Northern Atolls
The most northerly resort in the country, JA Manafaru enjoys splendid isolation without a neighbour in sight. The island itself is gorgeous, with thick…
Must-see hotels in Maldives
Ari Atoll & Around
Fringed with white beaches and featuring a huge 80m sandbank at one end, Veligandu is a very popular and smart option with good accommodation for this…
Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives
Ari Atoll & Around
This luxury all-inclusive is a very good all-round resort from the Thai Centara Group. Its 112 suites and villas offer a choice for everyone from couples…
Ellaidhoo Maldives by Cinnamon
Ari Atoll & Around
Ellaidhoo is the most hardcore diving destination in Maldives, with over 100 dive sites within a half-day trip. It has what many consider to be the…
Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort
Southern Atolls
Atop a circular reef that's great for snorkelling, this breathtakingly lovely island features perfect turquoise waters and dreamy white-sand beaches…
Southern Atolls
One of the very first guesthouses in Maldives, Villa Stella is a great place to enjoy life on an inhabited island and to explore local culture. Even…
Northern Atolls
This charming place is run by a couple of Danish chefs who were early pioneers of the guesthouse experience in Maldives; it's a great place to relax and…
Male
This smart but fantastically overpriced hotel is nevertheless popular with people transiting between the airport and resorts. It’s mainly notable as the…
Maafushi
This three-storey building is right opposite the port where you arrive on Maafushi, and it's very much a sleek hotel rather than a guesthouse. The 18…
Ari Atoll & Around
This sweet four-room guesthouse, on the laid-back fishing island of Omadhoo, is a good alternative to staying next door on South Ari’s capital, Mahibadhoo…
Southern Atolls
This impressive place has marked the arrival of sophisticated tourism on Thinadhoo. The modern and stylish boutique hotel, which describes itself as…
Maafushi
Stingray Beach was the first guesthouse in Maafushi, and this rustic and quiet courtyard place remains one of the best deals on the island. There are 10…
Southern Atolls
This Polish-Maldivian venture is run by the friendly Magda, who ensures that there's a steady stream of Polish visitors here, although non-Poles won't…
North & South Male Atolls
Possibly the most charming accommodation on Guraidhoo, the Medhufaru Inn is a stylish house with a balcony running along its first floor overlooking a…
Ari Atoll & Around
Passionate divers Shamoon and Markus run this Maldivian-German diving guesthouse surrounded by fields of crops on a relaxed corner of Maamigili island…
Ari Atoll & Around
Right on Rasdhoo's bikini beach, Rasdhoo Island Inn couldn't be better located. Rooms have lovely touches such as outdoor showers, sandy terraces and…
Southern Atolls
A wonderful option on the charming fishing island of Nilandhoo, which has some great beaches and very friendly locals. The small guesthouse, just a short…
Northern Atolls
Dharavandhoo may be home to Baa Atoll's airport, but it's otherwise a sleepy and very traditional fishing village. This 16-room beachside guesthouse is…
Maafushi
The cream of the crop on Maafushi, this high-rise place has an enviable location within the screened-off confines of the bikini beach, where you're free…
Male
Set over several floors of a high-rise building in the centre of the island, this 20-room guesthouse is sparklingly clean. The bright and spacious rooms…
Ari Atoll & Around
Cabin-like rooms with nice timber-beamed roofs and modern bathrooms line a sand-floored courtyard at this friendly guesthouse in the middle of the island…
Addu Atoll
The only guesthouse on the island of Hulhumeedhoo, Charming Holiday Lodge certainly lives up to its name and makes for a great base from which to explore…
North Male Atoll
On one of North Male Atoll’s most pleasant inhabited islands, this friendly guesthouse has four comfortable rooms, all of which have open-air bathrooms…
Southern Atolls
This six-room guesthouse overlooks the harbour on the charmingly laid-back, predominantly fishing island of Meedhoo. It offers a warm welcome to its…
Southern Atolls
There are just three rooms at this pleasant and affordable guesthouse on the island of Felidhoo, which, despite being Vaavu's capital, is a very…
Ari Atoll & Around
This eight-room guesthouse is just a couple of blocks from Rasdhoo's bikini beach and offers comfortable, modern and spacious quarters to its guests…
Maafushi
This sparkling newcomer is on the far side of the island facing the sea, and offers up 10 rooms that have been impressively designed in minimalist white…
Ari Atoll & Around
Though it has just two simple rooms with outdoor bathrooms, this tiny guesthouse nevertheless gets good reviews for its service and full programme of…
North & South Male Atolls
The best choice on the charming island of Gulhi is this wonderful bolthole, which is just metres from a shimmering white-sand bikini beach. The rooms are…
North Male Atoll
A popular and innovative guesthouse on the surfing island of Thulusdhoo, Canopus Retreats makes an effort to help its guests mix with locals and make sure…
Northern Atolls
The island of Fulhadhoo, with a population of just 220 people, is a charming place to experience Maldivian island life, and the Three Hearts Guesthouse is…
Ari Atoll & Around
This dinky place – there are just three rooms – really looks after its guests. Rooms are spotless, comfortable and surround a sand-floored courtyard…
Male
The best of the budget guesthouses on Hulhumale's beach, Planktons has enviably sleek, well-equipped rooms with a minimalist feel and a white decor with…
Northern Atolls
This guesthouse on the relatively untouched island of Kamadhoo offers clean and comfortable rooms in one of three locations just a short walk from the…
Ari Atoll & Around
This friendly, laid-back guesthouse just a short walk from a private beach offers different types of simple rooms, each with their own minifridge and…
Maafushi
This high-rise hotel has 33 rooms and a great location just a block from the beach, though sea views are increasingly limited as more hotels get built…
Ari Atoll & Around
The original Dhigurah guesthouse, TME has an array of accommodation options in several buildings. Its main offerings – above the large reception and…
Maafushi
This great-value spot is just moments from the beach and has a very friendly backpacker vibe to it. Tile floored rooms are sparklingly clean and have…
North Male Atoll
This stylish and secluded beach villa has four rooms with twin beds in them and is ideal to rent for a family or group of friends wanting to spend their…
Addu Atoll
This sparkling modern guesthouse has spotless rooms with comfortable beds and gleaming white bedsheets. Each room has a small balcony and those at the…
