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Cheval Blanc Randheli
LVMH-owned 6★ with a private-jet-friendly seaplane terminal and Guerlain spa.
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- LVMH design
- Guerlain spa
- Private terminal
Four Seasons Resort Kuda Huraa
Closer-to-MLE 6★ sister to Landaa Giraavaru. 30-min speedboat or short seaplane.
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- 30-min speedboat
- Sister to Landaa
- Surf school
Four Seasons Resort Landaa Giraavaru
Big-island 6★ with the Manta Trust HQ on site and turtle hospital on the property.
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- Manta Trust HQ
- Turtle hospital
- Baa Biosphere
Joali Being
Sister wellness-only 6★. Programmed retreats, in-house naturopathy, no children.
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- Wellness retreat
- Adults-only
- Programmed stays
Joali Maldives
Art-forward 6★ with site-specific installations and a strong design-magazine reputation.
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- Art installations
- Raa Atoll
- Design-led
One&Only Reethi Rah
Big-island 6★ with 12 distinct beaches and one of the largest spas in the country.
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- 12 beaches
- Largest spa
- 45-min speedboat
Soneva Fushi
Original barefoot-luxury 6★ in the Baa biosphere. Observatory, water slides, manta access.
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- Observatory
- Baa Biosphere
- Barefoot luxury
Soneva Jani
Sister to Soneva Fushi — overwater villas with private water slides, far-north Noonu setting.
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- Private water slides
- Overwater villas
- Far north
The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli
St. Regis-flagship-level 6★ with butler service, signature whale-shape overwater villa, far south.
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- Butler service
- Signature villa
- Domestic flight
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
Three-island 6★ with the country's largest private-island residence and 45-min transfer.
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- Three islands
- Private residence
- 45-min transfer
Waris's pickFrom a Maldivian editor in Malé
Kaani Village & Spa
If you're picking one place on Maafushi and you want a guesthouse that feels like a small resort — pool, spa, proper kitchen — this is what I'd book. The Kaani family has been running guesthouses on this island for years. Their food is the best on the local-island circuit, and their excursion partners are the ones I send my own friends through. — Waris
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