An island or a house with no children, in black and white.
Three Lumi · Eclipse
The black edition of Three Lumi: no weak side on any of the 5 things that matter.
1 hotel of 335.
Three Lumi
Exceptional: guests, critics and we all say so.
3 hotels of 335.
Two Lumi
Exceptional: two of our three readings say so.
25 hotels of 335.
One Lume
Gives more than the other hotels of its place and price range.
82 hotels of 335.
A spa worth the trip
Held by a hotel in the guide’s top tenth for what guests write about the spa, when at least 30 of them mention it, or by a hotel whose spa has, in our reading of its official pages, one of the highest readings in the guide.
28 hotels of 335 hold it.
A story inside
Held by a hotel whose character has, in our reading, one of the highest readings in the guide, and whose history begins before 1950.
31 hotels of 335 hold it.
A table worth the trip
Held by a hotel in the guide’s top tenth for what guests write about the food, when at least 30 of them mention it, or by a hotel whose table has, in our reading, one of the highest readings in the guide.
30 hotels of 335 hold it.
Adults only
Held by a hotel that states a minimum age of 12 or more for its guests.
8 hotels of 335 hold it.
Children’s kingdom
Held by a hotel whose club takes children aged 4 or younger, and where at least 30 guests write about children and nearly all of them write well of it.
8 hotels of 335 hold it.
Doing nothing, very well
Held by a hotel in the guide’s top tenth for what guests write about the beach and the lagoon: at least 30 of them must mention it.
18 hotels of 335 hold it.
Far away, in no time
Held by a resort in the Maldives on an island of its own, 20 minutes or less from the airport.
20 hotels of 335 hold it.
Gentle giants
Held by a resort for which a source says where and when manta rays or whale sharks are met: a named site, a season or the time it takes to reach them.
16 hotels of 335 hold it.
Honeymoon
Held by a hotel in the guide’s top tenth for how many of the reviews that say who was travelling are honeymoons: at least 50 reviews must say so.
19 hotels of 335 hold it.
Just for us
Held by a hotel with 40 rooms or villas at most.
15 hotels of 335 hold it.
Reef at the door
Held by a resort whose reef you can swim to from the beach and which, among such resorts, is in the top 15% for what guests write about it: at least 30 of them must mention it.
17 hotels of 335 hold it.
The bill feels right
Held by a hotel where at least 30 guests write about the price and at least 6 in 10 find it fair.
19 hotels of 335 hold it.
The city at the door
Held by a city hotel in the top third of the guide’s city hotels for what guests write about its location: at least 30 of them must mention it.
17 hotels of 335 hold it.
They read your mind
Held by a hotel in the guide’s top 8% for what guests write about the staff and the service: at least 30 of them must mention it.
18 hotels of 335 hold it.
True quiet
Held by a hotel in the guide’s top tenth for what guests write about the quiet: at least 30 of them must mention it.
14 hotels of 335 hold it.
Up for breakfast
Held by a hotel in the top sixth for breakfast, among the guide’s hotels where at least 30 guests write about it.
15 hotels of 335 hold it.
Location, room, staff and breakfast: how happy the guests were, read in their Google reviews.
Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives
65 beach and water villas for adults only, a house reef off the beach and a buffet guests praise, 40 minutes by seaplane from Malé
The first of the guide. Here: guests from the age of 18. Minimum age 18, from komandoo.com.
What guests love most: the location, 95 in 100 happy.
Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives
90 adults-only villas on a small island, a reef a few strokes off the beach and dinner 5.8 metres under the sea.
Here: guests from the age of 15: no kids’ club, and no small children in the pool or the restaurant. Minimum age 15, from hurawalhi.com.
What guests love most: the location, 95 in 100 happy.
Food and drink: Underwater restaurant, Maldives
Discover Hurawalhi Island ResortMeemu Atoll, Maldives
An adults-only resort on 2 islands in Meemu Atoll: water and beach bungalows, an all-inclusive plan and an islet with its own restaurant and pool.
Here: adult guests only, on both of the resort’s islands. Minimum age 18, from cinnamonhotels.com.
What guests love most: the staff and service, 98 in 100 happy.
South Malé Atoll, Maldives
A lagoon for 2, Baan Huraa above the water and a garden spa
Here: guests from the age of 18; 67 villas in all. Minimum age 18, from anantara.com.
What guests love most: the location, 97 in 100 happy.
Food and drink: Anantara Veli all inclusive
Discover Anantara Veli Maldives ResortNorth Malé Atoll, Maldives
140 adults-only villas 15 to 20 minutes by speedboat from Malé, with 3 à la carte restaurants
Here: an island of 140 villas kept for adults: the terms admit only guests over 18. Minimum age 18, from centarahotelsresorts.com.
What guests love most: the staff and service, 95 in 100 happy.
North Malé Atoll, Maldives
68 adults-only villas 15 minutes by speedboat from Malé, all included
Here: guests from the age of 18, and the island is kept for those who sleep on it: families stay on Ailafushi, across the bridge. Minimum age 18, from booking.com.
What guests love most: the room, 93 in 100 happy.
Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives
80 villas for guests aged 12 and over, on the beach and over the water, 35 minutes by seaplane from Malé, with Jawakara 3 minutes away by boat
Here: guests from the age of 12; with younger children you go to Jawakara, the sister island on the same lagoon, 3 minutes by boat. Minimum age 12, from nalamaldives.com.
Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Maldives
124 adults-only villas on a club’s all-inclusive plan, with the house reef from the beach, in the far south of the Maldives
Here: guests from the age of 18. Minimum age 18, from robinson.com.
What guests love most: the staff and service, 92 in 100 happy.
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