Maldives all-inclusive resorts: which plan to choose

Maldives all-inclusive resorts sell 2 different holidays under the same name. If you want every guest on the plan and every glass paid for, Champagne included, choose Lily Beach, or Constance Moofushi for its wine and a reef off the beach; if the price of the night matters most, Summer Island and Kuredu cost about a third as much, with house-brand drinks and a restaurant fixed by your room. In between, Anantara Veli suits couples over 18 who would rather arrive by boat, Baglioni families who want Italian cooking, and The Residence at Dhigurah and Alila Kothaifaru anyone who wants a private pool with the plan. None of the 8 plans we read covers the transfer from Malé.

Source checked 6 October 2026: Lily Beach Resort & Spa, Platinum Plan (official site), read on 6 October 2026 Chosen a hotel? Read its story and practical details

8 all-inclusive resorts, 8 different weeks

Each resort’s own plan, the limit that matters most, the journey from Malé and 2 nights’ prices for 2.

Lily Maa’s long, lit buffet, over a sand floor.
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Lily Beach Resort & Spa

For couples and families who want everything on one plan, Champagne included, and a reef within swimming distance of the beach.

The trade-off

The plan revolves around one buffet, Lily Maa, with one Tamarind dinner a week; the seaplane is not in it.

Why choose it

Every villa at Lily Beach is sold with the Platinum Plan only, and the FAQ adds that there is no other board, even on arrival. The plan covers the meals at Lily Maa, one à la carte dinner a week at Tamarind, 80 wines and Taittinger by the glass in every restaurant and bar, a minibar restocked daily with beer and wine, and 3 excursions per guest, from snorkelling the coral garden to a sunset cruise or a local island. Google showed $1,105 a night for 2 on 16 November 2026 and $1,328 on 11 January 2027. The seaplane takes 25 minutes (getting here) and cost $480 per adult return until 23 December 2026 on Booking.com.

Manta’s deck over the water at dusk, tables laid and lanterns lit.
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Constance Moofushi

For snorkellers, divers and wine drinkers: everyone is on the plan, and the reef starts a few metres off the beach.

The trade-off

None of the 5 villa types has a private pool, and on the January, February and April nights we read Google showed more than $2,500 for 2.

Why choose it

Moofushi sells its stays all-inclusive (Constance Moofushi, Booking.com). For stays from 1 November 2026 the plan covers every meal at Manta, an à la carte lunch at the Totem Bar, one or more dinners at Alizée by length of stay, branded spirits, more than 125 wines and house Champagne at lunch and dinner, boat trips and one wellness activity a day, as Virgin Atlantic Holidays lists it. The seaplane, the spa, diving and the shark trips are charged on top (fact sheet). The reef lies a few metres off the beach, with 20 to 25 metres of visibility (diving), and the villas have no private pools. Google showed $939 a night for 2 on 16 November 2026 and $2,577 on 11 January 2027.

Kuredu from above, between the island’s greenery and the sea.
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Kuredu Island Resort

For a sociable, sporty week on a big island at well under half Lily Beach’s price, with golf, tennis and bars open late.

The trade-off

Your villa decides your restaurant, the plan pours house brands, and the package we read covers winter 2025/26 and summer 2026 only.

Why choose it

Kuredu’s All-Inclusive Plus serves 3 buffet meals a day in the restaurant your category is assigned to: Bonthi for the bungalows, Koamas for the beach villas, Sangu and O for the villas in the Sangu and O areas, with afternoon snacks and house drinks by the glass from 9am to 1.30am. It adds a bottle of sparkling wine per room, a sunset cruise and half-hour group lessons in snorkelling, windsurfing and golf; other restaurants, room service and excursions are charged, and everyone in a room must take the package. The package we read covers winter 2025/26 and summer 2026. The seaplane takes 40 minutes (transfer policy); from 14 September 2026 Booking.com gave $400 per adult return. Google showed $406 a night for 2 on 16 November 2026 and $635 on 11 January 2027, with no plan named.

A Water Villa with Pool at Baglioni Maldives, in the resort’s own photograph.
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Baglioni Maldives

For families and couples who want Italian cooking, meals in the villa at any hour of the day and a kids’ club.

The trade-off

Premium dishes at Fuego, the teppanyaki, the spa and the floating breakfast are extra, and so is the seaplane.

Why choose it

On the all-inclusive page the plan includes meals in the villa from 6am to midnight, wellness sessions such as yoga and meditation, casual tennis, non-motorised water sports and evenings such as the weekly beach party. Its Kids Club takes children from 3 to 15 on that page, from 4 to 12 on the club’s own. The grill Fuego charges extra for its wagyu, lobster and king crab. The seaplane takes about 45 minutes, and the resort writes that flights and transportation are not included (seaplane). Google showed $1,012 a night for 2 on 16 November 2026 and $1,543 on 9 January 2027.

