Resorts ·

The Resorts,
composed.

The luxury retreats of the atolls — overwater villas, private islands, and the favours of a long-held relationship with the best addresses in the country.

The Retreats

Complete comfort, pristine privacy.

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Transfer
Atoll

Signature Retreats

12 retreats

The country’s flagship addresses — the Maldives at its most absolute.

Beach pool villa · evening
Beach pool villa · morning
Sunset water pool villa
Fari Islands · North Malé Atoll

Patina Maldives

A modern island, drawn in clean line and quiet colour.

  • 90 villas
  • 45 min speedboat from Velana
  • Design-led couples
Grand Residence · long lawn
Grand Beach Villa · pool
Water Villa · sunrise
Reethi Rah · North Malé Atoll

One&Only Reethi Rah

A large island with twelve beaches — for the party that wants space.

  • 118 villas
  • 45-55 min boat
  • Multi-generational
Two Queen Reef · drone
King Grand Reef · twilight aerial
Two Bedroom Beach · terrace
Ithaafushi · South Malé Atoll

Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi

Three islands held under one register — a luxury house drawn over a private archipelago.

  • 119 villas
  • 30 min yacht
  • Whole-island parties
Four-bedroom island · the scale
Water Reserve · slide to lagoon
Island Retreat · the greenery
Medhufaru · Noonu Atoll

Soneva Jani

A lagoon, a slide, a sky full of stars.

  • 61 villas
  • 40 min seaplane from Velana
  • Families
Beach House · the bathroom
Ocean Residence · the deck
Beach House · sand-step
Thiladhoo · Baa Atoll · UNESCO Biosphere

The Nautilus Maldives

No schedules, no menus, no two days alike — held privately, house by house.

  • 26 villas
  • 30 min seaplane
  • Held privacy
Beach Villa · the long lawn
Beach Pool Villa · night
Beach Pool Villa · terrace
Embudhufushi & Olhuveli · Dhaalu Atoll

Niyama Private Islands

Two islands joined by a bridge — Play & Chill — drawn around a younger, livelier register.

  • 134 villas
  • 45 min seaplane
  • The lively couple
Floating breakfast
Romantic Ocean Villa · dusk
Ocean Pool Villa · the deck
Hurawalhi · Lhaviyani Atoll

Hurawalhi Island Resort

Adults-only, sustainability-led — and home to the world's largest all-glass undersea restaurant.

  • 90 villas
  • 40 min seaplane
  • Quiet couples
Luxury beach villa · the long pool
Beach Villa with Pool · sand-step
Water Villa with Pool · the long deck
Muravandhoo · Raa Atoll

JOALI Maldives

The joy of living, drawn in sand and sea.

  • 73 villas
  • 40 min seaplane from Velana
  • Design-minded couples
Two-Bedroom Beach Pavilion
Sunset Water · the long evening
Deluxe Beach Pavilion · the deck
Kuda Huraa · North Malé Atoll

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa

The first international luxury house in the country — the garden island of the Four Seasons pair.

  • 96 villas
  • 25 min speedboat from Velana
  • The family week
Landaa Estate · the scale
Beach Villa with Pool · sand-step
Sunset Water · the long evening
Landaa Giraavaru · Baa Atoll · UNESCO Biosphere

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru

The wellness and marine half of the Four Seasons pair — 44 acres in the Baa Biosphere.

  • 103 villas
  • 30 min seaplane from Velana
  • The Ayurvedic week
Two Bedroom Beach Villa Suite
Water Villa · long deck
Beach Retreat · sand-step
Kanuhura · Lhaviyani Atoll

Six Senses Kanuhura

Three islands held under one house — the Six Senses Maldives second act.

  • 85 villas
  • 40 min seaplane from Velana
  • The Six Senses traveller after a softer register
Two-Bedroom Ocean Beach
Laamu Water Villa with Pool
Ocean Beach Villa · sand-step
Olhuveli · Laamu Atoll

Six Senses Laamu

The remote Six Senses — for many years the only resort in Laamu.

  • 97 villas
  • 65 min seaplane from Velana
  • The wellness-led week

Distinctive Retreats

6 retreats

Design-led and characterful — a strong point of view, a notch below the flagships in scale, never in care.

Three-Bedroom Atelier · the scale
Beach Pool Villa · the sand line
Lagoon Beach Pool Villa
Emboodhoo Lagoon · North Malé Atoll

SO/ Maldives

Island couture — bold strokes on a quiet lagoon.

  • 80 villas
  • 15 min speedboat from Velana
  • Design-curious couples and families after graphic style over driftwood neutral
Family beach villa
Beach suite · morning
Beach villa · sand-step
Ookolhufinolhu · Lhaviyani Atoll

Cocoon Maldives

A design-led, all-inclusive house on a sandbank island in Lhaviyani.

