IHG Resorts in the Maldives
IHG runs two resorts in the Maldives under its core hotel brands — InterContinental Maamunagau, the secluded all-Club flagship in Raa Atoll, and Noku Maldives, IHG's first Vignette Collection property, in Noonu. Both earn IHG One Rewards points. Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma left IHG on 30 September 2026 and is now Kandooma Maldives (HPL Hotels & Resorts). IHG also operates two Six Senses resorts, covered on their own page.
IHG's Maldives Roster
IHG runs two Maldives resorts under its core brands — InterContinental Maamunagau, the secluded all-Club flagship deep in Raa Atoll, and Noku Maldives, IHG's first Vignette Collection property, in Noonu. Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma left the group on 30 September 2026. (IHG also runs the Six Senses brand — Laamu and Kanuhura, which we cover separately, and a second Vignette — Vaagali — is due to open late 2026.) Entry rates span $890 to $1,037/night.
| Resort | Brand | Atoll | Transfer | Villas | From / night | Lux Pulse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau | InterContinental | Raa | Seaplane | 81 | $890 | 4.9 · 2,342 reviews |
| Noku Maldives | Vignette Collection | Noonu | Seaplane | 50 | $1,037 | 4.7 · 1,306 reviews |
Each IHG Maldives Resort, Side By Side
Editorial summaries drawn from our full independent reviews. Tap any card for the deep dive — villas, restaurants, reef rating, real pricing, FAQ.
InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau
The world's only all-Club InterContinental resort. Manta nursery at your doorstep.
The first and only all-Club InterContinental resort in the world puts every guest on a Club IC rate regardless of meal plan. The Raa Atoll location places Hanifaru Bay (UNESCO) within 35 minutes, and the resort's own lagoon serves as a nursery for juvenile reef mantas.
Noku Maldives
IHG's first Vignette Collection resort in the Maldives.
Noonu Atoll's quiet five-star, rebranded into IHG's Vignette Collection in December 2024 — making it the only IHG One Rewards points-earning luxury resort in the Maldives. Fifty villas on a 700-metre island where the smallest unit starts at 175 sqm, the sunset house reef brings turtles to your deck, and Vignette's Isla…
Villas, Rates & Meal Plans
Entry rates and villa categories across IHG's Maldives resorts, with each property's meal-plan options. “From” prices are lead-in nightly rates and move with season — tap any resort for its full review and live pricing.
| Resort | Villa type | Size | Pool | From / night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InterContinental | Overwater Villas | 100–150 sqm | All pool | $890 |
| Beach Villas | 145–180 sqm | All pool | $950 | |
| Family Villas | 175–275 sqm | All pool | $1,050 | |
| Residences | 295–1,120 sqm | All pool | $2,500 | |
| Noku Maldives | Beach Villas | 175–220 sqm | 2 of 3 | $1,037 |
| Water Villas | 186–190 sqm | 2 of 3 | $1,103 | |
| Beach Two-Bedroom Pool Retreat | 400 sqm | All pool | $2,999 |
Meal plans & all-inclusive
Dining at Each Resort
The signature tables worth planning a night around, across IHG's Maldives resorts. Tap any resort for its full dining write-up and meal-plan inclusions.
An over-water blue-and-white tower with the dining room at the top — Mediterranean plates and 360° lagoon views from the resort's most dramatic seat.
Pick your own catch from the ice and have it cooked your way — Maldivian seafood meets South-East Asian flavours.
The island's most-photographed spot: a dhoni-shaped over-water bar built for the sundowner hour.
The beachfront main: open-air all-day dining with a Mediterranean-leaning à la carte at dinner.
Poolside dining pulling from Maldivian, Indian, Sri Lankan and Thai kitchens — the guest-favourite table.
A black-and-white open-air cocktail bar on the sand beside Palms.
Getting to Each Resort
How you reach each IHG resort from Velana International Airport (Malé), and the round-trip transfer fare — charged on top of the room rate. Seaplanes fly in daylight only; speedboats run around the clock.
| Resort | Transfer | Duration | Round trip / person | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InterContinental | Seaplane | ~25 min | ~$760 | Seaplane — daylight hours only |
| Noku Maldives | Seaplane | ~45 min | ~$540 | Seaplane — daylight hours only |
IHG One Rewards at the Maldives Resorts
IHG One Rewards is IHG's loyalty programme — rebranded from IHG Rewards Club in April 2022. Members earn 10 base points per US$1 on qualifying spend (plus a tier bonus of 20–100%), and both Maldives resorts are full points-earning IHG hotels.
Redemption is fully dynamic — there is no award chart. The points cost of a free night floats with the cash rate, so high-season villa nights at InterContinental and Noku run very high. Watch shoulder-season dates, when cash rates — and points prices with them — drop furthest.
The 4th-night-free benefit is the headline play. The IHG One Rewards Premier, Premier Select and Business credit cards give every 4th night free on a points stay of four or more consecutive nights at the same hotel. Maldives trips are usually 4–7 nights, so this stacks neatly. It must be a pure points booking (not Points + Cash).
Elite recognition is resort-discretion. At InterContinental Maamunagau and Noku, Diamond Elite members get complimentary breakfast for two when chosen as the welcome amenity (specialty restaurants and room service excluded). Platinum gets a points or drink amenity, not breakfast, and upgrades at all tiers are availability-gated and rarely jump villa categories. Note that Maamunagau is the world's only all-Club InterContinental resort — so every guest, elite or not, already receives Club InterContinental breakfast, afternoon tea and an evening aperitif hour.
The Six Senses caveat. IHG also runs Six Senses Laamu and Kanuhura, which earn and redeem IHG One Rewards points — but Six Senses runs its own service model, and the standard IHG elite on-property perks (free breakfast, upgrades, welcome amenity) do not extend there the usual way. Full detail is on the Six Senses page.
IHG Maldives on the Map
Both resorts plotted on the Maldives — Raa in the north and Noonu in the central-north. Tap any pin or legend entry to jump to the full review.
- 1 InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Raa · Seaplane
- 2 Noku Maldives Noonu · Seaplane
Which IHG Maldives Resort Is Best For You?
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