Beach Pool Villa
A beachfront villa with a private pool and sundeck day swing, 258 sqm across indoor and outdoor space, with the resort's Private Chef and Wine Guru available on request.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · Private pool · Beachfront
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Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas
A Baa Atoll flagship built around its own house reef — the Golden Wall — with an underwater restaurant, an overwater observatory, and beach and overwater villas set inside the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
- Getting there
- Seaplane, 35 minutes
- Atoll
- Baa Atoll
- Island
- Huravalhi
- Villas
- 11 categories
Anantara Kihavah sits on Huravalhi Island in Baa Atoll's UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, 35 minutes by seaplane from Malé. Eleven villa and residence categories run from Beach Pool Villas to a 2,000-sqm Four Bedroom Residence, each with a private pool. Dining spans SEA, the world's first underwater wine cellar, and SKY, the Maldives' only overwater observatory — with the house reef and Hanifaru Bay carrying the water side of a stay.
The villas
Sunset Beach Pool Villa
The Beach Pool Villa's layout turned toward the sunset side of the island, so the sundeck and pool catch the evening light.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · Private pool · Beachfront, sunset-facing
Over Water Pool Villa
Overwater on Kihavah's lagoon, 267 sqm total, with a private pool on the sundeck above the water.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · Private pool · Overwater
Sunset Over Water Pool Villa
The Over Water Pool Villa positioned on the sunset side of the island — the same 267 sqm layout, on the lagoon's sunset-facing arc.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · Private pool · Overwater, sunset-facing
One Bedroom Family Over Water Pool Villa
An overwater family layout with a king bed, twin kids' beds and a sofa bed, sleeping up to three children under 12 alongside two adults.
2 adults + 3 children under 12, or 3 adults · Private pool · Overwater, family layout
One Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa
The same family bedding configuration as the overwater version — king, twin kids' beds, sofa bed — set on the beach instead of over the lagoon.
2 adults + 3 children under 12, or 3 adults · Private pool · Beachfront, family layout
Two Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa
Two bedrooms on the beach across 412 sqm, built for a family of five or two families sharing a private pool and sundeck.
3 adults + 2 children, 2 adults + 4 children, or 5 adults · Private pool · Beachfront, two-bedroom
Two Bedroom Beach Pool Residence
A 1,330 sqm beachfront residence with its own kitchen, private gym and couples' spa treatment room, for up to six adults across two bedrooms.
4 adults + 2 children, 4 adults + 4 children, or 6 adults · Private pool · Beachfront residence
Two Bedroom Sunset Over Water Pool Residence
The Residence's full complement of kitchen, gym and private couples' spa treatment room, built overwater on the sunset side of the island — 1,500 sqm in total.
4 adults + 2 children, 4 adults + 4 children, or 6 adults · Private pool · Overwater residence, sunset-facing
Three Bedroom Beach Pool Residence
A 1,770 sqm beachfront residence for up to nine adults, with a fully equipped kitchen, private gym, and grocery concierge service.
6 adults + 6 children, or 9 adults · Private pool · Beachfront residence
Four Bedroom Beach Pool
The resort's largest configuration — a Three Bedroom Residence combined with an adjoining Beach Pool Villa — 2,000 sqm and room for up to twelve adults.
8 adults + 4 children, or 12 adults · Private pool · Beachfront residence, combined units
Wine & Dine
SEA
- Cuisine
- Fine dining, international with wine pairings
- Setting
- Underwater, inside the world's first underwater wine cellar
- Hours
- 08:30-10:30 (breakfast, on request) · 12:00-14:00 (lunch) · 18:30-22:00 (dinner)
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Twelve seats in the underwater wine cellar, wines chosen by the resort's Wine Guru to match an international gourmet menu.
FIRE
- Cuisine
- Contemporary Japanese and Peruvian
- Setting
- Overwater
- Hours
- 18:30-22:00 (dinner only)
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Japanese and Peruvian dishes served overwater for up to 36 guests, dinner only.
Experiences & activities
Ayurvedic Treatment
Afternoon · restorative
Ayurveda-rooted treatments — shirodhara, dosha-based facials — led by an on-site Ayurvedic specialist as a named modality distinct from a generic massage.
