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. There are about 1,192 coral islands and a total of 26 atolls. The economic output of the entire country is based on tourism. The most famous one 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 and the airport for one night before heading 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, and the room types can be divided. There are two types of 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 homework for preparing the Maldives itinerary!
Further reading💯 Popular Maldives five-star hotels in 2024: 10 best all-inclusive resorts
The latest accommodation option in Maldives
The latest five-star resorts to open in the Maldives include:Shia Sega Resort,The Ritz-Carlton,Kudavining Gili Resort,Kola Kola Resort,Le Meridien Resort and Spaand so on.
The latest 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, becoming the seventh base of Marriott Hotels Group in the Maldives and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel that opened on June 1 this year. After the second stronghold, located in Lhaviyani Atoll (Lhaviyani Atoll).
Further readingMaldives Hotel Tour | Le Méridien Spa Resort: Marriott's seventh base
The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands.The Ritz-Carlton, Farid 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, Farid Island will open for business on June 2021, 6. Marriott Hotel Group’s sixth base in the Maldives is also the first time the Ritz-Carlton brand has entered the resort. The resort adopts a spherical design and has 1 restaurants and bars. , 7 villas are all equipped with solar energy installations, and provide private butler service.
Patina Maldives, Fari Islands.Fali Island Maldives
- Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
- Star rating: 5 stars
- Total number of rooms: 110
- Opening year: 2021
- Business address: Rah Falhu Huraa (North Mali Atoll)
Parkland Resort officially opened on May 2021, 5. The first release of Capella Hotels Group’s new island resort brand, Parkland, focuses on the design concept of combining nature and humanism. It is close to the Ritz-Carlton and Capella. It is a luxury resort group that forms a group of luxury resorts on Fali Island, North Mali Atoll. Tenants can freely travel to and from the three hotels by boat. Just stay in one resort, you can freely enjoy the scenery of the four islands and visit a large number of gourmet restaurants.
Further readingMaldives Hotel Tour｜Pardon Resort: Capella's new brand debut
The latest local brand five-star resort
Sega Maldives Shiya Resort. Siyam World Maldives
- Reservation:agoda discount rate|booking.com
- Star rating: 5 stars
- Total number of rooms: 475
- Opening year: 2021
Sega Maldives Shiya Resort officially opened for business on October 2021, 10. It is affiliated to the local Shiya Resort Group in Maldives and is located in Nunu Atoll, Maldives. 28-21㎡), using a cruise-level all-inclusive service model, unlimited access to most of the food and activities in the resort, including free shuttle services.
Further readingMaldives Hotel Tour｜Sega Hotel Shiya: Cruise Class All Inclusive Service
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. , which means 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 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 Mali 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 Resort Maldives
- 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 Mali 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 Mali 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 Mali Atoll)
W Maldives.W Maldives
- Reservation:agoda discount rate | booking.com
- Opening year: –
- Total number of rooms: 78
- Address: Fesdu Island, North Ari Atoll (Arifu Atoll)
Location of Maldives Star Resort
The above recommends the best five-star resort in Maldives, and then marks the main location of each hotel to provide you with a reference standard for subsequent transportation arrangements, because the Maldives relies on speedboats and seaplanes. Fortunately, the transportation of five-star resorts is a problem. Small, just need to pay attention to the flight, you must also check the location of the resort when booking!
