New hospitality company SIX & SIX PRIVATE ISLANDS has announced plans to open six resorts in the Maldives over six years. Its first luxury and ultra-luxury lifestyle resorts will welcome guests to South Malé Atoll in 2025 and 2026.
Co-founder & CEO Laith Pharaon has launched the company to craft a fresh, new approach that’s based on intuitive service, simple-yet-artistic design, and a cosmopolitan lifestyle. SIX & SIX’s guest-centric approach goes beyond the levels of personalisation seen in traditional resorts. Guests will have complete freedom over how they dine, explore, play, and relax. Expert health and nutrition specialists and personal trainers will create individualised wellness programmes, utilising state-of-the-art facilities and techniques. This tailored approach to experiential travel will also include one-of-a-kind opportunities to connect with the Maldives’ stunning nature and rich culture.
“Maldives is a place where natural luxury is at its best,” says Pharaon. “SIX & SIX, through its service culture and delivery, will elevate the guest journey. We will ensure that guests enjoy the ultimate luxuries: the time, the space, and the freedom to be themselves. By removing things that gets in the way, we can focus on delighting guests.”
SIX & SIX’s first resort, RAH GILI MALDIVES, is perched on the edge of the South Malé Atoll beside an exclusive dolphin sanctuary where hundreds of the playful mammals gather during breeding season. On land, guests will indulge in a range of fine dining, one-off events and cultural happenings. Opening Q4 2025, guests will be able to choose from the resort’s 74 pool villas, including 38 overwater, ranging from 120 to 200 sqm. Sleek design, whimsical surprises and buzzing social spaces will combine to create an exclusive haven for globetrotters.
In 2026, SIX & SIX will open the epitome of island luxury – DHON MAAGA MALDIVES. Also in South Malé Atoll, it will offer some of the Maldives’ most plush accommodations as 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom villas. Guests will be spoilt for choice from the 31 overwater and 25 beach villas ranging from 250 sqm up to 400+ sqm, bathtubs inlaid with semi-precious gems, and zen courtyards. Private-jet transfers, an expansive wine cellar, state-of-the-art spa and wellness facilities, and world-class restaurants will make the resort one of the most extravagant in the world.