Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
FirstSuites Score
10.08 / 10
10.00 = a flawless five-star; above it, the sixth and seventh stars.
Ithaafushi Island South, Male 20009, Maldives
Distinctions
Forbes Travel Guide
Global excellence index- Industry awards
Advisor network
Card travel programme
EMPTYJET Consensus
92.5 / 100
Our own composite of guest reviews across Google, Tripadvisor, Booking, Agoda and every major platform — the praise and the complaints.
Analysed from 2,001 guest reviews across Tripadvisor, Google, Trip.com and Booking.com.
Most noted: rooms.
Best for
- couples
- honeymoon
- beach
- design lovers
About Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi is a luxury resort on Ithaafushi, Maldives, operating under the Waldorf Astoria brand. The property appears in the American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts programme and is a Virtuoso member. It holds a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating and a La Liste score of 98.5/100. Guest reviews record an EMPTYJET Consensus rating of 93/100. The resort won the World Travel Awards title for World's Leading Luxury Private Island Resort in 2025.
Why it stands out
EMPTYJET lists this property as EMPTYJET 6-star for its Waldorf Astoria affiliation, multiple international recognitions including Forbes Five-Star and La Liste 98.5/100, membership in Virtuoso and American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts, and the World Travel Awards 2025 title.
Key facts
- Official classification
- 5-star (google_maps)
- Brand
- Waldorf Astoria
- Type
- Island, Private island
Awards & affiliations
- Forbes Travel GuideFive-Star2026
- La ListeTop 10002026
- World Travel AwardsWinner · World's Leading Luxury Private Island Resort2025
- American ExpressFine Hotels + Resorts
- VirtuosoMember
- American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts
Location
4.0135, 73.3931Sources+
- EMPTYJET seed catalogueSeed5 fields
- Official brand / collection siteBrand3 fields
- Serper (Google Maps data)Places provider7 fields
- WikidataEncyclopedia2 fields