10/10 Exceptional
Wonderful experience. The house reef and the small number of villas are the main attractions
Andre
Andre, 5-night trip
Kandolhu Maldives
Beachfront resort in Kandolhu with spa and beach bar
Escape to the crystal-clear waters and pristine beaches of Kandolhu Maldives, where luxurious comforts meet breathtaking scenery. Indulge in a rejuvenating spa treatment at VARU Spa or enjoy a leisurely swim in the pool with sun loungers.
Exceptional
Popular amenities
- Pool
- Spa
- Free WiFi
- Restaurant
- Air conditioning
- Gym
Main amenities (12)
- Daily housekeeping
- On a private beach
- 5 restaurants and bar/lounge
- Full-service spa
- Health club
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Beach bar
- Room service
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Garden
Feel at home (6)
- Private bathroom
- Separate sitting area
- Television
- Garden
- Daily housekeeping
- Laundry facilities
$1,906 nightly
$2,464 total
Mar 4 - Mar 5
Total with taxes and fees
Why we love this property
Beach bliss steps away
Pearl-white sands await at this resort with a private beach. Savor meals at the beachfront restaurant or sip drinks at the beach bar.
Spa day sanctuary
The full-service spa offers daily treatments from facials to massages. A sauna, hot tub, and steam room await, while a garden provides serene moments.
Seaside luxury retreat
Wander through meticulously curated gardens at this luxury boutique resort. Ocean views and elegant furnishings create the perfect private beach escape.
Room options
Duplex Pool Villa
Exceptional
Highlights
Balcony or patio
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Private pool
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
- Beach view
- 1615 sq ft
- Sleeps 2
- 1 King Bed
Pool Villa
Highlights
Balcony or patio
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Private pool
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
- Beach view
- 861 sq ft
- Sleeps 2
- 1 Double Bed
Ocean Pool Villa
Exceptional
Highlights
Balcony or patio
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Private pool
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Day bed
- Ocean view
- 969 sq ft
- Sleeps 2
- 1 King Bed
Beach Villa
Highlights
Balcony or patio
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Private indoor hot tub
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
- Beach view
- 915 sq ft
- Sleeps 2
- 1 King Bed
Ocean Villa
Exceptional
Highlights
Balcony or patio
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Private indoor hot tub
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
- Ocean view
- 861 sq ft
- Sleeps 2
- 1 King Bed
Deluxe Ocean Pool Villa
Highlights
Balcony or patio
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Private pool
Private indoor hot tub
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
- Ocean view
- 1292 sq ft
- 1 bedroom
- Sleeps 3
- 1 King Bed
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Kandolhu Maldives Reviews
Exceptional
9.8
Cleanliness
9.6
Location
9.8
Staff & service
9.8
Property conditions & facilities
Popular mentions
IslandsRestaurantFoodFishing10/10 Exceptional
very good service, a lot of very good a la carte restaurants! And perfect service - friendly staff, nice manager who cares about all guests! fantasic house reef!
Martin
Martin, 13-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Perfect little gem of a resort. Delicious food, with locally-sourced options at every meal (don't miss the fish tacos!). Warm and friendly personal service. Diving is exceptional - instructors are patient with beginners and offered bespoke itineraries for qualified divers. The house reef is lively and healthy, and for sites further afield the best dive boat this side of the Caribbean. Rooms are beautifully put together. Just lovely.
Kirsty
Kirsty, 4-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Beautiful island with perfect services!!!
Island like paradise, excellent and clean rooms, friendly staff! The island has a beautiful House reef with thousands of fish, “Nemos” and corals.
The water sports staff were extremely helpful.
The island is small and crowded. The rooms are well separated from each other, you feel private.
I highly recommend!
Thank you to the entire staff for a wonderful stay and we will definitely be back!
Maria
Maria, 7-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Our stay has been amazing. We stayed for 6 memorable days. We had a ocean pool villa and I really enjoyed it. The beach ones looked great as well but with the ocean ones you truly have privacy since nobody ever comes by. We purchased all inclusive but full board would have probably been enough. It depends on how much you drink.
