Diamonds ThudufushivsAnantara Kihavah Maldives Villas
Both hotels are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas ranks marginally better than Diamonds Thudufushi. Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas has a TripExpert Score of 83 with endorsements from 6 sources like Lonely Planet, Gayot and Travel + Leisure.
Diamonds Thudufushi
P.O. Box 2019
From $440/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Jetsetter
"Italian-accented chic design meets open-armed hospitality in this intimate island stay." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The resort's 71 Boho-modern rooms feel just shy of luxurious, but amenities like minibars, personal decks, bidets, and rainfall shower heads come standard." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Maldivian water villas don’t get more elegant than this – chic and white above the cobalt blue sea." Full review
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas
P.O. Box 2014
From $2,118/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"As if being by a tropical lagoon wasn't enough, each of the massive villas at this beautiful island resort...also comes with its own infinity pool and hammocks." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"A quick seaplane ride from the capital of Male lands you on a private island ringed by white sand, coconut palms, and a reef that harbors schools of tropical fish." Full review
i
Ask for an overwater villa, then dine at one of the world's only underwater restaurants while gazing out at the ocean floor.
Gayot
"This beautiful resort wows guests with its underwater restaurant and heavenly over-water villas."
Condé Nast Traveler
"Seventy-eight freestanding beach or overwater villas, each with its own infinity pool, on a private island of soft white sand." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"This dreamy, dramatic hideaway hits all the expected notes (clear azure seas, sugary white sand) and adds a few new ones (a submerged wine cellar, an overwater spa and a record-setting swimming pool)." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Thanks to its splendid location within the northern Baa Atoll, there’s no shortage of marine wildlife adventures at this resort." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Surrounded by a perfectly circular reef, the thickly vegetated Kihavahuravalhi is ringed by gorgeous white-sand beaches: you couldn’t ask for a more idyllic-looking Maldivian island" Full review