Openings
Six luxury resort projects, about 419 keys, and openings spread to 2028
Bvlgari and Rosewood list 2027, Aman and Corinthia list 2028, and Mandarin Oriental and Baccarat give no year.
Openings · 2026-11-11 · Drafted with AI assistance and edited by the newsroom
A ResortLife review of six international luxury resort projects in the Maldives, checked against each brand's own pages on 24 October 2026, counts about 419 planned hotel keys across five developments.
Bvlgari Resort Ranfushi in Raa Atoll lists 54 keys and a 2027 target, according to the review. Rosewood Ranfaru in South Malé Atoll lists around 120 villas, also for 2027. Amanolu in Vaavu Atoll pairs a 52-key resort with 16 separate private residences; Aman's own page says it is scheduled to open in 2028, while its newly appointed general manager, Jean-Luc Naret, wrote on 3 November that it opens in late 2027. Corinthia Maldives, on two islands in Kaafu Atoll, lists 2028.
Mandarin Oriental's pre-opening description and Baccarat's collection page give no opening year.
The figures are planned rooms, not delivered ones. They arrive in a market where, in 2025, operating bed capacity grew faster than nights stayed, so filling new rooms may matter as much as the brands themselves.