2026 location index
Best Hotels in Maldives
Compare 31 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Maldives hotel rankings
31 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheval Blanc Randheli | 5.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa | 5.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| One&Only Reethi Rah | 5.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort | 5.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Velaa Private Island | 5.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Kudadoo Maldives Private Island | 4.99 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi | 4.99 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| JOALI Maldives | 4.97 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Hurawalhi Island Resort | 4.96 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| JOALI BEING | 4.96 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| LUX* South Ari Atoll | 4.96 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Patina Maldives, Fari Islands | 4.96 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Soneva Jani | 4.96 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands | 4.96 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru | 4.59 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru | 4.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Conrad Maldives Rangali Island | 4.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa | 4.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, Maldives | 4.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Amilla Maldives | 3.92 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Soneva Fushi | 3.86 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Constance Halaveli Maldives | 3.69 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | |||||
| Milaidhoo Maldives | 3.69 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | |||||
| Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas | 3.40 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Six Senses Laamu | 3.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Taj Coral Reef Resort & Spa Maldives | 3.00 | Maldives | Maldives | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Cora Cora Maldives | 2.98 | Maldives | Maldives | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| JA Manafaru | 2.77 | Maldives | Maldives | 3 | |||||
| Vakkaru Maldives | 2.77 | Maldives | Maldives | 3 | |||||
| Kanuhura Maldives | 0.72 | Maldives | Maldives | 5 | |||||
| Jumeirah Vittaveli | 0.58 | Maldives | Maldives | 4 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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