Overwater Villa – Pool and Lagoon View
220 square metres over the lagoon, with a king bed and a private pool that steps straight toward the water.
2 adults + 1 child · Private pool · Overwater, lagoon view
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Radisson Blu Resort Maldives
South Ari Atoll · Huruelhi Island
A 128-villa family resort on Huruelhi Island in South Ari Atoll, built around year-round whale shark and manta ray encounters and an on-site PADI 5-Star dive centre.
- Seaplane
- 128 villas
- Kids' club
- Pool in every villa
- Reply within 24 hours
- Maldives only for 8 years · 50+ resorts visited in person
Villas
Overwater Villa – Pool and Sunrise View
The same 220-square-metre overwater layout, oriented to catch the sunrise from the pool deck.
2 adults + 1 child · Private pool · Overwater, sunrise view
Overwater Villa – Pool and Sunset View
The same layout again, turned west instead, for a pool deck that faces the sunset.
2 adults + 1 child · Private pool · Overwater, sunset view
Beach Villa – Pool and Sunset View
215 square metres on the sand, with a private pool set beneath the thatch and room for three adults.
3 adults · Private pool · Beachfront, sunset view
Two Bedroom Family Villa – Pool and Sunset View
355 square metres and two king bedrooms on the beach, built for a family of five to share one pool.
5 adults · Private pool · Beachfront, two bedrooms, sunset view
Two Bedroom Beach Villa – Pool and Sunset View
370 square metres with a king bedroom and a twin room, the larger of the resort's two-bedroom beach categories.
5 adults · Private pool · Beachfront, two bedrooms, sunset view
Three Bedroom Overwater Villa – Pool and Lagoon View
350 square metres over the water across three bedrooms — two king, two twin — for a group of up to seven.
7 adults · Private pool · Overwater, three bedrooms, lagoon view
Three Bedroom Overwater Villa – Pool and Sunset View
The same three-bedroom overwater layout, oriented for sunset rather than the lagoon side.
7 adults · Private pool · Overwater, three bedrooms, sunset view
Three Bedroom Presidential Overwater Villa with Pool
The resort's flagship and its largest villa category at 790 square metres — three bedrooms, a kitchenette and a private pool, sleeping up to eight over the water.
8 adults · Private pool · Overwater, three bedrooms, presidential category
About Radisson Blu Resort Maldives
Radisson Blu Resort Maldives occupies Huruelhi Island in South Ari Atoll, an area known for whale shark and manta ray sightings year-round. Its 128 beach and overwater villas run across nine categories, up to a 790-square-metre Presidential villa, backed by nine restaurants and bars, an overwater Blu Spa, and an on-site PADI 5-Star dive and watersports centre. Kids stay and eat free across every villa category, and a weekly lobster beach BBQ runs at Crusoe's Beach Bar.
Recommended For
Families
A Kids' Club running 9:00am–6:00pm, a Kids Stay & Eat Free offer across every villa category, and a PADI Bubblemaker programme for ages 8–9 make this one of South Ari Atoll's more straightforward family bookings.
Divers and snorkellers
An on-site PADI 5-Star Dive and Water Sports Centre and a South Ari Atoll setting known for whale sharks and manta rays year-round give this resort a genuine diving identity, not just a pool and a house reef.
Couples
Blu Spa's overwater couples' treatment rooms, Alifaan's sommelier-run Italian dinners and a weekly lobster BBQ at Crusoe's give a couple enough of a rhythm without needing to leave the island.
Wine & Dine
Raha
Fusion & seafood · Breakfast · lunch · dinner
The all-day anchor — fusion and seafood à la carte from breakfast through dinner, with a kids' menu at every service.
Kabuki
International, Mediterranean · Dinner
An International-Mediterranean dinner menu, reservation required, served from an overwater dining room as the light drops.
Alifaan
Italian, haute cuisine · Dinner
Haute Italian cooking with a sommelier-run wine list, in an overwater pavilion built for a longer dinner.
