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LUX* South Ari Atoll

Villas at LUX* South Ari Atoll

Interior of a Beach Pavilion bedroom, with sliding doors open to a beachfront terrace and the sea beyond

Beach Pavilion

An interconnected beach unit built around a private outdoor terrace, at 60 square metres the resort's most compact category.

King bed, with twin-bed and connecting-room options · No private pool · Beachfront

A thatched-roof Family Beach Pavilion with two separate dining terraces, shaded by palms and sea-almond trees

Family Beach Pavilion

A two-bedroom, two-entrance pavilion on the beach at 120 square metres, its wraparound terrace holding two separate seating areas.

Two bedrooms, king beds, with twin-bed and connecting-room options · No private pool · Beachfront, two-bedroom

A Family Lagoon Pavilion's terrace with orange-cushioned daybeds, looking across the lagoon to the overwater villa row

Family Lagoon Pavilion

The two-bedroom counterpart to the Family Beach Pavilion, 130 square metres with its terrace facing the lagoon and the overwater villa row beyond.

Two bedrooms, king beds, with twin-bed and connecting-room options · No private pool · Beachfront, lagoon-facing

Interior of a Beach Villa, with a guest walking out through open doors toward the beachfront terrace

Beach Villa

The resort's largest beach-facing category at 35 units — a 95 square metre villa opening directly onto the beach.

King bed · No private pool · Beachfront

An open-air ensuite courtyard at a Beach Pool Villa, with a freestanding tub and plunge pool beneath a thatched sunshade

Beach Pool Villa

A 116 square metre beach villa with its own plunge pool set into the path down to the sand.

King bed · Private plunge pool · Beachfront

A Beachfront Infinity Pool Villa's private pool, framed by beach umbrellas with the lagoon beyond

Beachfront Infinity Pool Villa

At 136 square metres, a beachfront villa whose private pool reads as an extension of the lagoon in front of it.

King bed · Private pool · Beachfront

Interior of a Water Villa, its glass doors open to a deck set directly above the lagoon

Water Villa

The entry overwater category, 98 square metres with a deck set directly above the lagoon — 38 of the resort's 180 villas are built this way.

King bed · No private pool · Overwater

An Overwater Infinity Pool Villa's private pool extending toward the lagoon, with a hanging day bed on the deck

Overwater Infinity Pool Villa

The resort's largest single category at 46 units — a 110 square metre overwater villa with a private infinity pool that continues the line of the lagoon.

King bed · Private pool · Overwater

An overwater Temptation Pool Water Villa with its private pool under full sun, the villa row visible beyond

Temptation Pool Water Villa

One of only three, at 220 square metres with a 14-metre private pool and Jacuzzi set over the water.

King bed, with a separate lounge · 14m private pool with Jacuzzi · Overwater

Interior lounge of a Temptation Beach Pool Villa, with glass doors open to its private pool terrace

Temptation Beach Pool Villa

The resort's single Temptation Beach Pool Villa — 206 square metres with its own lounge and private pool on the beach.

King bed, with a separate lounge · Private pool · Beachfront

The LUX* Villa's living and dining room, with a glass floor panel set into the flooring over the water

LUX* Villa

The resort's one-of-a-kind villa, 360 square metres at the end of the jetty, with a glass-floored living and dining room set over the water.

King bed, with a separate lounge · Private infinity pool · Overwater, at the jetty's end

Before you book

What's included in the villa rate, and what costs extra?

Every villa carries Wi-Fi, a minibar refilled daily, complimentary tea and coffee, bottled water, and a private sunbed as standard. Complimentary water sports cover snorkelling gear, canoes, pedal boats and kayaks; windsurfing, jet-skiing, diving, kitesurfing, parasailing, fishing charters and private dhoni trips are available for a fee. IMJ itemises exactly what's covered before you travel.

Which villa category suits a first visit?

For couples, the Overwater Infinity Pool Villa is the resort's largest single category — 46 of the 180 villas — and pairs a private pool with direct lagoon access. Families of four generally do well in the two-bedroom Family Beach or Family Lagoon Pavilion. IMJ matches the category to who's travelling.

An Overwater Infinity Pool Villa's private pool extending toward the lagoon, with a hanging day bed on the deck

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