Cumin’s terrace lit at dusk, with tables facing the lagoon.
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Anantara Veli Maldives Resort

For couples over 18 who would rather arrive by boat than seaplane and choose a different table each evening.

The trade-off

At 3 restaurants the plan pays $60 per adult towards dinner, and its minibar holds soft drinks only.

Why choose it

Veli takes guests from 18 (Booking.com). Its All Inclusive Indulgence covers breakfast at Cumin or Fushi Café, lunch at Dhoni Bar, Aqua or Tiki Bar and dinner at Cumin, Dhoni Bar, Fushi Café or Aqua; at Sea Fire Salt, Baan Huraa and Origami each adult has $60 to spend against the bill. Drinks come from the package menu while the bars are open. The shared speedboat takes about 30 minutes (contact) and cost $354 a person return, taxes included, on Booking.com. Google showed $938 a night for 2 on 29 November 2026 and $1,446 on 8 January 2027, with no plan named.

The island and its row of water villas seen from above.
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Summer Island Maldives

For a beach and snorkelling week at the lowest price of the 8, 45 minutes by speedboat from Malé.

The trade-off

The plan sticks to ordinary brands, the room decides the restaurant and snorkelling gear is not included; the water villas take 2 adults and no children.

Why choose it

The resort’s fact sheet of April 2026 lists the standard all-inclusive plan: buffet meals at Samuga for the garden and superior rooms, semi-buffet meals at Hiya over the water for the Water Villas and Premium Beach Villas, the plan’s drinks at Nevi from 9am to midnight, afternoon tea and one snorkelling trip a day, equipment not included. Avi, the overwater lounge, serves the plan’s drinks only to guests of those 2 upper categories. The Water Villa takes 2 adults and no children. The transfer is compulsory: $198 per adult return by speedboat from 1 November 2026, $470 by seaplane (the island). Google showed $316 a night for 2 on 16 November 2026 and $305 on 11 January 2027, with no plan named.

The bridge above the lagoon and the green island beyond, between water villas.
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The Residence Maldives at Dhigurah

For couples and families who want a private pool with the plan, and a second island to walk to over a bridge.

The trade-off

The journey is a domestic flight and a boat, and the speciality restaurants come once a stay on the plan.

Why choose it

All 173 villas have a private pool, and a one-kilometre bridge joins the island to Falhumaafushi (location). The resort’s Standard All Inclusive guide, dated January 2024 and still the one it links, covers buffets at The Dining Room, a set lunch at Café del Sol and one reserved set menu at Li Bai or Long Island per stay, with supplements on some dishes; the drinks run from 11am to 11pm and the minibar is refilled once a day. The journey is a 55-minute flight to Kooddoo and 5 minutes by speedboat, at $450 per adult return (offer terms). Google showed $759 a night for 2 on 16 November 2026 and $832 on 11 January 2027.

The water villas and the island at sunset.
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Alila Kothaifaru Maldives

For couples and families who want a pool villa in Raa Atoll and a plan with a massage in it.

The trade-off

It has the dearest transfer of the 8, and the plan needs 3 nights and leaves out teppanyaki and the signature dishes.

Why choose it

Alila sells all-inclusive as an offer, code ALLIN, from 3 nights, for stays until 31 December 2027 (offer). It covers breakfast at Seasalt, a 3-course lunch at Seasalt, Yakitori or Pibati Sul Mare and a 3-course dinner at Seasalt, Yakitori or Umami, with $75 of food credit per adult at the other restaurants. Selected drinks are served from 11am to 11pm at Seasalt, Mirus and Yakitori, and each adult has one 60-minute spa treatment per stay; taxes, service and resort fees are added to the rate. Every villa has a pool. The shared seaplane takes about 45 minutes and costs $710 per adult return until 9 January 2027 (transport). Google showed $2,024 a night for 2 on 16 November 2026 and $1,442 on 11 January 2027.

Plans, fact sheets and transfer pages read between 4 and 6 October 2026. Prices are what Google Hotels showed for one night for 2 adults, read on 5 October 2026, taxes and service included; except at Lily Beach and Constance Moofushi, Google does not say whether the night includes the plan.

What decides an all-inclusive stay in the Maldives

We read each resort’s plan, fact sheet and transfer page, and the prices Google showed for 2 adults on 5 October 2026. Stars and villa sizes come later: on an island with no shop and no other restaurant, the plan is the holiday.

  1. Whether the plan is for everyone. At Lily Beach every villa is sold with the Platinum Plan and there is no other board, and Constance Moofushi sells its stays all-inclusive. Elsewhere the plan is one rate among several: at Kuredu everyone in a room must take the same package, at Alila Kothaifaru it is an offer with a code and a 3-night minimum. A night price without the plan’s name is a room price.