The house reef was my absolute favorite. I saw so many fishes, big and small, it was memorable. We had a very romantic vacation and the staff was amazing. Everyone from the team was fantastic. I do suggest bringing your own go pro since they do have shortages and there are wait times for them.
Otherwise the food was great, you can also ask anyone if you want something spicier etc. they do cater to the European crowd that is a little soft on spicy (I’m German too but like a nice kick). The drinks were also fantastic as well as their wine selection, and I’m a bit of a wine snob at times. We are definitely returning.
Astrid
Astrid, 5-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
We were lucky enough to have had our second visit to stunning kandolhu. Words cannot express how special this island is, stunning food, beautiful accommodation, and staff that make you feel so welcome it’s like coming home to long lost family. A friendly face will greet you all over the island that feels very warm and genuine. Chiara and Mike were fantastic in the dive centre, helping me to achieve my PADI open water certificate, and being very knowledgeable for more experienced divers as well.
The food is the best food I have ever had on any holiday, each restaurant is excellent and will not disappoint. Chef Raghi was always on hand to explain any dishes, with him and the team expertly tailoring them to your tastes, all delivered to your table with a smile by the delightful Estela, Zihan, Maan or the others who I can’t quite remember.
We opted for the ocean pool villa this time which was every bit as stunning as the island it is connected to. The only slight complaint was the bathroom was starting to look a little tired in our villa, crumbling grout lines and aging safety strip on the glass - this didn’t bother us but might be an issue for some people considering the cost of this accommodation.
All in all a fantastic holiday in the perfect location, we were a little worried it wouldn’t live up to the first time, but we needn’t have, I’d love to come back for a 3rd time if and when finances allow!
Alistair John
Alistair John, 10-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
This is the most beautiful place I have ever stayed! It is quiet and relaxed. The island is small so this is the only resort on it. You can walk around the island in 20 minutes. I loved how quiet this place was, and I didn’t see any kids there. In spite of its small size they had five restaurants serving different types of food. Some of the reef is damaged, but we still saw plenty of fish of varying sizes and colors! I would go back in a flash!
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, 4-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Magnifique petite île qui offre une un calme unique vu sa taille, nous avons passer un merveilleux séjour, le personnel est merveilleux, les infrastructures excellentes, les restaurants vraiements excellents, nous avions vraiment d'avoir notre propre île privée. Les sites de snorkeling sont just très riches et facile d'accès et j'ai également pu proviter du la navigation avec catamaran. Tout ce que l'on peu rêver de vacances sur une île tropicale. Bref ce furent nos meilleures vacances jusqu'a ce jour.
Verified traveler
5-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Prefect place to unwind
The island is the perfect place to relax and unwind… very friendly and personal staff/service… great food and diverse restaurant offering… especially fish head is a highlight for any diver…
Matthias
Matthias, 8-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
The best in Maldives
This is one of the best resorts in Maldives : the island is small and quite with amazing views, the rooms are very comfortable and supper clean, restaurants offer verities of selections, the service is amazingly good! In a few days, we saw big turtles, stingrays, manta ray, many, many colorful fishes just by walking around the island. We enjoyed the eco friendly environment. Thanks to Laura, Cai, and all staff numbers, especially the restaurant manager and owner who made our 30 years anniversary more special! See you next year! Thanks to all, again!
Verified traveler
2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Kandolhu is perfect. Small. Amazing house reef and loads of great diving nearby. Beautiful (modern) design. The ocean villas are stunning - the most gorgeous bathroom I’ve ever had (even if it gets a little warm with the sun streaming in through all the glass). Fabulous food - amazing to have 5 restaurants on a teeny island. Lovely staff all around. Fab wine list and all inclusive programme is great (we don’t usually go for that kind of thing but it works here). We were absolutely delighted with everything about our stay and can’t wait to return!! Thanks Laura and Mark and team for an amazing stay!
Verified traveler
4-night trip
8/10 Very good
Kandolhu
It was a good stay overall, but the weak link was the Food. Not great quality and not much choice for Vegetarians.
The Manager made a significant reduction in the Food costs, which was welcome and appreciated.
