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quarryking
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You could also consider staying at one of the hotels on Hulhumale. This is basically the island where the airport is and so it would save you the ferry ride. Prices are bound to be the same as what your paying for Octave. Let me know if you need some suggestions on some hotel options for hulhumale. Lot of people do this as a stop over/ transit stay when landing in late or if they have an early departure the following morning.
Strongly second this suggestion, particularly if you don't know until the very late evening when your water plane will be flying out the next day (could be very early in the morning, could be later that day). Would just get the pick up/drop off service from the hotel to keep things as smooth as possible.
Stayed at The Pine Lodge, which is a perfectly fine hotel for a short overnight albeit in a poor neighborhood.
quarryking might have better suggestions