Maldives Accommodation — Resorts vs Guesthouses

Bed capacity, bed nights and occupancy for Maldives resorts, guesthouses, city hotels and safari vessels — the shift in supply and demand between property types, plus which type each source market chooses.

As of 2026, the Maldives had 68,294 operational tourist beds: 45,115 in resorts and 17,010 in guesthouses, with guesthouses holding 24.9% of national bed capacity. Since 2017, guesthouse bed capacity has grown 133% against 54% for resorts.

Maldives bed capacity by property type, 2026
Property typeOperational bedsShare of bedsOccupancy
Resorts45,11566.1%75.2%
Guesthouses17,01024.9%31.7%
Vessels3,5155.1%14.4%
Hotels2,6543.9%34.8%

Platform Overview

arrivalIQ tracks tourism inflows and aviation capacity for the Maldives. Key datasets include daily arrivals, monthly arrivals, flight load factor modeling, and airport movements.