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Meyyafushi Maldives

A brand-new, all-in Lhaviyani Atoll island built around a Premium All-Inclusive plan and an unusually deep land-sports roster — an overwater padel court marketed as a world's first, a skate ramp and a mini-bowling lane sit alongside the more familiar reef, spa and underwater-dining programme.

An aerial view of Meyyafushi's beach, pools and villa rooftops set against the surrounding reef
A Water Pool Villa's private plunge pool and deck, built out over the lagoon
Nurse sharks and reef fish over the sandy lagoon floor near Meyyafushi
Bubble's underwater dining room, a table set beneath a gold chandelier with reef fish visible through the windows
Getting there
Seaplane, 35 minutes
Atoll
Lhaviyani Atoll
Island
Meyyafushi
Villas
11 categories

Meyyafushi opened on 9 June 2026 on a natural island in Lhaviyani Atoll, 35 minutes by seaplane from Malé. Ninety-five pool villas span eleven categories across beach, semi-ocean and overwater settings, carried by a Premium All-Inclusive plan across seven restaurants and bars, with Bubble's underwater dining room and Sukun's teppanyaki counter available as pre-booked, additional-charge experiences alongside it. Kokko Kids Club and the adults-only Sky Lounge split the island after dark.

The villas

A Beach Pool Villa's plunge pool and sun loungers on its private beachfront terrace

Beach Pool Villa

The entry beach category at 185 sqm, one bedroom with a private plunge pool set back from the shoreline of the island's natural beach.

2 adults + 1 child · Private plunge pool · Beachfront

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A Beach Pool Suite's bedroom opening onto its terrace and plunge pool

Beach Pool Suite

A 291 sqm beachfront suite with room for a larger party in one bedroom, still built around its own private plunge pool.

4 adults + 2 children · Private plunge pool · Beachfront

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A Beach Pool Suite living area, representative of Meyyafushi's larger Beach Suite categories

2-Bedroom Beach Suite

Two bedrooms across 457 sqm on the beach, built for families or two couples sharing. Meyyafushi's own site has no dedicated photography for this category yet, so the image above is representative of the resort's Beach Suite family.

4 adults + 2 children · Private plunge pool · Beachfront

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A beachfront Beach Pool Villa terrace, representative of Meyyafushi's larger Beach Suite categories

3-Bedroom Beach Suite

The largest beach category at 610 sqm across three bedrooms, sized for extended family or group travel. As with the 2-Bedroom Beach Suite, dedicated photography wasn't yet available, so the image shown is representative.

6 adults + 3 children · Private plunge pool · Beachfront

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A Semi-Ocean Pool Villa's terrace and plunge pool overlooking the lagoon

Semi-Ocean Pool Villa

202 sqm one step further from the beach in the resort's semi-ocean setting, with its own plunge pool and terrace.

2 adults + 1 child · Private plunge pool · Semi-ocean

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A 2-Bedroom Semi-Ocean Pool Villa's shared terrace and plunge pool

2-Bedroom Semi-Ocean Pool Villa

Two bedrooms across 442 sqm in the semi-ocean setting, built for families who want more room without moving fully overwater.

4 adults + 2 children · Private plunge pool · Semi-ocean

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A Semi-Ocean Pool Suite's bedroom and terrace, the resort's only villa image below 1200px at source

Semi-Ocean Pool Suite

A 280 sqm suite in the semi-ocean setting with a private plunge pool — the one villa category where the resort's own photography currently falls under our 1200px publishing floor (its native upload is 1024x767).

2 adults + 1 child · Private plunge pool · Semi-ocean

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A Water Pool Villa's overwater deck and plunge pool above the lagoon

Water Pool Villa

202 sqm built out over the lagoon, with a private plunge pool on the deck and direct steps into the water.

2 adults + 1 child · Private plunge pool · Overwater

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A Water Pool Villa with Slide, its pool slide dropping straight into the lagoon below the deck

Water Pool Villa with Slide

The same 202 sqm overwater footprint as the Water Pool Villa, with a slide built into the plunge pool for a direct drop into the lagoon.

2 adults + 1 child · Private plunge pool with slide · Overwater

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A row of Meyyafushi's 2-Bedroom Water Pool Villas with Slide, overwater decks and pools reaching into the lagoon

2-Bedroom Water Pool Villa with Slide

Two bedrooms over the lagoon at 404 sqm, the family-sized overwater category, with a pool slide dropping into the water below.

4 adults + 2 children · Private plunge pool with slide · Overwater

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A Water Pool Suite with Slide's overwater living space and pool deck

Water Pool Suite with Slide

The top overwater suite category, built with a slide-equipped plunge pool. The resort's own materials don't state this category's square metreage or maximum occupancy.

Not stated — confirm at booking · Private plunge pool with slide · Overwater

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All villas at Meyyafushi Maldives

Wine & Dine

A family dining at Bubble, seated beneath a gold chandelier as reef fish pass the panoramic windows

Bubble

Cuisine
Underwater fine dining
Setting
Purpose-built underwater dining room
Hours
Lunch 13:00-15:00 · Dinner 18:30-21:30 (pre-booking required, additional charge)
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A purpose-built underwater room with panoramic windows onto the reef — Meyyafushi's signature dining experience, and worth pre-booking early in a stay.

Thaana's open-air terrace dining room, set for an evening meal

Thaana

Cuisine
Mediterranean specialty
Setting
Open-air terrace dining
Hours
Lunch 12:00-15:00 · Dinner 18:30-21:30
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Mediterranean cooking served on an open terrace, one of the resort's two specialty à la carte rooms.

