NALA MALDIVES
An adults-only, 80-villa island in Lhaviyani from the Jawakara family, with 30 overwater pool villas and a seriously equipped spa.
- Atoll
- Lhaviyani Atoll
- Villa categories
- 4 published
- Private pools
- Selected villas
- Getting there
- Seaplane, about 35 minutes from Velana International Airport, Malé
- Kids' club
- No
- Babysitting
- Not published
Nala is the island we suggest for couples who want calm without the price of the famous names. The Ocean Pool Villas are the obvious honeymoon pick; the Romantic Beach Villas, with their swing and outdoor bath, are the quieter alternative. Sulha Spa is the surprise: seven couples' rooms, saunas, a cold plunge and a salt cave. Dining is three restaurants rather than a dozen, which suits the pace.
Who it suits
Couples and honeymooners aged 12 and over who want a romantic, adults-only island at a gentler level. Not for families with younger children.
Nala Maldives from the air at sunset, the Ocean Pool Villas reaching into the lagoon
4 villa categories, beach and overwater
Eighty villas in four categories: 20 Sunrise Beach Villas, 8 Romantic Beach Villas, 22 Sunset Beach Pool Villas and 30 Ocean Pool Villas over the water. Occupancy is not published.
- — 20 villas on the sunrise side
- — Direct beach access
- Published occupancy: Not published
Couples who want the beach at the entry level.
5 ways to eat, from lagoon to beach
Kumo
Asian · Top floor with views
Asian dining with a view. Asian à la carte.
Milos
Greek · Greek restaurant and bar
The island's Greek table. Greek à la carte.
- Velu · International buffet
- The all-day buffet restaurant. Main restaurant.
- Snack Lab · Snacks
- Light bites between meals. Casual snack outlet.
- Velu Bar, Milos Bar and Bubbles
- The island's three bars. Three bars across the island.
Days that fill themselves
Sulha Spa
Seven couples' rooms plus sauna, infrared sauna, cold plunge and a salt cave — unusually complete for an 80-villa island.
- In the water
- Prodivers PADI dive centre · Twice-daily boat trips to the house reef for snorkelling
- Watersports
- Watersports centre
- At sea
- Excursions arranged by the resort
- Wellbeing & sport
- Sulha Spa with seven couples' treatment rooms · Sauna and infrared sauna, cold plunge and salt cave
A day at Nala Maldives
Travelling with children
- Ages
- Not published
- Hours
- Not published
- Babysitting
- Not published
- Teenagers
- No teen provision
Adults-only resort: guests must be 12 or over.
- Adults only, 12 and over.
- Seaplane of about 35 minutes.
- House-reef snorkelling is by boat, twice daily.
- A resident doctor is on the island.
- Adults only (12+).
- Seaplane within 06:00–18:00; land by 16:00.
- Snorkelling the house reef is by scheduled boat.
- A newer, adults-only sister to Jawakara: calm and romantic, with a smaller dining spread than the big family islands.
Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives
Seaplane from Velana International Airport, Malé
About 35 minutes · daylight only · 06:00–18:00
Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane of about 35 minutes.
Arrival transfers for international flights landing 06:00–16:00; departures from 09:00. The last seaplane usually leaves around 17:00.
Transfer prices are not recorded.
Is Nala adults only?
Yes — guests must be 12 or over.
How do we get there?
A Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane of about 35 minutes, flying 06:00–18:00.
Which villas have a pool?
The 22 Sunset Beach Pool Villas and the 30 Ocean Pool Villas over the water.
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