Maldives (Maldives) can also be transliterated as Maldives. It is located in the Indian Ocean waters of Sri Lanka and southwest India. The waters are 820 kilometers long from north to south and 120 kilometers wide from east to west. It has about 1,192 coral islands and 26 atolls. The economic output of the entire country is for sightseeing. Mainly, the most famous is the resort with one island and one hotel. The transportation of each atoll depends on speedboat and seaplane. Usually, you have to stay in Mali city and the airport for one night before going to the resorts on the islands and reefs.
How to choose the area and location of accommodation in Maldives?
Accommodation in the Maldives can be divided into two categories: Guesthouse and Resort/Villa. Resident islands are the homestays where local residents live and provide foreign tourists staying. The resorts are the islands of exclusive star-rated hotels. It can be divided into two categories: beach villas and water villas. Not every resort has water villas.
The vast majority of the cost of a holiday in the Maldives is the cost of accommodation in the resort. Staying in a resort that will never be remembered is believed to be the main purpose of visiting the Maldives.Because of this, in addition to considering the round-trip transportation and time schedule, choosing the best rated resort is the most important task in preparing the Maldives itinerary!
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The newly opened international brand five-star resort
Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa．Le Méridien Maldives Resort and Spa
- Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
- Star rating: 5 stars
- Total number of rooms: 154
- Opening year: 2021
- Business address: Lhaviyani Atoll (Laviani Atoll)
Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa officially opened on September 2021, 9, and became the seventh base of Marriott Hotels Group in the Maldives. It is also the Ritz Carl that opened on June 1 this year. The second stronghold after the Ton Hotel is located in Lhaviyani Atoll (Lhaviyani Atoll).
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The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands.The Ritz-Carlton, Fali Island, Maldives
- Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
- Star rating: 5 stars
- Total number of rooms: 100
- Opening year: 2021
- Business address: North Male Atoll, Fari Islands (North Male Atoll)
The Ritz-Carlton, Fali Island will open for business on June 2021, 6. The Marriott Hotel Group has its sixth base in the Maldives, which is also the first time the Ritz-Carlton brand has entered. The resort adopts a spherical design and has 1 restaurants. And the bar, 7 villas are all equipped with solar energy installations, and provide private butler service.
Patina Maldives, Fari Islands.Parkland Resort Maldives Fali Island
- Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
- Star rating: 5 stars
- Total number of rooms: 110
- Opening year: 2021
- Business address: Rah Falhu Huraa (North Male Atoll)
Parkland Resort officially opened on May 2021, 5. Capella Hotel Group’s newly created island resort brand, Parkland Resort, is the first of its kind to combine natural and human-oriented design concepts. It is close to Ritz-Carlton and Capella. The resorts form the luxury resort group of Fari Island in North Mali Atoll. Guests can freely travel to and from the three hotels by boat, and only need to stay in one resort to enjoy the scenery of the four islands and visit a large number of gourmet restaurants.
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The newly opened local brand five-star resort
Shiya Shijia Resort, Maldives. Siyam World Maldives
- Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
- Star rating: 5 stars
- Total number of rooms: 475
- Opening year: 2021
Syariah Resort Maldives officially opened for business on October 2021, 10. It is part of the Maldives’ native Syaya Resort Group. It is located on the Maldives Nunu Atoll and offers three types of water villas, beach villas, and beach apartments. 28 room types (21-89㎡), using cruise-level all-inclusive service mode, unlimited enjoyment of most food and activities in the resort, including free shuttle service.
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21 best five-star resorts rated by guests
The following five-star hotels with an average rating of 9.0 or above are based on the reviews of Agoda's guests. They are provided for your reference when booking. In addition to carefully reading the reviews, we remind you to remember to look at the rating numbers, because the higher the rating, the higher the rating. , indicating that the more popular the resort is, the easier it is to pull down the average rating score, but the quality is not necessarily worse than that of a resort with a low rating but a high rating!
