Lagoon Villa
145 m²Sleeps 3Direct ocean access
The entry point to Finolhu, opening straight onto the lagoon with an outdoor rain shower on its own terrace.
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BAA ATOLL · FIVE STARS
Finolhu Maldives
A colour-drenched sandbank resort in Baa Atoll, with 125 villas, four restaurants and a UNESCO reef on the doorstep.
A sandbank resort, in colour
Finolhu opened in 2016 on a sandbank in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve reached by a thirty-minute seaplane transfer from Velana International Airport. Its name is the Dhivehi word for sandbank, and two kilometres of white beach still run across the resort's four linked islets.
The 125 villas sit on the beach, over the lagoon on stilts, or set back in the gardens, and seventy-nine of them have a private pool. London studio Muza Lab dressed the interiors in colours most Maldives resorts leave alone: coral, turquoise and rattan against timber. Four restaurants, an accessible house reef and the sandbank restaurant Crab Shack keep the pace unhurried.
LOCATIONBaa Atoll · 30-min seaplane from Malé
ROOMS125 villas, 79 with private pools
BEACH2km sandbank across four islets
STYLEColour-driven design by Muza Lab, London
BEST FORCouples & families
Villas & the Beach Bubble
From the entry-level Lagoon Villa to the interconnecting three-bedroom villa, most categories are built directly on the beach, the lagoon or the sea.
Ocean Pool Villa
180 m²Sleeps 3Private pool, ocean access
A private plunge pool set back from open water, with turquoise accents echoing the sea beyond the terrace.
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Beach Villa
205 m²Sleeps 3Direct beach access
A garden pavilion a short walk from the beach path, its covered terrace shaded by coconut palms.
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Beach Pool Villa
205 m²Sleeps 3Private pool, lagoon beach access
A private pool villa facing the lagoon shoreline, styled in muted greens with a garden outlook.
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Private Pool Villa
205 m²Sleeps 3Private pool, direct access to sea
A pool terrace tucked among coconut palms, with direct access to the sea beyond the garden.
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Two Bedroom Interconnecting Beach Villa
410 m²Sleeps 6Direct ocean access, private garden & terrace
Two beach villas joined for families or friends travelling together, each opening onto its own stretch of garden and ocean.
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Two Bedroom Water Villa with Pool
460 m²Sleeps 6Private pool, direct ocean access
Overwater living with a private plunge pool, the lagoon visible from the bedroom through open doors.
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Two Bedroom Rockstar Villa
460 m²Sleeps 6Private pool, direct ocean access
The resort's most theatrical villa, with a disco ball at the bar and a golf buggy styled like a vintage roadster parked outside.
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Two Bedroom Beach Villa with Pool
530 m²Sleeps 6Private pool, direct beach access
Two bedrooms around a shared private pool, steps from the beach for an evening swim at sunset.
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Interconnecting Three-Bedroom Beach Pool Villa
735 m²Sleeps 9Direct ocean access, private garden & terrace
Three beach pool villas interconnected into one address, built for an extended family or group who still want their own rooms.
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Beach Bubble Tent
Sleeps 2Transparent dome on the sandbank
A transparent dome pitched on the sandbank behind Crab Shack, for a night spent watching the stars over the water.
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At the resort
An accessible house reef, a dedicated dive centre into Baa Atoll's UNESCO waters, and free non-motorised watersports on Palm Beach.
Fehi Spa
Massage, hydrotherapy and beauty treatments using the Natura Bissé collection, with separate steam and sauna facilities for ladies and gentlemen.
Water Sports Centre
Kayaks, paddleboards and sailing catamarans free of charge, opposite the Milk Bar on Palm Beach, with motorised sports and big-game fishing further out.
Dive Centre
An accessible house reef for snorkellers, and dive trips into the UNESCO-listed Baa Atoll, including a thirty-minute boat ride to Hanifaru Bay for manta rays and whale sharks.
Oceaneers' Club
A dedicated clubhouse for young 'Oceaneers', with cooking, creative play and guided excursions on and below the water, plus a separate Teens Hut for older children.
Where to eat
Four restaurants in total, each built around a single idea rather than a long menu.
JAPANESE · OVERWATER
Kanusan
Finolhu's fine-dining restaurant, reached by a short wooden walkway out over the ocean, serving modern Japanese cuisine from its own sushi counter.
INTERNATIONAL · ALL-DAY BUFFET
Beach Kitchen
The resort's all-day dining room, with buffet counters turning out a different region's cooking each evening and a front-row view over the sea.
NORTH AFRICAN & MIDDLE EASTERN · GRILL
Arabian Grill
North African and Middle Eastern cooking by the beach, from smoking mezze plates to a tajine of lime, apricot and walnut.
SEAFOOD · SANDBANK
Crab Shack
A thatched-roof restaurant on the sandbank, reached on foot or by traditional wooden boat, for barbecue plates and sundowners with your feet in the sand.
HOTEL GALLERY
Inside Finolhu Maldives
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