Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives
Taj's island in South Malé Atoll, on one of the largest lagoons in the Maldives, fifteen minutes by speedboat from the airport.
Taj · North & South Malé Atolls · Maldives
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the lagoon it stands on is one of the largest in the Maldives and the airport is fifteen minutes away by boat – the shortest transfer in the collection – with a Jiva spa on the island – and it holds four-star standing, listed at exactly the tier it holds.
- On Emboodhu Finolhu in South Malé Atoll, fifteen minutes by speedboat from Velana International; a Taj hotel of IHCL.
- Villas on the beach and over the water along one of the largest lagoons in the Maldives; a Jiva spa.
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star 2026 for the hotel.
The neighborhood
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa · North & South Malé Atolls — © Four SeasonsNorth & South Malé Atolls
The two atolls around the capital, the only ones in the collection reached by boat rather than by air. They lie around Velana International Airport too, and hold seven of the twenty-four hotels. North Malé has the Fari Islands at its northern tip and the house reefs and surf breaks of its eastern rim; South Malé, across the Vaadhoo channel, has its wide lagoons.
- The lagoon, one of the largest in the country, at the door.
- Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, its neighbor in the collection in the same atoll.
- Malé and Velana International, fifteen minutes by speedboat.
“Taj's island in South Malé Atoll, on one of the largest lagoons in the Maldives, fifteen minutes by speedboat from the airport.”
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