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A private beachfront sanctuary with a private infinity pool, dining sala, al fresco bathroom, and direct beach access. Villa Host service included.

Beach Pool Villa

An overwater villa perched above the lagoon with a private pool, al fresco bathroom, and direct lagoon access from your deck. Personal bicycles included.

Over Water Pool Residence

A spacious overwater residence with two bedrooms, a private infinity pool, and generous living space. Direct lagoon access and panoramic ocean views.

Two-Bedroom Over Water Pool Residence

Anantara Kihavah is Baa Atoll at its most complete. The resort has an underwater restaurant six metres below the surface, a wine cave with over 400 labels, and a dedicated observatory with a research-grade telescope. The dining programme runs from overwater teppanyaki to Italian on the beach. Villas are generous across all categories, the house reef turns up turtles and eagle rays reliably, and the spa sits over the lagoon. Kihavah leans into the theatrical without losing the island calm.

Anantara Kihavah

A dual-personality villa opening onto both lush gardens and crystal ocean. Features a spacious living room, master bedroom, overwater decks, and a 12.5-metre private infinity pool.

Garden Water Villa

A hushed oasis between ivory sands and leafy gardens. Private beach access, outdoor dining pergola, 12.5-metre infinity pool, and master bedroom with grand bathroom.

Island Villa

A breathtaking private-island villa spanning 1 hectare with over 2,200 sqm of living space. Features a 25-metre pool, private spa room, fitness centre, screening room, and dedicated team.

Owner Villa

Cheval Blanc's Indian Ocean outpost. Quiet, considered, with a private residence on its own islet and a cuisine offer led by Yannick Alleno. The discreet end of the spectrum.

Le 1947

White

The Diptyque

La Table de Cheval Blanc

Cheval Blanc Randheli

A tropical beachfront villa nestled among palm trees with direct beach access, a private terrace, and an open-air bathroom. The quintessential barefoot Maldivian stay.

Beach Villa

An overwater villa perched above the turquoise lagoon with a private deck, direct ocean access, and panoramic sea views. Features a king bed and daybed.

Water Villa

An expansive two-bedroom overwater villa with a private pool, two king beds, and generous indoor-outdoor living. Direct ocean access from your deck.

Two-Bedroom Ocean Pool Villa

Finolhu in Baa Atoll has a long sandbank that turns into a sunset bar, a tidal pool big enough to swim laps in, and a villa stock ranging from cocoon hides to large two-bedroom overwater suites. The energy lifts or drops depending on the week - Finolhu can be a quiet romantic island or a lively social one.

Finolhu

A tropical garden villa just steps from the sand with a private pool, outdoor living area, and bright airy interiors. Designed for romantic escapes or family getaways.

Beach Bungalow with Pool

An overwater villa on stilts above the lagoon with a private pool, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a sundeck with direct lagoon access and panoramic ocean views.

The ultimate three-bedroom beachfront estate with expansive indoor and outdoor spaces, multiple pools, and gardens. Ideal for multigenerational families or groups.

Kuda Estate

Four Seasons Kuda Huraa is the smaller, more intimate sibling in the Four Seasons Maldives pair. A short speedboat from the airport, it is built around a surf break (Pasta Point, exclusive to guests) and a family programme that has been refined over two decades. The spa sits on its own island, reached by dhoni.

Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

A luxury beachfront villa set among tropical gardens with a private pool overlooking the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Natural materials meet contemporary comfort.

Beach Villa with Pool

An overwater villa with a private pool perched above the lagoon. Floor-to-ceiling windows, a sundeck, outdoor shower, and overwater lounging nets.

The pinnacle of luxury at Landaa, this four-bedroom estate spans expansive indoor and outdoor space with multiple pools, gardens, and lounge areas.

Landaa Estate

Landaa Giraavaru is the larger, wilder Four Seasons in the Maldives. A seaplane ride into Baa Atoll puts you on an island with one of the country's most serious marine biology programmes - manta research, coral propagation, and a rehabilitation centre for sea turtles. The Ayurvedic retreat is a separate facility on the same island.

Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru

The definitive overwater castaway experience. Open on three sides to the lagoon, with a rooftop terrace for sunset and stargazing. Each residence is assigned a personal boat captain for the duration of your stay.

Crusoe Residence

Expanded overwater living with a private freshwater pool on the deck. Separate living pavilion, generous outdoor daybed, and direct lagoon access via your own ladder.

Residence with Pool

The pinnacle of castaway privacy. A two-storey overwater residence with a rooftop terrace, private gym, steam room, and the largest private pool of any villa in the Maldives accessible exclusively by boat.