  2. What it leaves out. Premium dishes, teppanyaki, the spa and excursions beyond the listed ones are charged almost everywhere. Some plans swap certain dinners for a credit: $60 per adult in 3 restaurants at Anantara Veli, $75 at Alila. Drinks also differ: Taittinger and 80 wines at Lily Beach, more than 125 wines at Moofushi, house brands by the glass at Kuredu and Summer Island.

  3. Where you eat. On the cheaper islands the villa decides the restaurant: at Kuredu the bungalows eat at Bonthi and the Sangu water villas at Sangu, at Summer Island the garden and superior rooms at the Samuga buffet and the water villas at Hiya. Pay for the upper category and the plan changes with it.

Transfers, taxes and the festive nights

What an all-inclusive price in the Maldives does not tell you.

Budget for the transfer separately: none of the 8 plans includes it. Return fares per adult run from $198 by speedboat to Summer Island and $354 to Anantara Veli to $450 by domestic flight to The Residence, $480 by seaplane to Lily Beach and $710 to Alila Kothaifaru. Seaplanes fly in daylight only: to reach Lily Beach the same day your international flight must land by 3.30pm, and leave after 9am on the way home (FAQ); otherwise you sleep in Malé.

Read a resort’s own rate as a rate before charges. At The Residence the offers add a 10% service charge, 17% GST and a green tax of $12 per person per night (offer terms); Alila adds taxes, service and resort fees to its offer (offer). The prices on this page are Google’s, which include them, for 2 adults and one night, read on 5 October 2026.

Check the dates on the plan itself. Kuredu’s package covers winter 2025/26 and summer 2026, Moofushi’s new plan starts on 1 November 2026, and The Residence still links a guide of January 2024. Over Christmas and New Year the gala dinners are compulsory and charged separately: $265 and $345 per adult at Lily Beach, $250 and $310 at Moofushi.

Read the detailed stay guide

Questions before booking an all-inclusive in the Maldives

Costs, drinks, the seaplane and which plans cover every guest.

Is it worth getting all-inclusive in the Maldives?

Usually yes: on a resort island every meal and drink is bought from the resort, and its prices are quoted before charges, 10% service and 17% GST at The Residence. It is worth most if you drink wine or cocktails: at Lily Beach and Moofushi the plan covers lists of 80 and more than 125 wines. It is worth less if you want the speciality restaurants every night, which the plans limit to a credit or one dinner.

How much does an all-inclusive Maldives trip cost?

For 2 adults, Google showed one night on 16 November 2026, read on 5 October, at $316 at Summer Island, $406 at Kuredu, $759 at The Residence, $939 at Moofushi, $1,012 at Baglioni, $1,105 at Lily Beach and $2,024 at Alila, taxes included. Only at Lily Beach and Moofushi is the plan certainly in that price. Add the transfer, $198 to $710 per adult return, and the gala dinners if you travel over New Year.

Which is the best all-inclusive resort in the Maldives?

For the widest plan, Lily Beach: Taittinger and 80 wines in every bar, 3 excursions, and no other board on sale (Platinum Plan). For a reef from the beach and a deep wine list, Constance Moofushi (diving). For the lowest price, Summer Island or Kuredu, accepting house brands and a restaurant fixed by the room.

Which Maldives resorts are all-inclusive for every guest?

Of these 8, Lily Beach, where the Platinum Plan is the only board (FAQ), and Constance Moofushi, which sells its stays all-inclusive (Booking.com). At the other 6 the plan is one rate among others, or an offer with its own dates.

Are alcoholic drinks included in a Maldives all-inclusive?

In all 8 plans, within limits: house spirits, beer and wine by the glass from 9am to 1.30am at Kuredu, which charges the premium selections of its wine list; ordinary brands at Summer Island; a selection from 11am to 11pm at The Residence and Alila; Taittinger and 80 wines at Lily Beach. Everywhere the drinks follow the bars’ opening hours.

Is the seaplane included in a Maldives all-inclusive?

No, in none of the 8 plans we read. Return fares per adult were $480 for Lily Beach, $400 for Kuredu, $470 for Summer Island and $710 for Alila; closer to Malé, Summer Island and Anantara Veli can also be reached by speedboat.

Is there an adults-only all-inclusive resort among them?

Anantara Veli takes guests from 18 (Booking.com). At Summer Island the Water Villas are for adults only, while the rest of the island takes families.

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Sources
  1. Lily Beach Resort & Spa, Platinum Plan (official site), read on 6 October 2026
  2. Lily Beach Resort & Spa, FAQ: meal plans and seaplane times (official site)
  3. Lily Beach Resort & Spa, getting here (official site)
  4. Booking.com, Lily Beach Resort & Spa: seaplane fare and gala dinners, read on 4 October 2026
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  19. Baglioni Maldives, Fuego (official site)
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  35. Alila Kothaifaru Maldives, all-inclusive offer ALLIN (official site)
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