  • 150 villas
  • ~30 min seaplane
  • The design-led all-inclusive week — couples or family
Lagoon suite · evening
You & Me suite · signature
Lagoon suite with pool
Uthurumaafaru · Raa Atoll

You & Me Maldives

An adults-only house held for two — rustic over-water on Raa.

  • 109 villas
  • 45 min seaplane from Velana
  • Couples
Beach Suite with Pool
Royal Ocean Suite · the signature
Sunset Ocean Suite · the west
Maguhdhuvaa · Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll

Ayada Maldives

A Turkish house in the deep south — hammam, Ottoman line, eight kitchens.

  • 112 villas
  • 55 min domestic to Kaadedhdhoo, then 15 min speedboat
  • Design-led couples
Two-Bedroom Sunrise · light
Dhoni Loft · the long curve
Dhoni Water Villa · the entry
Makunufushi · South Malé Atoll

COMO Cocoa Island

All over-water — villas drawn from the line of the Maldivian dhoni.

  • 33 villas
  • 40 min speedboat from Velana
  • The design-led couple
Two-Bedroom Beach House
COMO Villa · the long deck
Maalifushi Water · the lagoon
Maalifushi · Thaa Atoll

COMO Maalifushi

The only house in Thaa — surf, wellness, and the long quiet south.

  • 65 villas
  • 60 min seaplane from Velana
  • The surf-led wellness week

Island Classics

1 retreat

Well-rounded retreats that do the fundamentals beautifully — easy to love, and to return to.

Garden Villa · the quiet pocket
Sunset Water Villa · the long deck
Beach Pool Villa · sand-step
Bandos · North Malé Atoll

Bandos Maldives

The country's second resort, opened December 1972 — origin-story Maldives.

  • 215 villas
  • 15 min speedboat from Velana
  • The short transfer

All-Inclusive Ease

8 retreats

Everything held in one price — accessible islands for a first trip or an easy week, chosen with the same eye.

Garden Residence · the quiet pocket
Beach Pool Villa · sand-step
Beach Villa · simple register
Feydhoo Finolhu · Kaafu Atoll

dusitD2 Feydhoo

Bright island, all hands open — seven minutes from the runway.

  • 127 villas
  • 7 min speedboat from Velana
  • Families and couples after an active, social all-inclusive
Two Bedroom Ocean Pool Villa
Ocean Pool Villa · the lagoon
Beach Pool Villa · sand-step
Maamutaa · Gaafu Alifu Atoll

Pullman Maldives Maamutaa

A natural lake and a wide lagoon — the rare premium all-inclusive in the deep south.

  • 122 villas
  • 50 min domestic to Kooddoo, then 15 min speedboat
  • Family stays
Beach Villas · the long lawn
Water Villa · long deck
Beach Villas · sand-step
Ailafushi · North Malé Atoll

OBLU XPERIENCE Ailafushi

A short crossing from Velana — all-inclusive ease for the open week.

  • 268 villas
  • 15 min speedboat
  • The shorter, livelier family week
Overwater Presidential · with slide
Beach Pool Villa · sand-step
Beach Pool Suite · long single
Meyyafushi · Lhaviyani Atoll

Meyyafushi Maldives

A house drawn in pool-water, palm, and pristine reef.

  • 95 villas
  • 35 min seaplane from Velana
  • Families
Beach suite · morning
Lagoon suite with pool
Lagoon residence
Joy Island · North Malé Atoll

Joy Island

A butterfly-shaped island held for the easy all-inclusive week.

  • 151 villas
  • 40 min speedboat from Velana
  • The all-inclusive week
Beach Bungalow · the interior
Water Villa · long deck
Water Villa · the lagoon line
Embudhoo · South Malé Atoll

Embudu Village

One of the country's first houses — a divers' island, held quietly.

  • 122 villas
  • 20 min speedboat from Velana
  • The dive-led week
Garden Room · the quiet pocket
Water Villa · long deck
The Summer House · two-bed
Ziyaaraifushi · North Malé Atoll

Summer Island Maldives

The eco-led Kaimoo house — coral propagation, glass-bottled water, a barefoot register.

  • 156 villas
  • 45 min speedboat from Velana
  • The value-led over-water week
2-Bedroom Overwater Villa
Overwater Villa · sea view
Beach House · sea view
Kandoomafushi · South Malé Atoll

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives

The surf-led IHG house — Kandooma Right at the door, the family programme held.

  • 160 villas
  • 45 min speedboat from Velana
  • The surf-led family

Correspondence

Asked, quietly answered.

Resorts within forty minutes of Malé use private speedboat. Outer-atoll retreats use a domestic flight plus speedboat, or a seaplane direct from Malé. Every transfer is held privately and aligned to your arrival window.

Always — in writing with each retreat, before you arrive. Special occasions, in-villa setups and bespoke moments are confirmed the same way.

Every journey is composed individually — accommodation, transfers, the meal plan chosen for you, and the small in-villa favours. We do not work from packages.

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