Vakkaru is a reef island in Baa Atoll's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, about 30 minutes from the airport by seaplane. More than 2,300 coconut palms cover it, and white sand and a house reef for snorkelling ring it.
Villas start with the 140 m² Overwater Villa, which has a hammock over the lagoon, and the 115 m² Beach Villa with Plunge Pool; bigger pool villas follow on the beach and over the water. Seven residences run from one-bedroom beach and overwater homes to four-bedroom beach houses and the two-storey Vakkaru Overwater Residence, at 1,050 m² one of the largest in the Maldives, with its own chef and butler.
Amaany serves breakfast buffets and themed dinners, Onu South-East Asian food in a bamboo pavilion, Vakku grilled meat and seafood, and Isoletta Italian by the main pool. The Lagoon Bar serves sushi over the water, Anguru Teppanyaki seats ten around the grill, and Vakkaru Reserve is a wine cellar recognised five times by Wine Spectator. Merana Spa's treatment rooms are overwater pavilions, Splash runs the diving and water sports, and there are clubs for children and teens.