A five-star island in South Malé Atoll, a short speedboat ride from Malé, with 80 pool villas, seven places to eat and drink, and a kids' club with a treehouse and splash park.
JW Marriott Kaafu Atoll is on Hathaafinolhu in South Malé Atoll, about 15 to 30 minutes from Malé by speedboat. All 80 villas have a private pool: 48 over the water and 32 on the beach. It's built for families as much as couples, with the Family by JW kids' club, a teen zone, a JW Garden that supplies the kitchens, a PADI dive centre and water sports, big-game fishing and whale shark trips.
Overwater Pool Villas and Beach Pool Villas (both 155 m²) take two adults and two children or three adults, and the beach ones face the sunrise or, in the Sunset Beach Pool Villas, the sunset. The One-Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa (230 m²) adds a living room, the Family Beach Pool Villa (209 m²) has a bunk-bed nook, and there are two-bedroom villas on the beach and over the water (327 m²). The Three-Bedroom Ocean Residence (729 m²) has its own gym, sauna, spa room for two and a water slide into the lagoon.
Veyo is the all-day restaurant at the centre of the island, inside or by the pool. Riva reinterprets Indian, Sri Lankan and Maldivian dishes at dinner, Athiri grills aged prime cuts and seafood over charcoal in a South American style, and Pure is a seasonal chef's table built on the JW Garden's produce. Wahoo is the beach and pool bar, Nikkei pours sake cocktails with Japanese-Peruvian tapas at sunset, and Tito's is a deli and patisserie. The overwater Spa by JW has six treatment rooms, a steam room, sauna and whirlpool, and the gym is open around the clock.
This profile comes from travel agencies and the official Visit Maldives map, because the resort's own website couldn't be checked. The agencies give different transfer times (15 and 30 minutes) and the register lists 86 rooms against the 80 villas listed by type; the price is only maldives.com's 'starting from' range, so treat it as a rough guide.
One of 20 beach villas facing the sunrise, with direct access to the sand, a private pool, a living area, a king bed and a sofa bed, and a bathroom with a separate bathtub, rain shower and outdoor shower. Two adults and two children, or three adults.
King bed and a sofa bed
One of seven beach villas facing the sunset, with direct access to the sand, a private pool, a living area and a king bed. Two adults and two children, or three adults.
King bed and a sofa bed
One of 42 overwater villas with direct access to the lagoon, a private pool, floor-to-ceiling windows, a king bed and a sofa bed, and a bathroom with a separate bathtub, rain shower and outdoor shower. Two adults and two children, or three adults.
King bed and a sofa bed
A larger overwater villa, one of three, with a separate living room, a private pool and direct lagoon access. Two adults and two children, or three adults.
King bed and a sofa bed
A family beach villa, one of three, with a master bedroom, a bunk-bed nook for children, a private pool and direct beach access. Two adults and a child, or three adults.
King bed and bunk beds
A beachfront villa with two en-suite bedrooms, a separate living area, a private pool and butler service. Three adults and two children, or four adults.
King bed and two twin beds
An overwater villa with two bedrooms, a separate living room, double vanities, a private pool and butler service. Two adults and three children, or five adults.
King bed and two twin beds
The single overwater residence: three bedrooms, a living room, a pantry, a 20 m² pool, a private gym over the ocean, a sauna, a spa treatment room for two and a water slide into the lagoon, with butler service. Four adults and two children, or five adults.
Two king beds and two twin beds
The same resort and the same villa, booked through people who live here.
Request a free quoteAll-day international dining; breakfast 7.30–10.30am, lunch 12.30–3pm, dinner 6.30–10pm
Fine dining that reinterprets Indian, Sri Lankan and Maldivian dishes; dinner 6.30–10pm
South American: aged prime cuts on a charcoal grill and fresh seafood; lunch and dinner
A seasonal chef's table cooking produce from the island's JW Garden; 7–9.30pm
Cocktails and premium spirits, 11am to 11.30pm
A lounge bar with sake cocktails and Japanese-Peruvian tapas; 5–10pm
Deli and patisserie: chocolates, macarons, cakes and pastries; 10am–5pm
Six treatment rooms, a steam room, sauna, whirlpool and yoga areas, with BABOR skincare treatments
Open 24 hours, with ocean views
A treehouse with climbing walls, building blocks and crafts, a splash park, and a teen zone
A PADI dive centre with courses up to Dive Master, motorised and non-motorised water sports, big-game fishing and whale shark trips
Private dinners on the beach and on sandbanks
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About 15 to 30 minutes from Malé by speedboat.
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