Hotels
Hotels in the Maldives
City hotels in Malé and Hulhumalé, plus the small hotels on airport islands. Where you stay when the flight lands late or leaves early.
16operational nationwide 2,598beds
Ministry of Tourism & Environment, 30 December 2025.
Hotels by atoll
Haa Alifu The far north. Hanimaadhoo takes the domestic flights and a handful of resorts sit around it. 2Hotels Haa Dhaalu Kulhudhuffushi is the north's largest town — a working island, not a resort one. 3Hotels Shaviyani Quiet and thinly developed. Most beds here are guesthouses on inhabited islands. 1Hotels Raa Ifuru opened the atoll up. Good reefs, and a shorter transfer than the numbers suggest. 1Hotels Baa UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Hanifaru Bay manta aggregation, June to November. 2Hotels Lhaviyani Naifaru is the capital; the diving around Kuredu draws most of the traffic. 1Hotels North Malé Closest to the airport. Most speedboat transfers land inside 45 minutes. 12Hotels South Malé Maafushi and the guesthouse belt. Public ferry runs most days. 6Hotels Malé City The capital and Hulhumalé. Almost all of the country's city hotels, and no resorts. 37Hotels Alifu Alifu Rasdhoo and Ukulhas. Small islands, strong currents, reliable diving. 1Hotels Alifu Dhaalu Whale sharks along the southern rim. Dhigurah and Dhangethi are the guesthouse anchors. 2Hotels Dhaalu Kudahuvadhoo's airport made the southern half of the atoll reachable. 1Hotels Laamu Linked by causeway across four islands — you can cycle between them. A surf atoll. 1Hotels Gaafu Dhaalu Thinadhoo is the southern hub. Guesthouses outnumber resort beds several times over. 1Hotels Fuvahmulah One island, one atoll. Tiger sharks year-round, and a freshwater lake in the middle. 2Hotels Addu City The far south. Connected by road across four islands, and its own international airport. 4Hotels