Resort News
Latest news from Maldives resorts: new offers, festive programmes, guest chefs, openings and renovations, with booking deadlines and stay dates.
SO/ Maldives festive season 2026: a beach tree lighting, Christmas Eve on the sand and a New Year's Eve gala at Lazuli Beach Club
SO/ Maldives' festive programme, Lost in Waterworld, runs from 20 December to 8 January: a tree lighting on the beach, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners at The Citronelle Club, and a compulsory New Year's Eve gala on the beach.
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The Halcyon Private Isles' first festive season: Masters of the Isles, a Hoppers chef and New Year fireworks on Firepit Beach
The Halcyon Private Isles marks its first festive season with Masters of the Isles, 18 December to 8 January: guest chefs, a freediver, an Ayurvedic healer and fireworks on New Year's Eve.
One&Only Reethi Rah's festive season 2026: tree lighting, Santa on the lagoon and a New Year's Eve gala on Sunrise Beach
One&Only Reethi Rah's festive programme runs from a tree lighting on 20 December to a gala dinner and fireworks on Sunrise Beach on New Year's Eve.
Six Senses Laamu opens 17 new overwater villas, including its first family water villa
Six Senses Laamu has rebuilt 17 overwater villas in four new categories, each with a private pool, open to guests from 6 December 2026. One is its first family water villa.
Ayada Maldives this winter: a three-week festive season, Chakra and Reiki at AySpa, and surf season in the south
Ayada Maldives runs its festive programme from 18 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, has added Chakra and Reiki treatments at AySpa, and sits close to the southern surf breaks as surf season starts.
NH Collection Maldives Reethi Resort's festive season 2026–27: Havana Nights, Pirate Santa and rum aged under the sea
Havana Nights runs at NH Collection Maldives Reethi Resort from 21 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, with Pirate Santa, a family dive and a tasting of rum aged a year on the seabed.
Baros has a new General Manager, Kandolhu lines up Michelin-starred chefs for 2027, and Huvafen Fushi joins Forbes Travel Guide
News from three Versa Collection resorts: a new General Manager and a Travel + Leisure ranking at Baros, a refresh and a 2027 guest-chef line-up at Kandolhu, and Forbes Travel Guide for Huvafen Fushi.
What's new at the Niva resorts: more in the all-inclusive at Kurumba and Velassaru, padel at Dhigali, and new water bungalows at Kuramathi
From 1 November 2026, the all-inclusive minibar at Niva Kurumba and Niva Velassaru includes beer. Dhigali adds padel and guest experts, and Kuramathi has new water bungalows coming in early 2027.
Kandooma Maldives drops the Holiday Inn name and finishes its refresh: family pool villas, a fuller all-inclusive and a pirate Christmas
Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma is now Kandooma Maldives, an independent resort. The refresh is done, with new family pool villas, a broader all-inclusive and a family award.
Six Senses Laamu's festive season 2026–27: themed dinners, ocean sessions and a daily Little VIPs programme
Six Senses Laamu's festive programme runs from 23 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, with themed dinners, a different water sport each day and a full children's calendar.
Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu wins two South Asian Travel Awards, with International Men's Day on 19 November
Two South Asian Travel Awards for Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu, and a beach football match for International Men's Day on 19 November.
Coco Bodu Hithi named the Indian Ocean's Most Romantic Resort for a third year
Coco Bodu Hithi has won the World Travel Awards' Indian Ocean's Most Romantic Resort title for the third year running.
Six Senses Kanuhura's festive season 2026–27: turtle safaris, guest chefs and a Neverland Christmas
Six Senses Kanuhura's festive programme runs from 21 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, with guest-chef dinners, turtle safaris and a full kids' club calendar.
One&Only Reethi Rah keeps its Forbes five stars and begins refreshing selected villas
One&Only Reethi Rah and its spa both hold five-star ratings from Forbes Travel Guide, the resort for a sixth year running. The resort is also refreshing selected villas.
Noku Maldives adds complimentary experiences: a local island visit, themed dinners and teepees for children
Noku Maldives in Noonu Atoll now includes a local island visit, the Kurum-Bar coconut cart, themed dinner nights at Palms and teepee tents for children at no extra charge for guests on half board or above.
