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Written by Emily Jacobs
Nowhere is there an all-inclusive escape like the Maldives. With options to suit every budget, these resorts take paradise to another level: with many including daily gourmet dining, free-flowing drinks, exciting excursions and (much) more, you won’t have to lift a finger. Dreaming of an overwater villa holiday? Read on to find your perfect match.
For a limited time only, Luxury Escapes is offering Australia’s only direct flights from Melbourne to the Maldives aboard a A330-300 charter, on a weekly basis. Look out for special packages including direct flights*.
OUTRIGGER Maldives Maafushivaru Resort
Circled by a colourful house reef and snorkelling channels, OUTRIGGER’s private island is a haven for underwater adventures. Explore the reefs at your own pace or dive deeper with a three-hour whale shark experience, swimming alongside these gentle giants. After days living like a mermaid, settle into the balmy evening with a movie under the stars, feet in the sand, at the resort’s outdoor cinema.
With six onsite restaurants and bars, being cast away on this private island is no tribulation. For a special occasion, treat yourself to dinner at the overwater Moodhu Grill, where five clear, bubble-like dining platforms hover above the reef.
Seaside Finolhu Baa Atoll
With a guest list that has included Leonardo DiCaprio and the Beckhams, you’ll be in good company at Seaside Finolhu Baa Atoll, an award-winning luxury playground in the UNESCO-protected biosphere reserve. The magic begins on the transfer to the island – as you step off the plane in Malé, it’s off to the Finolhu Airport Lounge to relax before your exciting seaplane adventure or domestic flight to the resort.
This resort is made for barefoot exploration, with a sandbar connecting two kilometres of powdery white beaches across four islands. And if you’re after more than a beach stroll, the activities deliver: soar on an X-Jet Blade, craft pottery at the Art Lab, perfect your swing at the golf simulator, or simply enjoy paddleboarding, kayaking and swimming.
Lily Beach Resort & Spa
Named the Maldives’ ‘Leading All-Inclusive Resort’ by the World Travel Awards 2025, Lily Beach Resort & Spa is a flop-and-drop stay that redefines island indulgence. And at just a 25-minute seaplane flight from Malé, it’s one of the more accessible luxury resorts in the Maldives.
Between its world-class dining and oceanfront infinity pool, it’s Tamara Spa that steals the show. Massage tables hover above the ocean in overwater treatment pavilions, where glass floor panels reveal the marine world drifting below.
Pullman Maldives Maamutaa Resort
This resort claims Maamutaa Island as its own, with a natural lake at its centre and a breathtaking lagoon beyond. The jungle-clad Beach Villas offer a sense of seclusion, while the Ocean Villas have stairs leading directly to the ocean and illuminated glass panels on the floor. Pullman Maldives Maamutaa is one of few resorts to offer underwater bedrooms; in its Aqua Villas, you’ll wake to tropical fish darting through coral just beyond your bed.
Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort
In the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, only a 55-minute domestic flight from Malé, is Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort, an all-villa sanctuary that lives up to every archetype this destination is known for. This paradise is just for adults, which makes it a beacon for honeymooners, couples and grown-up groups. Take your pick between a beach or an overwater villa; one with a private pool or one without.
Fill your days on an all-inclusive stay at Mercure Maldives Koodoo Resort with as much, or as little, as you fancy. Chill out by the resort swimming pool, grazing and sipping on refreshments from Pool Bar. Take out a stand-up paddleboard or kayak for an hour every day.
Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa
Park Hyatt takes island luxury to new depths – literally. On one of the Maldives’ deepest atolls, this resort not only enjoys complete privacy from neighbouring islands, but it has underwater ecosystems that rank among the region’s best for snorkelling and diving, with a house reef that wraps 360 degrees around the island.
Learn to dive at the resort’s Blue Journeys Dive and Activity Center, join a marine biologist on a turtle quest, or go full dark mode: snorkel at nighttime with fluorescent light sticks, revealing bug-eyed squirrelfish, soldierfish and moray eels in their nocturnal element. The beach and overwater villas here are angular and modern compared to traditional Maldivian style, with the jewel in the crown the three-bedroom Kiaali Residence.
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Feature image: Lily Beach Resort & Spa. *Subject to government and regulatory approval.
