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Niva Kuramathi Maldives

Villas at Niva Kuramathi Maldives

Beach Villa bedroom with a king bed facing a private deck and daybeds, the lagoon visible through the open doors

Beach Villa

The entry-level beach category, and Kuramathi's largest by count — a four-poster bed, a wooden deck with daybed, and a semi-open bathroom, set directly on the beach.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · No private pool · Beach

Beach Bungalow bedroom with a four-poster canopy bed, white bedding, and a daybed with a mustard-yellow cushion beneath a garden-facing window

Beach Bungalow

Set back in the garden rather than directly on the beach, with its own screened planting around the room — quieter than the beachfront rows.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · No private pool · Garden

Superior Beach Villa's thatched exterior and private deck with sun loungers, set among coconut palms

Superior Beach Villa

The same beach footing as the standard category, with an espresso machine and complimentary capsule refills added to the room.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · No private pool · Beach

Deluxe Beach Villa bedroom with a four-poster bed dressed in orange cushions, garden views through the window seat

Deluxe Beach Villa

A step up in floor space on the beach — 95 sqm against the standard Beach Villa's 70.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · No private pool · Beach

Two Bedroom Beach House's covered terrace with a table for two, opening onto a sandy path toward the lagoon and distant water villas

Two Bedroom Beach House

A genuine two-bedroom house on the beach, built for the six adults or two families who need separation as much as space.

6 adults, or 4 adults + 2 children · No private pool · Beach

Aerial view of the Deluxe Water Villa jetty extending over the lagoon, beachfront pool villas visible on the island behind

Deluxe Water Villa

Kuramathi's entry into overwater living, with an expanded minibar and wine chiller in the room.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · No private pool · Overwater

Water Bungalow with Pool living area with a daybed built into the window seat, the lagoon visible through sliding glass doors

Water Bungalow with Pool

The largest overwater category by count, each with its own 15 sqm plunge pool set on the deck above the lagoon.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · 15 sqm private pool · Overwater

Pool Villa bedroom with a grey upholstered bed base, mustard cushions, and warm wood-panelled ceiling

Pool Villa

One of the smaller categories by count — twelve beachfront villas, each with an 18 sqm pool set behind its own run of sand.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · 18 sqm private pool · Beach

Aerial view of Water Villa with Pool units over the lagoon, each with a private plunge pool and a curving wooden jetty connecting them

Water Villa with Pool

A larger overwater villa with an 18 sqm pool on the deck, one of 33 in the category.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · 18 sqm private pool · Overwater

Aerial view of a Thundi Water Villa with Pool, its private pool over the lagoon and the island's sandbank visible in the background

Thundi Water Villa with Pool

The sixteen villas closest to Kuramathi's sandbank, at the tip of the island the resort calls Thundi Point.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · 18 sqm private pool · Overwater

Honeymoon Pool Villa's separate living area, with a sofa dressed in orange cushions facing sliding doors open to the garden

Honeymoon Pool Villa

Just two villas at this size — a separate living area, a flat-screen TV, and a 10-metre lap pool, held for the stays that call for the most room.

3 adults, or 2 adults + 1 child · 10 m private lap pool · Beachfront

Before you book

Which villa categories come with a private pool?

Five of Kuramathi's eleven categories carry a private pool: Water Bungalow with Pool (15 sqm), Pool Villa and Water Villa with Pool (18 sqm each), Thundi Water Villa with Pool (18 sqm, nearest the sandbank), and the two Honeymoon Pool Villas, which add a 10-metre lap pool. The remaining categories — Beach Villa, Beach Bungalow, Superior and Deluxe Beach Villas, the Two Bedroom Beach House and Deluxe Water Villa — do not have one. IMJ matches the category to whether a private pool actually matters for the stay.

The private pool and thatched pavilion of a Honeymoon Pool Villa, set among palm gardens with loungers on the deck

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