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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.

Royal Island

Rich textures and aristocratic furnishings nestle privately in the scenic interior. Find your own delightful spot on a generous island where the restful spa steals the show.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Honeymoon
Shangri-La

The largest resort island and one of Asia's finest luxury hotel operators come together to create a rich fantasy of a tropical island life without leaving anything behind.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:SnorkelingBest Beaches
Sheraton Maldives

One of the first Maldives resorts and a British favourite, upgraded with first-rate interiors, facilities and service. Plenty of sun and a choice of lagoon or popular pool.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:HoneymoonWater Villas
Six Senses Laamu

Hip and happening resort for those who love the simple things done with style and panache. Rustic chic for a younger, more active and chilled set than its sister resort Soneva Fushi.
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Price:Luxury
Soneva Fushi

A faultless resort. Natural, luxurious, a destination for gourmets of wine and food, mind and body. And with a green conscience second to none.
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Price:Luxury
Taj Exotica

One of the most refined resorts – the epitome of good living through sublime cuisine and a destination spa. The calm, sensory ambience is aided by an enchanting lagoon.
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Price:Luxury
The Residence

In a distant, quiet corner of the beautiful Gaafu Alifu atoll sits a new luxury resort from the makers of elite hotels and resorts in the Indian Ocean. Privacy, a destination spa and great beaches lead the attractions here.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:HoneymoonBest Beaches
The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi

After a period under the management of Hilton Hotels, the Maldivian owner and entrepreneur, Siyam, has turned this resort into the first of his own brand Sun Siyam Resorts. As he was born and brought up in this atoll, there is a particularly ..
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Price:Luxury
Thudufushi

High standard All-Inclusive. Loved by Italians who make it lively, gathering on the fine beach for fun and sun, and keeping the refined bonhomie going into the night.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Child Friendly
Veligandu

Massive upgrading to the top bracket, yet Veligandu still feels relaxed and friendly. Sand below, thatch on top, fine rooms and the best beaches.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:HoneymoonBest Beaches
W Retreat

A relaxed, friendly style that has everyone at ease. A place for those that have the means and like the off-beat, the spontaneous and the fun mixed in with their pleasures.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:Active
Zitahli Kuda-Funafaru

New 5-star island resort opened September 08, aiming to provide indulgence from the hospitality lounge before seaplane transfer to the smart rooms and cuisine.
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Price:Luxury
Notable for:HoneymoonWater Villas

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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