Maldives

Set on an unusually lush private island in Baa Atoll, Amilla pairs oversized villas, broad beaches and a relaxed, highly personalized approach to Maldivian luxury.

On a private island in Baa Atoll, Anantara Kihavah combines private pools in every villa with exceptional reef access, underwater dining and a rare overwater observatory.

A compact private island close to Malé, Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru pairs classic pool villas, a strong house reef and an intimate scale that keeps the Maldives feeling wonderfully simple.

Cheval Blanc Randheli is a benchmark Maldivian resort of vast private-pool villas, a dedicated spa island and obsessive personalization across the pristine Noonu Atoll.

Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is a pioneering two-island resort known for overwater villas, Ithaa Undersea Restaurant and The Muraka’s extraordinary submerged bedroom.

Constance Halaveli is a refined North Ari Atoll retreat where every villa has a private pool, the spa floats above the lagoon and a remarkable wine cellar anchors the dining program.

Cora Cora Maldives brings an unusually playful all-inclusive approach to Raa Atoll, pairing 100 villas with overwater wellness, strong dining variety and the Maldives’ first licensed resort museum.

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa brings Maldivian village intimacy, surf culture and an entire offshore wellness island to a lush private resort only 25 minutes by speedboat from Malé.

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru is a sprawling UNESCO Biosphere Reserve retreat of jungle, long beaches and private pools, with manta encounters, Ayurvedic wellness and the Maldives’ only Olympic-size resort pool.

Hurawalhi Island Resort is a 90-villa, adults-only escape in the Lhaviyani Atoll, pairing beach and overwater accommodations with a strong house reef, all-inclusive options and the extraordinary 5.8 Undersea Restaurant.

JA Manafaru is a lush private-island resort in the Maldives’ remote Haa Alifu Atoll, offering 84 spacious beach and overwater villas, extensive private pools, serious wellness, family activities and a notably broad dining program.

JOALI BEING is a 68-villa wellbeing island on Bodufushi, structuring the Maldivian resort experience around personalized programs for mind, skin, microbiome and energy, with biophilic design, private pools and unusually deep wellness facilities.

JOALI Maldives turns a private Raa Atoll island into a living gallery, pairing 73 beach and overwater villas with personal butlers, private pools, immersive contemporary art, polished dining and a strong emphasis on creative experiences.

Kudadoo Maldives Private Island is an exceptionally private 15-residence retreat built around personalized, highly inclusive service and a striking solar-powered overwater design.

A lively yet environmentally minded private-island resort in the whale-shark-rich South Ari Atoll, combining long beaches, overwater villas, eight restaurants, extensive watersports and a serious marine-conservation program.

An intimate boutique island in the UNESCO-listed Baa Atoll, Milaidhoo combines private-pool villas, exceptional marine life, personalized island hosts and imaginative dining with an unusually relaxed Maldivian atmosphere.

A sprawling private-island icon in North Malé Atoll, One&Only Reethi Rah combines enormous beach and water villas, twelve beaches, deep dining and a Five-Star spa with exceptional privacy.

On a remote natural island in Huvadhu Atoll, Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa combines just 51 villas with a thriving 360-degree house reef, understated architecture and unusually serious marine conservation.

Designed by Marcio Kogan’s Studio MK27, Patina Maldives pairs low-slung modernist villas, ambitious art and dining with the social energy of the Fari Islands.

A striking collection of circular private-pool villas in the Fari Islands, this contemporary Maldives resort combines personal island butlers, seven restaurants and bars, strong sustainability initiatives and a highly social marina connection.

The only five-star resort in remote Laamu Atoll, Six Senses Laamu blends beach and overwater villas with a thriving house reef, world-class Yin Yang surf, nine spa treatment nests and unusually serious marine conservation.

Soneva Fushi, the original barefoot-luxury island in UNESCO-listed Baa Atoll, combines enormous jungle and overwater villas with waterslides, extraordinary dining, marine conservation and one of the Maldives’ best family programs.

Soneva Jani stretches across a vast Noonu Atoll lagoon with enormous overwater villas, private pools, retractable roofs and the waterslides that turned the resort into one of the Maldives’ most recognizable modern icons.

On a private Dhaalu Atoll island, The St. Regis Maldives combines 77 private-pool villas with manta-ray-inspired overwater architecture, Iridium Spa, seven dining venues and more than 40 nearby dive sites.

Taj Coral Reef is a compact 62-villa North Malé Atoll retreat built around a vivid natural house reef, with beach and overwater villas, infinity pool, Indian-rooted spa and unusually convenient access from Malé.

Only a short speedboat ride from Malé, Taj Exotica spreads 64 villas and suites along a vast South Malé lagoon with butler service, private-pool categories, J Wellness Circle and refined overwater dining.

Set on a coconut-covered reef island in the UNESCO-listed Baa Atoll, Vakkaru Maldives combines 113 beach and overwater villas with a house reef, broad dining choices and a substantial overwater wellness program.

One of the Maldives’ most exclusive private-island resorts, Velaa pairs 47 villas and residences with ambitious dining, an overwater spa, exceptional wine, golf and a level of privacy built for high-end repeat stays.

Reached by a roughly 40-minute yacht from Malé, Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi spreads lavish private-pool villas, destination restaurants and extensive recreation across a secluded island resort.