Family
Resorts where every member of the family has a different best day.
Family resorts in the Maldives differ wildly. Some are technically family-friendly but feel like adults-only properties where children are tolerated. Others are designed from the ground up around family travel: bigger villas, real kids' clubs, parallel programmes, dive certification courses for teenagers.
We send families to the resorts on this list because we have tested them ourselves and seen the difference a well-run programme makes to a holiday.
The shortlist
Finolhu
Baa Atoll's party beach club, if you want it.
Four Seasons Kuda Huraa
A surf-side resort with family at its centre.
Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Baa Atoll's marine-science flagship.
Niyama Private Islands
Two islands, one beat.
One&Only Reethi Rah
Twelve beaches, one island.
The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
Kerry Hill's Maldivian masterwork.
Soneva Fushi
The original barefoot luxury island.
Soneva Jani
A village in the lagoon.
The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort
Butler service meets Noonu Atoll reef.
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
Three islands, eleven restaurants.