Milaidhoo Maldives is in Tripadvisor's top 1% of hotels worldwide for 2026
Milaidhoo Maldives in Baa Atoll has been named in Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Awards 2026, which places it among the top 1% of hotels worldwide on guest reviews.
Kuda Villingili Resort Maldives launches Chuk Chuk, a free family train around the island
Kuda Villingili, 30 minutes from Velana by speedboat, now runs Chuk Chuk, a complimentary daily train journey around the island for children and their families.
Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa wins eight titles at the 2026 World Luxury Awards
Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa in Raa Atoll won eight titles at the 2026 World Luxury Awards, two of them global: for the resort's Presidential Suite and for South American cuisine at Amazònico.
Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa wins six titles at the 2026 World Luxury Awards
Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa in Raa Atoll won six titles at the 2026 World Luxury Awards: three for the resort and three for its Mediterraneo restaurant.
Velaa Private Island this December: padel with Sofía Araújo and a 13th-anniversary night with Becky Hill
Velaa Private Island in Noonu Atoll welcomes padel professional Sofía Araújo for private lessons from 16 to 21 December 2026, and marks its 13th anniversary on 20 December with a live performance by Becky Hill.
The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives is getting a refresh: new villa interiors, a Chef's Table and a Castaway Bar on Baby Island
From Q4 2026, The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives in Raa Atoll is refreshing its beach and overwater villas, adding a Chef's Table, a Castaway Bar on Baby Island, a teen lounge, a spa circuit and its first pickleball court.
LUX* South Ari Atoll's festive season 2026–27: Christmas around the world and New Year on Senses Beach
LUX* South Ari Atoll has published its Christmas and New Year programme, built around a "travel the world without leaving the island" theme, and a festive offer for stays from 20 December 2026 to 10 January 2027, bookable until 15 November.
Grand Park Kodhipparu: year-end packages for Indian travellers, now bookable until 31 January 2027
Grand Park Kodhipparu in North Malé Atoll has extended the booking window on its year-end packages for travellers from India to 31 January 2027, with lower extra-person and extra-night charges and a new two-night package for November.
ananea Madivaru Maldives: two offers for November and December 2026 stays, bookable until 15 November
ananea Madivaru Maldives in North Ari Atoll has extended two offers, on its Deluxe Water Pool Villas and Residences and on the Two-Bedroom Beach Pool Villa, for stays from 1 November to late December 2026, bookable until 15 November.
Festive season 2026–27 at Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa and Amilla Maldives
Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa in Raa Atoll and Amilla Maldives in Baa Atoll have announced their Christmas and New Year programmes, running from 22 December 2026 into the first week of January 2027.
Fushifaru Maldives ranked No. 4 in the Indian Ocean in Condé Nast Traveller's Readers' Choice Awards 2026
Fushifaru Maldives in Lhaviyani Atoll has been ranked fourth among the Top 20 Resorts in the Indian Ocean in Condé Nast Traveller's Readers' Choice Awards 2026.
Velaa Private Island: Gastronomy Month 2026, with guest chefs at Aragu from 6 to 18 November
Velaa Private Island in Noonu Atoll hosts Gastronomy Month this November: two four-hands dinners with visiting chefs and a Billecart-Salmon Champagne dinner at Aragu, between 6 and 18 November 2026.
Kandima Maldives festive season 2026–27: Lucy Bronze and Ona Batlle, Dustin Brown's tennis cup and the Showtime Fairground
Kandima's festive season runs from 20 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, with footballers Lucy Bronze and Ona Batlle, daily tennis with Dustin Brown and a Showtime Fairground week from 26 December.
Amilla Maldives has a new General Manager: Marc Reader
Marc Reader, who ran Finolhu from 2016 to 2023, is now General Manager of Amilla Maldives in Baa Atoll.
Grand Park Kodhipparu's festive season 2026–27: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Midnight in White and Orthodox Christmas
Grand Park Kodhipparu's full festive calendar runs from 22 November 2026 to 7 January 2027, with a daily children's programme, a white-dress New Year's Eve and fireworks over the lagoon.
