Siyam World is on Dhigurah in Noonu Atoll, about 40 minutes by seaplane from the airport, and calls itself the largest resort in the Maldives. Sun Siyam built the 54-hectare island for families, couples and groups who want plenty to do: it claims the country's only horse ranch and its largest floating water park, and has an electric go-kart track, a full-size football pitch, padel and electric Mokes to rent.
There are sixteen villa types, each with a private pool. Over the water, the 81 m² Water Villas with Pool + Slide are the entry point, followed by Lagoon and Ocean Villas, Water Pavilions and two- and three-bedroom lagoon villas, all with slides into the sea. On the beach are Pool Beach Villas (80 m²), Beach Suites, two-storey residences with a personal Ambassador, and villas and residences of two to four bedrooms up to 712 m².
Tempo is the main buffet, and the other restaurants include Andalucia (Spanish), Kaage (Maldivian), Takrai (Thai) and Kurry Leaf (Indian) over the water, The Wahoo Grill, Arigato (Japanese), Barrique in the wine cellar and The Cube, a glass chef's table on the beach. Among the bars are Mint, an adults-only infinity pool bar, the swim-up Jungali and Kulhivaru, a 24-hour sports and karaoke bar. Veyo Spa sits in the island's jungle interior.
Gut zu wissenThis is a big, busy resort with go-karts, a water park and DJs at the pool bars, not a quiet hideaway. The regular all-inclusive rate is high, but Sun Siyam runs frequent sales well below it, and the return seaplane adds $490 per adult.