The bill feels right: 19 hotels in the guide

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.
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.

Karen, Nairobi

Giraffe Manor

The 1932 house where giraffes put their heads through the window at breakfast: 12 rooms and a waiting list.

The first of the guide. Here: $1,413 per person a night in 2026, $1,554 in 2027, all year: meals, house drinks, laundry and transfers included. 50 of the 66 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 96 in 100 happy.

: One Lume
Badge: Up for breakfast
Why choose it:: strong for starting a safari with giraffes
Who for:: couples, families and safari-goers

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South Ari Atoll, Maldives

Lily Beach Resort & Spa

The all-inclusive resort par excellence: one plan with Champagne, 80 wines and 3 excursions, and the reef a swim from the beach.

Here: $930 to $1,640 a night for 2 on Google Hotels, read on 5 October 2026, with the Platinum Plan already included: buffet, bars, minibar, 80 wines, Champagne by the glass and 3 excursions. 19 of the 30 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 97 in 100 happy.

Badge: Reef at the door
Why choose it:: strong for all-inclusive and the reef
Who for:: couples and families

Location: Maldives all-inclusive resort

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Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives

Hurawalhi Island Resort

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: on Google Hotels on 5 October 2026 a night for 2 ran from $535 in mid-May 2027 to $1,649 in February. 39 of the 64 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 95 in 100 happy.

: One Lume
Badge: Adults only
Why choose it:: strong for couples and honeymoons
Who for:: couples

Food and drink: Underwater restaurant, Maldives

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Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives

Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives

An island 2.8 km long where meals, wine and cocktails are included: 162 villas, Just Veg over the water and snorkelling by boat twice a day.

Here: $989 to $2,244 a night for 2 on Google Hotels, read on 5 October 2026: meals, wine and cocktails are included and, from 4 nights, the seaplane too. 18 of the 30 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 91 in 100 happy.

Badge: The bill feels right
Why choose it:: strong for vegetarian cooking
Who for:: couples and families

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Raa Atoll, Maldives

You & Me Maldives

An adults-only island almost entirely over the water: villas with a slide or a pool, 5 restaurants on the all-inclusive plan and H2O, the restaurant under the sea.

Here: from $759 a night for 2 between 1 November and 23 December 2026 to $1,721 on Christmas Eve, on Google Hotels, read on 12 October 2026: the all-inclusive covers 5 à la carte restaurants and drinks until 2am. 23 of the 34 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the staff and service, 99 in 100 happy.

: One Lume
Badge: True quiet
Why choose it:: strong for its food and the inclusive plan
Who for:: adult couples and friends

Location: Adults-only resort in the Maldives

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Meemu Atoll, Maldives

Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa 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: $514 a night for 2 in November 2026 and $1,731 on New Year’s Eve, on Google Hotels read on 12 October 2026; the resort’s all-inclusive covers 3 meals, drinks, the minibar and snorkelling by boat. 20 of the 32 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the staff and service, 98 in 100 happy.

: One Lume
Badge: Adults only
Why choose it:: strong for couples
Who for:: couples

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South Ari Atoll, Maldives

Constance Moofushi Maldives

A small South Ari island, all-inclusive with 125 wines: the reef off the beach, mantas from January to May, 110 villas without pools.

Here: $939 to $3,122 a night for 2 on Google Hotels, taxes included, read on 5 October 2026: all-inclusive, with 125 wines on the list. 30 of the 38 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 97 in 100 happy.

Badge: Reef at the door
Why choose it:: strong for the reef and mantas
Who for:: couples and divers

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North Malé Atoll, Maldives

dusitD2 Feydhoo Maldives

127 villas 7 minutes by speedboat from Malé, all-inclusive: 5 restaurants, drinks, children’s and teens’ clubs

Here: $594 to $2,346 a night for 2, taxes included, between October 2026 and January 2027; on the resort’s site every rate includes the speedboat, meals and drinks. 25 of the 38 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the staff and service, 96 in 100 happy.

Badge: Reef at the door
Why choose it:: 7 minutes from the airport, speedboat included
Who for:: Families and couples

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Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives

Sun Siyam Iru Veli

125 beach and water villas with pools, 24-hour all-inclusive, 45 minutes by seaplane from Malé, with the reef just off

Here: $574 to $2,421 a night for 2, taxes included, between October 2026 and January 2027. 33 of the 54 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 96 in 100 happy.

Badge: Reef at the door
Why choose it:: The reef from the villa, and dolphins
Who for:: Couples and small families

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South Malé Atoll, Maldives

OZEN LIFE MAADHOO

95 all-inclusive villas 45 minutes by speedboat from Malé, with dinner underwater at M6m and a kids' club

Here: from $1,181 a night for 2 in October to $2,365 between Christmas and Epiphany, on Google Hotels on 6 October 2026: the speedboat, meals, Champagne and 2 snorkelling trips a day are included. 39 of the 59 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 92 in 100 happy.

