Running this website, I’ve honestly read many thousands of Maldives resort reviews to gather research for these articles, and it’s extremely rare to find reviews that mention how the weather ruined a trip. Again, it’s almost the exact same temperature every day of the year, and the rain storms are almost always very short and they have some benefits. Still, before you book I recommend reading as many reviews as you can for the specific resort you have in mind for the time period you are considering.
As mentioned at the top of this article, the Maldives islands stretch out for around 1,000 kilometers north to south, and the weather patterns can vary at least a bit at the extremes. If you read 20 or 30 reviews from those who stayed at that resort in the same month the year or two you are planning on going, and none of them mention bad weather, you are pretty safe. But if many of those reviews mention long rainy periods that disrupted their fun, you might want to check other resorts or other dates.
Agoda.com is the cheapest booking site for most Maldives resorts and they have a great number of reliable reviews. But TripAdvisor has no shortage of reviews and they tend to be longer and more detailed. Better still, you can type in the month you are planning as a keyword and it will only show the reviews that mention that month. It’s a pretty fast way of seeing how previous guests felt during that month in recent years, and chances are you’ll discover that almost everyone mentions pleasant sunny weather for nearly their whole stay.
Hi There
My partner and I are looking for a water bungalow in the Maldives for 5 nights for a honey moon, can you recommend any that has surfing close by
Shane
Shane,
A few resorts actually have surfing on their islands. Here is our list: https://www.overwaterbungalows.net/maldives-water-villa-surf-resorts
Enjoy!
Roger
Hi Roger, my fiance and I are looking to book an water villa for our honeymoon in August. There is such a huge choice. We are tossing up between Baros and Huvafen Fushi. We would like something ultra romantic and luxurious as we will be only going for 5 nights. Can you give your recommendation on the two above or suggest another resort that we might enjoy honeymooning at? Thanks in advance.
R&R,
Unfortunately I’ve yet to make it to either of those resorts (there are about 90 Maldives resorts with water villas), but I do know from studying the market for all of these years that those are two of the best in general, and the best for honeymoons. Baros is one of the original water villa resorts and it’s a bit closer to the airport than Huvafen Fushi, but both have been updated fairly recently. I’m sure either one would be amazing, and I’m sorry I couldn’t be of more help. -Roger
hello
could you advise about a luxurious 5* resort that offers overwater or beach villas with pools villas with pools that are completely private/secluded (not seen by anyone from outside). if all inclusive would be better thanks!
Lama,
I’m not aware of any Maldives resorts with 100% private pools, but I do know of some in Malaysia including this one:
https://www.overwaterbungalows.net/grand-lexis-port-dickson-malaysia
-Roger
As a Travel Agent, I recommend Baros Maldives Resort water pool villa.
Hi, I can’t see the name of W Resort & Spa. How do you rate this hotel as this property shows overwater villas with private pool
Ankit,
They refer to it as W Retreat and Spa, and it’s linked on our homepage along all the others. It’s definitely a 5-star resort with huge water villas and excellent service. -Roger
Hi Roger
Could you please suggest an over water villa resort in the month of November with open bathrooms, private jaccuzzi for the perfect honeymoon and which is not very expensive.
Hi Roger
Could you please suggest an over water villa resort/ hotel in the month of April (last week) with standard size rooms, open bathrooms, private jaccuzzi etc which leads to a super romantic getaway and which is not very expensive.
Neha,
Sorry I saw this late. These were the best Maldives deals for April, including a couple of really nice ones at appealing rates. Hopefully you can still get in on one of those. -Roger
halo. i am doing research for my annual holiday. May i know if there is a list of water-villa resorts with private pools which offer all-inclusive package? (inclusive of 3 meals and alcoholic drinks all day). I understand that lily beach resort offer that, may i know which are the ones offering too?
Dan,
I am not sure of the specific resorts with private pools that also do all inclusive, but I’m sure there are quite a few. You might check out the main article on Maldives all inclusive resorts and find ones you like. I’m sure at least a few of them have private pool villas as well. Good luck. -Roger