islands and our home — a working harbour, coral-stone lanes, cafés and a dedicated visitors' beach.
The atoll capital, a short dhoni hop away — famous for its traditional medicine men and sea-turtle rescue work.
Lhaviyani's two other inhabited islands — quiet communities on the atoll's southern rim.
Kuredu Express, the Shipyard wrecks, Fushivaru Thila — channel drifts that draw divers from around the world.
Satellite view — the marker shows Hinnavaru island, Lhaviyani Atoll. The guest house's exact position on the island is shared with your booking confirmation.
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Hinnavaru from above, sandbank afternoons, the famous Shipyard wrecks — and the rooms you come home to.
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Reservations
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