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Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa

Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa is a close-in North Malé Atoll resort built for both family escapes and romantic retreats — one of the shortest transfers from Malé in this set, paired with one of the largest kids' clubs in the Maldives and a single adults-only overwater bar for couples wanting their own hour.

An aerial view of the whole island at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, reef and lagoon surrounding the resort
The sundeck and private pool of a One Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa, set over the lagoon
The resort's main pool, with its attached shallow children's pool alongside
Origin, the resort's overwater fine-dining Italian restaurant, under open sky
Getting there
Speedboat, 20 minutes
Atoll
North Malé Atoll
Island
North Malé Atoll — island name not given in the resort's spec-sheet
Villas
7 categories

Twenty minutes by speedboat from Velana International Airport, Hilton Maldives Amingiri sits in North Malé Atoll across six standard villa categories plus the six-bedroom Residence. Eight restaurants and bars include the overwater Italian table Origin and Aura's Cocktail Lab, while Krakegiri Kids Club — one of the largest in the Maldives — and a Teens zone anchor the family side, alongside the adults-only Eden Champagne & Gin Bar.

The villas

The exterior of a One Bedroom Beach Pool Villa, set among palms with its own private pool

One Bedroom Beach Pool Villa

The entry beach category — 138 square metres with a private pool and a king bed, the simplest way into a beach setting at Amingiri.

King bed; max occupancy 3 · Private pool · Beach — 138 sqm / 1,485 sq ft

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The exterior of a One Bedroom Beach Pool Villa — no dedicated photo is published for the Family configuration of this category, so this stands in as the same physical unit

One Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa

The same 138-square-metre beach shell as the standard category, configured with a sofa bed for two children under 12 — the resort's own recommended pick for families with kids.

King bed + sofa bed; 2 adults + 2 children under 12 · Private pool · Beach — 138 sqm / 1,485 sq ft

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The exterior of a One Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa over the lagoon

One Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa

The entry overwater category — a glass floor panel set into the deck, a hammock and a private pool over the lagoon.

King bed; max occupancy 3 · Private pool · Overwater — 154 sqm / 1,657 sq ft, glass floor panel

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The exterior of a One Bedroom Overwater Suite with Pool

One Bedroom Overwater Suite with Pool

A step up from the entry overwater category — 181 square metres with its own separate living room, still over the lagoon with the same glass floor and hammock deck.

King bed + separate living room; max occupancy 4 · Private pool · Overwater — 181 sqm / 1,948 sq ft

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The exterior of a Two Bedroom Beach Pool Villa, set among palms on the beach

Two Bedroom Beach Pool Villa

Two bedrooms and a separate living room across 306 square metres on the beach — the resort's own family-suited category for groups needing real space.

Two bedrooms + separate living room; max occupancy 6 · Private pool · Beach — 306 sqm / 3,293 sq ft

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The exterior of a Two Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa over the lagoon

Two Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa

The largest of the standard overwater categories — two bedrooms and a separate living room over the lagoon, 338 square metres in all.

Two bedrooms + separate living room; max occupancy 6 · Private pool · Overwater — 338 sqm / 3,638 sq ft

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The private arrival jetty leading to The Residence's private cove

The Residence

A six-bedroom private-cove sanctuary — two master suites with their own pools and direct beach access, four further bedrooms with stairways to the sea, a glass-walled lounge, a sunken fire-lit pool lounge, a private cinema moment, a music lounge, an in-residence kids' club with ball pit, a private spa suite, a gym and an open-air yoga pavilion. A 3-night curated stay comes with a dedicated Guest Experience Maker, daily in-residence breakfast, private premium speedboat transfers, one sunrise or sunset yoga session, an hour a day of padel and complimentary non-motorised watersports.

Six bedrooms; max occupancy 12 · Private pool, private pier, private beach · Private cove — 4,000 sqm / 43,056 sq ft, standalone signature product

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All villas at Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa

Wine & Dine

The feet-in-the-sand seating area at Beach Shack

Beach Shack

Cuisine
Wood-fired pizza by day, flame-grilled meat and seafood by night
Setting
Feet-in-the-sand beachfront, open-air
Hours
Lunch 12:00–14:30 · Dinner 18:30–22:00, daily
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Upscale but unpretentious — wood-fired pizza through the afternoon, then flame-grilled meat and seafood as the sand cools.

The interior of Habitat, the resort's high-ceilinged, open-kitchen restaurant

Habitat

Cuisine
Western, Asian, Middle Eastern and Italian — breakfast and dinner à la carte
Setting
High-ceilinged, open-kitchen, by the sea
Hours
Breakfast 07:00–10:30, daily. Dinner alternates à la carte (18:30–22:00) and themed buffet (18:30–21:30) by day of week — closed for lunch
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

An open-kitchen table by the sea, running a rotating cast of Western, Asian, Middle Eastern and Italian dinners across the week.

Experiences & activities

Afternoon & High Tea Service

Afternoon · for two

A scheduled afternoon or high tea, often multi-tiered and led by a resident tea sommelier.

Cinema Under the Stars

Evening · for two, all ages

An open-air cinema screening, whether at a fixed venue, a jungle clearing, a sandbank or a private beach setup.

Group Fitness, Gym & Training Classes

Morning · restorative

Structured group fitness beyond a yoga mat — HIIT, TRX, Pilates, boxing and circuit training, run out of the resort's own gym or fitness pavilion.

Art Studio & Craft Workshop

Afternoon · all ages, restorative

A resort's own art studio, gallery or craft workshop where guests create or view local and traditional artwork — pottery, lacquer, glassblowing.