Private Reserve

Gili Lankanfushi pioneered the overwater-villa-as-castaway-retreat concept in the Maldives. No shoes, no news, no walls on three sides of the villa. Every residence has a private boat captain assigned for the stay. The island is close enough to Malé for a short speedboat transfer, far enough to feel wholly separate.

Gili Lankanfushi

A Mediterranean-meets-Maldives beach villa with white-washed walls, driftwood textures, a private terrace, and direct access to the pristine white sand beach.

An overwater villa with a private deck suspended above the turquoise lagoon, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a bohemian aesthetic that defines the Here Baa Atoll experience.

Overwater Villa

Here Baa Atoll is the newest addition to the Baa Atoll luxury circuit - a small-island property with a Mediterranean-meets-Maldives aesthetic. White-washed walls, driftwood textures, and a dining programme that pulls from southern Europe as much as the Indian Ocean.

Here Baa Atoll

A spacious overwater villa with a freshwater pool and private deck extending onto the lagoon. Organic design with refined contemporary touches and sunrise ocean views.

Lagoon Bungalow

A luxurious overwater bungalow with a private infinity pool and three tiers of decks offering uninterrupted ocean views. Separate living area and sunset orientation.

Ocean Pavilion

An expansive two-bedroom overwater villa with a freshwater pool blending indoor and outdoor spaces. Two bedrooms, living room, dining room, and kitchen.

Two-Bedroom Ocean Pavilion

Huvafen Fushi has one of the Maldives' first underwater spas and a wine room 8 metres below the surface. The resort is compact, fast from the airport, and built around an overwater pavilion layout that feels like a private residence on the water rather than a hotel room. The house reef is among the best in North Male.

Huvafen Fushi

A lavish one-bedroom beach villa with beach, garden and ocean views. Features handpicked objet dart, a private beach garden, and an infinity pool surrounded by tropical greenery.

A one-bedroom water villa with a private pool, living room overlooking the Indian Ocean, and a curated library. The enchantment of life on the ocean.

A two-bedroom overwater villa with a private infinity pool, airy living room, and direct lagoon access. The perfect island home for the entire family.

Manta Pool Villa

A Raa Atoll island built around an art-led brief. Commissioned installations from established artists across the property, paired with one of the best wellness offers in the region at sister property Joali Being.

Joali Maldives

A one-bedroom wellness beach villa with tropical garden views, an outdoor sunken bathtub, rain shower, and private pool. Designed for restorative island living.

An ocean pool villa perched above shimmering waters with sleek interiors, a private pool, and sweeping ocean views. The emblematic Joali Being wellbeing experience.

A dedicated wellbeing beach villa with holistic amenities, wellness-focused design, and expansive indoor-outdoor space for yoga, meditation, and restoration.

Wellness Villa

Joali Being is the Maldives' most ambitious wellness-dedicated resort. A full island given entirely to restorative programming - Ayurvedic consultations, biohacking diagnostics, floatation therapy, nutritional planning - without feeling clinical. The villas are designed around light and material texture rather than the typical island palette.

Joali Being

A one-bedroom overwater residence atop an aquamarine lagoon with curated interiors, a 44 sqm private infinity pool, Tasmanian oak floors, and handmade furniture.

Ocean Residence

A spacious overwater residence perfect for families with two bedrooms, a 44 sqm private infinity pool, Bang & Olufsen sound system, and private butler service.

Two-Bedroom Residence

A solar-powered private island built for fifteen residences and nothing else. Kudadoo rewrote the all-inclusive rulebook: every wish, however far-fetched, is covered in the rate. There are no menus with upcharges, no spa treatments with asterisks, no excursions with added fees. The island runs on its own solar microgrid, the food is Michelin-trained, and the service ratio is higher than any resort twice its size. Fifteen keys, one philosophy.

Kudadoo Private Island

A beachfront villa with a private pool, sunrise views, and direct beach access. Features a Dhoni-shaped swing, open-air rain shower, and fibre optic pool lights.

An overwater oasis with a secluded deck, private pool, and direct lagoon access. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame panoramic ocean views from every angle.

Over Pool Villa

A spacious beach pavilion with two bedrooms, a private pool, and expansive indoor-outdoor living. Designed for families or two couples travelling together.

Two-Bedroom Beach Pool Pavilion

Niyama is the Maldives' only resort split across two distinct islands connected by a short dhoni ride. Chill has the nightlife and social dining; Deep has the spa, the yoga deck, and the quiet villas. Together they offer a duality rare in the region - party or peace, same booking.

Niyama Private Islands

A private beach villa hidden behind tropical foliage at the oceans edge. Features a generous garden veranda with direct access to a private stretch of white sand beach.

An overwater villa on the glittering turquoise lagoon with a private deck, sunloungers, a staircase into the water, and a netted hammock suspended over the lagoon.

