Garden Villa
One bedroom · gardenSet back from the beach line into the island's garden — the entry register.
Kandoomafushi · South Malé Atoll
Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives
The surf-led IHG retreat — Kandooma Right at the door, the family programme held.
All-Inclusive Ease · arranged by avé
Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives, at a glance.
For the family with the surfboard · the value-leaning Maldives week · the South Malé reef.
- The surf-led family
- the value-leaning Maldives week
Prices come with our reply, for your dates
- Transfer
- 45 min speedboat from Velana24 hr arrivals
- Villas
- 160 rooms and villasgarden, beach, family, over-water
- Dining
- Kandooma CaféThe Reef (over-water seafood) · plus poolside and sunset bars
- Family
- Kids' club and family infrastructure properly built out
- Surf
- Kandooma Right at the doorPADI 5-Star · the South Malé reef
- Board
- Half-Board · Full-Board · All-Inclusive
The retreat, in full
Kandooma sits in the South Malé Atoll under the Holiday Inn Resorts flag — an IHG retreat pitched at value-leaning families, with one of the more credible surf programmes in the country at this price point. The Kandooma Right break sits directly off the island; the PADI dive centre runs to a serious cadence; and the kids' club and family infrastructure are properly built out. The island is generously sized for the brand tier and gives real distance between rooms. Honest avé positioning — not a luxury entry, but a useful pick for families and surfers in the South Malé belt.
Arrival. 45-minute speedboat from Velana International. We time the transfer to your flight, and confirm it in writing with the rest of the stay.
Worth knowing
- Kandooma Right is one of the better-known South Malé surf breaks — and it sits directly off the island, not a boat-ride away.
- Strong cult following with Australian and South African families — the kids' club and family programme are properly built out.
- Not a luxury entry — held as a credible value pick alongside the higher-tier retreats, especially for the surf-led week.
Gallery
The retreat, seen.
Villas
The villas, category by category.
9 villa categories at Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives. Sizes and occupancy are the retreat’s own — enquire about any one directly.
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Beach Villa
One bedroom · beachSand-step villa held on the beach line — the working register of the retreat.
1 Bedroom Beach House Sea View
One bedroom · sea viewA beach house with a sea view — the long horizon, the family-easy footprint.
1 Bedroom Beach House Garden View
One bedroom · garden viewThe same beach-house footprint, set into the garden line — the quieter register.
2 Bedroom Beach House Garden View
Two bedrooms · garden viewA two-bedroom beach house — the family register, set into the garden line.
3 Bedroom Beach Pool Villa
Three bedrooms · beach poolThe three-bedroom register on the beach line — held privately, private pool.
Overwater Villa Island View
One bedroom · over-water islandOver-water on the lagoon — the island-facing line.
Overwater Villa Sea View
One bedroom · over-water seaOver-water on the lagoon — the open-sea line, the easy descent to the reef.
2 Bedroom Overwater Villa
Two bedrooms · over-waterA two-bedroom over-water — the family-over-the-lagoon register.
Dining
The tables, venue by venue.
3 restaurants and bars at Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives, with menus where the retreat publishes them.
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All-day · international
Kandooma Café
The house room — breakfast through to supper across the meal plan.
BAR-veli Beach Bar
The Asian Kitchen
Meal plans · arranged with the retreat, adjustable on request
- Half-BoardBreakfast & dinner
- Full-BoardAll three meals, daily
- All-InclusiveMeals, drinks & more
Beyond the villa
What fills the days.
What Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives does well, with its own schedules and menus where it publishes them. Open one to read it.
SurfKandooma Right
One of the better-known South Malé breaks — and it sits directly off the island, not a boat-ride away. The surf-led family's answer.
MarineThe PADI 5-Star centre
The South Malé reef line worked daily — the dive register beside the surf one.
FamilyThe family programme
The kids' club and family infrastructure are properly built out — the Australian and South African regulars return for a reason.
A day at Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives · a sketch, redrawn for you
- First light
The dawn check
The Right shows its hand from the beach — board waxed before breakfast.
- Morning
The session, or the boat
Surf while it works; the dive centre's South Malé sites otherwise.
- Afternoon
The family hours
The kids' club carries the heat of the day; the pool carries everyone else.
- Evening
The Reef
Seafood over the water, the sunset bar after — salt-rinsed and early to bed.
Location
South Malé Atoll, and the way there.
- Where
- Kandoomafushi · South Malé AtollMore in South Malé Atoll
- Getting there
- 45 min speedboat from Velana · 24 hr arrivalsBy boat
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