Find the island that fits your arrival.

Design-led island with ten dining venues, a James Turrell Skyspace and real family villas, 45 minutes by speedboat.

Not for Travellers who want a quiet, single-resort island without a shared marina village and beach club next door.

The original barefoot island: big jungle villas, a vast free kids' club and Hanifaru Bay mantas in season.

Not for Couples who picture overwater living as the default should look at Soneva Jani; anyone after a lively bar scene will find Kunfunadhoo slow and spread out by design.

Overwater villas with slides into a wide Noonu lagoon, with a big included kids' club for families who want water living.

Thirteen large villas at the Maldives’ western tip, with private gyms and spa rooms built in.

Round Kerry Hill villas, each with a pool and a butler, and a speedboat that meets flights at any hour.

Not for Travellers who want everything included in one price and a quieter, less formal feel.

A three-island resort with pools in every villa, a 24-hour yacht from Malé and a club with its own water park.

Not for Travellers who want a small, barefoot island where everything is a short walk away; this is a large three-island resort.

Fifty adults-only water villas, each with a pool and glass-floored bathroom, a 15-minute speedboat from the airport.

Not for Families, since nobody under 18 is accepted, and anyone who wants a beach villa or a big island with lots to do.

Large pool villas over the lagoon or in the trees, seven restaurants and Hanifaru Bay's manta season within reach.

Not for Travellers who want a seaplane at any hour or a very short transfer.

Every villa has its own pool, the reef dining room sits underwater, and Hanifaru Bay's mantas are a short boat ride away.

Not for Travellers who want everything included in one price or a speedboat transfer straight from the airport.

A small, grown-up island 25 minutes from the airport, with a house reef close to shore and no seaplane to wait for.

Not for Families with young children, and anyone who wants several pools, a kids' club or a wide choice of restaurants.

The undersea restaurant, a villa that sleeps below the waterline, and a huge range of rooms, from beach to overwater.

Not for Travellers who want one small, quiet island with a short transfer.

A pool in every villa, a 20-minute speedboat at any hour, and one of the largest kids’ clubs in the Maldives.

Not for Travellers who want to feel far from Malé and its boat traffic.

A wellbeing island built around programmes rather than spa menus, with room for the whole family.

Raa Atoll's art-led island: big private pool villas, four distinct restaurants and a proper kids' club.

Thirty minutes by speedboat at any hour, eight restaurants and a 150-metre pool, with a famous surf break next door.

Not for Guests who want a remote seaplane island with a long transfer and total isolation, or a structured wellness programme, should look at JOALI BEING instead.

A big, well-run Noonu island with sixteen places to eat and drink, pool villas throughout and a kids’ club that keeps families busy.

A polished all-round Baa Atoll island with a free kids' club, twelve villa types and Arabic spoken by the team.

A 30-minute speedboat from Malé to a family island with a kids' club, a surf school and a sister resort across the lagoon.

Not for Couples who want a child-free island should stay across the lagoon at Anantara Veli Maldives Resort, which is adults-only.

An adults-only island 30 minutes by speedboat from Malé, with a surf break off the bar and Dhigu's restaurants a pontoon ride away.

Not for Families with children cannot stay here; Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort across the lagoon is the family option.

A family resort in Baa Atoll with pavilions that sleep six, a kids-only restaurant and a 24-hour teens' club.

Not for Couples who want a quiet adults' hideaway.

A quiet Vaavu island with an overwater seafood restaurant and villas from beach lofts to water suites with pools.

Not for Families with young children who want to sleep over the water, and anyone wanting a big choice of restaurants.

Twenty minutes by speedboat from the airport, with pool villas on the beach and over the water and a lively house reef.

Not for Travellers who want a large choice of restaurants or a remote atoll far from Malé traffic.

Fifteen minutes from the airport, with a big family pool, kids' and teen clubs, and a footbridge to a marina of restaurants.

Not for Couples looking for a quiet, remote island or a strong house reef.

A big, varied island with a long sandbank, a hyperbaric chamber on site and a choice of restaurants that suits long stays.

Not for Couples who want a small, quiet island with few other guests should look at Baros Maldives instead.

A South Ari all-inclusive that is only 25 minutes by seaplane, with a reef off the beach and halal meals on request.

A 72-villa Vaavu island with duplex pool water villas, a Japanese teppanyaki room and dive sites such as Fotteyo nearby.

Not for Travellers who want a large choice of restaurants and activities.

A family resort 15 minutes from the airport, with all-inclusive plans and The Marina's restaurants across a footbridge.

Not for Couples looking for a quiet, private island feel.

A large, well-run Sheraton fifteen minutes by speedboat from the airport, with a spa island and a proper kids' club.

Not for Couples who want a small, quiet island with few neighbours and a seaplane arrival should look at Milaidhoo Island Maldives instead.

The Maldives for families who want to be busy: a floating waterpark, a horse ranch, go-karts and water villas with slides.

Not for Couples looking for quiet or a romantic, adults-leaning stay should choose a smaller island such as Sun Siyam Iru Veli Maldives.

A smaller, all-inclusive island in Dhaalu where every one of the 125 villas has its own pool and a later-arrival flight option exists.

Reached by speedboat from Malé, not seaplane, with three linked islands of pools, villas and restaurants.

Not for Couples wanting a small, quiet island with a pool in every villa should look at Sun Siyam Iru Veli Maldives, accepting a seaplane or domestic flight to reach it.

A mid-sized Dhaalu island built around its house reef, with water villas that come with slides and an all-inclusive plan.

Twenty minutes by speedboat from the airport, with a kids' club, a 24-hour clinic and a coffee shop and bar that never close.

Not for Couples looking for a small, quiet island close to the airport should look at Baros Maldives instead.

One of the largest resort islands in the Maldives, set inside South Ari's whale-shark protected area.

Not for Guests who want a small, intimate island rather than a large, busy one should look at Vakkaru Maldives instead.

A simple, sociable all-inclusive island 45 minutes from Malé, with a sloping house reef that works for first dives.

Not for Anyone who wants a villa, a pool, several restaurants or a quiet, grown-up island.

An all-inclusive island next to the Lohis left-hand surf break, 30 minutes from Malé, with two-bedroom villas for families.

Not for Couples who want a private pool, a quiet adults-only island or fine dining.

A house-reef wall you can dive from the jetty, with Maaya Thila and Fish Head a short boat ride away.

Not for Honeymooners who want large overwater villas with private pools, or families wanting a kids' club.

A house-reef island in South Ari with whale-shark waters nearby, reopening in November 2026 after renovation.

Not for Families who want to stay over the water, or guests who expect private pools, should look at Villa Park, Sun Island in the same atoll.