A three-bedroom residence on the islands longest stretch of private beach, secluded within lush gardens. Expansive indoor-outdoor living with sunset views.

Grand Sunset Residence

A vast and sculpted island, generous on land area in a way few Maldives resorts are. Twelve distinct beaches, a One&Only spa, and rooms big enough to live in.

One&Only Reethi Rah

A garden villa surrounded by lush tropical vegetation with a private pool, outdoor bathroom, and direct access to the beach. Contemporary Maldivian design at its finest.

Park Villa

An overwater villa perched above the protected house reef with a private deck, outdoor shower, and direct access to some of the best snorkelling in the Maldives.

Park Water Villa

The largest villa at Park Hyatt Hadahaa with two bedrooms, a private pool, and expansive indoor-outdoor living. Perfect for families seeking space and privacy.

Hadahaa Residence

Park Hyatt Hadahaa sits in the far south, inside Gaafu Alif Atoll - one of the largest natural atolls on the planet. The house reef is among the best in the Maldives: a protected channel where turtles, reef sharks, and eagle rays pass daily. The design is restrained, contemporary Maldivian with an emphasis on space and natural light. The journey out here takes a domestic flight plus a speedboat, which keeps the island quiet and the occupancy low. For divers and privacy seekers, that distance is the point.

Park Hyatt Hadahaa

A beachfront villa surrounded by tropical greenery with a private pool, outdoor living space, and direct access to white sand beaches. Indoor-outdoor living at its finest.

An overwater villa with a private pool floating above crystalline waters. Floor-to-ceiling windows, a sundrenched deck, and direct lagoon access from your terrace.

Water Pool Villa

A spacious two-bedroom villa with a generous private pool and expansive indoor-outdoor living. The largest villa category at Patina, ideal for families or groups.

Patina Pool Villa

Brutalist-meets-tropical architecture by Studio MK27 across the Fari Islands. A house reef of unusual quality, a Marina Village, and a programme of music and arts that's rare in this region.

Patina Maldives

A circular beachfront villa designed by Kerry Hill with a private pool, outdoor rain shower, and direct beach access. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the ocean.

An overwater villa suspended above the lagoon with a private pool, glass floor panels, and panoramic Indian Ocean views. Inspired by Maldivian vernacular architecture.

A spacious two-bedroom overwater villa with two private pools, a living area, and direct lagoon access. Perfect for families seeking overwater living together.

Two-Bedroom Overwater Villa

The Ritz-Carlton Maldives sits on the north-eastern island of the Fari Islands archipelago, sharing the Marina Village with Patina. Architecture by the late Kerry Hill - circular forms, monumental timber portals, and a geometry that references Maldivian vernacular without copying it. The spa is a separate island accessed by boat.

The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands

An overwater villa perched above the turquoise lagoon with a private pool, glass floor panels revealing the marine life below, and a sundeck with direct ocean access.

Lagoon Villa

A beachfront villa nestled among coconut palms with a private pool, outdoor bathroom with rain shower, and direct access to the white sand beach.

A spacious overwater villa with a private infinity pool, separate living area, and panoramic ocean views. The signature Laamu overwater experience at its most generous.

Laamu Water Villa

Six Senses Laamu is the only resort in Laamu Atoll, and one of the southernmost luxury properties in the country. Known for its surf breaks (Yin Yang, Machine), its marine biology programme, and the most seriously implemented sustainability operation of any resort in the Maldives - solar farm, on-site water bottling, reef restoration, zero single-use plastic.

Six Senses Laamu

A jungle or beach villa hidden in tropical foliage with an outdoor bathroom, private pool, and the barefoot luxury Soneva is known for. Absolute privacy meets castaway charm.

Crusoe Villa

An overwater retreat with a waterslide into the lagoon, retractable roof for stargazing, private pool, and expansive deck. The definitive Soneva overwater experience.

Water Retreat

The ultra-premium Soneva experience, these multi-bedroom residences feature private pools, multiple living pavilions, and dedicated butler service. The largest in the Maldives.

Soneva Fushi Reserve

Soneva Fushi is the resort that defined the Maldives barefoot luxury category. A large, jungle-covered island in Baa Atoll with expansive villas - some of the largest in the region - and a philosophy built around no-news, no-shoes. The observatory, the outdoor cinema, the water slide into the lagoon: Soneva Fushi has been setting the template since the 1990s.

Soneva Fushi

An overwater villa with a retractable roof for stargazing, a waterslide into the lagoon, private pool, and expansive living spaces. Available in one to four-bedroom configurations.

Water Reserve

A beachfront or garden villa with a private pool, outdoor living pavilion, and direct beach access. Designed for families with generous indoor-outdoor space.

A premium reserve in Soneva Janis latest expansion, featuring expansive indoor-outdoor living, private pools, and the latest Soneva design innovations.