Recommended For

Families

One of the largest kids' clubs in the Maldives, a dedicated Teens zone, a Young Zen spa programme running to age 18, and family pricing that keeps under-6s free — built for a family trip from the ground up.

Couples and honeymooners

Eden Champagne & Gin Bar's adults-only sundowner hour, Origin's overwater Italian table, and a genuine honeymoon programme — spa credit and a couples' massage built into stays of 4 and 7 nights.

First-time visitors and short-stay travellers

A 20-minute speedboat with no seaplane wait makes this an easy in-and-out trip; divers chasing a documented big-encounter reef may find better-detailed water at a resort further into the atolls, since this one's own site doesn't publish house-reef specifics.

Malé · speedboat, 20 minutes · North Malé Atoll

Nearest airport
Velana International Airport (MLE)
Transfer
Required Premium Speedboat Transfer, mandatory for all guests — 20 minutes from Velana International Airport, resort accessible 24 hours a day; third-party transport arrangements not permitted
Transfer cost
Shared return $300pp adult / $150 ages 6–11 / free under 6 · Private one-way $1,500 (up to 8 guests) or $2,300 (up to 14 guests) — excl. tax and service charge
Address
North Malé Atoll, 08540 Maldives

Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa · North Malé Atoll · 11 photographs

The exterior of a One Bedroom Overwater Suite with Pool, its extra living room and deck set over the lagoon
One Bedroom Overwater Suite with Pool — the separate living room that sets this category apart
The exterior of a Two Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa, its private pool and deck stretching over the lagoon
Two Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa — 338 square metres built for a family or group sharing the water
Guests in a group mixology workshop inside Aura's Cocktail Lab
Aura's Cocktail Lab — brewing bitters and kombucha in-house, billed by the resort as a first in the Maldives
Eden Champagne & Gin Bar's overwater setting at dusk
Eden Champagne & Gin Bar — the resort's one explicitly adults-only venue
The high-ceilinged, open-kitchen dining room at Habitat, set beside the sea
Habitat's open-kitchen dining room, running a rotating cast of cuisines through the week
An aerial yoga session at Amingiri Spa & Hammam's open-air yoga pavilion
Aerial yoga at the Amingiri Spa & Hammam's yoga pavilion
The Amingiri Spa & Hammam, the resort's hammam-led spa
Amingiri Spa & Hammam — hammam rituals, body treatments and an extensive Sleep Wellness menu
Children playing in the mini splash park beside Krakegiri Kids Club
The mini splash park beside Krakegiri Kids Club, self-described as one of the largest in the Maldives
A guest playing padel on the resort's seaside padel court, with a sports animator on hand
The seaside padel court, one of several land-sports options alongside a multi-purpose court and futsal field
A guest glass-kayaking over the reef near the resort
Glass kayaking over the reef, part of the resort's watersports programme
The resort's main pool, palm-lined with sun loungers along its edge
The main pool, with its own shallow children's pool alongside

Before you book

How do we get to Hilton Maldives Amingiri, and what does the transfer cost?

By speedboat — 20 minutes from Velana International Airport, with the resort accessible 24 hours a day. Transfer isn't optional: the resort's Required Premium Speedboat Transfer is mandatory for every guest and third-party transport arrangements aren't permitted. A shared return runs $300 per adult, $150 for ages 6–11, and is complimentary for children 5 and under; a private one-way transfer is $1,500 for up to 8 guests or $2,300 for up to 14, all exclusive of tax and service charge.

Is there a meal plan, and what's included?

The resort doesn't publish BB/HB/FB tiers — dining across the eight restaurants and bars runs à la carte. In their place are two paid all-day beverage packages: Tropical 110 (unlimited cocktails, wine, spirits, beer and non-alcoholic drinks, $110pp/day) and Tropical 75 (unlimited juices, milkshakes, teas and coffees, $75pp/day), both exclusive of tax and service charge.

Is this a family resort, or does it work for a couples-only escape?

Genuinely both. Krakegiri Kids Club — self-described as one of the largest in the Maldives — sits alongside a dedicated Teens zone and the Young Zen spa programme for ages 5 to 18, plus family pricing (under 6 free, ages 6–11 half price, 12+ full price). For couples, Eden Champagne & Gin Bar is the resort's one explicitly adults-only venue, and honeymoon amenities are built into stays of 4 nights or more.

What's the snorkelling and reef access like?

The official site doesn't publish house-reef quality detail, so we wouldn't promise a specific marine-life encounter here. What's confirmed: general snorkelling and scuba diving through the resort's dive centre and watersports outlet, glass kayaks, and a glass floor panel built into every overwater villa's deck for a passive look at the water below. We'd confirm current reef conditions directly with the resort before setting expectations.

What comes standard in every villa, and is there a honeymoon offer?

Every villa carries a king-size bed, complimentary WiFi, coffee/tea facilities, a 55-inch HDTV, a laptop safe, a mini bar, an ensuite bathroom with outdoor shower, and its own private pool. Stays of 4 nights or more add an arrival fruit platter, welcome Champagne, romantic bed decoration, and a USD $120 net Amingiri Spa & Hammam credit per person; 7 nights or more adds a complimentary 60-minute couples' massage and a romantic two-person dinner set-up.

We're travelling with children — can we still book an overwater villa?

Yes, but the resort requires a signed legal waiver for children staying in an Overwater Villa — its own site recommends Beach Villas for families instead. The One Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa, with its sofa bed for two children under 12, is the most straightforward fit if a beach setting suits the trip.

Origin, the resort's overwater fine-dining Italian restaurant, under open sky

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