The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
Kerry Hill's circular villas around a ring-shaped spa, in the Fari Islands of North Malé Atoll.
The Ritz-Carlton · North & South Malé Atolls · Maldives
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because Kerry Hill drew the villas as circles and the spa as a ring on an island of the Fari Islands, forty-five minutes by speedboat from the airport, with a marina village shared with Patina next door – and it holds five-star standing.
- In the Fari Islands, at the northern tip of North Malé Atoll, forty-five minutes by speedboat from Velana International; a Ritz-Carlton resort of Marriott.
- Circular villas by Kerry Hill on the beach and over the water, around The Ritz-Carlton Spa in its ring; the Fari Marina Village, shared with Patina Maldives, Fari Islands, at the door.
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026 for the hotel; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi · North & South Malé Atolls — © Hilton / Waldorf Astoria (Hilton)North & 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 Fari Marina Village, the shared harbor of the Fari Islands, beside the resort.
- Patina Maldives, Fari Islands, its neighbor across the lagoon.
- Malé and Velana International, forty-five minutes by speedboat.
“Kerry Hill's circular villas around a ring-shaped spa, in the Fari Islands of North Malé Atoll.”
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