Experiences & activities

Art Studio & Craft Workshop

Afternoon · all ages, restorative

A resort's own art studio, gallery or craft workshop where guests create or view local and traditional artwork — pottery, lacquer, glassblowing.

Boduberu Cultural Show

Evening · all ages, for two

Live Boduberu drumming and dance, paired with the evening or arrival cultural programming resorts run alongside it — culture talks, on-site museums, welcome ceremonies.

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.

Cooking Class & Culinary Workshop

Afternoon · for two, all ages

A hands-on cooking class or mixology session led by one of the resort's own chefs.

Recommended For

Families

Kokko Kids Club runs an indoor playhouse, a pool-and-slide park, a mini sports court and babysitting services, matched by family-sized villas and an island packed with futsal, table tennis, badminton, a skate ramp and a mini-bowling lane.

Active and watersports-minded travellers

An overwater padel court marketed as a world's first, scuba diving for all levels, and the Adopt a Coral restoration programme sit alongside tennis, wall climbing and a full watersports centre.

Couples

Bubble's underwater dining room, floating breakfasts in the villa pool, and the adults-only Sky Lounge with its glass-bottom infinity pool give a stay here a clear after-dark, just-the-two-of-us register.

Malé · seaplane, 35 minutes · Meyyafushi Island, Lhaviyani Atoll

Seaplane
35 minutes from Velana International Airport (MLE) via Manta Air, plus a roughly 5-minute shuttle bus to the seaplane terminal beforehand
Nearest airport
Velana International Airport (MLE), 145 km away
Distance from Malé
145 km

Meyyafushi Maldives · Lhaviyani Atoll · 11 photographs

An early aerial view of Meyyafushi's beach and villa rows taken ahead of the resort's June 2026 opening
The island shortly before its June 2026 opening
A guest walking the garden path to Veyoge Spa's thatched-roof entrance pavilion
The garden path leading to Veyoge Spa
A couple's treatment room at Veyoge Spa, with an ocean-view soaking tub between the massage beds
Inside Veyoge Spa's treatment pavilion
A guest practising an inversion pose on Meyyafushi's yoga deck, facing the lagoon
The yoga deck, for classes at every level
Musicians playing traditional Boduberu drums at Meyyafushi, hands drumming in close-up
A Boduberu drumming performance, part of the resort's cultural programme
Musicians playing traditional Boduberu drums as part of Meyyafushi's evening entertainment
Live Boduberu drumming, one strand of the resort's evening entertainment programme
A Manta Air seaplane on the water, the transfer aircraft used to reach Meyyafushi
The Manta Air seaplane transfer from Velana International
A guest cycling along Meyyafushi's garden paths, one of the island's leisure activities
Cycling through the island's gardens
Alif's dining room set for service, with warm lighting over the tables
Alif, the resort's pan-Asian restaurant
Thaana's dining terrace set for an evening meal
Thaana's terrace, set for dinner
Raagu sunset bar's seating area, positioned to catch the evening light
Raagu, the sunset bar built around modern Spanish tapas

Before you book

How do I get to Meyyafushi, and how long does the transfer take?

By seaplane only — 35 minutes from Velana International Airport with Manta Air. There's a short shuttle bus, around 5 minutes, from the arrivals area to the seaplane terminal before the flight. Meyyafushi's own materials don't describe a domestic-flight-plus-speedboat alternative, so seaplane is the sole transfer route today.

What does the Premium All-Inclusive plan cover?

Unlimited dining across the resort's seven restaurant and bar outlets — Fili, Thaana, Alif, Hatharu Dhan, Baa, Raagu and Sky Lounge & Sunken Seating — with a dine-around structure and a children's menu, plus unlimited beverages during operating hours (premium spirits, wine, Champagne, soft drinks and tea/coffee, one glass at a time for guests 18+). A daily-replenished in-villa mini bar, complimentary massages scaled to your stay length, group yoga and fitness-centre access, 1-4 complimentary excursions depending on how long you stay, one free padel session a day, and Kids Club access are all included. Bubble, Sukun and Raa carry an additional charge on top of the plan.

Is Meyyafushi suited to families, or is it more of a couples' island?

Both — the resort doesn't position itself as either family-only or adults-only. Kokko Kids Club runs an indoor playhouse, a pool-and-slide park, a mini sports court and babysitting services, with family-sized villas (the 2- and 3-Bedroom Beach Suites, 2-Bedroom Semi-Ocean Pool Villa and 2-Bedroom Water Pool Villa with Slide) built to match. For couples and adults travelling without children, Sky Lounge & Sunken Seating runs as an 18+ rooftop bar with its own glass-bottom infinity pool.

What's the reef and snorkelling like at Meyyafushi?

The resort's own materials mention a coral rejuvenation garden among its marine facilities and a guest-facing 'Adopt a Coral' programme (part of the group-wide Project Faru restoration effort), plus general snorkelling excursions — but there's no explicit house-reef description on the official site to confirm reef access or condition directly from the villas. Ask your consultant to confirm current reef access when booking.

Is Raa, the wine cellar, open yet?

Not as of the resort's own site — Raa is listed as 'opening soon,' with pre-booking required and an additional charge once it does. As a brand-new resort (opened 9 June 2026), a few outlets and services are still coming online; confirm Raa's status with your consultant closer to travel.

Which villa categories have a private pool, and which are best for families?

All eleven categories carry a private plunge pool — the difference is setting (beach, semi-ocean or overwater) and size. For families, the 2-Bedroom and 3-Bedroom Beach Suites, the 2-Bedroom Semi-Ocean Pool Villa and the 2-Bedroom Water Pool Villa with Slide are built for multiple bedrooms; three of the overwater categories add a pool slide.

Bubble's underwater dining room, a table set beneath a gold chandelier with reef fish visible through the windows

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