$500–$1,500 per night · overwater villas · 5★ resorts

Luxury

from $750 / night

South Malé Atoll

Veligandu Huraa

Adults-only overwater resort 35 minutes by speedboat from Malé. Candle-lit beach dinners, reef under the villas.

from $1,100 / night

South Ari Atoll

Rangali

Home of Ithaa, the world's first undersea restaurant, plus a wine cellar 6m below the waves. Two islands joined by a footbridge.

from $950 / night

North Malé Atoll

Baros

A classic 5★ that still sets the standard — intimate, one of the best house reefs in the country, straight from the jetty.

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