Hideaway Beach Resort and Spa.Xanadu Resort and Spa
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: 2005
- Total number of rooms: 103
- Address: Dhonakulhi Island, Haa Alifu Atoll (Haa Alifu Atoll)
Mirihi Island Resort.Mirsi Island Resort
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: 2003
- Total number of rooms: 36
- Address: Ari Atoll, South (Alifu) (South Ali Atoll)
Maalifushi by COMO. COMO Marcusi
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: 2013
- Total number of rooms: 65
- Address: Maalifushi by COMO (Taya Atoll)
Cocoa Island by COMO. COMO Coco Island Guest House
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 33
- Address: Cocoa Island (South Male Atoll)
Constance Halaveli.Konstanz Hallaveli Hotel
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 86
- Address: Alifu Alifu Atoll Halaveli (Alifu Atoll)
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas.Anantara Kihavah Maldives Resort Villas
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: 2011
- Total number of rooms: 79
- Address: PO Box 2014 Kihavah Huravalhi Island (Baa Atoll)
Naladhu Maldives by Anantara.Antara Narad Maldives
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 19
- Address: Veliganduhuraa Island, South Male' Atoll (South Male' Atoll)
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa.Taj Charm Island Resort & Spa
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 64
- Address: PO Box 2117 South Male Atoll (South Male Atoll)
Veligandu Island Resort & Spa．Veligandu Island Resort
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 91
- Address: North Ari Atoll (Arifu Atoll)
One&Only Reethi Rah.The Only Retira Island Resort
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 130
- Address: North Male Atoll (North Male Atoll)
PER AQUUM Huvafen Fushi.Huvafen Island Perakum Villa Resort
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: 2004
- Total number of rooms: 44
- Address: PO BOX 2017, North Male' Atoll (North Male' Atoll)
PER AQUUM Niyama.Niamaper Akum Resort
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: 2011
- Total number of rooms: 134
- Address: Dhaalu Atoll (Daru Atoll)
Kandolhu Island Resort.Ali North Atoll Resort
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: 2014
- Total number of rooms: 30
- Address: Universal Resorts 39 Orchid Magu PO Box 2015 (Alif Atoll)
Soneva Fushi.Sixth Sense Sonevafoss Resort
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 55
- Address: Kunfunadhoo Island (Baa Atoll)
Baros Maldives.Baros Maldives Hotel
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 75
- Address: K. Baros (North Male Atoll)
Komandoo Island Resort.Kamandu Island Resort
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: 1998
- Total number of rooms: 65
- Address: Lhaviyani Atoll (Laviani Atoll)
Lily Beach Resort & Spa．Lily Beach Resort & Spa
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 119
- Address: Huvahendhoo Island (South Ari Atoll)
Constance Moofushi.Constance Hotel Moufos Island
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 110
- Address: South Ari (South Ari Atoll)
Velassaru Maldives Resort.Velasaru Island Resort
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 129
- Address: Velassaru Island (South Male Atoll)
Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort.Anantara Dehu Island Resort and Spa Maldives
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 110
- Address: PO Box 2014, Dhigufinolhu, Male (South Male Atoll)
W Maldives.W Maldives
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 78
- Address: Fesdu Island, North Ari Atoll (Alif Atoll)
Maldives latest openings and refurbishment listings
The latest five-star resorts in the Maldives include:Shia Shijia Resort,The Ritz-Carlton,Kudavining Gili Resort,Kola Kola Resort,Le Meridien Resort and Spaand so on.
Maldives newest openings and refurbishment accommodation map
The above recommends the best five-star resorts in Maldives, and then marks the main locations of each hotel to provide you with a reference standard for subsequent transportation arrangements, because the Maldives relies on speedboats and seaplanes. Fortunately, five-star resorts The transportation problem is small, you only need to pay attention to the flight, and you must first look at the location of the resort when booking!
