Standard Beachfront Room
- 37.85 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 3 guests
Eighty rooms close to the beach, with traditional Maldivian touches, a veranda and a walk-in closet.
Amenities
- Private beach access
- Minibar
- Air conditioning
North Malé Atoll
Bandos Maldives
A big, green, lively island 15 minutes from the airport, with a reef a few metres off the beach and the country's longest-running dive centre.
Speedboat · 15 min220 villasGood house reef
A big, green, lively island 15 minutes from the airport, with a reef a few metres off the beach and the country's longest-running dive centre.
Bandos is one of the Maldives' best-known resorts: an 18-hectare coral island in North Malé Atoll, only 10 to 15 minutes by speedboat from the airport. It's large and busy by Maldives standards, with 220 rooms, a pool with a swim-up bar, sports courts, a clinic and even a convention centre.
Rooms range from simple Standard Beachfront Rooms and Garden Villas on stilts, through family Deluxe Beachfront Rooms that interconnect, to duplex Premium Beach Villas with an open-air jetted tub, one Beach Pool Villa and six Sunset Water Villas with pools.
The house reef is a short swim from the beach, and Dive Bandos, the longest-established dive centre in the Maldives, runs PADI courses and trips to around 40 sites, with a decompression chamber on the island. Families have the Kokko Club for 3 to 11-year-olds; evenings bring live bands, karaoke and bodu beru drumming.
Good to know
This is a large, sociable resort near Malé, not a quiet hideaway, and the entry rooms are simple. Half board is the lowest meal plan, and the all-inclusive covers buffet meals at Gallery with selected drinks.
- Location
- North Malé Atoll · Bandos
- Transfer
- Speedboat · 15 min
- Villas
- 220 villas
- Meal plans
- Half board, Full board, All-inclusive
- House reef
- Good house reef
- Kids club
- Kokko Club
- House reef a short swim from the beach, with a drop-off
- Dive Bandos, the longest-established dive centre in the Maldives
- Only 10 to 15 minutes from the airport
- Kokko Club for children aged 3 to 11
- Clubhouse with tennis, squash, a gym, sauna and steam
- On-site clinic, pharmacy and decompression chamber
Villas · 8
Every villa type.
Garden Villa
- 37.41 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 3 guests
Twelve villas on wooden stilts in the middle of the island, among the greenery and steps from the pool.
Amenities
- Private garden
- Minibar
- Air conditioning
Deluxe Beachfront Room
- 54 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 4 guests
Larger beachfront rooms with a bathtub and a sitting area; they can interconnect for families.
Amenities
- Private beach access
- Bathtub
- Family room
- Minibar
- Air conditioning
Superior Villa
- 40 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 3 guests
Eight bright, modern villas over two floors with open-air bathrooms; upper floors have elevated views.
Amenities
- Private beach access
- Semi open-air bathroom
- Bathtub
- Minibar
- Air conditioning
Beach Villa
- 40 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 3 guests
Sixteen villas among the palms, stepping straight onto the sand.
Amenities
- Private beach access
- Bathtub
- TV
- Minibar
- Air conditioning
Premium Beach Villa
- 109.7 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 4 guests
Duplex villas, 49 of them, with a balcony upstairs and an open-air jetted tub in a garden below.
Amenities
- Private beach access
- Outdoor bathtub
- Open-air garden bathroom
- Upper viewing deck
- Minibar
- Air conditioning
Beach Pool Villa
- 89.38 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 3 guests
- Private pool
The only one of its kind: a sea-view villa with a plunge pool and a cabana-style sundeck, the resort's most romantic room.
Amenities
- Private pool
- Private beach access
- Semi open-air bathroom
- Outdoor bathtub
- Minibar
- Air conditioning
Sunset Water Villa with Pool
- 83 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 3 guests
- Private pool
Six over-water villas facing sunset, with a large sundeck, a plunge pool and an open-air bathroom.
Amenities
- Private pool
- Steps into the sea
- Sunset side
- Semi open-air bathroom
- Bathtub
- TV
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Where you will eat, drink and unwind.
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RestaurantGallery
The main restaurant: all-you-can-eat international buffets
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Restaurant · Water's edgeSea Breeze
A varied menu at the water's edge
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RestaurantGrill
Seafood and premium meats from the grill, with ocean views
Umi Yaki
Teppanyaki cooked in front of you by the chefs
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BarHuvan
The island's sunset bar, with drinks, dishes and soft music
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BarSand Bar
Live bands and disco evenings under the palms
Pool Bar
Swim-up bar in the shade of the palms
Orchid Spa
Massages, body scrubs, facials and a salon
Dive Bandos
PADI dive centre, the longest-established in the Maldives, with around 40 sites nearby
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KidsKokko Club
Supervised kids club for ages 3 to 11, with crafts, games and educational play
Clubhouse
Tennis, squash, badminton, a gym, sauna and steam room, a library and a games room
The island
The island, from above.
- About 550 m end to end
- 19 hectares
- Velana airport is 10 km to the south-east
The shape comes from OpenStreetMap, simplified: a guide to the layout, not a survey. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Getting there
Speedboat · 15 min
10 to 15 minutes by speedboat from Velana International Airport (7 km). Boats run throughout the day and evening, shared with other guests on the same flights.
- 15 min
- North Malé Atoll · Bandos
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