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Maldives Resorts Guide for Luxury Resorts : 7 Best

Maldives Resorts Guide to the 7 Best Luxury Resorts

Even at the very top end of the market, the best luxury Maldives holidays are to be had in resorts that perfectly blend what the Maldives itself has to offer with the finest creature comforts the rest of the world has to offer. A few of the luxury Maldives resorts provide a rich and beautiful built environment that somehow removes the guest from the wonderful natural environment. It is as if the amazing view through the room's floor to ceiling glass wall or the stunning sightline through the Michelin-starred restaurant and out over the swimming pool is all you'll actually need.

Some great resorts are just unlucky in not having an accessible or half-decent house reef. Or they might have a beach erosion problem. Or they might be trying to turn around an island that wasn't built as a five star resort. But other resorts are lucky with their geography and beautifully built and superbly well-run. This is my list of those Top7 Luxury Maldives Resorts.

Every one of them is in the top price bracket but each is very different in their own way and that is the beauty of the Maldives. You take what your island gives you and show it off to the best of your ability in harmony with your own vision and philosophy.

Take Cocoa Island, for example. Essentially it is little more than a large sandbank in a beautiful lagoon and surrounding house reef. Christina Ong and her team have taken it and created the most peaceful, zen-like, resort in the country. All the rooms are over water (and the one room villas are among my favourite) so you glide over to land only to eat and drink, walk the long beach and visit the destination spa.

In contrast, Soneva Fushi is on one of the largest of all resort islands and so has been able to offer extraordinary variety, from a restaurant in the tree-tops beside the observatory to al fresco lunches created by a chef in the vegetable and herb garden; from cinema nights on the beach to a large new kids' club and a destination spa with visiting gurus. And all delivered in the rustic chic style that brings you close to nature and keeps you there.

Park Hyatt Hadahaa delivers something different again. A small island like Cocoa but this time a perfect circle with an unmatched softness of deep sand running all the way around. Beyond that, an encircling reef that is almost unmatched for its corals. The high design hospitality company, Alila, built the resort before it was taken over by Park Hyatt. The rooms are exquisite and the public area is expansive and breath-taking. Yet this resort was built from concept forward as a green resort, and it is certified as such. Who says you can't have it all?

Maldives resorts vary hugely in size, geography, style and management. When you're looking for luxury Maldives holidays you want all of these to come together at the highest level. it's a big ask but a few resorts absolutely deliver this, at a price.

Anantara Dhigu

Two islands sharing a splendid lagoon, as well as abundant amenities. Easygoing, despite emphasis on water sports, entertainment and excursions. Short transfer.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Quiet & Private
Anantara Kihavah

The new super-luxurious direction of Anantara brings rooms, views and cuisine together in a brilliant modern setting to delight high net worth couples.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Water VillasSnorkeling
Anantara Naladhu

As expected in a 6-star resort, the rooms are indulgently equipped and nattily modern, and everything from meditation to cuisine comes with personalised service.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Quiet & Private
Angaga

Natural Maldives at its laid back and picturesque best. A rare beach backed by pretty palms, the award-winning dive base, snorkelling with turtles, and plentiful food.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Water VillasBest Beaches
Angsana Ihuru

Simple, quiet luxury at a young, modern resort famed for its house reef and world-beating beach. A cosy bar and superb spa add to the experience of a perfect island.
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Price:Luxury
Angsana Velavaru

Vibrant decor, thatched, natural buildings, award-winning spa, thorough diving and faultless food: refurbished Velavaru is relaxed, simple and essential Maldives.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Best Beaches
Athuruga

Reputed All-Inclusive that feels like a smart club. No corners cut at a resort where it’s easy to enjoy underwater pursuits, dine on the beach, and relax amid solid beauty.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Water Villas
Ayada

You want to get away from it all? You can't get much further away than this. Not that you need skimp on life's luxuries once here. Excellent cuisine, large rooms, grand buildings, snorkeling and fine beaches are its calling cards.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Honeymoon
Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru

Handsomely appointed rooms spill onto gorgeous beaches and the food and spa are first class. Banyan Tree is built from Indonesian materials and is romantic and classy.
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Price:Luxury
Baros

Good reasons are needed to leave elite Baros’ splendid rooms; reasons like beautiful restaurants serving haute cuisine, polished service, and an intimate natural setting.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Best Beaches
Cheval Blanc Randheli

Designed to be the ultimate resort in the Maldives, Cheval Blanc Randheli ticks all the boxes for its ultra rich clientele. Haute cuisine, haute couture and haute service on a man made ideal.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Water Villas
Club Med Kani

The most active resort of all is a classy, enthusiastic 5-star. Break up your sporting, lagoon and tropical spa playtimes with fantastic food, and wait for evening events.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Active
Coco Palm Bodu Hithi

Classy interior design under thatch, enclosed by native trees and bushes. A quiet, Maldivian environment for quiet, sophisticated couples.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Best Beaches
Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu

A multiple award winner, Dhuni Kolhu is environmentally friendly, stylish and sophisticated. Just the place for top class relaxation.
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Price:Luxury
Cocoa Island

Exquisite is a word made for Cocoa. The showy and the unnecessary are excluded to enhance the beautiful. Luxury is the backdrop to your own mental and spiritual renewal.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Quiet & Private
Conrad Maldives

Three fantasy destinations over two islands and a stilted spa are close to perfection, including luxurious dining, designer rooms and faultless service, just not the snorkeling.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Best Beaches
Constance Halaveli

Halaveli's new 5-star incarnation has understated opulence, impressive facilities and fine service - not to mention a wraparound beach, snorkeling access and great diving.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Water Villas
Constance Moofushi

A special atmosphere pervades Italian Moofushi, treated by celebrities and loyal staff as something between an exclusive club and a family reunion. Reputable, rustic resort.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:All Inclusive
Dusit Thani

Cuisine, hospitality, Kids' Club and Spa lead the way for this still new five star resort in one of the most exciting locations in the country. The housereef is closeby, the legendary Hanifaru reef is closeby and the local islands are exceptional.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Water Villas
Four Seasons at Kuda Huraa

Alive with activities and charming flora, this resort has a friendly village feel. Come to dine well in classy comfort, and enjoy the chic pool, island spa and surf school.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:HoneymoonQuiet & Private
Four Seasons at Landaa Giraavaru

A Maldives look to a classic-style resort on one of the finest atolls. Everything in place, everything just so. A brilliant resort that even turned a reef problem into an example for the world.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Child Friendly

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Adrian Neville - Seven Holidays : Your Guide to the MaldivesAdrian Neville lived in the Maldives and writes the definitive guide book: "Resorts of Maldives", now in its fifth edition. Having tirelessly reviewed every single resort, he is now continually asked ‘which is the best Maldives Hotel for my holidayholiday or vacationvacation?’ Enter SevenHolidays.com – his comprehensive independent guide to Maldives holidaysholidays and how to book your perfect holiday. We cover everything from the cheap island resorts through to the luxury five star Maldives resortshow to book your perfect holiday. We cover everything from the cheap island resorts through to the luxury five star Maldives resorts