Six Senses LaamuvsSoneva Fushi
Six Senses Laamu and Soneva Fushi are both highly recommended by professionals. Overall, Soneva Fushi scores significantly higher than Six Senses Laamu. Soneva Fushi comes in at 92 with approval from 7 reviewers like The Telegraph, Travel + Leisure and Jetsetter.
Six Senses Laamu
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Olhuveli Island, Laamu Atoll, 20015
From $755/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
The Telegraph9.0
"As one of the island nation's very finest hotels, it's absolutely worth it – fabulously expensive, but also generally fabulous, this is the epitome of barefoot luxury." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "At Six Senses Laamu in the Maldives, guests get their own little beach garden, a vast villa, personalised bicycles and glass-bottomed bath tubs so you can spy on the fishes." Full review
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With several dining spots to choose from, a jungle cinema and a private island to explore, you certainly won’t be bored here.
Jetsetter "Barefoot luxury on a secluded Maldives islet, with sustainably built on-land and overwater villas and locally sourced dining." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "An eco-friendly resort with 97 thatched-roof villas in the southern Maldives." Full review
Independent "The only luxury resort in the secluded southern Laamu Atoll, located just five degrees north of the equator, Six Senses feels about as far away from the outside world as you can get"
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Six Senses Laamu is an amazing place, combining thoughtful luxury, rustic simplicity, outstanding culinary options and plenty of activities." Full review
Michelin Guide "The Six Senses eco-resorts are consistently ranked among the very best in southeast Asia, and Six Senses Laamu is the undisputed champion of its particular location. Sure, it happens to..." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"Six Senses Laamu is a playful paradise that elevates castaway chic. The rustic-luxe Maldives villas are constructed of sustainable materials, and a sense fun and ingenuity pervades the..." Full review
Afar Magazine "Located at the luxe Six Senses Laamu, Sip Sip has an ever-changing menu made up of dishes that are the result of collaboration between the chef and resort gardeners, who tend an organic..." Full review
Afar Magazine "Along the white-sand beaches and turquoise waters of the Maldives' Laamu atoll, Six Senses Laamu is the ultimate castaway fantasy. The 96 thatched-roof villas, set either over the water..."
Soneva Fushi
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Baa Atoll, 2233
From $8,800/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure "This luxury resort on the uninhabited island of Kunfunadhoo in the Baa Atoll encourages its guests to spend their entire vacations barefoot." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This chic island idyll offers castaway beachside picnics, an outdoor cinema, a Six Senses spa, and lovely one-to-nine room villas." Full review
Jetsetter "Live out a castaway fantasy at this eco-chic retreat with thatch-roofed villas, a stellar spa and an observatory." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"As if pretty much every water sport under the sun wasn't enough, this cluster of 65 villas also has a planetarium and open-air cinema to keep guests entertained." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Nestled under verdant jungle on the beaches of a secluded island in the Maldives, boutique hotel Soneva Fushi’s luxe villas circle a romantic tropical playground, with a gorgeous spa." Full review
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We're served drinks and snacks, then asked – in a seemingly random fashion – to choose our favourite smell from two oil samples, one minty and one lemony.
Independent "Swing by for the big, beautiful back-to-nature villas; the inspired dining – looking out for visiting Michelin chefs; and singular experiences, from spending the night alone on a sandbank"
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Rightly one of the most famous resorts in the country, ecofabulous Soneva Fushi is the place to get back to nature in style." Full review
Michelin Guide "The Maldives are an oddity, a vast archipelago of a thousand tiny islands seemingly tailor-made for tourism — and this particular island, home to Soneva Fushi, is perhaps the archetypal..." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide 4 Stars
"Not everything is as it appears at Soneva Fushi, a private island escape nestled in the Maldives’ Baa Atoll. What first appears as a collection of driftwood huts hidden beneath a lush..." Full review
National Geographic "I'm sitting with a handful of sustainability leaders and visionaries on Soneva Fushi, a tiny, island resort. We are gathered for the SLOW LIFE Symposium, organized by Six Senses, a luxury..."
