Send us a booking request through the Book Your Stay page. We personally reply within 24 hours to confirm availability and the next steps.

Is airport transfer available?

Yes. Kaashidhoo is reached by public ferry or private speedboat from Malé. We are happy to arrange transfers as part of your booking.

The kitchen is fully equipped and there are local cafés nearby. On request we can arrange home-cooked Maldivian meals during your stay.

How many guests can stay?

Ran Ali comfortably hosts families and small groups. Share your dates and party size in your booking request and we will confirm the best arrangement.

Kaashidhoo beach at the point: soft white sand, thatched sun shelters and palms beside a calm turquoise lagoon under a bright blue sky

Kaashidhoo · Maldives

Your Island Home in Kaashidhoo

A comfortable, private family holiday home on a peaceful local island. Warm Maldivian hospitality, quiet privacy and authentic island living — just steps from the beach.

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Why Ran Ali

A quiet island home, not a resort

Everything you need to slow down and settle in, with the warmth of a family welcome.

Peaceful Location

Set on Kaashidhoo, a quiet local island away from the crowds of the resort belt.

Spacious Living

Room for the whole family with generous shared spaces and a private garden.

Family Friendly

Thoughtful touches for children and multi-generational stays throughout the home.

Local Experiences

Sunset fishing, sandbank picnics and island tours arranged by people who live here.

Modern Comfort

Air conditioning, high-speed Wi-Fi and a fully equipped kitchen when you want to slow down.

Authentic Island Life

A genuine welcome into a Maldivian home — not a resort, not a hotel, something quieter.

Accommodation

Space to gather, room to rest

Comfortable rooms and shared spaces designed for families and small groups.

Front of the turquoise-painted guesthouse with a shaded veranda, two sun loungers and potted bougainvillea in bloom — The turquoise guesthouse veranda, framed by bougainvillea and sun-bleached loungers.

The Guesthouse

Sleeps 4

Our air-conditioned turquoise guesthouse opens onto a shaded veranda with loungers, framed by bougainvillea and island greenery.

Guesthouse entrance and side doors along a shaded courtyard with soft white coral-sand ground and potted flowering plants — The main entrance and shaded courtyard, opening onto soft island sand.

Private Courtyard

Sleeps 2

A quiet, shaded courtyard just outside your room — the perfect spot for morning coffee, an afternoon book or an evening chat.

Open sand garden shaded by coconut palms and young breadfruit trees inside a coral-stone boundary wall — An open sand garden shaded by young palms and breadfruit trees.

Tropical Garden

For all guests

A sand-floored garden shaded by young palms and breadfruit trees, with a hand-woven joali (traditional rope bed) to rest in.

Experiences

The island, at your pace

Hand-picked local activities to make the most of your time on Kaashidhoo.

Silhouette of a coconut palm on the Kaashidhoo shoreline as the sun sets over the Indian Ocean — Kaashidhoo sunsets — the light we head out into with the boat.

Sunset Fishing

MVR 850

3 hoursFamilies & couples

Head out with a local captain as the light softens. Simple handline fishing, gentle waters, unforgettable colours.

Metal 'KAASHIDHOO 2026' sign standing in shallow turquoise water off the reef, with an open sky overhead — The iconic Kaashidhoo sign in the lagoon — a short boat ride from our sandbank stops.

Sandbank Picnic

MVR 450

Half dayFamilies

A short boat ride to a bright, empty sandbank in the middle of the ocean — with a picnic set for you.

Curving white-sand beach on Kaashidhoo with clear shallow water on the left and dense green vegetation on the right — The house-reef edge where our snorkelling trips begin.

Snorkelling

Price on request

2–3 hoursAll ages

Guided snorkelling on nearby reefs teeming with reef fish, turtles and, if you are lucky, gentle rays.

Wide sandy main road on Kaashidhoo lined with coconut palms and street lamps, with the island's futsal pitch on the left — Bodumagu — Kaashidhoo's main road, part of most island walks.

Island Tour

MVR 850

2 hoursAll ages

A walking tour of Kaashidhoo with a local host — mosques, quiet lanes, coconut groves and community life.

People sitting on a bench in the shade of sea-grape trees at the edge of a white sand beach, with tall palms behind — Islanders gathering in the shade — everyday Kaashidhoo life.

Local Café Experience

MVR 250

1 hourEveryone

Try short eats, sweet Maldivian tea and freshly caught tuna dishes at a family-run café down the road.

A shaded picnic area on the beach at Kaashidhoo, with benches and a table under sea-grape trees framed by tall coconut palms — The shaded picnic spot on the beach where our BBQ evenings are set.

Beach BBQ

MVR 750

EveningGroups & families

A private beach barbecue under the stars, prepared for you with grilled fish, rice and island sides.

Gallery

A glimpse of Kaashidhoo

Coral-stone garden wall with a young pomegranate tree, banana palm and potted flowers under a bright sky — Our courtyard garden — pomegranate, banana and hibiscus growing over coral-stone walls.

Weathered wooden bench on white sand, framed by lush green sea-grape bushes and a single coconut palm — A quiet bench in the shade — one of Kaashidhoo's favourite sunset spots.

Tall grass in the foreground catching golden sunset light, with the ocean and horizon visible behind — Golden hour drifting across the island's grasslands.

Close-up of a pink-and-green banana flower blossom hanging from a tree in the guesthouse garden — Banana blossoms ripening in the garden — a taste of everyday island life.

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Frequently asked

Everything you might be wondering

Short answers to the questions guests most often ask us before booking.

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