An all-inclusive island in Lhaviyani Atoll beside a two-kilometre lagoon, with 162 villas, a vegetarian restaurant and an overwater restaurant shaped like a manta ray.
Atmosphere Kanifushi is a two-kilometre island in Lhaviyani Atoll, 35 minutes from Malé by seaplane, set beside an uninterrupted turquoise lagoon. Every stay is on the Atmosphere Kanifushi Plan, an all-inclusive plan that Resortlife says covers dining, premium drinks, selected excursions and activities, and eligible spa treatments.
There are 162 villas in nine categories. Sunset Beach Villas (100 m²) have a beach garden and veranda facing the sunset, and the pool versions run from 146 to 243 m², the largest with a 42 m² lap pool. Water Villas (103 m²) have glass floor panels and a ladder into the lagoon, and Sunset Water Villas with Pool add a 21 m² pool. For families there are two-bedroom sunset villas, with or without a pool, and the Kanifushi Residence (594 m²), with a 115 m² freeform pool and a butler.
The Spice is the main buffet restaurant, and Resortlife calls Just Veg the Maldives' first à la carte vegetarian restaurant. PIER SIX serves seafood and Pan-Asian dishes over the water, with a teppanyaki grill; The Sunset does Asian and Mediterranean fine dining by the adults-only pool; and Ceylon Bliss serves Sri Lankan street food. The Liquid by the 50-metre pool and The Lantern Bar over the water pour the drinks, and there's the Essens spa, a PADI dive centre and a floodlit tennis court.
This profile comes from travel agencies, because the resort's own website couldn't be checked. The price is only maldives.com's 'starting from' range, so treat it as a rough guide; teppanyaki at PIER SIX costs extra, and dinners at The Sunset and PIER SIX come from an allowance set by the length of stay.
A beach villa with high ceilings, crème walls and wooden floors, a private beach garden and veranda facing the sunset, a king bed and a day bed, and a rain shower and whirlpool bathtub. Two adults and two children, or three adults and a child.
King bed and a day bed
A secluded sea-view villa with a 30 m² private pool, a beach garden and veranda, direct beach access, a king bed, a day bed, and a rain shower and whirlpool bathtub. Up to four guests.
King bed
A beachfront villa over the lagoon with a 36 m² private pool, a private garden and a king bed, with sparkling wine on arrival and wine and spirits refilled daily. Up to four guests.
King bed
An oceanfront villa built around a 42 m² lap pool, with high wooden ceilings and a deep open-air bathtub; suggested for couples and young families. Up to four guests.
King bed
An overwater villa with sea-blue accents, glass floor panels, and a private deck with sun loungers and a ladder into the lagoon. Two adults and two children, or three adults and a child.
King bed
An overwater villa at the northern end of the island, with a 21 m² private pool and a deck facing the sunset. Up to four guests.
King bed
An interconnecting family villa with a king bed and two twin beds, a private beach garden and veranda facing the sunset, and a rain shower and whirlpool bathtub. Two adults and four children, three of each, or four adults and two children.
King bed and two twin beds
A stand-alone family beach villa with a 40 m² private pool, a beach garden and veranda facing the sunset, a king bed and two twin beds, and a rain shower and whirlpool bathtub. Up to six guests.
King bed and two twin beds
A large beach home with a 115 m² freeform pool with sofa seating, semi-submerged loungers and a shallow area for children, a wooden deck with a Maldivian swing, a king bed and two twin beds, a butler and its own buggy. Up to seven guests.
King bed and two twin beds
The same resort and the same villa, booked through people who live here.
Request a free quote
The main buffet restaurant, with live cooking stations, grills and themed evenings; breakfast 7–10.30am, lunch noon–2.30pm, dinner 7–10pm
Vegetarian à la carte, drawing on Mediterranean, Arabic and Indian cooking; lunch 12.30–2.30pm, dinner 7–10pm
Seafood, grills, dumplings and Pan-Asian steamed dishes, with a crystal-rock chandelier bar; dinner 7–10pm
Meat and seafood cooked tableside on the teppanyaki plate; at extra charge
Asian and Mediterranean fine dining at dinner, by pre-booking; lunch, light meals and snacks by day
Sri Lankan street-food-style light meals and drinks; 5–9pm, five days a week
The main pool bar: cocktails, mocktails and snacks, with fish and chips each evening
Vegetarian Asian small plates, cocktails and Ayurvedic-inspired elixirs; 5–8pm, five days a week
Private dinners on the beach
Maldivian-inspired therapies, Ayurvedic treatments and ELEMIS facials, a teen spa programme and wellness retreats; adults get selected treatments included, depending on the length of stay
PADI-licensed dive centre
A floodlit tennis court
The shape comes from OpenStreetMap, simplified: a guide to the layout, not a survey. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
A 35-minute seaplane flight from Malé.
Dates, budget, who is coming. We will come back with three resorts that fit, and why.
Premium all-inclusive
All-inclusive