Nova is a five-hectare natural island in South Ari Atoll, 25 minutes from Malé by seaplane or about 40 minutes by domestic flight and speedboat. It's an all-inclusive resort with a relaxed, social feel: every stay is on full board or all inclusive, and the house reef has coral gardens, with whale sharks often seen in the channel.
There are around 76 villas. Beach Villas (80 m²) have a daybed, an outdoor rain shower and an open-air bath, and Beach Pool Villas (160 m²) add a private pool and sleep up to three. Water Villas (125 m²) have a staircase down into the lagoon, Water Villas with Pool (160 m²) add a pool and a bathtub, and the Two Bedroom Beach Residence (250 m²) has a private pool and a jacuzzi for up to five. Sunset-side, jacuzzi and interconnecting versions are also offered.
Soul Kitchen is the all-day buffet restaurant, Flames is the grill house, and Mizu does teppanyaki over the water. Wink is the main bar, with live music and DJs after sunset, and Solis is a pool bar on the beach. There's the Eskape Spa, a gym, diving to the manta and whale shark points of South Ari Atoll, and Maldivian culture at Nova Heritage, a village on nearby Dhangethi.