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.
2025｜Summary of Newly Opened Hotels in Maldives
| 類型 | Stay | Location | years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resort | Jawakara Islands Maldives | raviani atoll | 2023 |
| Resort | Avani Collection Resort | ba atoll | 2023 |
| Resort | Joy Island Maldives | north mali atoll | 2023 |
| Resort | Ifuru Island Resort Maldives | laga atoll | 2023 |
| Resort | Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives | South Ari Atoll | 2023 |
| Resort | SO/ Maldives | south mali atoll | 2023 |
| Resort | Hilton Yamingiri Resort & Spa, Maldives | north mali atoll | 2022 |
| Resort | Maldives Nova Resort | South Ari Atoll | 2022 |
| Resort | Le Méridien Maldives Resort and Spa | raviani atoll | 2021 |
| Resort | The Ritz-Carlton, Fari Island, Maldives | north mali atoll | 2021 |
| Resort | Parkland Resort Maldives Fali Island | north mali atoll | 2021 |
| Resort | Sega Maldives Shea Resort | nunu atoll | 2021 |
| Resort | Brennia Kotfaru Hotel Maldives | laga atoll | 2021 |
| Resort | Kola Kola Resort Maldives | laga atoll | 2021 |
| Resort | Kudavining Gili Resort Maldives | north mali atoll | 2021 |
| budget hotel | Equator Inn | Viyani Atoll, Ghana | 2022 |
What kind of hotel would you like to stay at? A variety of newly opened accommodation types in the 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 latest five-star resorts in the Maldives include:Jawakara Islands Maldives(2023),Avani Collection Resort(2023),Joy Island Maldives(2023),Ifuru Island Resort Maldives(2023),Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives(2023),SO/ Maldives(2023),Shia Shijia Resort,The Ritz-Carlton,Kudavining Gili Resort,Kola Kola Resort,Le Meridien Resort and Spaand so on.
Which location do you want to live in? Latest accommodation options opening across the Maldives
The vast majority of the cost of a vacation to the Maldives is the cost of accommodation in the resort. Staying in an unforgettable resort is believed to be the main purpose of traveling to the Maldives. In addition, the Maldives relies on two modes of transportation: speedboats and seaplanes. In addition to considering round-trip transportation and time, choosing the resort with the best reviews is the most important step in preparing for the Maldives itinerary!
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International brand five-star resort
Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa
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- Star rating: 5 stars
- Number of rooms: 154
- Year opened: 2021
- Business address: Lhaviyani Atoll (Laviani Atoll)
Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa opened grandly on September 2021, 9, becoming Marriott Hotel Group’s seventh location in the Maldives and the second this year after the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which opened on June 1. It is located in Lhaviyani Atoll.
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The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
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- Star rating: 5 stars
- Number of rooms: 100
- Year opened: 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
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- Star rating: 5 stars
- Number of rooms: 110
- Year opened: 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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Local brand five-star resort
Shiya Shijia Resort, Maldives. Siyam World Maldives
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- Star rating: 5 stars
- Number of rooms: 475
- Year opened: 2021
The Maldives Shia Resort was grandly opened on October 2021, 10. It is affiliated to the Shia Resort Group in the Maldives and is located in Noonu Atoll, Maldives. It offers 28 room types (21-89 square meters) in three categories: water villas, beach villas, and beach apartments. It adopts a cruise-level all-inclusive service model, with unlimited enjoyment of most of the resort's food and activities, including free shuttle services.
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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
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- Year opened: 2005
- Number of rooms: 103
- Address: Dhonakulhi Island, Haa Alifu Atoll (Haa Alifu Atoll)
Mirihi Island Resort.Mirsi Island Resort
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- Year opened: 2003
- Number of rooms: 36
- Address: Ari Atoll, South (Alifu) (South Ali Atoll)
Maalifushi by COMO. COMO Marcusi
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- Year opened: 2013
- Number of rooms: 65
- Address: Maalifushi by COMO (Taya Atoll)
Cocoa Island by COMO. COMO Coco Island Guest House
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 33
- Address: Cocoa Island (South Male Atoll)
Constance Halaveli.Konstanz Hallaveli Hotel
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 86
- Address: Alifu Alifu Atoll Halaveli (Alifu Atoll)
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas.Anantara Kihavah Maldives Resort Villas
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- Year opened: 2011
- Number of rooms: 79
- Address: PO Box 2014 Kihavah Huravalhi Island (Baa Atoll)
Naladhu Maldives by Anantara.Antara Narad Maldives
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 19
- Address: Veliganduhuraa Island, South Male' Atoll (South Male' Atoll)
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa.Taj Charm Island Resort & Spa
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 64
- Address: PO Box 2117 South Male Atoll (South Male Atoll)
Veligandu Island Resort & Spa．Veligandu Island Resort
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 91
- Address: North Ari Atoll (Arifu Atoll)
One&Only Reethi Rah.The Only Retira Island Resort
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 130
- Address: North Male Atoll (North Male Atoll)
PER AQUUM Huvafen Fushi.Huvafen Island Perakum Villa Resort
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- Year opened: 2004
- Number of rooms: 44
- Address: PO BOX 2017, North Male' Atoll (North Male' Atoll)
PER AQUUM Niyama.Niamaper Akum Resort
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- Year opened: 2011
- Number of rooms: 134
- Address: Dhaalu Atoll (Daru Atoll)
Kandolhu Island Resort.Ali North Atoll Resort
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- Year opened: 2014
- Number of rooms: 30
- Address: Universal Resorts 39 Orchid Magu PO Box 2015 (Alif Atoll)
Soneva Fushi.Sixth Sense Sonevafoss Resort
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 55
- Address: Kunfunadhoo Island (Baa Atoll)
Baros Maldives.Baros Maldives Hotel
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 75
- Address: K. Baros (North Male Atoll)
Komandoo Island Resort.Kamandu Island Resort
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- Year opened: 1998
- Number of rooms: 65
- Address: Lhaviyani Atoll (Laviani Atoll)
Lily Beach Resort & Spa．Lily Beach Resort & Spa
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 119
- Address: Huvahendhoo Island (South Ari Atoll)
Constance Moofushi.Constance Hotel Moufos Island
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 110
- Address: South Ari (South Ari Atoll)
Velassaru Maldives Resort.Velasaru Island Resort
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 129
- Address: Velassaru Island (South Male Atoll)
Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort.Anantara Dehu Island Resort and Spa Maldives
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 110
- Address: PO Box 2014, Dhigufinolhu, Male (South Male Atoll)
W Maldives.W Maldives
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- Opening year: –
- Number of rooms: 78
- Address: Fesdu Island, North Ari Atoll (Alif Atoll)
A complete list of the latest accommodation options opening in the Maldives
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