Lagoon Bungalow with Pool
The entry point to the overwater collection — a private deck and plunge pool directly over the lagoon, with steps down to the water.
1 bedroom (130 sqm) · Private outdoor plunge pool · Overwater
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Huvafen Fushi
A 46-villa private island in North Malé Atoll, 30 minutes by speedboat from Malé, built around an underwater and overwater spa complex.
- Getting there
- Speedboat, 30 minutes
- Atoll
- North Malé Atoll
- Island
- Huvafen Fushi
- Villas
- 6 categories
Huvafen Fushi sits a 30-minute speedboat ride from Velana International Airport, its 46 villas spread across six categories — from overwater Lagoon Bungalows to a three-bedroom beach pavilion. Huvafen Spa's underwater and overwater treatment rooms and SPAQUARIUM anchor the stay, alongside six restaurants that run from an underground wine cellar to a tandoor feast, and a house reef the resort calls one of the Maldives' best.
The villas
Deluxe Beach Bungalow with Pool
A beachfront bungalow built around two water features: an enclosed courtyard pool and a second plunge pool that looks straight out at the Indian Ocean.
1 bedroom (196 sqm) · Private pool — a 12 sqm courtyard plunge pool plus a 17 sqm plunge pool overlooking the Indian Ocean · Beachfront
Ocean Bungalow with Pool
Three tiered decks step down toward the lagoon, ending at a freshwater infinity pool and a dedicated dining and sunbathing terrace.
1 bedroom (160 sqm) · Private freshwater infinity pool · Overwater
Two-Bedroom Ocean Pavilion with Pool
Set apart from the main run of villas, 200 metres beyond the Ocean Bungalows, with sunrise and sunset orientations and a dedicated butler.
2 bedrooms (330 sqm) · Private pool · Overwater, secluded 200 metres beyond the main villa row
Two-Bedroom Beach House with Pool
A beach house with its master bedroom raised above a black lava-stone infinity pool — at 800 square metres, the same footprint as the island's three-bedroom pavilion, just with one fewer room.
2 bedrooms (800 sqm) · Private black lava-stone infinity pool · Beachfront
Three-Bedroom Beach Pavilion with Pool
Matching the Beach House's 800 square metres but with three bedrooms instead of two, this is the island's most spacious option for a multi-generational family, with its own stretch of private beach.
3 bedrooms (800 sqm) · Private infinity pool · Beachfront
Wine & Dine
Celsius
- Cuisine
- Cuisine not detailed in the resort's current materials — confirm at resort
- Setting
- Sea-view dining
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Breakfast and dinner served against the open sea — the resort's own description calls it dining 'against a backdrop of sparkling seas.'
Fogliani's
- Cuisine
- Contemporary Mediterranean — artisanal pizzas, handmade pastas
- Setting
- Casual, beachside, under the palms
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
A wood-fired oven anchors the open kitchen — pizzas and handmade pasta served at a casual counter under the trees.
Experiences & activities
Chef's Table Dining
Evening · for two
A fixed seat at the chef's own counter, served a bespoke tasting menu while it is prepared in front of you.
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.
Kayak, SUP & Sailing
Afternoon · for two, all ages, restorative
Kayak, stand-up paddleboard, sailing dinghy, windsurfing and kitesurfing — the wind- and paddle-powered end of the watersports centre, bundled as one booking.
Dolphin Cruise
Evening · for two, all ages, restorative
A dhoni or speedboat trip, usually timed to sunset, built around spotting wild dolphins — the most widely offered named excursion in the Maldives.
The factsheet
Every fact we hold on Huvafen Fushi (villas, dining, transfers) in one document.
Recommended For
Honeymooners and couples
The underwater and overwater couple's treatment suites, Vinum's underground wine cellar, and Cardamom's tandoor feast are all built around two people rather than a group — Huvafen reads as a couples' island first.
Wellness-focused travellers
Huvafen Spa's SPAQUARIUM, the outdoor Lonu Veyo saltwater flotation pool, a dedicated yoga pavilion, and a fully-equipped overwater gymnasium give a wellness-minded stay more range than most single-spa islands.
Divers and snorkellers
A fully-accredited PADI dive centre, daily scuba dives, and a house reef the resort itself calls one of the Maldives' best make this a credible base for guests who want real diving, not just a reef off the beach.
Velana International Airport · speedboat, approximately 30 minutes · Huvafen Fushi, North Malé Atoll
- Nearest airport
- Velana International Airport (MLE)
- Transfer
- Speedboat, approximately 30 minutes, arranged by the resort — no seaplane leg to schedule around.
Huvafen Fushi · North Malé Atoll · 11 photographs
Before you book
How do we get to Huvafen Fushi, and how long does the transfer take?
By speedboat, approximately 30 minutes from Velana International Airport, arranged by the resort on arrival. There's no seaplane leg to plan around, which makes late-evening or early-morning international connections more workable than at a seaplane-only island.
Does Huvafen Fushi publish set meal plans?
The current factsheet doesn't break dining down into named meal-plan tiers. What's confirmed is six restaurants plus in-bungalow dining available 24 hours a day, with an 'Enchanting Feasts' chef's-table option offered by the infinity pool, in a private corner, or on a sandbank. IMJ confirms which plan applies to your specific rate before booking.
Is Huvafen Fushi suited to families, or is it more of an adults' retreat?
The published factsheet doesn't detail a children's club or age policy for this edition, so we treat it as adult-leaning by default — the underwater and overwater couple's spa suites, the underground wine cellar, and the tandoor feast menu are all built around couples rather than groups with children. IMJ checks current family policy directly with the resort before confirming a booking that includes children.
How good is the house reef for snorkelling?
The resort itself describes it as one of the Maldives' best house reefs, and the factsheet backs that with a fully-accredited PADI dive centre, daily scuba dives, and a marine biologist-led coral adoption programme on top of the reef itself. Private speedboat snorkelling expeditions and whale shark or manta excursions run alongside it for guests who want to go further out.
What makes Huvafen Spa different from a typical resort spa?
It runs across both underwater and overwater ground — one underwater couple's treatment room with panoramic reef views, two further overwater couple's suites, four individual treatment rooms, and a SPAQUARIUM built into the complex. Every therapist trains under Beata Aleksandrowicz's method, and the wider wellness programme adds an outdoor saltwater flotation pool, a yoga pavilion, and a fully-equipped overwater gymnasium.
Can we dive with the resort's dive centre, and is there more than the house reef?
Yes — the on-site PADI-accredited dive centre runs daily scuba dives plus discovery and speciality courses, alongside sunset fishing, dolphin cruises, and whale shark or manta snorkelling excursions further out. IMJ books dive slots and excursions ahead of arrival so the first morning isn't spent waiting on availability.
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