Finolhu Baa Atoll Maldives, Baa Atoll
Baa Atoll

Finolhu Baa Atoll Maldives

A lively, playful island in Baa Atoll with a long sandbank, a beach club with DJs and four restaurants.

Seaplane / Domestic flight / Speedboat · 30 min125 villasGood house reef
Overview

A lively, playful island in Baa Atoll with a long sandbank, a beach club with DJs and four restaurants.

Finolhu is on Kanufushi in Baa Atoll's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, about 30 minutes from the airport by seaplane. It opened in 2016 and belongs to the Seaside Collection. The name means 'sandbank' in Dhivehi, and the resort says its beaches run for two kilometres across four islands.

There are 125 villas. Lagoon Villas (145 m²), Ocean Pool Villas and a two-bedroom water villa sit over the lagoon; Beach, Beach Pool and Private Pool Villas (205 m²) sit in gardens behind the sand; and the two-bedroom Rockstar Villa has the last spot on the walkway and its own buggy. For a night, a Bubble tent on the sandbank sleeps two under the stars.

Beach Kitchen serves the buffets, Kanusan on stilts does Japanese food and sushi, the Arabian Grill North African and Middle Eastern dishes, and the Crab Shack sits out on the sandbank, a 20-minute walk or five minutes by boat. The Beach Club is the evening hub, with DJs, shisha and a quiet library upstairs. There's the Fehi Spa, a PADI dive centre, a kids' club and a Teens Hut, and Hanifaru Bay is 30 minutes away by boat.

Good to know

It's a sociable, music-led island rather than a hushed one: DJs play at the Beach Club and the Crab Shack hosts beach parties. Transfers are charged on top, the cheapest villas are over the lagoon without a pool, and drones aren't allowed.

Location
Baa Atoll · Kanufushi
Transfer
Seaplane / Domestic flight / Speedboat · 30 min
Villas
125 villas
Meal plans
Bed & breakfast, Half board, All-inclusive, Premium all-inclusive
House reef
Good house reef
Kids club
Oceaneers' Club
Estimated from
$840 per night

Estimated · taxes in. Lagoon Villa, Bed & breakfast.

Nights
7
Adults
2
Children
0
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Highlights
  • A long sandbank with the Crab Shack at the far end
  • Kanusan, a Japanese restaurant on stilts over the water
  • Beach Club with DJs and an air-conditioned library upstairs
  • Manta season at Hanifaru Bay, 30 minutes away (May to November)
  • Oceaneers' Club, a Teens Hut and an Art Lab for children
Gallery · 5 photos
Villas · 10

Every villa type.

Overwater

Lagoon Villa

  • 145 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 4 guests

Over the lagoon, with a wooden sundeck, steps down into the sea and an outdoor bathroom.

King bed

Amenities

  • Steps into the sea
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Bose sound system
  • Minibar
  • TV
  • Wi-Fi
Beach

Beach Villa

  • 205 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 4 guests

A garden villa with the beach just beyond, and a bathroom with a tub and an open-air shower.

King bed

Amenities

  • Private beach access
  • Private garden
  • Bathtub
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Bose sound system
  • Minibar
Beach

Private Pool Villa

  • 205 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 4 guests
  • Private pool

On the back of the island, with a freshwater pool in its own tropical garden and access to the sea.

King bed

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Private garden
  • Steps into the sea
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Bose sound system
  • Minibar
Overwater

Ocean Pool Villa

  • 180 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 4 guests
  • Private pool

Over the water facing the sunset, with a freshwater pool on the deck and direct access to the sea.

King bed

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Steps into the sea
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Sunset side
  • Bose sound system
  • Minibar
Beach

Beach Pool Villa

  • 205 m²
  • 1 bedroom
  • Up to 4 guests
  • Private pool

A private pool in a lush garden, with the beach and the lagoon straight ahead.

King bed

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Private beach access
  • Private garden
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Bose sound system
  • Minibar
Family

Two Bedroom Interconnecting Beach Villa

  • 410 m²
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Up to 8 guests

Two beach villas joined into one family home among the island's greenery; there are only three.

Two king beds

Amenities

  • Private beach access
  • Private garden
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Bose sound system
  • Minibar
  • TV
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Family

Interconnecting Three-Bedroom Beach Pool Villa

  • 735 m²
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Up to 10 guests
  • Private pool

The only one of its kind: three bedrooms, a private garden and terrace, and a pool, for big families or friends.

Three king beds

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Private beach access
  • Private garden
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Bose sound system
  • Minibar
Overwater

Two Bedroom Water Villa with Pool

  • 460 m²
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Up to 8 guests
  • Private pool

Over the water, with an eight-metre pool, a huge sundeck, two king bedrooms and a living room.

Two king beds

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Steps into the sea
  • Swing seat
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Bose sound system
  • Minibar
Beach

Two Bedroom Beach Villa with Pool

  • 530 m²
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Up to 8 guests
  • Private pool

On the beach, with a ten-metre pool, two king bedrooms, a big living room and a private stretch of sand.

Two king beds

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Private beach access
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • Bose sound system
  • Minibar
  • Air conditioning
Overwater

Two Bedroom Rockstar Villa

  • 460 m²
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Up to 8 guests
  • Private pool

At the very end of the walkway, with an eight-metre infinity pool, a private bar and its own buggy.

Two king beds

Amenities

  • Private pool
  • Steps into the sea
  • Swing seat
  • Bathtub
  • Outdoor rain shower
  • TV
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Dining and more · 10

Where you will eat, drink and unwind.

Restaurant · Beachfront, by the pool

Beach Kitchen

Buffets three times a day, with a different regional theme each evening

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Restaurant · Overwater

Kanusan

Classical and modern Japanese, with a sushi counter and an aperitif bar

No photo published yet
Restaurant

Arabian Grill

North African and Middle Eastern grills, mezze and tajines

Restaurant · On the sandbank

Crab Shack

Rustic thatched shack for lunch, dinner and sunset parties

No photo published yet
Bar · Beachfront

Beach Club

The evening hub, with DJs, cocktails and shisha, and an air-conditioned library upstairs

Milk LAB at Finolhu Baa Atoll Maldives
Bar

Milk LAB

Shakes, juices and espresso through the day, plus a few essentials

Spa

Fehi Spa

Massages and Natura Bissé treatments, with separate steam rooms, saunas and plunge pools for men and women

PADI Dive Center at Finolhu Baa Atoll Maldives
Diving

PADI Dive Center

Courses and dives around Baa Atoll, including Hanifaru Bay in manta season

No photo published yet
Kids

Oceaneers' Club

Kids' club for toddlers to teenagers, with a separate Teens Hut

Experience

Art Lab

Painting, pottery and workshops with resident artists, for adults and children

The island

The island, from above.

  • About 560 m end to end
  • 9.8 hectares
  • Velana airport is 111 km to the south-east

The shape comes from OpenStreetMap, simplified: a guide to the layout, not a survey. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Velana · 111 kmSunriseSunriseSunsetSunset5°01′N · 72°57′EN250 M
Getting there

Seaplane / Domestic flight / Speedboat · 30 min

About 30 minutes by seaplane from Velana International Airport, or a 20-minute domestic flight to Dharavandhoo followed by a 30-minute speedboat ride. Transfers are not included in the room rates.

  • 30 min
  • Baa Atoll · Kanufushi
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Finolhu Baa Atoll MaldivesBaa AtollSeaplane / Domestic flight / Speedboat · 30 minEstimated from $840 per nightView resort
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