Chapter Two Reserve

Twenty-six water villas and twenty-five island villas across five untouched islands in the Noonu Atoll lagoon. Observatory, slide-equipped overwater suites, and Soneva's slow-luxury ethos throughout.

Soneva Jani

An ultra-private two-bedroom reserve on a secluded point with wrap-around ocean views, retractable roof, private pool, and dedicated butler team.

Crusoe Reserve

An intimate one-bedroom overwater villa with a private pool, retractable roof for stargazing, and direct lagoon access. The most exclusive overwater option in the Soneva portfolio.

Overwater Hideaway

A secluded one-bedroom beach villa with a private pool, outdoor living pavilion, and direct access to a pristine white sand beach. Castaway luxury at its most refined.

Beach Hideaway

Soneva Secret is Soneva's most exclusive resort - fourteen villas on a private island at the edge of Noonu Atoll. The castaway Crusoe Reserves with retractable roofs for stargazing, the overwater hideaways with private pools, and a degree of privacy that the larger Soneva siblings cannot match.

Soneva Secret

An overwater villa on stilts above the lagoon with a private infinity pool, separate living room, and sundeck with steps into the ocean. Every detail is bespoke.

Ocean House

A spacious overwater residence with a living room, separate dining room with wet bar, expansive sundeck, and private infinity pool. Custom-furnished throughout.

Nautilus Residence

A beach house on the shore with an oval bedroom, living room, private pool, covered Maldivian swing, and garden-view bathroom with freestanding tub.

Nautilus Villa

The Nautilus is Baa Atoll's most individual resort - every villa is bespoke in layout and finish, every dining experience is private and can happen anywhere on the island, and the all-inclusive is genuinely unrestricted. There are no wristbands, no set menus, no fixed meal times.

The Nautilus Maldives

An overwater villa suspended above the crystal-clear lagoon with a private pool, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a deck with direct ocean access. Iridium spa bathroom products.

A beachfront villa set among tropical gardens with a private pool, outdoor rain shower, and direct access to the white sand beach. Butler service included.

A signature suite with a dedicated spa treatment room, private pool, and expansive living space. The ultimate wellness-focused accommodation in the Maldives.

Whale Shark Spa Suite

The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli is a sprawling Noonu Atoll property with a signature overwater villas layout, a spa designed around a whale shark motif, and the St. Regis butler service applied to every villa. The house reef is unusually good for the atoll, with direct snorkel access from overwater residences.

The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort

Surrounded by swaying coconut palms with direct beach access and a private terrace featuring an open-air Jacuzzi. Intimate tropical living at its best.

The ultimate romantic hideaway set over the turquoise lagoon with a private overwater terrace, hammock, and direct ocean access from your deck.

A spacious two-bedroom residence with a living room, private pool surrounded by lush foliage, and generous terrace. Ideal for families or groups.

Two-Bedroom Beach Suite

Vakkaru Maldives occupies a large island in Baa Atoll with a wide lagoon, a strong house reef, and a Tuscan-accented dining programme led by a Michelin-starred chef. The villas are set among dense tropical vegetation, private enough that you rarely see neighbours.

Vakkaru Maldives

Surrounded by lush tropical gardens, this private one-bedroom beachfront villa offers absolute solitude. Wall-to-wall glass doors frame terrace and ocean views.

Designed along an extended jetty with peaceful ocean views and a private pool. Sundeck with steps extending directly into the sea for sunrise swims.

Sunrise Water Pool Villa

Designed by Patricia Urquiola, this sophisticated residence blurs the line between interior and exterior. Custom furniture, four bedrooms, and refined Maldivian luxury.

Velaa Private Residence

Velaa Private Island is the full Maldives statement. A private submarine, a wine cellar with 800 labels, a Greg Norman-designed golf academy, a spa with a snow room - Velaa fills its island with things you would not expect to find in the middle of an atoll. The architecture is contemporary Maldivian, the service ratio is exceptional.

Velaa Private Island

Sheltered beneath swaying palms and surrounded by tropical foliage, this villa is a sanctuary steps from the shore. Features a king bedroom, living and dining areas, and a private pool.

King Beach Villa

A reef-facing villa perched above the water with a private pool, expansive deck, and panoramic ocean views. Direct access to the house reef from your terrace.

King Reef Villa

The premier overwater villa at Waldorf Astoria with a grand living space, private pool, and uninterrupted views across the atoll. The largest standard villa category.

Grand Reef Villa

Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi is the largest resort by land and dining capacity in the Maldives. Spread across three islands - one for accommodation, one for the spa, one for the most extensive dining programme in the country - the scale is matched by the level of finish. The residences have private pools large enough to swim lengths.

Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi

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