Previous posts on this around-the-world journey:
Korean Air First Class 777-300ER (Kosmo Suite) Atlanta to Seoul/Incheon
Lounge Review – Korean Air First Lounge Seoul/Incheon
Korean Air A330-300 First Class Seoul/Incheon to Ho Chi Minh City
Hotel Review – Park Hyatt Saigon
First Look – Thai Airways A350-900 Busness Class Bangkok to Phuket
Thai 777-200ER Business Class Phuket to Bangkok and Domestic Royal Silk Lounge
Lounge Review in 15 Pictures – Ethiad Business-Class Lounge Abu Dhabi
Ethiad A320-200 Pearl Business Class, Abu Dhabi to Male, Republic of Maldives
Hotel Review – Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort& Spa
A representative from the Park Hyatt met the speedboat from the Sheraton at the airport dock and escorted me through check in at the domestic terminal for my flight to Koodoo atoll.
Even though I as flying coach, I was granted access to a lounge in the domestic terminal. I guess this was the least they could do considering the $500+ price for the flights to and from Koodoo and the speedboat transfers to and from the Hyatt.
MLE Domestic Terminal Lounge
The lounge was quite and comfortable and had a good selection of amenities for such a small airport.
The lounge also had good wifi, a buffet with decent entrees, a flight monitor, a reasonable number of electrical outlets, and showers.
The flight to Koodoo
When I decided o go to the Park Hyatt Maldives, I had no idea that this hotel was so distant from MLE that a one-hour flight would be necessary. And I wasn’t prepared for the price tag for that flight on small prop airplane.
Oh well. In for a penny… in for a pound. Actually the fact that another flight of nearly 250 miles would be required only added to the suspense and drama.
Spidey senses tingling, it was off to Koodoo atoll and finally the Park Hyatt.
There was no first or business class on the Dash 8, but I secured an exit row seat with no one sitting next to me. 
Takeoff afforded another good view of Male and the airport.
The Indian Ocean was dotted with small islands along the way. 
Transfer from the Airport to Park Hyatt
Arriving in Koodoo a Hyatt agent met me in the terminal and drove me in a golf cart a short distance to the dock for the ride to the hotel.
Next is the post on the Park Hyatt Maldives.
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