Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas offers opulent over-water and beach villas with private pools, superb dining, and personalized service in a tropical paradise.
"Tropical villas with an overwater astronomical observatory. Located in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas offers views of constellations from both hemispheres. The Sky bar serves zodiac-themed cocktails and is adjacent to the resort's private astronomical observatory. Each of the 80 villas has a private infinity pool, glass-bottom bathtubs, and airy open decks. The resort includes six on-site restaurants and bars and is committed to sustainability with a zero-plastic policy and solar-power energy conservation." - Megan Eaves
"Virtually every aspect of the luxury resort island of Anantara Kihavah Maldives is unbelievable, from the white-sand beaches to the thatched-roof villas with private infinity pools. But even those amenities pale in comparison to Sea, the property’s underwater restaurant and wine cellar. Enjoy Maldivian lobster for lunch or pan-seared Japanese wagyu for dinner, all while taking in views of tropical fish and sharks swimming right past the panoramic windows. Nightly rates from: $1,515" - Caitlin Morton, Jamie Spain
"A magical mélange of 80 design-rich accommodations–some floating, some rooted in the sand–Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas is exactly what tropical dreams are made of. True, it’s a constant tug of war deciding between the highly romantic, thatched-roof overwater sanctuaries (each with a private pool) or the more residential-style, ultra-private beach villas (each with direct beach access). But in either case, dreamy amenities reign standard. To start, consider: fantasy bathtubs, either with glass bottoms or surrounded by reflection ponds, and swinging daybeds. You’ll likely never want to leave your posh digs, but greater Kihavah’s elevated enticements constitute some of the Maldives’ best–and merit your attention. On this far-flung paradise, find a world-class overwater spa with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the nation’s first Muay Thai boxing ring, astronomy-themed rooftop bar SKY (with the largest telescope and observatory in the Indian Ocean), and underwater restaurant SEA, where the likes of clown fish, grouper, and blacktip reef sharks put on the most memorable of dinner shows.Best of all? Kihavah is located in the thick of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve-designated Baa Atoll, and its house reef is a mind blowing underwater Eden. So much so that it's the subject of a pioneering research-based scientific publication and coffee table book, "Wonders of Kihavah," led by Australian Marine Conservation Society Director, Dr. Selina Ward and photographed by noted underwater photographer Alex Kydd." - Paul Rubio
"Anantara Kihavah features an overwater observatory and stargazing sessions with the country's most powerful telescope." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Seventy-eight freestanding beach or overwater villas, each with its own infinity pool, on a private island of soft white sand. Recently named a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the atoll is 35 minutes by seaplane from Male. Thatched-roof luxury, with the lagoon at center stage."
