South Malé Atoll

15 resorts here, reached mostly by speedboat. Together they score highest on transfer.

15
resorts: 15 to 45
min from Malé, mostly by speedboat: 8.6
average transfer score, its highest

How its resorts score

Average out of 10. The marker is the average across all 68 resorts.

Romance8.0
Villa8.1
Beach8.4
House reef8.3
Food8.3
Transfer8.6

All 15 resorts in South Malé

5 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 40 min
COMO Cocoa Island
Dhoni-shaped water villas that look like nothing else in the Maldives. Serene, holistic, unmistakable COMO minimalism.
Romance9.1Villa8.8Transfer8.8
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5 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 30 min
OZEN Reserve Bolifushi
The OZEN flagship — enormous water villas with waterslides, everything genuinely included, 30-minute speedboat.
Romance9.0Villa9.4Transfer8.5
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5 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 45 min
OZEN Life Maadhoo
All-inclusive done properly — every drink, every meal, most excursions. Excellent house reef, short transfer.
Romance8.4Villa8.6Transfer8.5
5 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 35 min
Anantara Veli
Adults-only 5-star, 35 minutes by speedboat. Genuinely peaceful, gorgeous house reef right off the water villas.
Romance8.9Villa8.6Transfer8.5
5 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 25 min
Velassaru Maldives (Niva)
25-minute speedboat, 5-star finish. Beautiful water villas without the far-atoll transfer premium.
Romance8.3Villa8.4Transfer9.2
5 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 35 min
Anantara Dhigu
Anantara at speedboat distance. Family-first, but a proper 5-star. Sister property to Veli (adults-only) — mix if travelling with grown-up kids.
Romance7.6Villa8.5Transfer8.7
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5 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 15 min
Adaaran Prestige Vadoo
Adults only, 15 minutes from Malé. Every villa is over the water. Excellent house reef, small honeymoon-first island.
Romance8.6Villa8.4Transfer8.9
4 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 45 min
Sun Siyam Romance
Small honeymoon-only outpost of Sun Siyam. Only 24 villas. Rarely on the market, quietly beautiful.
Romance8.7Villa8.0Transfer8.5
4 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 45 min
Sun Siyam Romance
Small honeymoon-only outpost. Only 24 villas. Rarely on the market, quietly beautiful.
Romance8.7Villa8.0Transfer8.5
4 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 45 min
Sun Siyam Olhuveli
The speedboat luxury — 45 minutes from Malé, family-friendly, strong value for the Sun Siyam quality.
Romance7.5Villa7.8Transfer8.8
4 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 15 min
SAii Lagoon Maldives
The 15-minute Maldives. Part of Crossroads — walk-to-restaurants convenience, kite-surfing, big family energy.
Romance7.2Villa7.6Transfer8.7
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4 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 45 min
Holiday Inn Kandooma Maldives
Legendary house reef + surf break. Very family-capable, kids stay-and-eat-free is real value.
Romance7.0Villa7.4Transfer8.5
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4 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 45 min
Kandooma Maldives (post-IHG)
Legendary house reef + surf break. Very family-capable, kids stay-and-eat-free is real value.
Romance7.0Villa7.4Transfer8.5
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4 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 45 min
Hard Rock Hotel Maldives
Music-themed, family-forward, part of the Crossroads complex. Access to a village of restaurants + a marina.
Romance7.0Villa7.6Transfer8.6
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4 star
South Malé · Speedboat, 45 min
Adaaran Club Rannalhi
Value-first all-inclusive. Genuinely honest pricing for couples on a budget who still want a proper island.
Romance6.8Villa7.0Transfer8.5