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas: half board and seaplane transfers included for Indian passport holders until 19 December 2026
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas in Baa Atoll has an offer for Indian passport holders: half board and return seaplane transfers for two on stays to 19 December 2026, booked by 15 November.
Kandima Maldives this October: PlaySpace date nights, active island days and a November tennis week
Couple bowling, karaoke and VR at PlaySpace, workouts and yoga, floating breakfasts, and tennis coaching with Ashley Neaves from 6 to 15 November at Kandima Maldives.
V Villas Maldives at Mirihi can now be booked as a private island
V Villas Maldives at Mirihi in South Ari Atoll can now be reserved in full for one group, for weddings, family celebrations and company retreats.
Festive season 2026–27 at Niva Kurumba Maldives: gala dinners, a circus New Year and a daily kids' club
Niva Kurumba Maldives runs its festive programme from 21 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, with Christmas and New Year's Eve gala dinners and daily activities for children.
India package extended to 20 December 2026 at Cocoon Maldives, You & Me Maldives and Joy Island
The Cocoon Collection has extended its India package at all three of its resorts, with thali lunches, Indian chefs and extras, for stays to 20 December 2026.
Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu: Roots & Tides festive season and three October dates
A Maldivian heritage festive programme from 22 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, three October events, and a festive offer that must be booked by 15 October 2026.
New offers at Pullman Maldives Maamutaa and Malahini Kuda Bandos
Pullman Maldives Maamutaa has a new all-inclusive offer for stays to September 2027, and Malahini Kuda Bandos has offers for bookings made by 31 October 2026.
Sirru Fen Fushi Private Lagoon Resort: festive and early-2027 offers, plus Michelin-starred dinners in October
Book by 31 October for the festive offer, or stay between 11 January and 30 April 2027 for a reduced rate with half board included. Chef Karim Khouani also cooks two dinners at Azure on 28 and 30 October.
Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa named Maldives' Leading Luxury Villa Resort for 2026
The Raa Atoll resort has won Maldives' Leading Luxury Villa Resort at the World Travel Awards for the sixth year running.
Offers running now at One&Only Reethi Rah, Noku Maldives, Oaga Art Resort, Bandos Maldives and V Villas Maldives at Mirihi
Five Maldives resorts have offers running this season. Here are the booking deadlines, the stay dates and what each one adds.
Festive season 2026–27 at Grand Park Kodhipparu, Coco Bodu Hithi, Pullman Maldives Maamutaa and Niva Dhigali Maldives
Four more resorts have shared their Christmas and New Year plans for 2026–27, including a first Thanksgiving at Grand Park Kodhipparu.
Festive season 2026–27 at the OZEN, Atmosphere and OBLU resorts
Each resort in the group has its own festive theme this year. Here is how they differ and who each one suits.
Past updates
Milaidhoo Maldives welcomes Chef Laurence Tan of Singapore's JAG for two October evenings
A cooking class on 16 October and a 16-seat, five-course dinner on 17 October with Chef Laurence Tan of Singapore's Michelin-starred JAG at Milaidhoo Maldives.
Ayada Maldives turns 15 this October, with Halloween on the island and a festive programme on the way
Ayada Maldives in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll marks 15 years on 30 October, with a Halloween show this month and a Christmas and New Year programme to follow.
Fushifaru Maldives turns nine, Meyyafushi Maldives turns one
Anniversary celebrations, a Michelin-starred chef at the underwater restaurant, a daily wine evening and Halloween on both islands.
Coco Bodu Hithi in October 2026: International Chefs' Day and Halloween After Dark
Two October dates at Coco Bodu Hithi, plus a festive-season offer that must be booked by 15 October 2026.
Amilla Maldives in October 2026: visiting wellness practitioners, Halloween and a nature award
Two visiting practitioners, a children's Halloween trail and a Best Nature Resort award at Amilla Maldives this October.
Milaidhoo Maldives: Ba'theli by the Reef closed for October 2026
Milaidhoo's signature restaurant closes from 1 to 31 October 2026 for maintenance.