5 hotels · Maldives
The great hotels of North Malé Atoll
5 luxury hotels in North Malé Atoll are documented in this guide, ordered by international renown. The oldest, Gili Lankanfushi, opened in 2001; the most recent, The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands, in 2021. Each page gives the history, the key figures and a direct line to the events team.
One&Only Reethi Rah
An island of six kilometres of coastline and a dozen beaches in North Malé Atoll, designed by Jean-Michel Gathy and opened in 2005.
134 rooms
Gili Lankanfushi
Forty-five over-water villas built of timber and thatch twenty minutes from Malé, rebuilt after the fire of January 2019.
45 rooms
Patina Maldives, Fari Islands
A James Turrell Skyspace and pavilions by Marcio Kogan's Studio MK27 mark the first Patina resort, on the Fari Islands of North Malé Atoll.
123 rooms
The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
Round villas set like ripples on the lagoon, drawn by Kerry Hill Architects for the first Ritz-Carlton resort in the Maldives.
116 rooms
Huvafen Fushi
Spa rooms below the waterline with glass walls onto the reef, and a wine cellar beneath the island, on a 44-bungalow resort in North Malé Atoll.
44 rooms