Cinema Under the Stars
Evening · for two, all ages
An open-air cinema screening, whether at a fixed venue, a jungle clearing, a sandbank or a private beach setup.
Coral Adoption & Restoration
Morning · all ages, restorative
Hands-on reef and marine conservation guests can join directly — adopting or planting coral frames, mangrove planting, and turtle-rescue visits with a hatchling release.
Big-Game Fishing
Afternoon · for two, all ages
Offshore trolling, jigging and popping for marlin, tuna, sailfish and dorado — a different boat and crew from the sunset hand-reel trip.
The factsheet
Every fact we hold on Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas (villas, dining, transfers) in one document.
Recommended For
Divers and snorkellers
Elements dive centre runs PADI and discover scuba diving over the Golden Wall's 30-metre drop, and Hanifaru Bay's seasonal manta gatherings sit a short excursion away — Kihavah earns its reputation reef-first.
Families
The One Bedroom Family villas, sofa beds and twin kids' beds included, sit alongside Thiththi Boli Kids' Club and a kids' marine biology programme — built for a stay with children rather than around them.
Couples marking an occasion
SEA's twelve-seat underwater dining room and SKY's telescope-led evenings give a celebration its own theatre, and Dine by Design can move the table to a private sandbank if that suits better.
Malé · seaplane, 35 minutes · Huravalhi Island
- Distance
- 125 km from Velana International Airport (MLE)
- VIP lounge
- Guests access the resort's VIP Seaplane Lounge, with complimentary drinks and light refreshments, ahead of the flight.
- Departure timing
- Departing guests are transferred to the airport at least 3 hours ahead of their scheduled international flight.
- Booking note
- The resort asks for arrival and departure flight details at least 4 days in advance to arrange combined seaplane transfers.
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas · Baa Atoll · 11 photographs
Before you book
How do I get to Anantara Kihavah, and how long does it take?
It's a 35-minute seaplane journey from Velana International Airport, 125 km away. Guests use the resort's VIP Seaplane Lounge before the flight, with complimentary drinks and light refreshments, and departing guests are transferred to the airport at least 3 hours ahead of their scheduled international flight. The resort asks for arrival and departure flight details at least 4 days in advance to arrange combined seaplane transfers.
How many restaurants are there, and can we book across all of them?
Six fixed venues — SEA (underwater), FIRE, SPICE, SKY, MANZARU and PLATES — plus Dine by Design, a private dining programme with a personal chef and butler serving at a chosen location such as an isolated sandbank or a private yacht deck. Reservations can be made across all of them through the resort or via IMJ.
Is Kihavah suited to families, or is it adults-oriented?
It's family-oriented. Dedicated categories include the One Bedroom Family Over Water and Beach Pool Villas and the Two Bedroom Family Beach Pool Villa, alongside the Thiththi Boli Kids' Club and kids' marine biology programmes. Nothing in the resort's own materials indicates an adults-only policy.
How good is the house reef?
The house reef, known locally as the Golden Wall, sits steps from the villas and drops to 30 metres at its vertical section, where soft-coral colonies dominate. A 2022-2023 study documented 300 fish species and 130-plus coral varieties there, and the resort sits inside Baa Atoll's UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, home to Hanifaru Bay's seasonal manta and whale shark gatherings from May to November.
What's included with every villa?
Every villa comes with a 24-hour Villa Host, a private pool, a sundeck with day swing and outdoor dining pavilion, an in-suite bar and wine chiller, high-speed Wi-Fi, bicycles, and access to a Private Chef and Wine Guru on request. The Residences add a fully equipped kitchen, private gym, and a private couples' spa treatment room.
Can we dive, or is it just snorkelling?
Both. The Elements dive and watersports centre runs PADI-certified and discover scuba diving alongside a resident marine biologist, and snorkelling is available straight off the house reef or on excursions to Hanifaru Bay during the May-to-November plankton season, when mantas and whale sharks feed there in numbers.
Talk to a specialist about this resort.
Thirty minutes on dates, occasion and which island actually suits you. No obligation, no scripted pitch.