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Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa

North Malé Atoll · North Malé Atoll — island name not given in the resort's spec-sheet

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.

  • Speedboat · 20 min
  • 7 villa types
  • Kids' club
  • Pool in every villa
  • Reply within 24 hours
  • Maldives only for 8 years · 50+ resorts visited in person

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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About Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa

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.

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.

Wine & Dine

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

Beach Shack

Wood-fired pizza by day, flame-grilled meat and seafood by night · Lunch · dinner

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

Western, Asian, Middle Eastern and Italian — breakfast and dinner à la carte · Breakfast · dinner

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

A table setting at Origin, the resort's overwater fine-dining Italian restaurant

Origin

Fine dining — authentic Italian, handmade pasta, seafood, quality meats, plant-based options · Dinner

An overwater fine-dining Italian table under open sky, built around handmade pasta and an uninterrupted Indian Ocean view.

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Experiences

  • Afternoon & High Tea Service

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

  • Art Studio & Craft Workshop

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

  • Big-Game Fishing

    Offshore trolling, jigging and popping for marlin, tuna, sailfish and dorado — a different boat and crew from the sunset hand-reel trip.

  • Cinema Under the Stars

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

  • Dolphin Cruise

    A dhoni or speedboat trip, usually timed to sunset, built around spotting wild dolphins — the most widely offered named excursion in the Maldives.

  • Group Fitness, Gym & Training Classes

    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.

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Good to know

Getting there

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

At a glance

Villas
Private pool in every villa · Largest 4000 m²
Families
Kids' club (Krakegiri Kids Club) · Teens programme · Babysitting
Diving & reef
Dive centre
Spa
Amingiri Spa & Hammam

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.

The factsheet

Every fact we hold on Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa (villas, dining, transfers) in one document.

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

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