Filitheyo is the only resort in Faafu Atoll, on a 21-hectare island of jungle and white sand about 120 km south of Malé. Getting there takes a 35-minute seaplane flight and a 10-minute dhoni ride. It's run by AAA Hotels & Resorts, which also runs Medhufushi and Hondaafushi.
There are 118 villas. Most are the 80 semi-detached Superior Villas on the beachfront; there are also 15 detached Deluxe Villas with a bathtub, 16 Water Villas on stilts over the house reef with a jacuzzi, a swing chair and steps into the water, and seven Family Villas for up to six. Every villa has a four-poster king bed or twin beds and a sundeck with a daybed.
Diving is the draw. The house reef has seven marked entry points, reef sharks, rays and turtles, and is open for unguided dives from 6am to 8pm; Filitheyo Dive Center also takes dhonis to more than 40 sites, where meeting another dive boat is rare. Meals are buffets at the Main Restaurant, the Sunset Restaurant at the tip of the island serves à la carte beside an infinity-edge pool with a swim-up bar, and the Main Bar has a sandy floor between the beach and a Japanese-style pond. There's also a spa in the jungle, a gym, a library, kayaks and paddleboards, and trips to look for mantas, dolphins and, in season, whale sharks.