Address
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
Ithaafushi Island South, Male 20009, Maldives
Lowest upcoming
$2,450
21 Jul 2026
Highest upcoming
$9,069
27 Dec 2026
Median nightly
$2,900
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
16 to 22 Jul
8% below annual median
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Cheapest week ahead: 16–22 Jul 2026
at $2,655/night
(8% below median)
Review
Character and identity
Spread across three private islands and reached by a 45-minute yacht transfer from Male, this 2019-opened resort is one of the largest in the Maldives and trades on scale without losing intimacy. Villas read as cathedral-vast indoor-outdoor pavilions with smooth marble floors, infinity pools, submerged loungers and swinging daybeds. Eleven restaurants and bars span a treetop bamboo nest at Terra (Krug, Miyazaki wagyu) to a wine cellar cave. The 107,000-square-foot spa, the country's largest, runs paths of relaxation, rebalancing or results, with visiting acupuncturists and tarot readers. Service is warm and ceremonious, gong-and-smiles on arrival.
Who's it for
Best for:
Couples and multigenerational families who want a sun-soaked playground at scale. Design-literate travellers will appreciate the villa product; food-led guests get genuine variety across 11 outlets; wellness seekers have a serious spa to work through. Children are well-served by the Young Discovery Park, and a resident marine biologist anchors snorkelling, diving and reef walks.
Should look elsewhere:
Travellers chasing a small, hushed, barefoot-castaway Maldives will find this too big and too programmed. Purists who prefer one perfect restaurant to eleven, or who want a quick seaplane hop rather than a 45-minute yacht ride, should look at smaller atolls.
Bottom line
What sets this resort apart is the sheer breadth: the dining roster, the spa footprint and the villa scale together deliver a Maldives stay where you genuinely don't run out of things to do. Book a Reef Villa for the lap-length pool, push the budget to Ithaafushi - The Private Island if you're travelling as a group and want two villas, five pools and a dedicated concierge.
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Location
Ithaafushi Island South, Male 20009, Maldives
4.0135° N, 73.3931° E
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10 nearest
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Buffet dinner
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Breakfast buffet
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