HURAWALHI ISLAND RESORT
An adults-only island in Lhaviyani Atoll, forty minutes by seaplane, with ninety villas and the world's largest undersea restaurant.
- Atoll
- Lhaviyani Atoll
- Villa categories
- 5 published
- Private pools
- Selected villas
- Getting there
- Seaplane, about 40 minutes from Velana International Airport, Malé
- Kids' club
- No
- Babysitting
- Not published
Hurawalhi is the island we suggest when a couple wants a quiet, grown-up Maldives with one unforgettable dinner built in. The 15-and-over policy keeps the beaches calm, the villas are contemporary rather than rustic, and 5.8 — a glass room nearly six metres under the lagoon — is the kind of meal people still talk about years later. Choose an Ocean Pool Villa for the classic honeymoon, or a Romantic Ocean Villa if you would rather have a bathtub under the stars than a pool. The manta programme is the other reason to come; time it right and the snorkelling is extraordinary.
Who it suits
Honeymooners and couples of any age who want an adults-only island with real design and a serious reef; divers and manta enthusiasts. Not for families with children under 15.
Hurawalhi Island Resort from the air
5 villa categories, overwater and beach
Ninety villas in five categories, all one-bedroom, split between the beach and the lagoon. Sixty have private pools; the Romantic Ocean Villas swap the pool for an outdoor bathtub on the deck. Maximum occupancy is not published; the villas offered for your party and dates come from our partner's live system when you check availability.
- — Overwater with direct lagoon access
- — Sun deck with daybeds
- — No private pool
- Published occupancy: Not published
Couples who want to be over the water at the entry price.
6 ways to eat, from lagoon to beach
5.8 Undersea Restaurant
Contemporary fine dining · All-glass dining room 5.8 metres below the surface — the largest of its kind
Hurawalhi's famous undersea room. Ten tables only. Lunch sittings 12:00 and 14:00; dinner from 18:00. Barefoot at lunch, smart casual at dinner.
Ten tables and two services a day — book 5.8 when you book the stay.
Kashibo
Asian · Teppanyaki · Overwater Asian restaurant with wine cellar
Asian flavours and teppanyaki over the water. Teppanyaki counter. Wine cellar of some 336 labels.
Teppanyaki seats are limited; reserve ahead.
- Canneli · International
- The main buffet restaurant. The main restaurant.
- Coco Bar and JFK · Vegan comfort food · Cocktails
- The all-day bar, with JFK's plant-based comfort food. Beach bar by the pool.
- Champagne Pavilion
- Sundowners over the lagoon. Overwater pavilion.
- Private dining
- Private set-ups wherever you choose. Beach, sandbank or in-villa on request.
Days that fill themselves
5.8 Undersea Restaurant
The world's largest all-glass undersea restaurant, 5.8 metres down.
Marine Biology Centre and Manta Trust
Resident marine biologists and a Manta Trust base; manta encounters are a Lhaviyani speciality.
Manta sightings are seasonal; ask the marine centre for the current pattern.
Adults-only island (15+)
No guests under 15, which keeps the island quiet.
- In the water
- House reef and lagoon snorkelling · Prodivers — PADI 5-star dive centre · Marine Biology Centre working with the Manta Trust · Manta ray season excursions in Lhaviyani Atoll
- Watersports
- Watersports centre (the resort lists a watersports section without itemising activities)
- At sea
- Sunset and dolphin cruises · Sandbank excursions
- Wellbeing & sport
- Overwater spa with treatment rooms · Freshwater infinity pool · Tennis and padel courts, complimentary · Fitness centre
Travelling with children
- Ages
- Not published
- Hours
- Not published
- Babysitting
- Not published
- Teenagers
- No teen provision
Hurawalhi is an adults-only resort: guests must be 15 or older.
- Adults only: guests must be 15 or over.
- Seaplane transfer of about 40 minutes, daylight only.
- Sixty of ninety villas have private pools; Ocean and Romantic Ocean Villas do not.
- Book 5.8 before you travel — ten tables, two services a day.
- 5.8 has ten tables and two services a day: reserve it before arrival.
- Kashibo's teppanyaki counter is small; book early in the stay.
- Adults only, 15 and over.
- Seaplane transfer in daylight; international arrivals after 15:00 mean a night in Malé.
- The spa's published name differs between the resort's fact sheet and its map; we refer to it simply as the spa until confirmed.
- Thirty of the ninety villas have no private pool; the Romantic Ocean Villa offers an outdoor tub instead.
- A compact island: beautiful lagoon and reef, but little to 'explore' on land.
Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives
Seaplane from Velana International Airport, Malé
About 40 minutes · daylight only · International arrivals between 06:00 and 15:00 connect the same day
Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane. Later arrivals overnight in Malé or Hulhumalé.
Seaplanes fly in daylight only; plan international flights to land before mid-afternoon.
Can we bring teenagers?
Only if they are 15 or older. There is no kids' club or teen programme.
How do we get there?
A 40-minute Trans Maldivian seaplane from Malé, in daylight. International flights landing between 06:00 and 15:00 connect the same day.
Is the undersea restaurant worth it?
For a celebration, yes. It is the largest all-glass undersea room in the world, with ten tables and a reef on every side. It is priced separately, so we book it as part of your plan.
Which villas have a pool?
Ocean Pool Villas, Beach Pool Villas and Beach Sunset Pool Villas. Ocean and Romantic Ocean Villas have none; the Romantic has an outdoor bathtub instead.
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