Openings
Manhattan Grand Hotel opens in Hulhumalé with 162 rooms
The five-star hotel completes a project the State Trading Organisation began in 2007 and left unfinished for years.
Openings · 2026-11-11 · Drafted with AI assistance and edited by the newsroom
Manhattan Grand Hotel, a 162-room five-star property in Hulhumalé, was inaugurated on Saturday 7 November 2026 by Finance Minister Hassan Zareer. It occupies the building of the former STO City Hotel, a project the State Trading Organisation began in 2007 that stalled for years before STO handed it to HDC in 2024.
The hotel is about 10 minutes from Velana International Airport. It has rooms and suites in eight categories, four food and beverage outlets, an outdoor pool, a spa and a fitness centre. Three event halls of roughly 700, 400 and 390 square metres, plus meeting rooms, are aimed at conferences, exhibitions and weddings. Bookings are taken through the hotel's website.