Oliver
Oliver, 8-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
One of the Closest Places to Paradise on Earth
This is a stunning resort - absolutely beautiful. Only suitable for those who want a quiet and relaxing holiday. It's very peaceful and luxurious. Four restaurants all with delicious food. A lovely bar that plays nice background music and that's the only music you will hear on the island. The staff are all extremely helpful and lovely people and will go out of their way to accommodate any request you may have. You rarely see anybody on the beach. There are 30 villas on the island - eleven over the water villas and seven of these with pools - which I would highly recommend to book. Some of the beach villas also have pools (maybe all of them) hence the lack of people on the beaches. You can walk around the whole island in 20 minutes if strolling along the beach. The only bad thing is if you are going for the snorkeling - unfortunately it would seem that ALL the Maldives house reefs have been bleached and attacked by Crown of Thorns - so no colour to be seen - or very little - you have to go diving for the live coral. The fish are still beautiful though and so still worth going snorkeling. We saw lots of parrot fish, clown fish and many other colourful fish, also saw turtles every time we went snorkeling and a basking shark one day.
Tess
Tess, 5-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Hôtel tout simplement parfait!!
Nous sommes ravis de notre séjour à Kandolhu, tout était parfait. Le bungalow, La plage, les restaurants. Merci pour ce magnifique séjour
Verified traveler
10/10 Exceptional
a nice and quiet paradise
Nice food, helpful staff, nice place for snorkeling, able to see the sea turtle everyday, which are right beside my water villa.
Verified traveler
10/10 Exceptional
具有美麗生態與景色的飯店
小型礁島但相對遊客量也較少，景色優美，每個地方都是景點，海洋生態豐 富，水上房屋價格不斐但很值得一住。人員親切，食物雖然也貴但基本上都好吃，除了日本料理全部都用同樣三個調味料，口味單一，需要加強。
Verified traveler
10/10 Exceptional
Snorkeling paradise
The staff at Kondolhu were very professional and went the extra mile to make us feel comfortable and relaxed. The small island is quiet and private with an amazing house reef and excellent food. Went on a manta ray excursion one morning and saw about 10 mantas, but spent most days exploring the house reef. This was our second trip and we hope to visit again soon.
Laura
10/10 Exceptional
楽園
ロケーション最高。
部屋もきれいです。ただ、潮風の影響か電気関係が弱く、電話やテレビの調子が悪かったです。（スタッフにすぐに直してもらいましたが）
レストランも東京の星つきのイタリアンよりもおいしいくらい良いです。
Verified traveler
10/10 Exceptional
A perfect island
Kandolhu Island is a perfect resort. The house reef is amazing. The staff are v nice
Eric
10/10 Exceptional
Fabulous Small Resort with Outstanding House Reef
This resort is fantastic. The architecture is great, the rooms even better than they look on the website, the service outstanding, the people incredibly friendly and helpful, the house reef superb, the food delicious... We can't say enough good things about Kandolhu and our experience there. We picked it out because it seemed excellent and it was even better than we hoped.
Verified traveler
10/10 Exceptional
최고의 수중환경, 너무 예쁜 섬
정말 만족한 곳이었습니다. 섬도 아기자기 너무 예쁘고, 맑고 투명한 라군과 최고의 리프를 갖춘 리조트였어요. 조식이 조금 아쉬웠지만 그 외에는 전부 만족했습니다.
Verified traveler
10/10 Exceptional
조용하고 아름다운 섬, 최고의 수중환경
자쿠지 비치빌라와 듀플렉스 비치빌라에서 7일을 보냈습니다. 거의 모든부분 만족했지만 조식은 조금 아쉬운 부분이 있었습니다. 칸돌루는 꼭 다시 가고 싶을만큼의 아름다운 섬입니다. 특히, 뛰어난 수중환경 (스노클링만으로도 나폴레옹피쉬, 거북이 6마리, 이글레이 3마리를 봤어요)이 특히 장점이고, 조금 짧은 길이지만 투명한 라군과 너무 아름다운 바다의 모습이 있습니다.
H.W.Lee
10/10 Exceptional
Martin
Martin, 13-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
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vitor augusto ferreira lima benros, 7-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Eynav
Eynav, 2-night trip