Experiences
Cinema Under the Stars
An open-air cinema screening, whether at a fixed venue, a jungle clearing, a sandbank or a private beach setup.
Destination Private Dining
A private meal on the beach, in a villa, a garden or an overwater deck, arranged by a private chef and butler outside the resort's own restaurants.
Floating Breakfast
Breakfast served on a floating tray in the villa's own pool, with nothing scheduled after it.
Kayak, SUP & Sailing
Kayak, stand-up paddleboard, sailing dinghy, windsurfing and kitesurfing — the wind- and paddle-powered end of the watersports centre, bundled as one booking.
Kids' Club Programme
The resort's own kids' club — supervised, age-segmented crafts, sports, water play and themed activities, running under dozens of different in-house names.
Manta Ray & Whale Shark Encounter
A guided snorkel or speedboat trip to a seasonal manta ray or whale shark aggregation site, mainly Hanifaru Bay and South Ari Atoll, from resorts close enough to reach it.
Good to know
Getting there
Malé · seaplane · Huruelhi Island, South Ari Atoll
- Transfer
- Seaplane from Velana International Airport (MLE); the resort's official site does not publish a flight duration — IMJ confirms exact timing at booking.
- Atoll
- South Ari Atoll, known for year-round whale shark and manta ray encounters.
- Government tax
- Maldives Green Tax, USD 12 per person per day, applies to all visitors regardless of age.
At a glance
- Villas
- 128 villas · Private pool in every villa · Largest 790 m²
- Dining
- 6 restaurants · 3 bars
- Families
- Kids' club (4-12) · Babysitting · Kids eat free
- Diving & reef
- Dive centre (PADI 5-Star Dive and Water Sports Center)
- Spa
- Blu Spa · overwater treatment rooms
Before you book
How do we get to Radisson Blu Resort Maldives?
The resort is reached by seaplane from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Huruelhi Island in South Ari Atoll. The official resort site doesn't publish a flight duration, so IMJ confirms exact timing once the seaplane operator's schedule is set at booking.
Which meal plans are available?
The resort's official pages don't publish specific meal-plan names or inclusions online. IMJ confirms the current meal-plan options — and which of the nine restaurants and bars they cover — against your dates at the time of booking.
Is this a good resort for families, and what happens with kids?
Yes — Radisson Blu is built as a family-friendly resort. The Kids' Club runs daily 9:00am–6:00pm for ages 4–12 with an outdoor playground and an indoor area for arts, crafts and games. Up to two children under 12 stay free (on existing bedding) and eat free across every villa category, redeemable at Raha, Crusoe's Beach Bar and Eats & Beats Pool Bar, provided at least one adult from the same villa orders a full-priced main. Babysitting and a rollaway bed are available for an additional fee, and the PADI Bubblemaker programme introduces ages 8–9 to diving in the pool or calm lagoon.
What's the diving and snorkelling like here?
South Ari Atoll is known for whale shark and manta ray encounters year-round, and the resort runs its own on-site PADI 5-Star Dive and Water Sports Centre for certifications, renewals and atoll expeditions, available daily 8:00am–6:00pm and weather-dependent. The official site doesn't publish a house-reef description, so IMJ checks current reef conditions directly with the resort ahead of a stay for guests planning to snorkel straight off the beach.
What's included in a stay, and what costs extra?
Every villa includes free Wi-Fi, a minibar/fridge, an espresso machine and free bottled water, plus daily complimentary sunrise and sunset yoga classes and access to the 24-hour fitness centre. Meals beyond what's on your plan, spa treatments, motorised watersports, yacht charters, Dining By Design and Floating Indulgences are booked and charged separately. The Maldives Green Tax (USD 12 per person, per day, for all visitors regardless of age) also applies on top of the room rate.
What are check-in and check-out times?
Check-in is 2:00pm and check-out is 12:00pm. Early check-in and late check-out aren't listed on the resort's official pages, so IMJ requests these directly against your flight times when booking.
The factsheet
Every fact we hold on Radisson Blu Resort Maldives (villas, dining, transfers) in one document.
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