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The best luxury hotels in the Indian Ocean

The 7 hotels in the Indian Ocean that made the collection, starting with the highest score.

The top five of 7

  1. 1 Soneva Fushi Legend · 18/20
  2. 2 Park Hyatt Maldives Legend · 18/20
  3. 3 Cheval Blanc Randheli Favorite · 17.5/20
  4. 4 One&Only Reethi Rah Favorite · 17.5/20
  5. 5 Amilla Maldives Favorite · 17/20
  1. Soneva Fushi — Baa Atoll, Maldives Fat Legend, 18 out of 20. Baa Atoll, Maldives 1 Soneva Fushi A barefoot-luxury island resort on Kunfunadhoo Island in the Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Maldives.
  2. Park Hyatt Maldives — Hadahaa, Maldives Fat Legend, 18 out of 20. Hadahaa, Maldives 2 Park Hyatt Maldives A small-island Maldives resort reached by boat transfer, built around a 360-degree house reef and roughly 50 villas.
  3. Cheval Blanc Randheli — Noonu Atoll, Maldives Fat Favorite, 17.5 out of 20. Noonu Atoll, Maldives 3 Cheval Blanc Randheli An LVMH-owned, Jean-Michel Gathy-designed resort of 47 villas on its own islands in the Maldives’ Noonu Atoll.
  4. One&Only Reethi Rah — North Malé Atoll, Maldives Fat Favorite, 17.5 out of 20. North Malé Atoll, Maldives 4 One&Only Reethi Rah A One&Only resort on a 109-acre private island in the North Malé Atoll, Maldives, with a dozen beaches, beach and overwater villas, and a dive centre.
  5. Amilla Maldives — Baa Atoll, Maldives Fat Favorite, 17 out of 20. Baa Atoll, Maldives 5 Amilla Maldives A large private-island resort in Baa Atoll, Maldives, with overwater and inland villas and a surrounding house reef.
  6. Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru — Baa Atoll, Maldives Fat Favorite, 17 out of 20. Baa Atoll, Maldives 6 Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru A 103-villa Four Seasons on a private island inside Baa Atoll’s UNESCO Marine Biosphere Reserve, reached by seaplane.
  7. Soneva Jani — Noonu Atoll, Maldives Fat Favorite, 16 out of 20. Noonu Atoll, Maldives 7 Soneva Jani A large overwater and beach villa resort on the edge of Noonu Atoll, Maldives.

What fat travellers ask about the Indian Ocean

What is the best luxury hotel in the Indian Ocean?

Soneva Fushi leads our the Indian Ocean list with a Fat Score of 18/20. A barefoot-luxury island resort on Kunfunadhoo Island in the Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Maldives.

How many luxury hotels does Fat Voyage recommend in the Indian Ocean?

7 hotels are in the collection in the Indian Ocean right now. Each is scored on service, rooms & design, location, dining and wellness, from trip reports in luxury travel communities, critics’ reviews and verified guest reviews.

What is a Fat Score?

Fat Voyage’s score out of 20, read from what luxury travellers write after their stays: trip reports, critics’ reviews and verified guest reviews. The long, recent ones count most, and no hotel can pay for a score.