Badge: The bill feels right
Why choose it:: Underwater restaurant on the plan
Who for:: Couples and families

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North Malé Atoll, Maldives

VARU by Atmosphere

111 all-inclusive villas on a North Malé Atoll island, with 3 jetties of water villas, 3 included à la carte restaurants and the speedboat on the plan

Here: from $1,003 a night for 2 in October to $1,942 on Christmas Eve, on Google Hotels on 6 October 2026: the speedboat, every meal, drinks and the minibar are included. 43 of the 69 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the room, 90 in 100 happy.

Badge: The bill feels right
Why choose it:: Speedboat included on the VARU Plan
Who for:: Couples and families

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North Malé Atoll, Maldives

Dhawa Ihuru

45 all-inclusive beach villas on a small island 25 minutes by speedboat from Velana, with a house reef from the shore

Here: $796 to $2,458 a night for 2 on Google Hotels, taxes included, read on 6 October 2026, with the speedboat and meals included. 19 of the 30 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 92 in 100 happy.

Badge: Reef at the door
Why choose it:: 25 minutes by speedboat, transfer included
Who for:: Snorkellers and divers

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Raa Atoll, Maldives

Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa

120 beach and water villas, 73 with a pool, on a deluxe all-inclusive island with a 1,500 m² kids' club

Here: from $797 a night for 2 in May and June 2027 to $1,933 in early January 2027; the resort is all-inclusive, with 4 restaurants and a minibar restocked daily. 24 of the 39 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the room, 95 in 100 happy.

Badge: The bill feels right
Why choose it:: The Dolphin Kids Club, free
Who for:: Families and honeymooners

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North Malé Atoll, Maldives

Oaga Art Resort

Villas with private pools, more than 350 murals by Maldivian artists and an all-inclusive plan with the speedboat, 45 minutes from the airport

Here: $842 to $939 a night for 2, taxes included, from October 2026 to January 2027. 22 of the 36 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 88 in 100 happy.

Badge: The bill feels right
Why choose it:: Maldivian art everywhere
Who for:: Families and couples

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Vaavu Atoll, Maldives

Cocogiri Island Resort

40 villas on a Vaavu island, half on the beach and half over the water, with a house reef and an all-inclusive plan, 75 minutes by speedboat from Malé

Here: on Google, the 4–6 April 2027 run of single-night quotes for 2 adults starts from $505, read on 12 October 2026. 36 of the 59 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 97 in 100 happy.

: One Lume
Badge: True quiet
Why choose it:: The reef from the villa
Who for:: Couples, families and snorkellers

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South Malé Atoll, Maldives

Kandooma Maldives

146 villas on a South Malé Atoll island, formerly a Holiday Inn, now all-inclusive, 45 minutes by speedboat from Malé

Here: $472 to $654 a night for 2 on Google Hotels, for 4-night stays between October 2026 and January 2027, read on 7 October 2026. 21 of the 33 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: breakfast, 98 in 100 happy.

Badge: Children’s kingdom
Why choose it:: Surf, diving and all-inclusive
Who for:: Families, surfers and divers

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South Malé Atoll, Maldives

Embudu Village

102 bungalows and 16 water villas on a green island open since 1979, with the reef off the beach, 20 minutes by speedboat from Malé

Here: the historical Google calendar read on 6 October 2026 showed $232–$531 for single nights for 2 adults. 66 of the 107 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 89 in 100 happy.

Badge: The bill feels right
Why choose it:: The reef off the beach
Who for:: Couples, families and divers

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Marunouchi, Tokyo

Palace Hotel Tokyo

284 rooms of 45 m² or more on the Imperial Palace moat, 10 restaurants and bars and an evian spa, in Marunouchi

Here: 104,388 to 347,600 yen a night for 2 between October 2026 and January 2027; in the restaurants service is already added to the bill, and the hotel accepts no tips. 34 of the 54 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: the location, 91 in 100 happy.

: One Lume
Badge: The bill feels right
Why choose it:: The palace gardens below the window
Who for:: Couples and business travellers

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Palmschoß, Brixen

Forestis Dolomites

62 suites at 1,800 metres on the Plose, between a house of 1912 and 3 timber towers, with a 2,000 m² spa and the Odle in every window

Here: €750 to €1,400 a night for 2 between October 2026 and January 2027. 46 of the 71 guests who write about the price are happy with it.

What guests love most: breakfast, 96 in 100 happy.

: Three Lumi · Eclipse
Badge: Up for breakfast
Why choose it:: strong for the spa and the silence
Who for:: couples; guests aged 14 and over

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